Week Beginning 17th October

It's the week we've all been waiting for.
This week is National Baking Week!
National Baking Week is about getting Britain into the kitchen and baking — but that's not all! We want you to share your baking, your recipes, your ideas with the people around you.

Here are a number of recipes you might want to try.  Bring in your samples to school and Mr Britten will kindly assess your  cooking ability.

Puzzle of the week
Last week provided much head scratching and debate.  Two children excelled at the challenge and will receive their prizes at school on Monday.  I will display the answers on the board at school.

A cooking theme this week.

You have two egg-timers.

One is a four-minute timer and one a seven-minute timer.

How do you measure nine minutes?

Jokes of the week

Q: What's the best thing to put into a pie?
A: Your teeth!
Q: Waiter, this food tastes kind of funny?
A: Then why aren't you laughing!
Q: Did you hear the joke about the peanut butter?
A: I'm not telling you. You might spread it!
Q: Why do the French like to eat snails?
A: Because they don't like fast food!
Q: Why shouldn't you tell an egg a joke?
A: Because it might crack up!
Q: What kind of nuts always seems to have a cold?
A: Cashews!
Q: Waiter, will my pizza be long?
A: No sir, it will be round!
Q: What is green and sings?
A: Elvis Parsley

At school this week

Monday - Individual Photos

Wednesday - Swimming Gala at The Elms

Thursday - Year 4 to visit Sherwood Pines

Enjoy the half term!

Week Beginning 10th October

World Sight Day is on Thursday 13th October.

World Sight Day 2011 (WSD11) has the official, global date of the second Thursday in October, which this year falls on the 13th. It will be marked by organisations and institutions around the world, in many different ways, on or around that date.

An estimated 284 million people worldwide are visually impaired, yet 80% of cases are due to causes which could have been prevented, treated or cured. 90% of blind people live in developing countries, and this needless waste costs individuals, families and communities billions of dollars every year. 

Puzzle of the week

This week is a special puzzle of the week with a prize!
A question sheet can be obtained from the board at school - If they have all be taken - see Mr Britten for a copy.
They are all based on questions such as these -
1 = H on a U
1 = W on a U
1 = GL for M
2 = P in a P
3 = B M (S H T R)

Jokes of the week
Provided by Mrs Birchmore and Mr Britten

What is a horse's favourite sport?
Stable Tennis!

Why did the pony feel unwell?
He was a little hoarse!

This week
The boys have an under 11 soccer tournament in Birmingham on Tuesday.  There is also a Big Fish Uniform Sale on the same day.  It will be in the music room from 3.00pm

Week Beginning 3rd October

Friday 7th October is World Smile Day

As is well known by now throughout the world Harvey Ball, a commercial artist from Worcester, Massachusetts created the smiley face in 1963. That image went on to become the most recognizable symbol of good will and good cheer on the planet.
As the years passed Harvey Ball became concerned about the over-commercialization of his symbol, and how its original meaning and intent had become lost in the constant repetition of the marketplace.  Out of that concern came his idea for World Smile Day®. He thought that we, all of us, should devote one day each year to smiles and kind acts throughout the world.  The smiley face knows no politics, no geography and no religion.  Harvey’s idea was that for at least one day each year, neither should we.  He declared that the first Friday in October each year would henceforth be World Smile Day®. Ever since that first World Smile Day® held in 1999, it has continued every year in Smiley's hometown of Worcester, MA and around the world.

The wall this week - Draw a smiley face and write about what makes you smile.

Monday 3rd October Netball at Trent College, Year 5,6 rehearsal after school
Tuesday 4th October Year 4 trip to York
Wednesday 5th October
Thursday 6th October
Friday 7th October Football and netball at Plumtree

Joke of the week
What is the special offer at the pet shop this week?
Buy one get one flea!

Puzzle of the week
Rearrange the following letters so as to form one word: NEW DOOR