ISSUE 1 2010 - 2011

OUR FIRST EXCLUSIVE

COVERAGE ON THE HUMAN

LIBRARY!!! .....................2&3

THER’YE BACK FOR ONE

ISSUE ONLY IT’S THE SPOR-

TICULAR AND THE WEIRD AND

THE WACKY....................4&5

STAFF FOCUS, MODERN

NEWS, TEAM CONTACT US AND

NOTICES…...6,7&8

LADYBRIDGE HIGH SPORTS MANIA

Where the SPORTS world meets the SCHOOL world.

Hello and welcome to Issue 1 of the Ladybridge High Sports Mania providing news from around Ladybridge High School!

Fail to prepare, Prepare to fail!

As we enter the first issue for this

year we bring you a stunning mag-

azine which we hope you will love!

Sadly, this issue we were unable to

get an interview with a celebrity, so

hang fire and as soon as we can,

we’ll try and get one for you!

However, in this issue the team

present to you yet another jam-

packed mag with all the latest

news, so get reading!!

Especially for you we’ve got:

An EXCLUSIVE double page on

refugee week and to help people

understand what it’s all about!

Interviews with your new Gifted and

Talented coordinator, Ms. Bates

and one with wacky scientist, Ms.

Phillips!

With much, much more

......Visits...... On the 15 June 2010, 3 of the team went to Bolton Library and got involved with the “Human Library.” Human Library?! Bizarre eh? Anyway we’ve got all the info about the “Human Library” right here: “Imagine borrowing a book from your school library. You enter, look around for a bit, you choose a book, you take it to the librarian, you borrow it and you read it. Now imagine a different library, one where the books are people, and where reading is replaced by a conversation. You enter your school library, you look around, you choose a human book from a catalogue of human books, you borrow that book and you have a conversation.” This is a Human Library. Developed 10 years ago in Denmark, the Human Library creates a space for a chat with people who would not usual-ly get a chance to sit down and talk about their differences in a positive way. In today’s communities it is important to help your understanding and increase the social interaction between groups and individuals.

Here is our interview with Mrs Katy Kellet - Head of Starting Point school. About Katy: Katy is the head teacher at Starting Point which provides the children of refugees with the stability to rebuild confidence and trust, and the skills to help them integrate into mainstream education. “Her enthusiasm, caring approach and dedication is amazing” “This and my name, Is all the allowed me to bring” - The story of how one child’s simple statement started a commitment to working with the most vulnerable of our most valuable assets. I hope to see a lot more happening here at Bolton Library and around Bolton, and the project has been around the world. Can you tell us what you think of refugee week etc. Well refugee week is a great thing and it helps for people to understand how lucky they are. Everybody has a story and everyone judges others. When the students from my school first come to England, “The simple things to us, they take for granted, but to us, it’s not much” Once somebody said to me, look at these kids, their quite greedy so I answered them and said their not greedy, its survival in their situation, if there's food they will eat it, they won’t waste it because tomorrow they may be no food left. When people in the town centre throw food down to the birds, the pupils in my school if they were still in their other country they would kill for that bit of food. Can you give us an insight in to how bad it is for the refugees: Well, the youngest unaccompanied refugee pupil at my school was 2 and a half. On their way to England her mum got stopped whilst crossing the border so she threw her child to another woman who had crossed the border. The child had a bag and in the bag was a photo and an address, on the address it said London so the other woman took the little child to the address but the people have moved and have a new address in Bolton, which the child was then took to and this child has no memories of their mum and dad. About the girl who I mentioned “This and my name was all I was allowed to bring.” The girl was seven years old and I had loads of equipment out for painting and making etc. and she wasn’t using anything so I asked why and she said that statement. That will al-ways stay with me it’s quite powerful.

The Ladybridge High Sports Mania is a magazine which is run by the English Department!

Close your eyes and think about the following: Total desperation. I was put onto a lorry, my mum said bye-bye I never saw her again. I have sleepless nights. It’s horrific. Now think if that was you what would you do? Time to get involved write down on a piece of paper what you’d do and give it to your form teacher who will then pass them to Mrs Peachman! Or go onto our VLE!!!

