summer 2015 - Oratory Primary School

ORATE
MAGAZINE
SUMMER 2015
RECEPTION
ART WORK IN CLASS
SYMMETRY in BEAUTIFUL BUTTERFLIES
YEAR 1
ART WORK IN CLASS
This term, Year 1 have been looking at coral reef fish. They studied the bright
colours and patterns found on fish that live in coral reefs. They made some drawings
from pictures of fish, then they designed their own coral reef fishes!
YEAR 1 cont’d
ART WORK IN CLASS
African inspired patterns
YEAR 2
ART WORK IN CLASS
In R.E. the children
talked about how the
Holy Spirit is with us
all the time and helps
us in our everyday
lives.
Here are some of
Year 2’s examples of
when the Holy Spirit
has guided them.
Year 2 discussed and chose the ingredients
to make a FRIENDSHIP SOUP!
YEAR 2 cont’d
In Science, Year 2 have
been looking at living
things and their
habitats. Here are some
habitats the children
have created.
ART WORK IN CLASS
MONET’S BRIDGES by
Year 2
YEAR 3
ART WORK IN CLASS
In R.E. Year 3
have been
learning about
special places
of worship.
They have
looked at how
people make
special
journeys
across the
world, called
Pilgrimages, to
pray and pay
homage to
Our Lord and
Our Lady.
YEAR 3 cont’d
ART WORK IN CLASS
YEAR 3 cont’d
ART WORK IN CLASS
This term, Year 3 have been learning about the British countryside, nature and conservation
particularly learning about the importance of birds and bees in their topic ‘Our Great Britain’.
They also wrote about FOUR SEASONS in one poem and illustrated Winter, Spring, Summer
& Autumn on one tree.
YEAR 4 cont’d
ART WORK IN CLASS
YEAR 4 cont’d
ART WORK IN CLASS
YEAR 5
Faber Class read the
dramatic, tragic poem,
The Highwayman.
WORK IN CLASS
They imagined
INTERVIEWING important
key witnesses to the EVENTS.
Finally, they wrote a
NEWSPAPER REPORT.
YEAR 5 THE TUDORS
Tudor architect was very
distinct. Houses were halftimbered often with an overhanging second floor. They
had wooden frames and the
spaces between were filled
with small sticks wet clay
called wattle and daub. Year 5
recreated their own houses
using large cereal boxes.
ART IN CLASS
YEAR 6
ART IN CLASS
HOLIDAY DESTINATIONS
MIRIAM MCGINNIE
FOUR GREAT SUMMER DESTINATIONS
Wales, Spain, The Caribbean and Cyprus
1. Tenby Harbour Beach
2. Los Caños de Meca
3. Virgin Island’s Creek
4. Nissi Beach
HORRIBLE HISTORIES
NICHOLAS HEINSIUS
Horrible Histories has been a children best seller. If you like gory things I
recommend Horrible Histories. Let me tell you some true facts from one of their
books:
 Lord Horatio Nelson, Britain's greatest sailor, suffered terribly from seasickness.
 Henry VIII played tennis while Anne Boleyn was executed.
 Soldiers in the First World War had to urinate on their boots to soften the
leather.
 Shakespeare is said to have created the following phrases: "to be or not to
be", "good riddance", "heart of gold", "dead as a door nail", "wild goose
chase", "knock, knock... who's there" and "for goodness sake".
 Egyptian dentists used to suggest putting half a freshly-killed hot mouse in
your mouth to cure bad breath.
 Earl Sigurd the Mighty, Viking ruler of Orkney, cut off an enemy’s head and
hung it as a trophy from his horse’s saddle. Unfortunately, while riding, Sigurd
grazed his leg on the severed head’s teeth, and died from the infection of the
cut.
 It wasn’t only tourists who thought the Sphinx was a mighty mystery. The
Ancient Egyptians worshipped it as a god. Egyptian Prince Tuthmosis IV
even saw the Sphinx in a dream. In 1400 BC he was having a nap between
the Sphinx’ s paws when he dreamt that the Sphinx begged him to rescue it
from the Sahara sands that were swallowing it. So he did.
