Autumn term 2012

A COOL COUNCIL
BY THOMAS BEASLEY-EADES

PERFECT PLAYGROUND MARKINGS

BY SOPHIE FURNIVAL We have had some nice surprises on our infant and junior playgrounds with some brand new playground markings! Everybody has had lots of fun because they can make up new games. Theres numbers, letters, roads, lines, hopscotch, tracks and more! games. We are very grateful to the PTA who raised a lot of money to pay for this and we are all very glad we have them. THANK YOU to the PTA!

School council is a council for kids and we have a new one every year at Bickerton. This year, there are nine special kids who play a part in the council. They have a talk with Mrs B about how to improve school or what is good about school. Sometimes they organise fun events, like last years Cookie Day and Wacky Hair Day. To be voted on the council, you have to say a speech in front of your class in September and hope you get voted on! This year, the school council members are Class 2: Casper Armstrong and Molly Fowles Class 3: Molly Tudor and Jakob Diamond Class 4: Thomas Beasley-Eades and Lily Gorman Class 5: Anna Davies, Ewan Weetch and William LithgowSmith So remember to go and tell them all your ideas about our school!

We asked some people for their opinions about the new markings. Sasha told us When we are not on the field, it can sometimes get a bit boring on the playground, so we are very glad now we have our markings. Its made it a lot more fun and we can make up our own

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A NEW FACE IN CLASS 4

BY ZOE VAUGHAN & JESS FIELD There has been a new supply teacher in Class 4. He is called Mr Richardson and he is really fun. His favourite football team is Man United. We asked him a few questions:

WONDERFUL MALPAS YOUTH CHOIR

BY SOPHIE FURNIVAL & SASHA PRICE At Malpas Church every Thursday, we have a choir held by Mr and Mrs Smith. We have lots of fun and sing loads of music. You might have heard the songs or the songs could be new to you. Bickerton pupils Sasha, Sophie and Oliver all go there and we all agree its the best place to be on a Thursday night! We also have really fun services in front of a massive audience and after services and some practices, we have lovely drinks and biscuits and chocolate! We also have an amazing youth choir T -shirt!

How are you settling in?

Im loving it.

What do you think about the school?

It is really good.

things like room 13, the Christmas Carol and Tumbleweed.

Do you like your class?

They are a lovely bunch!

Literacy Thank you Mr Richardson for beWhat are you enjoying the most? ing a great supply teacher and Doing the Christmas play and filling in while Mrs Vaughan is ill.

What is your favourite subject?

BRILLIANT BOOK FAIR

BY ISSIE HARMAN
Bickerton had a visit from the book fair and it was on for 5 days! How amazing! At the end of each day, children came along to buy some interesting books. Along with the books, there was some stationery things aswell. The school earned some free books from the book fair, so thanks to all the people who took part in buying all the books.

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CRACKING CHRISTINGLES

BY ZOE VAUGHAN & SASHA PRICE

BICKERTON GOES BANANAS!

BY YASMIN PALMER

This year, we had our Christingle service once again at Bickerton Church. Class 5 made all the Christingles. These are some of the songs we sung: Silent Night, Candle in the Window, Walk in the Light and Hope of Heaven. We took a risk giving the candles to the little ones but the church is fortunately still standing! It was a fun and exciting night! It was the best!!

Bickerton went bananas for a day when every class got a box of bananas from Cholmondeley! We got the bananas from Tough Mudders, an event at Cholmondeley Castle. They had left-overs so they gave them to us! Everyone took 1 or 2 bunches, but Lauren Turnbull ended up with about 5 bunches. Her mum told her to get more! Ha Ha Ha! Issie said I thought it was very funny having so many bananas in school. Well there we go, well all remember the day Bickerton went bananas!

OLIVERS SECRET TALENT

BY SOPHIE FURNIVAL One of our pupils at Bickerton has succeeded in his auditions and has got his role for a play called The Widowing of Mrs Holroyd. When he was doing the play, Oliver had to leave school at 2.50pm because the rehearsals were at Newcastle-under-Lyme. He played a role as Jack and has a sister Minnie. I asked Oliver some questions and here they are. How do you feel? Amazed because I got through the auditions! Which is your favourite part of the play? When Clara and Laura got attacked by a rat! How long have you been rehearsing? A couple of weeks. Were so proud that we took the South African teachers to go and see it and some of the teachers too. Well done Oliver, what a star!!!

