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Readaboutexcitingtripsfromeveryyeargroup!

TheCamelthat

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CamelSurprise!ItwasMonday1stDecember.Itwasanormal

day

(oratleastthatiswhatwethought).Afterregistra-

tioneveryonemadetheirwayintothehallfor

assembly.ThereatthefrontasnormalMrs.Dhesi

stoodwaitingtospeaktothewholeschool.She

begantoinformusabout thedayseventswhen

Allofasudden,apeculiarmanranintothehall.It

materializedthathisnamewasArchibaldGoogleandhewasheretotellusallabouthisastonish

ing

travellingadventures.Hesaidthathehadbeen

tovariousplacesaroundtheworldandineach

placehehadvisitedtherewasastoryattachedto

aspice.ArchibaldGooglesaidthathehadacamel

calledHumphreyandthateachclasswouldgetto

meethim.Healsosaidthathewouldliketoshare

hisdifferentspicestorieswitheachclassthrough-

outtheday.

Itwasnally6Asturntogoouttoseethecamel ontheschooleld. Myheartwasburstin

g

withexcitement!Eagerly,Imademywayoutto

whereHumphreywaswaiting.Wesawatruck

lledwithhay.Therehewasstandingintheeld

waitingforus.Hewaschewinggrasswhilehestoodtall

toweringaboveusall.Everybodywaslledwith

joyaftertheyrealizedthatthecamelsurprisethat

ArchibaldGooglehadmentionedinassemblywas

ABSOLUTELYTRUE!Weallstoodandwatched

Humphrythecamel,somepeopleeventouchedthe

camelandstrokedhiswoollycoat.

Towardstheendofthedaymyclasswentto

visitArchibaldGoogletohelphimtoworkoutwhichspicescamefromwhichcountryhehad

visited.TherewasaHUGEmapontheoorand

somespicesaroundtheroomandwehadtohelp

MrGoogletosortthemallout.Allinallitwasa

mind-blowingdayespeciallywhenwegottosee

Humphreythecamel!

OurEverybodyWriteDaywouldbeoneto

rememberbuttohelpustodothisandtocelebrate

theactivitiesofthewholeweek,weinvitedour

parentsandspecialvisitorstoacelebrationas-

semblyontheFridayafternoon.Alloftheclassesperformedasong,dance,poemorshortdram

a.

Thishelpedtonishoffaspectacularweekinstyle!

ByRupinderKaur,6A

Humphrey the Camel

and the Time Travelling

Spice Trader!

Humphrey the Camel

and the Time Travelling

Spice Trader!


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The day I met

Humphrey the CamelIt was Monday 1st December, It was a normalmonotonous day (or at least that was what Ithought before the surprise). We went into thehall for our usual Monday morning assemblyand today, Mrs. Dhesi was talking about holi-days and reminders. Abruptly a perplexed maninstantaneously ran in to the hall his name, welater found out, was Archibald Google; he washere to tell us about his astonishing spice travel-ling adventures. He had come to school with hiscamel. His camel was named Humphrey and hehad left him outside, at rst I didnt believe him!He began to tell us that he had a map and thathe needed our help to nd out where all of hisspices had come from and from what part of theworld the stories belonged to.

In class we began to look at a story with amoral. We produced our own writing and linkedit in to spice too. At last it was time to meetHumphrey! I was actually really excited, I think

most of the class were too! As we were walkingtowards the school eld, trying to get to thecamel, we saw a truck lled with hay.

Then, at last we saw him Humphrey! Hewas extremely tall. He was chewing straw andgazing at us. The boys in our class touched him

and so did I. However, the rest of the girls were

either too scared or just didnt want to touchhim. Whilst he was chewing, we could see hissaliva slithering out of his mouth! EWW!!! Afterasking some questions and listening to his ownerspeaking about him, it was time to go back toclass, it seemed odd as we walked back to 6Aas we were still in awe of seeing the camel!