ALEXANDER THE GREAT
Alexander the Great
Alexander the great lived from 356 BC
to 323 BC. He was King of Macedonia
and conqueror of the Persian Empire.
He is considered one of the greatest
military geniuses of all time. Alexander
was born in Pella, the ancient capital of
Macedonia. He was the son of Philip II,
King of Macedonia, and Olympias, the
princess of neighbouring Epirus.
Alexander spent his childhood watching his father transform Macedonia
into a great military power. During his younger years, Alexander was
tutored by the philosopher Aristotle until the age of 16.
After Philip was assassinated in 336 BC, Alexander succeeded his father to
the throne and handed down to his family a strong kingdom and an
experienced army. He had been awarded the generalship of Greece and
used this authority to launch his father's Panhellenic project to lead the
Greeks in the conquest of Persia.
In 334 BC, he invaded the Achaemenid Empire and ruled Asia Minor. He
began a series of campaigns that lasted ten years. Alexander broke the
power of Persia in a series of decisive battles, most famous were the battles
of Issus and Gaugamela.
His horse was called Bucephalus.
He subsequently overthrew the Persian King Darius III and conquered the
entirety of the First Persian Empire. At that point, his empire stretched
from the Adriatic Sea to the Indus River.
MIRIAM MCGINNIE
RUDYARD KIPLING
Rudyard Kipling
Rudyard Kipling was born in Bombay, India, on 30 December 1865. His father was an artist and teacher. In
1870, Kipling was taken back to England to stay with a foster family in Southsea and then went to boarding
school in Devon. In 1882, aged17, he returned to India and worked as a journalist, writing poetry and fiction
in his spare time. Books such as 'Plain Tales from the Hills' (1888) gained success in England, and in 1889
Kipling went to live in London.
In 1892, Kipling married Caroline Balestier, the sister of an American
friend, and the couple moved to Vermont in the United States, where her
family lived. Their two daughters were born there and this is where Kipling
wrote 'The Jungle Book' (1894). In 1896, a quarrel with his wife's family
prompted Kipling to move back to England and he settled with his own
family in Sussex. His son John was born in 1897.
By now Kipling had become an immensely popular writer and poet for
children and adults. His books included 'Stalky and Co.' (1899), 'Kim'
(1901) and 'Puck of Pook's Hill' (1906). The 'Just So Stories' (1902) were
originally written for his daughter Josephine, who died of pneumonia aged
six.
Kipling
turned down many honours in his
lifetime, including a knighthood and the
poet laureateship, but in 1907, he
accepted the Nobel Prize for Literature,
the first English author to be so
honoured.
In 1902, Kipling bought a 17th century
house called Bateman's in East Sussex
where he lived for the rest of his life. He
also travelled extensively, including
repeated trips to South Africa in the
winter months.
In 1915, his son, John, went missing in
action while serving with the Irish
Guards in the Battle of Loos during World War One. Kipling had great difficulty accepting his son's death having played a major role in getting the chronically short-sighted John accepted for military service - and
subsequently wrote an account of his regiment, 'The Irish Guards in the Great War'. He also joined the
Imperial War Graves Commission and selected the biblical phrase inscribed on many British war memorials:
'Their Name Liveth For Evermore'.
Kipling died on 18 January 1936 and is buried at Westminster Abbey.
PRINCESS CHARLOTTE
SOPHIA HEINSIUS
PRINCESS CHARLOTTE ELIZABETH DIANA
Her Royal Highness Princess Charlotte Elizabeth Diana was born on 2 nd May at 8:34 in the Lido Wing of
St. Mary’s Hospital. Princess Charlotte shares her name with the daughter of George VI, Princess
Charlotte also born on 2nd May. George V had a grey-pink parrot called Charlotte as well!! Read on to
find out about more famous Princess Charlottes.
The name ‘Charlotte’ means manly and
comes from the French name ‘Charles’.
Princess Charlotte of
Wales Princess Charlotte
Augusta of Wales (7 January
1796 – 6 November 1817) was
the only child of George, Prince
of Wales and Caroline of
Brunswick. She was born 7
January 1796. She was married to
Leopold George Christian
Frederick of Saxe-CoburgSaalfield on 2 May, 1816. She
died at child birth on 6 November
1817.