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A MUSIC MASTERPIECE!
BY ROSS THOMASSON This term, children in Year 4, 5 and 6 have had a great musical opportunity.

BRICKY BEESTON!
BY TOM BEASLEY-EADES

On Wednesday 12 September, Class 4 went on an amazing trip to Beeston castle for their topic, Local Lives. We are learning about castles and churches. We sketched part of the castle and then we met our guide, Sabine. She met us at the ticket office and we learnt all about the history of Beeston Castle We asked Mrs Chesworth and Mrs Eccles for their thoughts

about Beeston. It was great fun to take Class 4 on such an exciting trip! they said. The view was amazing and we could see eight different counties from the top! We learnt lots about Beeston. Mrs Chesworth added I found about that the medieval toilet was called a garderobe! Thanks Mrs C and Mrs E for taking us!

Miss Clay has been teaching us to play the recorder and other instruments like the saxophone and the clarinet and after all their hard work, the children put on a wonderful concert when they all played their own instruments. The audience loved the concert and everyone played really well! And they cant wait to do another one! Thank you Miss Clay! (I was very impressed and cant believe how much the children have learnt in a short time! Its not easy to learn an instrument and perform with it. WELL DONE ALL! Editor)

A FROSTY, FROSTY DAY!

BY THOMAS BEASLEY-EADES
It was a beautiful day and the trees all around were coved in frost, so we took these lovely photos from our field. We all agree that we are very lucky to be in such a stunning place in the countryside!

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AMAZING ALAN
BY ISSIE HARMAN Bickerton has had a very special visit from our School Laureate, successful childrens author Alan Durant. On Alans visit to Bickerton School in November, the theme was the London 2012 Olympics! All classes got a good chance to work with Alan. He spent two days in school and visited each classroom with a different surprise! He was very kind and we all welcomed him into the school. He had travelled from Brighton, so we were very happy to have him at Bickerton. At Friday sharing assembly, some classes shared their Olympic writing. Some people did poems and some did stories. Everyone was very excited with him coming to the school because he is very special to us. Everyone said a lovely goodbye and a thank you for coming! (A special thank you to Mr and Mrs Machlachlan (Thomas in Class 1s mum and dad) who lent us Olympic flags, mascots, photos and video clips to help inspire us. Also thanks to the PTA for funding this project! Watch out for the upcoming book containing all the finished Olympics writing from across the school! - Editor)

LETS PARTY!
BY YASMIN PALMER

On 14th December, we had Christmas parties in the afternoon. It was great fun and everyone was happy. There was a disco and everyone danced. We played musical statues and only a few people went out! And that wasnt all that happened Santa came in!! So we all sat down to get our special presents from him. Everyone got a present but didnt open them straight away. Then we all shouted 3 2 1 and opened them! We all got a book each. Lucy said It was great fun! and Jess said It was cool and I liked the disco! Lauren said It was really

fun and I liked how we got to request our own songs! We all had a great time at the Christmas party!

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A FABULOUS FAIR
BY SASHA PRICE & JESS FIELD
Every year, we have a Christmas Fair which is lots of fun and this year was no different! In Class 1, we had a special visitor: FATHER CHRISTMAS! Mrs. Tudor and Mrs. Latham were elves for our amazing visitor. Class 5 got to run their own stalls, such as games, hairspray, tattoos, facepaint nail varnish and crafts. The hall had stalls with food and drink and they also had a raffle. Some people won twice, lucky them! Class 2 had loads of other stalls including toys, jewellery and the very popular jam jar tombola. We interviewed Mrs Tudor and she said It was a fantastic fair, everyone had fun and the presents from Santa were excellent! Mr Richardson added I absolutely loved it! and Mrs Chesworth told us It was a great atmosphere around the school! Thanks to the PTA for organising it all and HAPPY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!

SHEEP VISITS BICKERTON

BY YASMIN PALMER & JESS FIELD
On Monday 12th November, we had an unusual visitor at Bickertona sheep! The infants spotted it first at afternoon play. It was just loose on the road! Then Class 5 came back from swimming and saw it too. Everyone thought it was from Lucys farm and so did Lucy, but it wasnt! She told us I thought it could be Barbara , because she is black and chubby with two lines on her neck. Mrs B and Mrs Latham had to chase it on to our field so that it didnt get hit by a car! It ended up staying there for a while because no-one knew who it belonged to! In the end, Christys mum said she would look after it so Bob and Zoes dad came and took it there in his trailer. What an adventure! We think the sheep liked her time on our field as she didnt seem too keen to leave and kept running in the nature area!