A Real-life Story

Gulwali: I am Gulwali Passarlay from Afghanistan. I have been in the UK for 3 Years. I have lived in Bolton for one year. I go to Essa academy school! Gulwali Passarlay is 15 (nearly 16) he left his home country of Afghanistan in 2007 aged just 13. When he was seeking refuge, he got into a lot of trouble as he crossed 10 countries on his journey. He got here by all modes of transport; trains, cars, trucks, boats you name it he used it. At one point he was in Turkey in the middle of nowhere, with no food or water for 3 days, can you imagine what it would be like if that happened to you? When he first arrived in England he lived in Kent after that he moved to London, Manchester and then finally here to Bolton (He says Bolton is the best). He’s in year 10 and he aspires to go to Bolton School’s Sixth Form College to kick start his career in politics. The majority of his childhood wasn’t easy and there was a lot of pressure from the Taliban. "We learnt to fight, not write” but his father was different, and because he was a doctor he taught him how to use a pen not a gun. A couple of years later in 2003 a war starts and thousands of deaths later, the US and UK are still sending in troops which is making it worse for everyone. “One person with a gun is going to kill one person, but 100 people with guns are going to kill 100 people.” Gulwali saw 6 people die outside his own home. He’s not seen his family for 5 years now and all he wants to do is see his mum. It keeps him awake at night because he’s worried sick, can you imagine not seeing your family for 5 years, not knowing whether they’re alive, hurt or worse? Gulwali now goes to ESSA academy and after spending a year at Starting Point, a specialist school that helps young refugees like

Gulwali, he’s librarian, Deputy Head in his school council and the Schools ambassador. He wants to be head boy and personally I

think he would be great. He is the most inspirational people I’ve ever met. How can anyone watch six people get killed before their

very eyes, live without his mum for 5 years, cross 10 countries and survive to tell the story? We should all be grateful for what

we’ve got. His name is Gulwali Passarlay, he’s a refugee and he smiles more than me.

Jasmine Moore - Sub-Director, Ladybridge High Sports Mania

We also spoke to Janet Carter the organiser for the Human Book event.

“Refugee Week is an opportunity to raise awareness about refugees and to ‘put the record straight’ with accurate information and facts as opposed to what people think or are misled into believing. Bolton Libraries have, in the past, done events for Refugee Week but not with as much success as this one!

I think the Human Library idea is a really useful way of getting across a person’s story and experience in a relatively

short time and with the opportunity to interact with the ‘books’ e.g. ask questions, make comments etc. (Also you don’t have to be able to read!)

For this reason and the fact that a Human Library event can be done for a variety of promotions we’ll certainly be doing more in the future – already we’re thinking of organising one for next year’s World Book Day.”

Also Janet said the following about the team members who went to the event: It was really good meeting Saeed, Jasmine and Mithun – your maturity and caring natures were impressive. Your school and your parents should be proud of you!

So we’d like to say Thanks!

David Beckham in an overwhelming feeling of wonder of London 2012 Olympic Park

Music Dance

Drama Readings

Wednesday

8 December 2010

7.30pm

North Hall

Ladybridge at Christmas

Tickets from Pupil Reception NOW!!

David Beckham, the LA Galaxy and England player was shown around the site by Seb Coe, Chair of the London 2012 Organizing Com-

mittee.

Beckham played a high-profile role in the successful bid to bring the big games to London as an ambassador. He was part of the bidding

delegation which travelled to Singapore, and was also part of the London 2012 handover performance during the Beijing 2008 Olympic

Games Closing Ceremony.

David Beckham said of today’s visit: 'I think the Olympic Park is incredible and I am delighted that I have been involved from the very be-

ginning. The area I know so well is being transformed, the amazing dream is becoming a reality and I have seen first-hand how much hard

work has gone into the project. This is great for the East End and for sport.’