A few hours later, we went to meetArchibald Google in the dance studio to talkabout spices and the map. When we enteredthe room, the map was laid out on the oor and

we were asked to sit in a semi-circle in front ofit. Then, Mr Google started to talk about howhe needed our help to name all of the places onthe map and link in where the spices had beentaken from. Behind him was a table with thedifferent spices on, we got to look at all of thedifferent spices and to smell them too

This day was so awesome that we had tomake it memorable, so all of the classes ar-ranged to perform either a poem, dance, songor drama to parents and visitors at the end of

the week at a special celebration assembly. Ourplay was about a Good Samaritan. We had funlearning and performing it.By Jaskirat Kaur, 6A

SpicyAcrosticPoem

Paprikaissoyummy, tasty!Add it toyour tea!

Presentation andtaste is addedtoyourmeals.

Reallyscrumptious. Madfor it, thatshow itmakes you feel!

I nternational, irresistible,like heaven toyour lips.

Khalisahs favouritespiceon all of her crisps.Although Paprikais a bit spicy,it goeswell

with anyfoodnicely!

ByNicoleEccles,6F


4/12

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Year6VisittheBlackCountry

LivingMuseumOnWednesday5thNovemberYear 6wentto

theBlackCountryLivingMuseumaswehadstartedtoleanaboutVictoriansaspartof our

newNICERChallenge. Everyonewasgivena

Victorianchildtoresearchwhileatthemuseum.

ThenameofmychildwasRoseBradley. She

wasachildduringtheVictorianeraandshe

livedintheBlackCountrywithherfamily.

Herhousewastakenapartbrickbybrickand

erectedat themuseumtoshowpeoplewhata

richfamilieshousewouldlooklikeinside.

First,wevisitedtheRacehorseColliery.This

iswheremenandboysworkeddowntheminesforcoal.WhenIwalkedpassedtheclerksof-

ceI noticedasignintheofcewindowsaying

thatminerswereneeded.Iaskedwhysomany

peoplehadtobecomeminersandMrsPeart

explainedthattheworkingconditionsdownthe

minesweresopoorthatmanyofthework-

erssufferedwithillnessesandproblemswith

theirlungsandthiswouldoftenresultindeath.

WhereMrBradleyworked,wenoticedbig

books,thesewerecalledledgersandtheyoften

recordedtheminersnames,thehoursthattheyworkedandtheirratesofpay.Thisinformation

wouldbeupdatedbyhand,whereastodaywe

wouldusecomputerpackagestodothesame

job!ThenwewenttoRoseshouse, therewemet

anolderladywhowasveryhelpful andinforma-tive.ShewastheretotellusallaboutRoseand

herfamilyandwhatlifewaslikeinVictorian

timesfortheBradleys.Shebeganbygreeting

usandinformingusthatmalesshouldalways

letfemalesgointobuildingsrst.Therefore,the

boyshadtoallowthegirlstostepintothehouse

rst! Asweenteredtheparlour,weweretold

that thiswasthebestroom.Wenoticedthatif

MrsBradley(Rosesmum)wantedtogointo

thekitchenshewouldhavetostepoutsideand

enterfromanoutsidedoor.Intheparlourwasapiano,therewaswallpaperonthewalls;both

oftheseitemswouldonlyhavebeenseeninrich

peopleshouses.AsItookaglancearound, I

sawpaintingsandlotsof brassornaments.The

ladygaveuslotsofinterestinginformationabout

Roseandherfamily.Itwasclearthat compared

tomany,theywereverywelloff!

IenjoyedmyvisittotheBlackCountryLiving

Museum,IlearnedalotaboutlifeinVictorian

times.

BySaraSaeed,6F

YEAR6BLACKCOUNTRYMUSEUMVISIT!YEAR6BLACKCOUNTRYMUSEUMVISIT!


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BlackCountry

MuseumTiltedCottage

NicoleEccles,6F

Camel,

DaanishAziz,5B

Camel

ArmaanAshfaq,6f

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PlacesofWorshipVisitsOnWednesday12thNovember2014,Year5wenttoaMosquetolookatwhattheycouldndoutaboutsimilaritiesanddifferencesbetweencertainreligions.

TheMosqueisthehouseofAllah.Itisaplaceofworship,aspiritualcentrefortheMuslimCommunityandafocalpointforIslamicactivities.Weweretoldthesethingsaboutprayer.