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BRILLIANT BOXES
BY SASHA PRICE & SOPHIE FURNIVAL
Once again we have been doing the Operation Christmas Child shoebox appeal for the poorest of children in the world. Its a lovely thing to do, you get a shoebox and fill it with small gifts for a child. We have successfully managed a massive amount and the grand total of shoe boxes is .. 85 !!! Mr Sweetnam has been swamped with shoe-boxes all in front of his office window! I bet he is glad to

be free of all those shoeboxes! All of Class 5 helped gather the shoeboxes for the man to take away. Some people couldnt even reach to get the top shoeboxes as the pile was so high!! We hope all the children will have their wonderful gifts at Christmas and they will know we were thinking of them. Thank you to everyone who helped!

WE WANT TO RIDE OUR BICYCLES!

BY DANIEL JONES
In October a man and woman visited our school from the National Cycle Museum in Wales. Class after class, they showed us the bikes they brought in such as the bone shaker, the penny farthing, the safety cycle and the tandem trike. We also saw the carbon fibre racing bike that Olympic Champion Chris Boardman won an Olympic gold medal on. (It was very valuable, so we had to be careful with this one!) Some of us got to sit on the bikes or even ride them. It was very interesting to see how bikes have changed over years and how much more dangerous they were in the past!

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YUMMY YUMMY INDIAN!

BY JESS FIELD
Class 5 went to visit the restaurant Forts of India as part of their Come Dine With Us project in the Local Lives topic. We went into the big kitchen and we got

FANTASTIC FARMS
BY ANNA DAVIES
Class 5 havent smelt the nicest lately but we all know whyits because of their FANTASTIC FARM VISITS! Class 5 have been using the Cholmondeley minibus a lot this term because they had been invited to go and look round some local farms, like Bournes of Bickerton, Egerton farm and Duckington Grange. They didnt just go for a look at some cows and potatoes, they went because their topic is Local Lives and they were preparing for a night of festive fun called Come dine with us The farms we were going to were donating potatoes (Duckington Grange) and beef (Bournes of Bickerton) so they wanted to know where our local food comes from. At Bournes of Bickerton, they went round and looked at lots of cow and ate cow food and milk powder! They even got Mrs. Tedham in a cattle crush! At Egerton farm, they learnt how milk got from the cow to the bottle. At Duckington, they saw how the potatoes got sorted and even got to stand next to a combine harvester! We caught up with Becky, one of the pupils that went. It was outstanding and I really enjoyed it! They all enjoyed it and hopefully the smell will wear off!

shown how to make naan bread. We even got to eat it! We went there for some guidance on waiting on some adults. It was a great experience!

TABLE AT EATONS
BY LUCY BOURNE & ISSIE HARMAN Class 5 were very lucky as they made a visit to A Table at Eatons restaurant, which is owned and run by Sophies mum and dad. On the spectacular trip, they learned how to lay a table, how to run a restau- rant, how to fold napkins and also how to serve the guests ready for Come Dine With Us! They even tried some fab chips! Thanks to Mr and Mrs Furnival for having us and for all your help with our project!

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CLASS 5 GO TO CARDEN!
BY GOLDIE MORGAN, ISSIE HARMAN & LUCY BOURNE On the 29th October, Class 5 went on a trip to Carden Park hotel to learn some things to do with our project, Come dine with us! They saw the kitchen, which was very big! Then, they went into a room called a cold room where they made the delightful puddings. They made some brownies earlier and topped with another coating of dark chocolate, then scraped it back and forwards with a special knife.

It was lots of fun and very yummy too! Thanks to Carden Park for having us! And thanks for the amazing cakes they sent us at school! (Now thats what I call inspiration! Just one question: wheres mine????? - Editor!)

