Totternhoe Times

The reporting team 2019-2020

Billy
My name is Billy and I am in air house. I have been chosen to be a reporter for the Totternhoe Times. I am nine years old. In my spare time, I enjoy writing short stories and hope that this will be good preparation for writing in the Totternhoe Times.

Georgie
My name is Georgie and I am one of the Totternhoe Times reporters. I was born in September and I am 9 years old. I am in Year 4 in Sycamore Class and my teacher is called Mrs V for short. She is a very funny teacher. I have two pet dogs called Roxy and Pickle. My favourite animals are dogs and elephants. Also my favourite colour is galaxy and finally my favourite subject is Geography.

KS2 Bletchley Park Visit
By Liam, Georgie & Millie
On Monday 10th February, Key Stage 2, went to Bletchley Park. Bletchley Park was around in WW2 and it was the base of the code breakers. it is very old, beautiful mansion where you can have cake, coffee and tea. In Bletchley Park there were some huts and in one of the huts there was Alan Turing's office and his mug was chained to a radiator. Alan Turing was a code breaker in World War 2. After that, we had lunch. To start the afternoon we did our guided tour and finally to end our trip, we did a workshop. In the workshop we did some decoding. That was my (Georgie's) favourite part of the whole trip, in fact, all of it was very fun! There was a machine called the bomb and that had helped the British Army break the German code. The enigma machine was used to write the German codes. At the end of the day, we waited for the coach and came back to school. It was a brilliant day out!
Clubs
By Millie
Are clubs healthy for us?
Most clubs are, such as: gymnastics, gardening, tennis, netball and glee. Some aren't, such as: library and maths.
Why do we have them at school?
Mainly so we don't always have to think about what to play. Also, in case you want to be more or less active.
Should we still do them?
I think we should because some of them make us more healthy and active.
Do we have to do them?
No, you don't have to but some people find them fun.
Harry says that he enjoys netball with Mr Hill. "I enjoy that we play games. I think Mr Hill is a very good coach."
Mason says that he loves library club. "I enjoy looking after the library. I rarely have to raise my voice."
Callie had this to say about Glee, "I enjoy being with my friends. My favourite person to dance with is Millie. I like that Miss Jesson shows us the dances."

Pudsey Comes to Town
By Billy
On Friday 15th November it was Children in Need. Children were allowed to wear something spotty with their school uniform, in return for a donation. Instead of 'Wake and Shake', we did a Pudsey and Joe Wicks workout through a live video link along with many other schools. We all had great fun as well as raising lots of money for a great course!

Youthful Young Leaders
By Billy
Year 4 have been taking part in 'Young Leaders'. People can join their clubs at lunchtimes where they do games. The Year 4s have different days to do their clubs. Young Leaders is a really good project because it teaches young people leadership skills.

Liam
Hi, my name is Liam and I am 9 years old. I enjoy football very, very much. One of my best friends is Harry. I have a hamster called Cookie. My favourite food is pizza, like many people. I have a sister called Maddie and she is 11 years old.

Millie
My name is Millie and I am one of your Totternhoe 2019-2020 reporters. I come from the South East of England but now I live near school. My favourite hobby is horse riding. My favourite animals are horses and dogs. My favourite colours are teal and violet. The house I am in is Earth.

MyBookBlog
By Liam
MyBookBlog is an app where you can get books and you can do lots of things like answer comprehension questions and collect fact cards. I like to answer questions about the book that I am reading. You can also do a vocabulary test, write a short summary and answer a voting question to do with the book.

CYE Trip
By Millie
When we were in the minibus it was rainy and it was SO noisy. The trip took ages to get there and when we did arrive, we had to run to the ship. I found out I was in a cabin with Georgie, Darcy and Scarlett. When we got there, our first activity was long boat sailing. I got very cold, very quickly. After that, we had free time. Then the bell rang for dinner. The dinner was delicious and then we had a delicious pudding. It was the best trip ever.
The activities we took part in included: an obstacle course, kayaking, swimming, long boat sailing and tunneling.
The instructors we remembered were called: Suzie, Rosie, Jake, Graham, Bacon, Rob, Paul and Matt.
Thank you: Mrs Mitchelmore, Mrs Colomb, Mrs Riach and Mrs Harrison.