1.WhileenteringtheMosque,MuslimswillrecitethesewordsIenterwiththenameofAllahandwiththeprayerthatAllahwillblessHismessengerandbestowuponhim.OAllah,openformethedoorsofThymercy.

2.Toprayyouneedtoselect aspot wherethereistheleast likelihoodofpeoplecrossinginfrontofyou.Somepeoplebegintheirprayersinthebackrowswhileamplespaceremainsopeninthefront.Becauseofthisactoftheirs,itbecom

esdifcultforotherstocrossoverandtheyhavetomakealongdetourtoreachopensittingspots.Offeringprayersinthismannerisasininitself!Shouldapersonhappentocrossinfront ofthepersonmakinghisprayer,thenthissinofhiscrossingoverinthatmannerwillalsorest ontheshouldersofthepersonmakingsuchaprayer.

3.Whenyouseeanyonedoingsomethingwrong,askhimnottodoso,quietlyandsoftly.Totallyavoidinsultinghimopenly,orquarrellingwithhim.ByDaanishAziz,5B

Our Religious VisitsYear 5 have attended various places of

worship to compare each one.

Rules of the Mosque

1. You are not allowed to throw litterdown in the mosque.

2. You are not allowed to go in themosque if you have eaten garlic or onions;you must wait until the smell has gone.

3. You are not allowed to eat or drinksnacks in a mosque.

4. You must cover your head and not

wear shoes in a mosque.

We visited a Church, Temple andGurdwara. Christians go to Church, Hindusgo to the Temple and Sikhs go to theGurdwara.By Harpreet Mangat, 5E

YEAR5RELIGIOUSVISITSYEAR5RELIGIOUSVISITSYear 5 took part in a series of trips visiting

different religious buildings. They visited a

Mosque, Temple, Gurdwara and Church.


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Year2 Trip to

Tamworth Castle

Interviewwith

FatimahBarati,2A

andRihanna-Tia

Francis, 2MS

Q1.What kind of activities did youparticipate in at TamworthCastle?

A1. We compared the lives of kingsandqueensin thepast to those inthe present day.

Q2. Why wasthis particular triparranged forYear 2?

A2.Becauseit waspart of ourNICER topic Sparks Will Fly.

Q3. Didyou enjoy the tripand ifso, what wasyour favourite part?

A3.Yes, we thoroughly enjoyedthe trip andour favouritepart waswhen we learned howtomakeareal fire.

Q4. What isone interesting factthat you found out while youwereat the castle?

A4. We found out that theydonotlightthe fireswith paperas wedobutthey used large bundles of longstraw.

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Year1Tripto

Conkersin

Derbyshire

Interviewwith

Hasnain Habib

and Christina

Otete,1H

Q1.What wasthe main reasonforattending Conkers DiscoveryCentre?A1. Wewere looking at getting

informationfor ourtopicwork

to help us withthecurriculum.

Q2. What did youdowhenyougotthere?

A2. We foundoutinformation

aboutrobins andanelftold us

stories.

Q3.Did youenjoythetrip andwould yourecommendothers to

visitthere?

A3.Weenjoyedthe tripa lot

because it wasvery interesting

andtherewere lotsofthings

todo. We alsogot tosee Santa

and his elves tolduslots of

interesting facts.

Q4.Howlong didit takeyoutotravel toConkers?A4. Ittook us areallylongtime

to getto Conkersbutwesoon

forgotaboutthejourneywhen

we gotthere!

Q5.Didyouhave anyrefreshments while youwerethere?A5.Weateour ownsandwiches

andweweregivena cookie

and some hotchocolate itwas

yummy!

Q6Did youhavefunwhileyouwerethere?

A6. We hada lot of funandwe

hadareallygoodtimemaking

robinsout of paper.

Q7.Whatwas your favourite

partofthetrip?A7. Our favouritepart waswhenwehadour presentsandmade

ourrobins.

Interview compiled

andconducted by

AkashSalhanand

DaanishAziz,5B.


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10/12

Q1)Whatmadeyoudecidetobecomea

Governorofourschool?