INTERESTING ICE CREAM FARM

BY ROSS THOMASSON
This year, Class 5 visited the ice cream farm in Tattenhall to learn about how ice cream is made and to look for ideas for their project Come dine with us. First, they watched a video about a talking cow who explained how the ice cream is made. Then, they looked at the amazing descriptive words that they use to describe their ice creams. Next, they actually got to have an ice cream and everyone explained how great they were and how much they enjoyed them. After that, they had some time left so they decided to go on the climbing frame and everyone loved it!

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FESTIVE FEAST
BY ROSS THOMASSON, DANIEL JONES & ISAAC DAKIN On Tuesday 4th December, Class 5 pupils from Bickerton Primary School made a fantastic feast in the school hall for all of their parents and teachers. After looking at local farms and businesses they created a menu to show off the amazing produce on their doorstep. Cracking Class 5 had thought of everything, transforming their boring school hall into a wonderful winter wonderland, with fun napkins and origami boxes with a hidden treat inside. They even made their own classic Christmas candles with the very talented Mrs Blake, creating a festive glow. The super students served up some winter warming mulled wine, packing the classroom full of fun and laughter from their delighted parents. Earlier today we spoke to Mr. Sweetnam and he said The evening was fantastic and the setting was great. The children created a fun and festive atmosphere The talent of these superb students doesnt stop there, calculating ratios and costings, in addition to creating professional luxurious sounding menus. The service was great. You would have thought they were professionals (having been trained by local restaurant A Table at Eatons). To gain inspiration for their menus, the children visited a number of local farms and businesses Their festive menu consisted of a mouth watering three course extravaganza. To start the parents were treated to the creamiest butternut squash soup Then the children presented a succulent steak and ale pie with crispy wedges. To top this delicious dinner the pupils finished with a deluxe chocolate brownie with a drizzle of chocolate sauce. Class 5 really did get 10/10 and everyone was so impressed. Mrs Chapman said I am so proud of Class 5. They worked so hard to create a magical evening. They are superstars!!!

FOR FIFTY-FIVE!

Come Dine With Us was an amazing success, so Class 5 would like to thank all of the local businesses that very kindly helped us out or donated things. Not only was Come Dine With Us very fun, it also showed all the parents and teachers what we have been learning about in Class 5. Many thanks to all those who helped for their tips and inspiration! We couldnt have done it without you! And a special thanks to Mrs Chapman who arranged the whole thing. By Issie and Lucy

DELIGHTFUL DAYS AT DELAMERE!

BY GOLDIE MORGAN Class 3 went on an exciting adventure to Delamere forest. They got to Foxhowl and spent 3 days and 2 nights there doing fun activities.They went pond dipping and found lots of exiting things but Danny fell in the pond three times! They also went streamdipping and built a dam. Molly was the first person to fall in. Callum got so wet that when they got back to Foxhowl and took his boots off, it was like a waterfall! Some of the other activities included orienteering, den building, going to Black Lake and putting up hammocks! Molly shared a hammock with Jakob. They had yummy food like fish, chips and peas and one night, they even toasted marshmallows on the campfire. The days ended with hot chocolate and a story. Everyone had a wonderful time at Delamere and went home very tired and happy!! Thanks to Mr Sweetnam, Miss Gittins and Mrs Parsons for taking them.

CLASS 1 AND 2 GO FOR A FLIGHT!

BY BECKY EDWARDS & LAUREN TURNBULL
On the 3rd December, Class 1 and 2 went on a fun trip to the Manchester Airport Runway Visitor Park. They saw Concorde and went under the wheels. How cool is that! Also they went on a real plane and pretended to be all different things like the pilot, passengers, baggage handlers and cabin crew. They even got to sit in the pilots seat in the cockpit. For a special treat they also saw the aeroplanes landing and taking off. Cerys told us her favourite bit was when she looked at Concorde and she said the whole trip

dren said it was sooooooooooo fun and they want to do it again!

(And the teachers too!!! - Editor)

was amazing. Lulus favourite part was when they went on the aeroplane and dressed up. Ruby and Annabel told us It was extremely fun when the man showed us all the aeroplanes landing. Class 2 have been investigating flying as part of their topic and have even made an airport role play in their class! All the chil-

HOORAY FOR THE LITLE RED HEN!