The Best Trip Ever
By Georgie
This November, lots of other people and I went on a 4 day trip. We went to CYE (Christian Youth Enterprise). All of the people that went on the trip with each had a cabin. We shared the cabin with up to 4 people, I shared a cabin with Millie, Scarlett and Darcy.
There were 6 different activities that you might have done. Here are the 6 activities: longboat sailing, rafting, tunneling, assault course, kayaking and archery. They were all very fun. On most of the nights we would have a little activity to do. All of the night time activities were very fun too.

The reporting team 2018-2019

Charlotte
My name is Charlotte and I am a small, quiet girl. I am helpful and I am a school reporter for Totternhoe Times. I am kind and I am a vice captain. I like dolphins they are my favourite animal. I have silky, soft hair. I have brown eyes and I am not the only school reporter. Jessica, Harry, Oscar and Lilia are also reporters. We will be some good school reporters, hopefully. So far, I love my job. I can’t wait for our first trip, it will be such a good job. I am quite a good swimmer although I sometimes get scared when I can’t reach the bottom of the pool.

Lilia
Hi, my name is Lilia and I like horses, I go and check on my horse every day, well mostly every day. My horse's name is Matilda and she is so cute, I want to cuddle her all the time. I also like sparkles and glitter because they're so shiny and beautiful, you can also create patterns with them. There can never be too much sparkles or glitter. I think I have a kind, helpful and mostly caring sense of humour. I am nearly never nasty or horrible. I am also a good and special friend, I have got a special friend she`s called Grace she`s the best BFF. At my school, I love arts week because it`s fun and creative. At my school I am Water house captain which means I am the nominated captain for the house I’m in. My favourite animals are an arctic fox, a normal fox and horses.

World Book Day Interviews

This week in the build up to world book day, the children interviewed some of the teachers about their favourite books. This is what they had to say...

Mrs O’Neills Favourite Book
I interviewed Mrs O’Neill today and her favourite book was Harry potter and the half blood prince. She likes it because the children had become teenagers, it’s funny and they start to fall in love.
By Charlotte

Mrs Barfords Favourite Book
Today I interviewed Mrs Barford about her favourite book. She told me it is Harry potter books. She started reading them when she was younger and when they came out. She loves the characters and the magic. Her favourite character is Hermione the girl Wizard. We are really looking forward to world book day.
By Harry

Miss Hughes' Favourite Book
Today l interviewed Miss Hughes about her favourite book and why it`s her favourite book. She told me her favourite book is Charlie and the chocolate factory. She likes it because she also likes chocolate very much, especially Cadbury! Her favourite part is when Verucca falls down the rubbish shoot. She loves the end when Charlie gets given the factory because he deserves it.
By Lilia

Mrs Backhouses Favourite Book
Miss Backhouse likes tiger who came to tea when she was four she went to the library so her mum read to her the tiger who came to tea. It gives a happy feeling because her mum read it to her it was very popular book! It’s very exciting because when she was four she wanted a tiger to come to tea. There whole family like it to.
By Oscar

Online Safety Week

A couple of weeks ago we took part in online safety week. The whole school has lessons about how to keep safe online, what to do to protect yourself and what not to do. We learned about keeping our details safe such as our passwords, address, school, phone number, real name, age and much more. We were reminded that we should never share this information with anyone else because it would cause us harm. People may pretend to be us or try to trick us into believing they are someone they are not. They might find where we live or come to our school which could cause danger for ourselves and those around us.
You often see in the news when people pretend to be people they are not, it is believed online and then when they meet the lies come out. This just shows how dangerous it is to meet with people you have met online….so don’t do it! Finally as children remember you shouldn’t be using any devices unless you have an adults permission, that includes; phones, tablets, computers, laptops, Xbox/PlayStations.
Think….Stay Safe Online!
By Oscar and Harry

Terriffic Totternhoe by Harry and Oscar

On Thursday the 27th of September we went to Cedars to play a football tournament. Our reward was coming 4th place. Oscar and Harry both scored 1 goal. We won 1 match that was 2-0 and we lost 3 matches. In the 2-0 victory Oscar scored a penalty. Harry scored in an open goal. The referees didn’t tell us that one of their goals was a free-kick not a penalty, so we stood behind the ball so they won 3-0. It was a great day and we think we worked well as a team.

