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The new library bus has been open to the children since Friday 13th September. There will be an official opening later in the year, but until then, children are able to enjoy and use this new facility. A bus was chosen for the library to make reading more fun and exciting, and we think you’ll agree that it has done just this. Some seats have been removed and book shelves have been added. There are cool couches upstairs, and a table at the back. The floors have been carpeted; it looks clean and fresh!

Speaking to children on the bus, they have said that they love reading on there and enjoy being somewhere

different to read. It is being used on a Friday afternoon as part of the Manor Park University as well as during lunchtimes.

When interviewed,

Yuva commented, ‘There is a good range of books, including sci-fi and fantasy novels.’ Speaking to Yvie, she said, ‘If you would like to go onto the bus, we recommend that you read Roald Dahl or David Walliams.’

For those of you

wanting to visit the bus,

here are some of the rules: Treat books with respect No jumping/playing on the chairs or in the walkways No loud talking No eating Give priority to people coming down the stairs Keep the books tidy Place books back in their original spaces.

This is not the only new and exciting reading initiative happening this year, so watch this space to hear the latest news first!

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How to be environmentally friendly

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The Tree

The tree in the courtyard

area has been partly cut

down because of the

effects of a storm even

though it was home to

some squirrels. Did you

know that the people that

cut down trees are called

tree surgeon. The tree was

a weeping willow but it

got cut down so the storms

did not hurt any one.

Hopefully it will begin to

grow back in the Summer.

The New Nursery

This half term, a

new nursery has opened

at Manor Park. The

nursery,which used to be

class18,is next to the stars

leading up to the year

5/6 corridor. The nursery

was made to make room

,so more children could

attend the nursery-parents

wanted their children to

go to Manor Park. It is

recommended for children

aged 3/4. With about 40

children in the nursery, the

room is very busy. They

do a lesson every week to

ensure the younger ones

are learning just as much

as having fun.

Football table

Manor Park

bought a new football

table because the old one

has lots of broken edges

and Handles. Most of the

time the ball of the

football table is gone

because the goal is

missing in one of them so

the ball zooms away and

the children never find it.

But now we have a

new football table!

Where you can’t lose the

ball and it’s extra

protective and it’s

impossible to break the

brand new football table!

Uniform

You will all have

noticed the uniform

change which started this

academic year, and are

all hopefully wearing your

school ties! This change in

form was brought about

to make us be smarter

and more presentable

when we are outside of

school; the new look

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involves a white T-shirt or

polo shirt with the green

and gold tie.

Bruce Decorates

Following the

closure of the lower hall

and interesting paintings

in the upper, you are all

probably wondering what

is going on. Bruce Jones,

our painter, is creating

some beautiful paintings

that depict various people

playing sport, which our

headteacher has said

‘celebrates our sporting

achievements’. The other

hall, which will be done

over soon, celebrates

achievements in arts and

drama, such as our yearly

year six play.

Probably

everyone in this school is

used to turning on a tap

and getting cool, clear

water, but ever thought

what would happen if it

didn’t? However, there

are many ways to

conserve this valuable

liquid:

💧Turning the tap off

while you brush your teeth

💧Limiting the amount of

time you spend in the

shower

💧Not completely filling

the bath up

💧Reusing dirty water to

water the garden (your

plants don’t care)

💧Wearing clothes more

than once before washing

them

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The climate change

protests

These protests have been

held in Birmingham. The

first protest was on 23rd

September and 150

countries were involved

(This includes Wales,

England, Scotland, N

Ireland, Hong Kong,

Thailand, Australia to

name a few).

‘There is no Planet B’ and

‘Fight for your child’s

future’ were some of the

main messages delivered

by the public.

The purpose of the protests

were to target companies

like Shell to become more

eco-friendly. As a school,

we are also making more

effort to be

environmentally friendly,

every classroom in the

school now has a recycling

bin to ensure paper and

card are correctly

recycled.

McDonald’s and Burger

King are scrapping

plastic toys

These companies

will instead be offering

fruit bags and books to

replace their consumption

of single-use plastic –

reducing waste by 350

tonnes. They hope to help

educate children by giving

them books instead.

140th anniversary of the

Nintendo

Nintendo began

making beautiful picture

cards (Hanafuda)

designed for gambling in

a little corner shop in

Kyoto. By 1953, the

company was significantly

larger and was being run

by Hiroshi Yamauchi.

In 1956, Hiroshi

visited an American

company who

manufactured playing

cards and was shocked by

their small offices; he had

realised how limited his

business was. While

touring one of their many

factories, Hiroshi noticed

one of his workers playing

with a robotic arm he had

constructed, and, taking a

gamble, decided to

market it. The ‘Ultra Hand’

as it was named, sold over

1,000,000 units, earning

Nintendo its place back in

the business and the

employee (whose name

was Gunapei) a place in

product development.

Nintendo began

with more toys, and

eventually arcade games,

which evolved into Zelda,

Mario, Pokemon, and

Nintendo’s other thriving

franchises. They also

started making their own

games machines: from

Gameboys to switches,

and DSs to Wiis, Nintendo

have made so many

consoles since.

As well as this,

Nintedo are bringing out a

new console called the

Nintendo Switch Lite. There

will also be a variety of

new games being

launched.

Sport

The Rugby World

Cup began in Japan last

month. England are

currently number 1 in their

pool, having played

against Tonga, the USA

and Argentina. This is the

biggest tournament in the

sport of rugby – come on

England!

The World

Athletics Championships

2019 was held at the end

of September in Doha.

Great Britain were

awarded 5 medals in total

(2 golds and 3 silvers).

Dina Asher-Smith and

Katarina Johnson-

Thompson were our gold

medal winners.

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Coventry

Special focus: The

Council Chamber (inside

the Coventry Council

House)

Did you know?

John Ward was the first

Mayor of Coventry in

1348. Henry VI granted a

charter creating the city a

county in 1451. Cresswell

was the first Lord Mayor

in 1953.

Special focus:

Information from inside

The Guild Hall

Did you know?

Mary the Queen of Scots,

as a queen, should be

treated respectfully.

Plumbers, that worked in

the guild hall, scraped

their names in the

windows to show that they

had been there.

Special focus: The

Coventry tapestry

Did you know?

The Coventry tapestry is

the oldest tapestry on

display in Coventry. It

took over 5 years to do

the tapestry. It was made

over 500 years ago. It

can be seen in St Mary’s

Guildhall.

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Knitting

‘I really enjoyed knitting

and by the way I got 4

rows done!’

History

My favourite part is

drawing pictures about

different things like

pirates and knights.

Paper craft

I’ve enjoyed making

masks in paper-craft,

and all of the creativity.

Commando Jo

Full of life lessons

Film making

Searching things online

are fun

Inside your mind

Mostly arts and crafts

Mad Science

It’s amazing and really

good – I would

recommend it to

everyone

Orienteering

My favourite part was

Simon says…

Round the world cookery

The food is always

delicious

Pottery

10/10

No cook cooking

It’s better than good!

Forest School

Forest school is super

fun!

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Netball

In netball we do lots of

mini games and it is not

like basketball because

you can’t bounce the ball.

Hockey

In hockey we have our

own hockey stick Handle.

We practise how to do

hockey and we practice

what positions.

There are lots of other

after school activities that

happen every week,

check out the next issue to

find out more!

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