BY ISSIE HARMAN & LUCY BOURNE
This year, the infants did the harvest play and they did it brilliantly! They acted out The Little Red Hen and that was Ruby Cotgreave who did a great job! The narrators were Beatrice, Freya, Niamh and Molly. There was a very catchy song that went Not I said the cat, Not I said the rat, Not I said the pig.we couldnt stop singing it! The message of the story was that its always better to share and work together. The infants dressed up as cats, rats and pigs and all their mums and dads came to watch. It was really good and we all enjoyed it!

BICKERTON GETS PROFESSIONAL ACTORS!

BY FRANCESCA DUNNE
Class 3 and 4 have been working very hard for their Christmas play The Magical Christmas puzzle and we all had a treat when we got to watch it. They practised for a long time and had great costumes to wear so they looked great. The play was the nativity story but with a twist. A scary market owner sold four children an old jigsaw that she found. Each piece had its own story and it gradually told the story of the nativity. Everyone sang and danced their hearts out. All the children that did the play said We had great fun and want to do it again! They all did very well and cannot what till their next play. Well done!

(A truly fantastic production! Congratulations to you all! - Editor)

TIGER KLOOF
BY SASHA PRICE & ZOE VAUGHAN
Two South African teachers came to Bickerton to visit us and tell us all about their school called Tiger Kloof. Their names were Louri and Anthea and we asked them a few questions. Where do you live? Vryburg, North West province of South Africa What sorts of food do you eat? We eat meat, rice, veg, pasta, biltong (that is dry sausage) Do you have any animals? Louri has 4 dogs and 2 birds. Anthea has 3 dogs and lots of chickens. She has a lot more animals on her farm too! What are the most popular wild animals in South Africa? The lion, rhino, buffalo, elephant and leopard. They are called The Big Five What age children do you have at Tiger Kloof? In the pre-primary, 50-60 children and in the primary 150 children. Louri teaches 1st grade (age 78) and Anthea teaches 2nd grade (age 8-9) What do children at Tiger Kloof wear? The school uniform is blue dresses, shorts and blue polo shirts. (A bit like ours! - Editor) What time do the children come to school? School starts at 7.30am and lasts until 2pm Whats the weather like in South Africa? In the summer, its very hot and dry and in the winter, its very cold! We had a great week with Louri and Anthea. They were very kind and spent time with each class helping us to learn about South Africa. We have made new friends!

MEETS BICKERTON
AN OUTSTANDING SOUTH AFRICAN DAY
BY GOLDIE MORGAN
To celebrate and welcome our South African visitors, we had a special South African Day. We all dressed up in the colours of the South Africa flag and Class 5 did some South African cooking with Anthea and Louri. They made roti, milk tart, and vetkoek. Class 2 also made South African corn bread. Then they brought in the delicious, scrumptious food into the hall for everyone to taste. It was a great success! After all the classes came in, it was time for all the parents to come in so they could see some of the things their children had been doing the last couple of days with the South African teachers. Some children did traditional dancing and songs and others did a poem or shared their art. The day ended with a traditional British Cream Tea with scones, cream and jam. It was a special way to end a special week with our visitors from South Africa. Thanks to everyone who supported it!

JOURNEY TO SOUTH AFRICA

BY YASMIN PALMER & SOPHIE FURNIVAL
As part of our link with Tiger Kloof School, Mrs Weaver and Mrs Tedham went on a special working visit to South Africa. While they were there, they sent us e -mails and photos and when they came back, we really enjoyed hearing about their visit. They did an assembly and showed us videos and photos. It was interesting to see what was the same and what was different. We have been asking a few questions to Mrs Weaver and Mrs Tedham: What were the children like? They were so friendly & fabulous to work with. How was the school different? The school had two storeys, no grass and the church & high school were on the same ground. Did you enjoy it? Yes we enjoyed a lot! So now youve heard all about the trip from Mrs Weaver but here are some of Mrs Tedhams thoughts. What was the best thing about the visit? It was wonderful to build a strong link with a school in another country. The children at Tiger Kloof were so interested to learn about children at Bickerton! They loved it that both schools have pale blue polo shirts and that everyone learns to read with Biff, Chip and Kipper! Mrs Weaver and I were given such a huge welcome by the teachers and the smiling children. It was a great experience. Did you see any snakes or spiders? There were great big spiders in our bedroom which we couldn't catch because they moved so fast! I don't think they ran over us at night but you never know! There were some very poisonous snakes but we didn't see them! Perhaps we just weren't looking in the right place!