Princess Charlotte of Monaco
Charlotte Marie Pomeline
Casiraghi was born on 3 August
1986, Monte Carlo, Monaco. She
is the second child of Caroline,
Princess of Hanover, Princess of
Monaco, and the late Stefano
Casiraghi. She is eighth in line to
the throne of Monaco. Her partner
is called Gad Elmaleh. She gave
birth to Raphael Elmaleh on 17th
December, 2013. At the moment,
works as the equestrian
ambassador of the Gucci label.
Charlotte of MecklenburgStrelitz
Charlotte of MecklenburgStrelitz (Sophia Charlotte) was
born on 19 May 1744. She was
the wife of King George III. She
was Queen of Great Britain and
Ireland until her death in 1818.
She was also the Electress of
Hanover in the Holy Roman
Empire until the promotion of
her husband to King of Hanover
in 1814. She died on 17
November 1818.
Princess Charlotte of
Prussia Princess Charlotte of
Prussia (Viktoria Elisabeth
Auguste Charlotte) was the second
child of Prince Friedrich of Prussia
and Princess Victoria. She was
born on 24 July 1860 Potsdam,
Germany. She married Prince
Bernhard of Saxe-Meiningen on 18
February 1878. She died on
1 October 1919.
CAKE RECIPE
SOPHIA HEINSIUS
RECIPE FOR CHARLOTTE CAKE
Ingredients:
250 g unsalted butter, plus extra for greasing, softened
250 g self-raising flour, plus extra for dusting
250 g golden caster sugar
4 large free-range eggs
1 teaspoon natural yellow food colouring
2 lemons
3 tablespoons quality lemon curd
1. Turn the oven to 180°C/350ºF/gas 4. Grease two
20cm spring form cake tins with a little butter, line the
bases with greaseproof paper, then dust lightly with
flour.
2. Beat the butter and sugar together with a wooden
spoon until very light and fluffy. Add the eggs one by
one, making sure you beat each one in well before you
add the next, then fold in the flour, food colouring and
zest from 1 lemon. Divide between the prepared cake
tins, spreading it out well with a spatula, then place in
the hot oven for 20 to 25 minutes, or until golden and
an inserted skewer comes out clean. Allow to cool
slightly, then carefully turn out onto a baking rack to
cool completely.
For the icing:
400 g icing sugar
150 g unsalted butter, at room
temperature
½ a vanilla pod
200 g cream cheese
3. Meanwhile, to make the icing, sift the icing sugar into
a large bowl, add the butter and beat until pale and
For the drizzle topping:
creamy. Halve the vanilla pod lengthways, scrape out the
100 g icing sugar
seeds and add them to the bowl. Add the cream cheese,
2 tablespoons quality lemon curd
finely grate in the zest of 1 lemon and add a squeeze of
juice, then beat until just smooth – it's really important
not to over-mix it.
4. Once cooled, use a thin knife to halve the sponges horizontally into circles. Reserving the prettiest
sponge for the top, spread one-third of the icing onto one of the cooled sponges, then place it, icing-side
up, onto a cake stand. Spread the lemon curd onto another sponge and sandwich it on top. Repeat with the
remaining ingredients, then top with the final sponge.
5. To make the drizzle icing, sieve the icing sugar into a large bowl, then gradually whisk in 1 tablespoon
lemon juice until it forms a good drizzling consistency, adding a squeeze more juice to loosen, if needed.
Spread the icing onto the cake, dot over the lemon curd, then use a skewer to ripple it through. Scatter
over a few edible flowers (if using), then serve. Enjoy!
PARAKEETS
SOPHIA HEINSIUS
Parakeets in London
If you take a stroll on a summer’s day through any of London’s many parks and green
spaces, you will probably enjoy listening to the many songs of different birds. However,
if you find yourself walking through maybe Battersea or Richmond Park, you may find
yourself faced with an entirely different species of birds…
PARAKEETS!!!!!!
Parakeets actually originate from Australia where they call them budgerigars!