LOCOG Chair Seb Coe said: 'David has been, and continues to be, an integral part of the London 2012 family, playing a key role in the bid

and being part of our handover show in Beijing. I was delighted to be able to show him around the site, which of course is in a part of Lon-

don he knows well. His belief and support is well known and he was thrilled to see the progress being made.'

Do you like the L.H.S.M? Or is this the first time you’ve ever read it. As you can see we have been changing the layout and the struc-ture of the L.H.S.M throughout each issue. We would like your views on the L.H.S.M because we need to know what's wrong and right so we make amends and provide a top quality magazine for you to read. Your views can be put onto the forum on our VLE page, details of how to get on to our VLE page will be in the next issue but for the moment we’ve provided a link from the school website so if you go on www.ladybridgehigh.co.uk/students/index.htm and click where it says “access to the Ladybridge High Sports Mania homepage” or you can search for Ladybridge High Sports Mania on Google and it should be the first link you see! Your views will be counted and we will make the changes that you want, if we can!

People who are modestly overweight have a lower risk of death than those of normal weight!

18% of an American's income is spent on transportation.

Kleenex tissues were originally used as filters in gas masks

In Idaho, it is illegal to give someone a box of candy that weighs more than 50 pounds!

A rat can fall from a five story building without injury.

A Marine catfish can taste with any parts of their bodies.

You can’t create a folder called ‘con’ in Microsoft windows—Try it ,it just wont work.

If you are right handed, you will tend to chew your food on your right side. If you are left handed, you will tend to chew your food on your left side.

Chewing gum while peeling onions will keep you from crying.

The colour blue has a calming effect. It causes the brain to release calming hormones.

Every time you sneeze some of your brain cells die.

Should there be a crash, Prince Charles and Prince William never travel on the same airplane as a precaution!

Most lipstick contains fish scales.

Over 10,000 birds a year die from smashing through win-dows.

Slugs have four noses!

On average, 100 people choke to death on ballpoint pens every year.

A snail can sleep for three years

The average persons left hand does 68% of the typing on a computer.

The Weird and the Wacky gives you some amazing facts, and it’s back for just one issue!

I’ve been teaching at this school since: A year now, I started in September 2009, its gone quickly! My best bit during my time here at lhs has been: Christmas show, getting to know the pupils, science challenge which was good fun with KS4! When I was a child I wanted to be: A Vet but then I found out I'm scared of all the ani-mals apart from dogs. My favourite night out: Posh restaurants; Jamie Oliver's or Gordon Ram says restaurants when I'm down in London. 5 words that most describes me: Loud, Busy, Dogmatic - not giving up, Mad, Funny. My idea of movie heaven is: American romantic comedies. My favourite gadget: My iPhone - iLove it :)! My first impressions of the school were: Very Modern, pupils are well behaved! Is the school a happy place to be: Definitely, Always happy! Has the school changed since I’ve been here: Yes, continuously for the better, changing all the time to create new opportunity's for the pupils. I’m most likely to say: Dead Simple hah! My most embarrassing moment: Falling off my surfboard and breaking my face! My most memorable moment: Winning the welsh hockey championships when I was 18! If I was invisible for a day, I would: Go into everybody's lessons and see what they got up to muahahaha!

I’ve been teaching at this school since: 2007 so its around 4 years now! My best bit during my time here at lhs has been: I can’t say I truly love everything about Ladybridge! When I was a child I wanted to be: Always wanted to be a teacher or a ballet dancer! I’m not that good at: Art! My favourite night out: Going to la tascas with my family! The shop I can’t walk past: Any shoe shop! 5 words that most describes me: Mad, funny, crazy, strict and fair! My idea of movie heaven is: Sitting and watching any girly film with my daugh-ter and a box of tissues! My favourite gadget: My iPod! My first impressions of the school were: Loved the atmosphere and how welcoming it was! Is the school a happy place to be: Yes, very! Has the school changed since I’ve been here: Yes; a lot for the better! Most annoying habit: Trying to be perfect! I’m most likely to say: I really love that! My most embarrassing moment: Falling off my horse when I was show jumping :(! My most memorable moment: When my children were born! If I was invisible for a day, I would: Follow the life of the prime minister, I’ d love that!