What was your favourite part? On our last day, we walked with elephants and went to a monHow long was your flight? It was 12 hours! We had to fly to Germany then to Johannesburg key sanctuary, then straight to the airport to get our plane! It was but got delayed in Germany because of snow. all a very exciting time!

NEWS FROM HOPE SCHOOL, ODESSA!

Thanks for maintaining links between our schools and for giving us a chance to update you on some of the current events in the life of school Hope. The calendar year is coming to an end and we are all looking forward to bright Christmas holidays. Its also a good chance to look back and reflect on whats happened this year...
One of the special days in our school is Teachers Day. October 5th is when we celebrated it in a unique way. On this day students of the 9-11th grades became teachers and they gave lessons to younger students instead of their regular teachers. Students who were teaching that day had worked very hard to prepare for their lessons and make them interesting. They were both excited and nervous as they also had to keep discipline and give marks to pupils in their classes. Everyone did well and the day ended with an amazing concert prepared by the students for their teachers. All the teachers were happy to see how talented the students were not only in studying but in singing, playing instruments, dancing and drama! October 28th was the day of our annual trade fair. It was really a lot of fun! Every class made delicious desserts with their parents help and different hand-made things. After classes in the school yard every class had a special counter where they could sell their products. All classes competed to make as much money as possible. Pupils of class 5B won! Well done, everyone! All the money raised at the fair went to school budget and new computer system units were bought for our computer lab. During the autumn break pupils of the school travelled to different places. Class 7A visited an ancient town of Olbia not far from Odessa where they saw archeological excavations and learned about the culture of Greek settlements on the territory of Southern Ukraine in the 6th century. Class 7A travelled to Lviv and celebrated Halloween there. You can imagine how scared other guests of the hotel were when they saw vampires, witches and ghosts marching in the hotel hall ways. Senior students travelled abroad to Spain by bus and saw other western countries. School holidays were very eventful! In November a month of road safety was held for students of the school. Pupils of Class 6B sang, told younger students about traffic rules and called upon all the children to be attentive on roads. Students of 8th grades took an active part in organizing days of Ukrainian culture in the school. They sang Ukrainian folk songs, danced traditional Ukrainian dances and recited poems. In December we plan a lot of activities dedicated to St Nicolas Day and Christmas. All the children are looking forward to the holidays and miracles that are going to happen at this magic time! We wish all our dear friends in England joy, hope, happiness and all the best at Christmas and all through the year! With lots of hopes to our lasting friendship! Irina Nikolayenko, English teacher

FUN WITH PUDSEY!

BY SOPHIE FURNIVAL We all had fun one Thursday in October when Pudsey bear turned up in school and helped us to do a sponsored run! It was organised by Bishop Heber and it was to raise money for Children in Need and their new astro-turf pitch. Some of the sixth-formers came along with Mrs Haggis and Pudsey of course! We had to run 4 laps, but some classes ran more. We hope we raised some money for this good cause and we certainly had lots of fun doing it!

A NEW FRIEND FROM THE CHURCH

BY SOPHIE FURNIVAL Earlier in the year, we have had a new vicar joining Canon Davenport and he is called Reverend Anthony. He does fun assemblies and it was even more fun when he brought in one huge teddy (it was enormous Editor!) and one tiny teddy. He was trying to explain to us that it doesnt matter how big or small you are because we are all just as important to God. Bigger isnt always better! We have really enjoyed getting to know Reverend Anthony and we all hope he feels welcome at our school.

OUR CLASS
In Class 1, we have had a great time this term and the new reception children have settled in really well! Harry said I loved Kippers party! (lots of people agreed with him there!) and Jack said I liked learning to write in the writing area. Oliver said he loved playing on the new playground and Aaron added I have enjoyed doing phonics!. Ben told us I liked going on school trips! The Year 1 children joined Class 2 for a trip to the transport museum in St Helens, which was good fun!
In Class 2, we have been learning about Things that move which led on to another mini-topic on Flying and Floating. The topic has been great fun and we have really enjoyed doing lots of practical work and investigating. Freya said I really loved doing the rocket balloons because it was lots of fun and they went fast! Angus added I loved making and trying out paper aeroplanes because it was really fun flying them to see which wings were best. Jess said I liked experimenting with the car ramp because I like trying things out. Some of our other highlights include our trip to the transport museum, the trip to Manchester Airport and our visit from Daisy and Jacks mums friend Di, who flies different aircraft and trains pilots. Oh and our new construction kit, Kapla!! WE LOVE IT! (Thank you Mr S!) We all agree we have learnt lots this term!