A1)Ihadbeenthinkingaboutitforsome

timeand

thenIwasapproachedbyMr.Morrish.I

thoughtit

wouldbeagoodexperienceaswellas

mebeingable

tohelptheschoolcommunity.

Q2)WhatdoestheroleofCommunityGovernormeantoyou?

A2)ItmeansthatIcanfeelsatisfiedbyh

elpingtheschooltokeepits

standardshighandIcanalsobringouts

idethinkingintotheschool.

Q3)WhatareyourmaindutiesworkingasaC

ommunityGovernor?

A3)Mymaindutiesaretoworkonproje

ctsrelatedtopupilpremium.

Q4)Whatdoyoudoforyourmainjob?

A4)MymainjobisworkingasaChiefExecutiveOfficerandbeinga

consultant,authorofEveryChildNeeds

aMentor,trainerandspeaker;

addressingandspeakingtoseniorlead

ersandsimilarprofessionals

withinthepublicandprivatesectorand

beingarolemodelamong

youngpeoplewithinmyareaofinfluenc

e.

Q5)AsyouhaveonlyrecentlybecomeaGove

rnorofourschool,

whatdoyoualreadyknowaboutVPPA?

A5)IknowthatVictoriaParkisas

choolthathasincrediblyhigh

standardsandisaforwardthinkingschool.

Q6)Howdoyouseeyourselfworkingalongside

theschool,

children,staffandparents?

A6)Iseemyselfhelpingtheschooltog

etthebestoutofeverything

theystrivetodoandtoimproveonthea

lreadyhighstandards

whichhavebeenset.

Questionscompiledbyallmemberso

ftheVPZineteam.

InterviewconductedbyArmaanAshfaqandNicoleEccles,6F

MEETTHEGOVERNORSMEETTHEGOVERNORS

MrHermanStewart-

CommunityGovernor

MrHermanStewart-

CommunityGovernor

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11/12

MrBathamJunior,joinedtheteachingstaffatVPAinSeptember2014inhisNQTyear.Hewasnota

strangertolifehere, ashehadhelpedoutinYear6

onmanyoccasionsbeforethat.Wehopethatheis

enjoyinghisnewrole?

Q1.What madeyoudecidethatyouwantedtobecome

ateacher?

A1. Icoachachildrensfootball teamonSaturday

morningsandIenjoyworkingwithchildren.

Q2. Doyouenjoyteaching?What aspects of teachingdo

you enjoythemost?

A2. Ireallyenjoyteachingandmyfavouritesubjectsto

teachare: ICT, History, ScienceandPE.

Q3.What doyouenjoymost aboutyour schoolday?

A3. Ilovemeetingthechildrenwhenthebellgoesinthe

morningandseeingthebigsmilestheyhaveontheir

faces.IalsoloveFridaycelebrationassemblies.

Q4. Haveyouhadanyotherjobs?If so,whatwerethey?A4.WhenIwas fourteenIhadapaperroundandIwas

alsoaheadrefereeforalocal non-leaguefootball team.

Q5.What isyourfavouritemovieandwhy?

A5. ToyStoryisjointtopwithTheAvengersAssemble.

TheAvengersisveryfunnyinpartsbutalsohaslotsof

actioninittoo.

Q6. Doyouhaveanypets?If so,what?

A6. IhavealotoffishathomeandI usedtohavean

AlbinoSharkbutitkepteatingalloftheotherfish.

Q7.Whatisyour favouritebookandwhy?

A7. TheHarryPotter booksaremyfavouriteasIusedto

readthemwhenIwas younger, butIstillpickthemup

andreadthemnow.

Q8.Sofar,what isthemost embarrassingmomentof

your life?

A8.WhilstIwasteachingat adifferent school,Iplayed

football atlunchtimeandIslippedoverinapileofmud!

ForthewholeafternoonIhadtogoaroundwithmuddytrouserson.

InterviewconductedbySaraSaeed,6F

andAkashSalhan,5B

TEACHERINTERVIEW-

Mr.BathamClass4B

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12/12

QUIZTIME!QUIZTIME!

141- Orange

109- Purple

272- Red

33- Yellow159- Green

Solvethemathssumstocolourthefower!

By Nicole Eccles 6F

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