4th December 2015

Pantomime 2015
Letters have now been sent home with information
about this year’s pantomime trip to see Cinderella at
the Civic Theatre in Darlington. The trip will take place
on Wednesday 16th December and involves children in
FS2 to Year 6. Please send back your consent slips as
soon as possible, and note that children must return
their slip in order to be able to take part in the trip.
Friday 4th December 2015
WEEKLY MERITS
I give 100%
Writer of the Week
Mathematician of the Week
Class 6
Samantha Reid
Morgan Tonner
Arianna Tutora
Class 5
Rosie Tikoiserene
Katlyn McKee
Bradley Simmons
Class 4
Grace Kirkby
Aiden Lerigo
Codie Stretch
Class 3
Abbey Carragher
Mollie Blair
Kieren Kelley
Class 2
Trey Williams
Calix Thompson
Alice Winham
Class 1
Joshua Sampson
Emily Turagavagone
Lyndon Towers
FS2
Carla-Jai Winham
Gracie Baleilekutu
Joseph Tonner
Miss Nicholas
Georgia Evans
Charley Tonner
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Mrs Molloy
Matthew Swayne
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TROY STORY
The children in Years 3 to 6 have been working very hard to prepare for their production, entitled
‘Troy Story’. We are pleased to open up the sale of tickets on a first-come, first-served basis.
Performances will take place on Wednesday 9th and Thursday 10th December at 6.30pm.
Tickets cost £2.00 each and will be available from the School Office from Wednesday 2nd
December. All money raised from ticket sales is used to purchase costumes, props and the licence
to perform the musical. Your support for this production
would be greatly appreciated.
There will be a crèche available for the evening
performances, as we do not feel this musical is
appropriate for children under 3 years old.
Breakfast Club Payments
It would be helpful if Breakfast Club
payments could be made using correct
change or small notes. Thank you.
PLEASE REMEMBER—
CLEARLY NAMED UNIFORM ITEMS
ARE MUCH EASIER TO RETURN TO
THEIR OWNERS!
Breakfast Club Menu—week commencing 7th December
Monday
Spaghetti Hoops on Toast
Tuesday
Pancakes
Wednesday
Sausage Sandwiches
Thursday
Flapjack & Hot Chocolate
Friday
Bacon Sandwiches
SCHOOL DIARY—week commencing
Monday 7th December
In addition to the above, there is always an
alternative of wholegrain cereals, plus fruit juice, milk or water.
Dinner Menu—week commencing 7th December
Monday
Sausages
(v) Cheese, Potato &
Leek Bake
Baked Beans & Peas
Potato Wedges
Herbie Bread
Tuesday
Spaghetti Bolgnaise
Bake
(v) Vegetable Curry &
Rice
Broccoli & Carrots
Garlic Bread
Wednesday
Chicken Pie
(v) Baked Bean Jacket
Sweetcorn
Savoy Cabbage
New Potatoes
Pitta Bread
Thursday
Beef Hot-Pot
(v) Crumb Topped
Vegetables
Mashed Carrot &
Swede
Green Beans
Crusty White Bread
Friday
Fish Fingers
(v) Chickpea &
Coriander Burger
Peas & Mixed Salad
Diced Potatoes
Sunflower Seed Bread
Jam Roly-Poly
& Custard
Fresh Fruit
Yoghurt
Forest Fruit Flapjack
Fresh Fruit
Yoghurt
Arctic Roll & Peaches
Fresh Fruit
Yoghurt
Sticky Toffee Pudding
& Custard
Fresh Fruit
Yoghurt
Orange Brownie &
Vanilla Sauce
Fresh Fruit
Yoghurt
Monday
Y1/Y2 Football (12.40—1.05pm)
Y1/Y2 Zumba (3.30—4.30pm)
Tuesday
Y3 Football (12.40—1.05pm)
KS2 Troy Story Dress Rehearsal (1.30pm)
Y3/Y4/Y5/Y6 Zumba (3.30—4.30pm)
Wednesday
Y4 Football (12.40—1.05pm)
Y1/Y2 Multi-skills Club (3.30—4.30pm)
KS2 Troy Story Production (6.30pm)
Thursday
Y5 Football (12.40—1.05pm)
Y5/Y6 Gymnastics (3.30—4.30pm)
KS2 Troy Story Production (6.30pm)
Friday
Y6 Football (12.40—1.05pm)
School Team Football Practice (3.30—4.30pm)
Headteacher’s Awards
Congratulations to this week’s winners:
Gold Award—Donnie Blair, Chloe Haighton & Paige Russell
Bronze Award—Aiden Lerigo 100 Dotties—Lee Brookes
50 Dotties—Destiny Williams 10 Dotties—Sienna Cooper
5 Dotties—Jessica Wilson, Jack Allan, Lilly Moore,
James Lacey, Joseph Tonner & Lilly Rooney
The Mystery of the
Wooden Horse
On the morning of Thursday 26th November, Colburn School pupils
and staff were startled to find that a mysterious wooden horse had
appeared in their playground. This was particularly strange, as the
prop links to the pupils’ play and the culprit left a number of
perplexing clues.