HIGHLIGHTS
Class 3 have also been busy this term! They all had a fantastic time at Delamere. Freya said I loved it when I caught a fish in stream-dippin! and Heidi said she liked the orienteering in the woods. Molly enjoyed doing the dam-building, especially when she fell over and got soaked and Reds favourite part was beating Rowan the dog!!! They have also been on a trip to Chester where Seb told us he loved marching around town dressed as a Roman soldier! When they went to the Bangor-on-Dee racecourse, Dotty enjoyed watching the races and Lucy liked wearing the jockey silks! Some other Class 3 highlights were doing the Christmas play, designing and laying out their own topic books, learning about fractions and winning the hockey. India added I love our new maths and literacy areas! Phew, what a packed term! Thank you Class 3!
Class 4 also shared their highlights with us. They have enjoyed learning about knights, castles and churches and loved their trip to Beeston Castle with Mrs Eccles. They have enjoyed their literacy topics with Mr Richardson including Tumbleweed, Room 13 and A Christmas Carol. Rachel even made her own Tumbleweed cake at home and brought it into school! Recently, Class 4 have been making Christmas Carol books. The pop-ups and artwork have been cool. said Joe. Lots of people said how much they liked doing the Christmas play! It was immense and everyone loved their parts! said Emily. Thomas added I really like the code breakers, they kept me interested in Letters and Sounds. Harry has enjoyed maths activities, especially the dividing bit with Mrs Tedham. Everyone has enjoyed sport with Mrs Parsons including netball, basketball, benchball and the hockey and tag rugby tournaments. Lily liked the PTA sponsored walk at Manor House Stables. It was a sunny day and everyone brought their dogs too! All of Class 4 agreed that Mr Rich being their teacher has also been a highlight!

Class 5 have had a jam-packed term! Here are some of their highlights: Learning to play instruments with Miss Clay Working with Anthea and Louri, our visiting teachers from South Africa Running our own stalls at the Christmas fair Competing in the basketball tournament (It was competitive and exciting! said Ewan. We had a fab team and a terrific coach, Mrs Parsons! added Anna) Our Come Dine With Us project and all the trips we went on for it (My boot got stuck in the mud at Lucys farm! said Yasmin) Writing long stories (Sebastian said I liked doing the story over more than one session and adding lots of detail to make it unique! THANK YOU CLASS 5!

FUN PAGE

JOKE PAGE
CONTRIBUTED BY YASMIN PALMER, BEA RAE & ANNA DAVIES
Knock Knock! Tina

Whos there? Tina who?

Mother: Son:

Time to get up!

I dont want to.

Mother:
Son:

You have to go to school.

I cant go. All the teachers hate me. And all the kids despise me

Tina sardines

Why did the lobster blush?

Because the sea weed

Mother:
Son:

Well, you still have to go!

Why?

Mother:

Youre the headteacher!

What did Captain Pugwash get on his birthday?

A little older!

Why did the jelly bean go to school?

Because he wanted to be a Smartie!

Why did the scientist put a knocker on his door?

Because he wanted a No-bell prize!

(That was one of mine!!!! - Editor)

Ask me if I am an orange.

Are you am orange? Teacher: Harry, you mustnt fight. You should NO!!!!! learn to give and take. (That was mine too!! Ha ha!! - Ed)
Harry: I did Sir, he took my Mars bar, he gave me a black eye!

A NOTE FROM THE EDITOR

Another term closes, another Bickerton Bulletin is here! This magazine is a lovely celebration of our achievements as a school community and I always feel immensely proud of it and all those people who have produced it. Well done to all my reporters who have worked very hard and given up lots of their own time to finish off articles this last week! THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH! Also, thanks to those people who couldnt come to Magazine Club this term, but still lent a hand at lunchtimes, etc to help us hit our deadline! You know who you are! Finally, to all our readers, we want you all to enjoy every bit of the Bickerton Bulletin and to show it to all your friends and family. Its a great way to remember all the fun we have shared this term and to feel thoroughly PROUD of our school. HAPPY READING AND A HAPPY CHRISTMAS TOO! Mrs B xxxx

