Issue 13 Friday 25th June 2010 Next issue: 02/07/10

The Past is Back!!

BY RORY SELVEY, YEAR 6

Last Thursday everyone in the upper

school dressed up as a character who
Lived, Worked or even visited the Langton Attention!, Mrs Murkett
area. We saw all sorts of different costumes dresses as a soldier who was
worn on the day, from Roman citizens to based here during World
War 2.
maids who would have worked here at the V for Victory! Zac Woolley
time of the Norcliffes. Mr Mills, the organ- dresses as Winston Chur-
izer of the event said: It was great to see the chill, who visited the build-
ing at the time of World War
Pupils imagination, and to see the variety
2.
of costumes from different periods of time.
Mr England and the rest of the staff also
enjoyed the day.

BY STEPHEN
LEE
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2
Aries, 21 March - 20 April : The
crossword will turn solid and
3
slice your hand off.

Taurus, 21 April - 21 May : Zy-

gotes will knobble you.
4 5 6

Gemini, 22 May - 21 June : A

nutter will go BLIP in your ear.
7 8
Cancer, 22 June - 23 July : hip-
pos will befriend the cows near
the games pitch.
9
Leo, 24 July - 23 August : A bear
called Bill will frump away.
EclipseCrossword.com

Virgo, 24 August - 23 Septem-

ber : Definitions: Bunning, to
put something in a bun.
Across
Libra, 24 September - 23 Octo-
ber : Cultist crabs will do voo-
doo magics in your back
grounds 3. A scotch spirit.
4. Fermented apples. made in the south-west of Eng-
Scorpio, 24 October - 22 Novem- land.
ber : Baboons will eat your very 7. Honey Wine, drunk out of horns by Vikings
expensive cheese. 9. It is a sparkling wine made in a certain area of
France.
Sagittarius, 23 November - 21
December : BEEP BEEP BEEEP.

Capricorn, 22 December - 20
Down
January : Cheese will go mouldy
with a string turquoise mould
1. the most commonly known alcoholic drink.
Aquarius, 21 January - 19 Febru- 2. another common beverage, made from grapes.
ary : An M.R.I scanner will burn 5. "yo-ho and a bottle of *** "
through the skies, bunning
6. A very potent Russian Alcohol drink.
clouds.
8. A form of Spirit made form juniper berries.
Pisces, 20 February - 20 March :
Trowels will drown your cat TIP: This weeks crossword is based on Spirits.
 Open day and Summer Fete
BY ZAC WOOLLEY, YEAR 6 was just as successful as the open day and
when Mr Mills put out some of his war
On Saturday the 19th July we had a lot of
gaming figures, they were all gone after
visitors come and look around school. One
about five minutes. The BB gun shooting
particular visitor whose name was David
stall was very popular with the older chil-
Moore was actually an old pupil of the
dren in the school and the golf chipping
school. There were three presentations from
stall was so nail biting that it actually went
the historical society and they went espe-
down to a draw between Mr Saunders and
cially well. The reason for the open day was
Jonty Megginson. In the end they called it
for new people to have a look around but
quits and both took a prize home. Another
also for their parents to see the school and
extremely exciting but hilarious stall was
what it has to offer. It was a great hit and
the ball throwing stall, which Antonia
because of the advertising poster on the
Selvey and her friend Luke set up. Overall
crossroads, lots of people turned up. The
the whole day was packed with opportu-
year seven’s café was an excellent set up
nity and excitement and was a brilliant way
and the guests at the open day all sat down
to have fun.
and had a coffee or a croissant. All of the
parents enjoyed their visit and the whole
morning was very good. Mr Tolkien's ex-
cellent Prospectus was very popular and
gave out lots of interesting information.
Following on from the open day was the
summer fete, with stalls all over the back
lawn and the rose garden. The summer fete

Nursery and Reception article

BY IDA HUDSON, RECEPTION
playing decking.
Outside the nurs- They have been dig-
ery and reception ging the soil to make it
classroom some men flat. We will be able to
are building a new ride our bikes and
scooters on it
 Sports Day
BY BILLY GARRITTY, YEAR 6
Friday 18th June
BY ZAC WOOLLEY & CAMERON CAS- Billy Garritty’s top ten horses to follow this
TLETON, YEAR 6 & 8 year:

Last Friday Woodleigh had sports day Medici time

which is an annual event . Lots of parents
turned up and, as it is every year the tug of
Bollin dolly
war was very popular and funny. Even
more hilarious was when the parents
started doing tug of war, with people flying Bollin Judith
around left right and backwards. Mikey,
year 8, says:”It was a very enjoyable event
and I will be sad to leave it.” The events Johnny Lester hair
were very fair this year, with everyone be-
ing allowed to do an event they want to do,
Cocktail Charlie
rather than what their house captains tell-
ing them to. There were people who just
wanted a quick sprint of 80m to elites doing Mapin time
events like 1500m.Cameron Castleton,
1500m runner says, “the 1500 metres wasn't
very successful since only three of us did it, Golden groom
and there should have been more of us.”
The three that did it were: Beau Wyatt,
Hamish Mgonigol
Cameron Castleton and Frankie Cheung.
North won the event overall but everyone
performed very well from all the houses. Jackday

Antoniola

By Patrick Litten, Cameron Castleton, Zac

Woolley and Rory Selvey with the help of
Stephen Lee
Photos by Mr. Tolkien.
Special thanks to everybody else who was
involved.