Week Beginning 28th November

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This week is National Tree Week

First mounted in 1975, National Tree Week is UK's largest tree celebration annually launching the start of the winter tree planting season.

Sporting Success

The last few weeks have seen sporting success for children at Salterford House.  The girls under 10 swimming team won the ISA Midlands Swimming Trophy, the mixed hockey team were runners-up in the Midlands ISA Hockey tournament, the girls netball team won the Old Vicarage netball tournament and the athletics squad qualified for the Gedling Indoor Athletics final.
There was also individual success at the National Swimming Final for Alex (Year 6) and Katie (Year 5).

Puzzle of the week was solved by Ned in record time.  This week's puzzle is found below.

Ned has spent the last year providing jokes for the blog and board.  He is an encyclopaedia of one liners. 
We now need someone else to take his place.  Have you got any funny jokes?  Hand them to Mr Britten.  A red square for all jokes used.

Jokes of the week
Q: What did the tree wear to the pool party?

A: Swimming trunks!

Q: What did the beaver say to the tree?
A: It's been nice gnawing you!


Q: Why did the leaf go to the doctor?
A: It was feeling green!


Q: What is a tree's least favourite month?
A: Sep-timber!


Q: What kind of tree can fit into your hand?
A: A palm tree!


Q: How do trees get on the internet?
A: They log in.




Puzzle of the week


An Arab sheikh tells his two sons to race their camels to a distant city to see who will inherit his fortune. The one whose camel is slower wins. After wandering aimlessly for days, the brothers ask a wise man for guidance. Upon receiving the advice, they jump on the camels and race to the city as fast as they can.


What did the wise man say to them?

Week Beginning 14th November

Children in Need
This Friday is Children in Need Day

I found this info on the BBC website


The BBC's first ever broadcast appeal for children was a five-minute radio broadcast on Christmas Day in 1927. The response was phenomenal and it raised £1,143 18s 3d which was split between 4 prominent children's charities.
The first televised appeal was the 1955 'Children's Hour Christmas Appeal', presented by Sooty and Harry Corbett. The Christmas Day Appeals continued on TV and radio right up until 1979, raising a total of £625,836.
The presenters included Terry Hall, Eamonn Andrews, Leslie Crowther, Michael Aspel and the rising star of the Radio 2 Breakfast Show - Terry Wogan - who made his debut appearance in 1978.
In 1980 the appeal was broadcast on BBC One in a new telethon format, hosted by Terry with Sue Lawley and Esther Rantzen. The telethon was the brainchild of Mark Patterson, who went on to be the Executive Producer for nine years. It captured the public's imagination to such an extent that the donations increased dramatically and broke the million mark for the very first time.
Terry Wogan remains the telethon's mainstay who has been joined by a diverse line-up over the years that includes Joanna Lumley, Sue Cook, John Craven, Andi Peters, Gaby Roslin, Natasha Kaplinsky and Fearne Cotton.

Bonfire Night
Many thanks to everyone who came to the Firework Display on Saturday night.  A good time was had by all!  Extra special thanks to Galaxy Fireworks Display Team.  The fireworks, lasers and music were amazing.  It gets better every year.

Puzzle of the week
I purchased two different pieces of candy. Together they cost £1.10. One candy cost one pound more than the other candy. What was the price of each piece of candy?

Joke of the week

Q. What did the grape do when it got stepped on?
A. It let out a little wine!

Week Beginning 7th November

A busy week ahead at school.  Saturday is the school bonfire party.  Tickets are available at the office.

The school's swimming team are at the ISA Midlands Swimming Championship at Walsall on Tuesday.
This video is to inspire them.

The school's mixed hockey team are at the ISA Midlands Hockey Championship at Cannock on Wednesday.

Friday is the 11th November.
The eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month marks the signing of the Armistice, on 11th November 1918, to signal the end of World War One.
At 11 am on 11 November 1918 the guns of the Western Front fell silent after more than four years continuous warfare.
The children will stand silent for 2 minutes at 11.00am to remember all those  ho sacrificed their lives for us during wars.

 Puzzle of the week

A riddle
You throw away the outside and cook the inside. You eat the outside and throw away the inside. What did you eat?

Jokes of the week
Q: What do you call a big white bear with a hole in his middle?
A: A polo bear!

Q: Why do polar bears like bald men?
A: Because they have a great, white, bear place!

Q: What do polar bears have for lunch?
A: Ice burger!

Q: What's a teddy bears favorite pasta?
A: Tagliateddy!

Bonfire Night

Remember remember the fifth of November


Gunpowder, treason and plot.

I see no reason why gunpowder, treason

Should ever be forgot...

 
Guy Fawkes & the Gunpowder Plot


Words of "Remember Remember" refer to Guy Fawkes with origins in 17th century English history. On the 5th November 1605 Guy Fawkes was caught in the cellars of the Houses of Parliament with several dozen barrels of gunpowder. Guy Fawkes was subsequently tried as a traitor with his co-conspirators for plotting against the government. He was tried by Judge Popham who came to London specifically for the trial from his country manor Littlecote House in Hungerford, Gloucestershire. Fawkes was sentenced to death and the form of the execution was one of the most horrendous ever practised (hung ,drawn and quartered) which reflected the serious nature of the crime of treason.

The Tradition begins...

The following year in 1606 it became an annual custom for the King and Parliament to commission a sermon to commemorate the event. Lancelot Andrewes delivered the first of many Gunpowder Plot Sermons. This practice, together with the nursery rhyme, ensured that this crime would never be forgotten! Hence the words " Remember , remember the 5th of November" The poem is sometimes referred to as 'Please to remember the fifth of November'. It serves as a warning to each new generation that treason will never be forgotten.


In England the 5th of November is still commemorated each year with fireworks and bonfires culminating with the burning of effigies of Guy Fawkes (the guy). The 'guys' are made by children by filling old clothes with crumpled newspapers to look like a man.

Tradition allows British children to display their 'guys' to passers-by and asking for " A penny for the guy".

Joke of the week
Q: What do you get when you cross a dinosaur with fireworks?


A: DINOMITE!

Puzzle of the week

Fill in the missing words so that a chain is formed with each word suffixing the previous word and prefixing the following word.



What are the missing words?

FLOOD _ _ _ _ WAY _ _ _ OUT _ _ _ BREAKER