Bickerton Bulletin reporters From left to right: Back row: Sophie Furnival, Sasha Price, Jess Field, Issie Harman, Goldie Morgan Front row: Thomas Beasley-Eades, Yasmin Palmer, Lucy Bourne, Zoe Vaughan

CRICKET SUCCESS
BY GOLDIE MORGAN & LUCY BOURNE Class 5 pupil Issie Harman likes nothing more than to play cricket in her spare time and she is doing really well! She had a brilliant summer season of playing for Northop U9s and being the only girl in the team! Issie then got offered for a place in the North East Wales Under 11 Girls Cricket Development Squad. Being involved in the summer of 2013 girls cricket was amazing for Issie because it includes specialist training and district matches against other girl cricket team. Issies awesome Northop coach also wanted her to play in the North East Wales boys squad as well as playing in the girls squad, but unfortunately, this was not possibly as they do not have mixed squads past the under 9s. Issies cricket ambition is to play for a girls team for Wales! Issie told us I love cricket because I grew up with all my family playing so I wanted to play too! Well done Issie, we are proud of you!

YEAR 2 ARE MULTI-SKILLED!

BEST BIKERS!
BY ZOE VAUGHAN & SASHA PRICE
Year 5 and 6 did a great cycling activity which lasted two days. Three instructors came in and worked with us and we had to do different activities on our bikes to keep safe on the road. They also taught us how to cross roads, turn safely and get off a bike as well as hand and body signals. All of us managed to get Level 2 which meant we got a badge and certificate. We all had a great time! Sophie told us I really enjoyed it and learnt a lot on the road, especially which roads are dangerous around us. Yasmin said It was really fun! I liked doing the Oops, I forgot my sandwiches turn!. Issie added Bikeability was a great experience to prepare us for cycling on the roads. The instructors were very kind and let everyone take part in everything. All the Year 5 and 6 children want to say THANK YOU for this experience.

Well done to the Year 2 children who participated in the Multi-skills tournament at Bishop Heber. Mrs Parsons said I was very proud of them and they enjoyed doing all the different events.

WHEN MATTHEW MET JADE!

BY THOMAS BEASLEY-EADES Class 4 pupil Matthew Cutts and his brother Janes go to Taekwondo and they recently got to meet an Olympic champion, Flints best Jade Jones! Wow! Jade won a gold medal in London 2012 and Matthew got to get some advice from her. I asked him some questions. Did you learn anything from Jade? I learnt some new kicks and punches. Did you see her medal? Yes, I saw her gold medal! Did she give you any tips? Yes to do everything faster! Did you witness one of her skills? Yes, a fast kick Did you enjoy meeting Jade? Yes! She was really nice but I wouldnt like to get in her way!

ROSETTES ALL ROUND!

Class 2 pupils Beau Bebb, Amelia Jones and Freya Diamond have been sharing their riding achievements with their classmates! Freya won her trophy for being National Equitation Champion 2012! Wow, very impressive! Keep up the good work girls!

TREMENDOUS TREAT FROM GYMNASTS

BY GOLDIE MORGAN & YASMIN PALMER

HOORAY FOR HOCKEY!

BY LUCY BOURNE & ISSIE HARMAN Some Year 3 and 4 children went to Deeside to play hockey for Bickerton School and guess what? They came first! Woop! Woop! (Sorry, we got so happy that we had to celebrate!)

One spectacular Friday, Mr Sweetnams Year 1 and 2 gymnastics club did an amazing performance in sharing assembly for their parents to watch. To start it off, Holly went first and she did an amazing performance and blew the parents away. Then Ruby went and made some of her own moves. Then, the other followed and everything went perfectly. The parents couldnt believe their eyes. Everyone had a fantastic time and we thank you Mr. Sweetnam for putting in time to teach the little gymnastics stars!

ing about it non-stop and when Alan Durant came in, They all came back with Freya Chetwynd-Ogden glittery, sparkling medals wrote an outstanding poem around their proud necks. all about hockey (because They also won a trophy, the theme was the Olymalthough Mrs Parsons says pics) They have hockey on that she is going to keep it the brain now! for the Year 5 and 6 next Well done Year 3 and 4, year! They have been talk- we are so proud of you!