Every Xbox Live gamer is eager to own a brand new and exclusive Xbox 360. Microsoft have designed a more contemporary and advanced console which will enable gamers to play rapidly online. Unlike the old consoles, which make quite a lot of noise in game-play, the new console only gives off a tiny bit of sound, even when it is reading the disc. This is due to the fact that in the old version there was 2 small fans but in the new version there is only 1 big fan. For all you serious gamers, the new 360 doesn’t only have super-fast Wi-Fi but also has a massive hard drive to store all you game add-ons, pictures, videos, songs and more. But the new 250GB hard drive is not the only magnificent thing about the 360, the new console consists of 5 USB ports unlike the old version which only has 2. You can also buy a Kinect hub (Project Natal Hub as we like to call it) which allows you to experience game play with your hands. The hub reacts to your voice and hand commands, so if you said “Xbox, on” the console will turn on. Many people think this was a disaster but a lot believe this was a good idea. For more information on this topic visit www.xbox.com or visit your local game shop. What do YOU think about the new Xbox 360 and Kinect hub? Why not tell us what you think on the forum on our VLE page! Microsoft has officially announced the much awaited controller-free gaming device branded as Kinect. It has a

camera, audio sensors as well as motion-sensing technology capable of tracking 48 points of human body move-

ments. Microsoft has still kept the information on the price and the release date secret. Here are some games that

you can play via Kinect: Your Shape (Fitness Evolved) – Like Wii fit but controller less, Rock band 3 – Music game,

Guitar, drums, microphone etc. ,Kinectimals – Looking after animals.

Well in focus this issue… we’ve got some great NEW gadget reviews for you! We’ve got info on the new ultra-fast XBOX360 and also for the big one we’ve got info on the iPhone4 so get stuck in :]

Images subject to Copyright © 2010 Apple Inc. All rights reserved Images ©2010 Microsoft Corporation. All Rights Reserved

iPhone 4 ‘This changes everything. Again.’ The fantastic new iPhone 4 stunned the audiences as the new gizmo hit our markets.

The Apple Company have been working on the phone for a long time and finally brought out

the iPhone 4.

With new technology like ‘Retina Display,’ Apple believe this is going to be an amazing phone

for all audiences ranging from children to business people. You may be asking yourself what is

‘Retina Display.’ Well Apple have cleverly used science to inspire their creation, the Retina

display on iPhone 4 is the sharpest, most vibrant, highest-resolution phone screen ever, with

four times the pixel count of previous iPhone models. The pixel density is said to be so good

that the human eye cannot see individual pixels. The new phone also has HD recording and

editing. Give us your views on the iPhone 4 just get on to our VLE!!!

COMPETI-TION:

Design a poster

For this issue’s competition we’ve decided for you to

design a poster or video to help put a stop to cyber bullying. The poster will need to be given to your

form tutor, Mrs. Peachman or Ms. Catlow, if your post-

er or video is done elec-tronically then please E-Mail to us at the E-Mail

address on the left. There will be 1 prize for

each type of advertisement to stop cyber-bullying.

In the next issue we’ve got an imaging exclusive, a radio

spectacular, Christmassy themed issue and much more!

Information:

editor.lhsm@live.co.uk

peachmane@ladybridgehigh.co.uk

Ladybridgehighsportsmania.webs.com

Well, this issue’s production has been great and we’re glad that

the magazine has started up again!

We have a lot planned for the coming year!

Thanks—Saeed

Atcha, Editor

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If you would like to be a journalist for the Ladybridge High Sports Mania then please E-Mail: editor.lhsm@live.co.uk / 07atchas@ladybridgehigh.co.uk or pop-in to see Mrs. Peachman at break or lunchtimes in the staffroom or on a Wednesday lunch in the library!