During early mornings and late afternoons they are most active. Visiting waterholes to
drink, scurrying through the grass in search of seeds and flying from tree to tree. They
shelter in trees and bushes in the heat of the day moving little, probably to conserve
moisture. Their natural diet consists of grass seeds, including weed seeds and sometimes
ripening wheat.
They are hard to miss as they are so noisy. The natural breeding season is October to
December. The average clutch of eggs is 5-8. The eggs hatch after about 17-18 days and
leave the nest after 30 days. A week later they are able to protect for themselves.
So, if they originate from Australia, you may ask, how did they end up here??
Well, Parakeet colonies have only lived in London in big numbers since the 1990’s, and
theories have been put forward to explain their presence. It is generally accepted that just
one single breeding pair of parakeets being released into the wild could have started the
existing London parakeet colonies. It has also been suggested that a flock of the birds
escaped from London’s Ealing studios during filming, that a container of the birds fell
open at Heathrow airport, and that a large aviary collapsed during the storms of 1987,
releasing a significant number of the birds into the area.
IGUANAS
LUKE NEWLAND
Iguanas
Iguanas are a type of reptile. The Green Iguana is one of the most common species of
iguana. Most iguanas have long toes to grip onto tree branches. The only iguana that
doesn’t have long claws is the Marine Iguana. The Marine Iguana is the only amphibian
iguana. Some people actually EAT iguanas and their dish is called 'Bamboo Chicken’.
IMAX CINEMA
AMELIE KLEIN
Pictures of the galaxies in the IMAX
These are the pictures of the galaxies in the IMAX in the London Science Museum. It is
an amazing story. Year 5 went to see it and said it was absolutely cool. It is a story for 845 year olds.
These are all galaxies.
This is what the Sun looks like
This is the movie Year 5 went to see at the
Science
MuseumUniverse:
This
is where Hidden
Year 5 were
sitting and the massive
screen
of
wonders
as
well.
Regards Vers L’infini
The twinkling things are the
broken star.
This is an exploded star. The gases are
drifting away from each
Apollo 11 was the spaceflight that landed the first
humans on the moon, Americans Neil Armstrong
andBuss aldrin, on July 20, 1969, at 20:18 UTC. This is
the Apollo 11 crew Neil Armstrong (left), Buss Aldrin
(middle), and Peter Conrad (right).
SUMMER POEMS
AGNES BYUN
Summer is
Unique, it’s one of a kind
Markets are busy and the sun is shining
Mothers are planting flowers in the garden
Earth is blossoming
Running around in the sun
Your heart pounding like a drum
SUMMER POEMS
ALICE BROWN
Laughter and bliss
Each movement passes
Without even a miss
The grass so green
The sun so bright
Life seems a dream
No worries in sight
SUMMER POEMS
LUCY BELL
Summer is hot
All in a pot
Holidays are coming
Bees are humming
So summer is here
So let’s all cheer
Summer is
Utterly wonderful
Much more relaxing in the sun
Mmmm, ice cream yummy
Even the sun is happy
Rumbling tummy’s full of laughter
A POEM
ISABELLA & DARCY
BELLY OF THE BEAST
Monster in my tummy,
Why the growl?
I don’t think you’re a wolf
So I am unsure why you howl.
Monster in my tummy,
Why the bark?
You’re not a dog,
Or are you a monster from the dark?
Monster in my tummy,
Why the roar?
You aren’t searching prey,
I hope you’re not a Dinosaur!
Oh I know what you are!
I ate something funny,
Felt that I was to strive,
I ate some meat,
And I think you came alive!
INTERVIEW WITH .....
MRS GRIFFITHS
1) How long have you been teaching at the school?
I have been a teacher at the school for 10 years
2) What is your favourite thing about being headmistress and why?
My favourite thing about being head is giving out certificates because I get to find about
why the children got the certificate.
3) What is your favourite thing to wear and why?
My favourite thing is wear is a scarf because it makes my neck cosy.
4) Who is your favourite pop star and why?
My favourite pop group is The Beatles because their music makes me want to dance.
5) What is your favourite TV show and why?
My favourite TV show is Springwatch because it is about nature.
6) Where did you go to school?
I went to the Oratory Primary RC School and I went to the Marist Convent Secondary
School.
7) What is your favourite colour?