Jocie Daly, Year 6
There was much excitement in school last week, as we found something very strange in our playground. Overnight, a very
large wooden horse had appeared! The children soon organised a thorough investigation to solve the mystery. The
playground and field were full of children searching for clues, collecting evidence and developing theories about where
the horse might have come from. Inside the horse, were several ancient Greek artefacts.
Some of the pupils from Year 6 interviewed their friends and staff.
Here are some photographs and extracts from the reports the children wrote about the strange events...
Mr Watt, the headteahcer, exclaimed, “ I had nothing to do with this. I
need to find out who it was, and whoever it was won’t be coming
back, hopefully.”
Shocked pupils and staff at Colburn School in North Yorkshire found
an enormous wooden horse standing strong on the playground. Mr
Watt, the headteacher, and others think that it appeared between 10.00pm
and 12.00am. Late at night, someone or something was caught on the CCTV.
Who was the mysterious person?
Pupils found things like footprints, nail varnish, a golf club, a scarf, a key and
some flour. Mrs Pearson, from the school office, saw a black figure in the
darkness on the CCTV. The footage showed that it was Mrs Pickersgill, who
told pupils that she had been looking for her cat, Zoe.
Luke Connolly, aged eleven, said, “I was a bit scared because I didn’t
know who it was. I still don’t know, but whoever it was, they had
better not be planning to come back.”
Mrs Pickersgill, a school governor, explained, “I was looking for my cat, Zoe,
at around midnight. I thought she might have
gone to play on the school field. She was stuck up
a tree. When I climbed up the tree to get her, I
dropped my scarf. As I glanced around to find it, I
noticed something strange out of the corner of
my eye. I didn’t know what to do, so I grabbed
Zoe and left.”
Bradley Goldring, Year 5
Early in the morning, as the children of
Colburn School arrived through the school
gates, they sighted a mysterious wooden
structure. Quickly, the staff and pupils
crowded around it. Mr Watt, the
headteacher, stared in horror.
When Mr Donaldson opened his emails, he
found a message from Marie-Claire Smith,
who is a journalist in the USA. She
mentioned about the horse arriving in
school and questioned Year 5 to see if
anything suspicious had happened. She
begged them to tell her more information.
Amazed and petrified students and staff from Colburn School discovered a
huge wooden horse in their school playground. No-one knows how the
horse arrived. Miss Nicholas, the deputy head, was shocked, amazed and
confused.
Ulamila Turagavagone, Year 5
Adelaide Oxtoby, Year 6
We still have no idea who put this weird,
wondrous object here, but I am sure this will
not be the end of it. If you have any more
evidence or information about this Trojan
horse, please contact Colburn School. Thank
you.
Morgan Tonner, Year 6
A great big wooden horse has appeared on a
school playground in Colburn, North Yorkshire.
All of the pupils and staff were shocked when a wooden horse was
found standing tall in the corner of the playground. As the pupils ran
through the gates, they stopped and gathered around to see an 8 foot
long wooden horse.
The pupils and staff investigated and found 2 scarves, footprints, tyre
tracks and a key.
Chloe Sharp, aged nine, said, “I heard helicopters around at night and in the
morning.”
The mystery continues.
All the pupils started to search the school grounds for clues. They are still
investigating the mystery and hope to find out who did it.
Will we ever find out what
really happened?
Chloe Sharp, Year 5
Luke McGregor, Year 5