Harry
Hi I’m Harry and I am a school reporter. I am very helpful, I know lots of things. I think I’m going to be a great school reporter. I am also a great house captain for Fire. I love football and I am very funny. My best friend is Oscar. The other school reporters are Jessica, Oscar, Charlotte and Lilia. My favourite subject is maths and I like Elephants and Lions. I have a sister called Jessica who is in year 1.

Jessica
My name is Jessica I am always kind, well almost. As you can see I’m funny, I am also a Totternhoe Times reporter. I hope I will be a good one. I am also a house captain for Air. I am the youngest house captain out of Grace, Harry and Lilia. All of the school reporters hope that the first trip will be a good one because Mrs Harrison wouldn’t tell us where are going. The other Totternhoe Times’ reporters are Harry, Charlotte, Oscar and Lilia. My most favourite animal is a ….. Dolphin. I have ridden on one before when I went on holiday to Mexico.

Oscar
My name is Oscar and I like playing football. I am a school reporter, I write and I have a friend called Harry, he loves football as well. I have a brother called Fraser. Me and him love playing Lego Star Wars on the TV at home. Rudi and I play robbers and cops, I’m the cop and Rudi was the robber. My favourite subject is Maths. I like snakes and lions. the same as my brother. I am a great friend to others. My brother is in year 1.

Gymnastics Competition

On Tuesday the 5th February we went to the gymnastic competition at Harlequins where we had to perform a gymnastics routine. We had to do everything from a volt to going on the bars, moving across an air track in different ways, forward rolls and using a trampoline. Mrs Beary and Mrs Backhouse were kind and made sure we had a drink during the competition and cheered us on. We all really enjoyed it. After the competition we ate our snacks on the way back to school in the minibus. We had so much fun, one of the children said “My favourite was the bars”. We are hoping to take part in another competition very soon!
By Charlotte

On Tuesday the 5 th of February a few of the Year 1’s, 2’s, 3’s and 4’s travelled to the gymnastics competition where we had to perform gymnastics routines in front of a very kind Judge at Harlequins Gym. We had to go on a volt in front of everyone and also the bars, air track, trampolines and perform forward rolls. We all worked really hard to remember out routines and did our best. All of the activities were in different areas around the gym. My personal favorite was the bars because we got to do flips and hold in a pike and straddle shape. I am really looking forward to the next competition and hope I get the chance to take part again.
By Jessica

Joke of the Week

How do you know the Easter bunny has been?
Eggs marks the spot!

How do you know that carrots are good for your eyes?
Have you ever seen a rabbit wearing glasses?

The Fantastic Faith Tour by Charlotte and Lilia. Interviews by Jessica

On Wednesday 3rd October, Year 3 and 4 went to Bedford to visit a Gurdwara, a Church and a Mosque. When we got to the Mosque, we took off our shoes at the entrance and put them into boxes. A man led us into a room which had a blue carpet. The carpet was designed to look like lots and lots of prayer mats and they all faced East because that’s where Mecca is. We learnt about the different prayer positions, the call to prayer and lots of the rules they had to follow.
Next, we visited a Christian church, just down the road from the mosque. When we got inside a man introduced himself. We learnt about the baptismal font and what special rules Jesus taught. We searched around the church to find Christian objects and special things about the church. We found the cross and the crucifix. The stained glass windows showed lots of different saints and special people.
Finally, we visited the Gurdwara which was like a palace. We washed our hands and had our lunch, which had to be vegetarian food. We were told about the ten Gurus and why Sikhs were called Sikhs. This is because Guru means ‘teacher’ and Sikh means ‘learner’.
Lots of children thought it was ‘good fun’, ‘exciting’ and ‘very intriguing’. Everybody who we asked thought the Gurdwara was the best bit.

​The reporting team 2019-2020