Green because it reminds me of nature/Spring.
8) What is your favourite book?
Milly Molly Mandy because I always wanted to live in the countryside and that is where the
book is set.
9) What was your favourite toy where you were little?
My Doll House.
10) What is your favourite holiday place and is it cold or hot?
New York, cold and hot, and Hampshire, cold and hot.
11) What is your favourite movie?
Mary Poppins because I like her magic.
INTERVIEW WITH.....
FATHER JOHN
Q1. Where do you originally come from?
I was born in Peru but my father was English and my mother was English
and Spanish.
Q2. Where did you go to school?
I went to 2 schools in Guatemala, 2 schools in the USA, 1 school in El
Salvador, Summerfield in England and then Eton in England.
Q3. What is your favourite colour and why?
Blue because it is the colour of Eton, Cambridge and the sky.
Q4. What is your favourite book and why?
The Just William Books because he is always getting into scrapes and I like
that.
Q5. Why did you become a priest?
Because I believed God was calling me.
Q6. What is your favourite thing about being a priest and why?
Among the things I enjoy doing, one of them is being the school chaplain.
Q7. What were you before you became a priest?
First I was a teacher in a Kenyan boys school for 2 years and then I did 2
years business in London.
Q8. How did you become an Oratory priest?
I did 2 years study at the Oratory church and then 3 years study at the Beda
College Rome.
Q9. What is your full name?
John Stanley Fordham
ORATORY STAFF FAVES
ISSY CLOONAN & DARCY O’CONNOR
STAFF’S FAVOURITE THINGS
Teacher
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Animal
Season
Food
Mrs. Brown
Agapanthas
Elephant
Summer
Tiger Prawns
Ms. Jodoin
Willow Tree
Sting Rays
Summer
Thai Food
Mrs. Miller
Sunflower
Orca
Summer
Lamb
Ms. O’Brien
Daffodils
Dog
Winters
Cheese
Ms. Hennell
Lily
Chimps
Autumn
Pie & mash
Mr. Murphy
Passion flower
Elephant
Summer
Roast chicken
Ms. Cowen
Palm Tree
Dog
Summer
Chocolate
Ms. Foley
Grass
Dog
Spring
Indian
Mrs. De Meyer
Aloe Vera
Dog
Summer
All
Ms. Tanner
Orchid
Elephant
Summer
Lasagne
Mrs. Steinart
Bluebell
Dog
Spring
Boiled Eggs
Mrs. Usher
Rose
Donkey
Spring
Chocolate
Mrs. Pascoe
Bluebell
Otter
Spring
Scallops
Mr. Worsey
Vine
Horse
Summer
Cheese
Mrs. Hicks
Peony Rose
Flamingo
Summer
Oysters
Mrs. Watkins
Rose
Dog
Summer
Chocolate
Mr. Challens
Cactus
Penguin
Summer
Hummus
Mrs. Farrow
Rose
Dog
Summer
Chocolate
Mrs. Griffiths
Sutculane
Bird
Autumn
Avocado
Mrs. Mann
Thistle
Horse
Spring
Pizza
Mrs. Browns
Rose
Tiger
Spring
Pasta
Mr. Toro
Hemp
Bonobo
Autumn
Mexican Food
Ms. Piva
Blue Orchid
Turtle
Summer
Smoked Salmon
FAVOURITE PETS
Our favourite pets:
Loli’s: Pug
Izzy’s: Pekinese
Genevieve’s: Short haired Pomeranian
Sofia A’s: Rabbit
Agnes: White rabbit
Lucy: Robin
Hannah: Hamster
Darcy: French bulldog
Miriam: Tiger
Amelie: Fennec fox
Nicholas: Wolf
LORETTA CLOONAN
COLOUR CHART
AGNES BYUN
Colour + Picture Chart
Colours
White
Black
Red
Orange
Pink
Yellow
Green
Brown
Purple
Blue
White
Black
Red
Orange
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WISH YOU ALL A VERY
HAPPY SUNNY HOLIDAY
GOODBYE AND GOD BLESS
FATHER JOHN
FOR
49 YEARS
AS
THE ORATORY PRIMARY SCHOOL CHAPLAIN