Southall School Pupil’s Magazine
Issue 1 December 2016
S Christmas Crafts Find out about David Walliams
Christmas jokes
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What’s inside…. Christmas Jokes What pets do your teachers have?
Welcome to the first edition of your very own school magazine. I hope you enjoy exploring the pages and doing the activities. If you would like to be part of the next issue , pop along and chat to Mrs Norman. See you soon
Movie review Kung Fu Panda 3
I’m a celebrity! Find out about what David Walliams is really like and take a look at our top picks from his books Why is Santa so fat?
Weird Animal Facts Wombat poo??? Make a 3D snowman The science of snowflakes
YUM YUM! Tasty Christmas recipe
Southall’s very own postal service
Q. Where do snowmen go to dance? A. The snowball.
Q. What do you get if you cross Santa and a dog? A. Santa Paws!
Q. Which elf was the best singer? A. ELFis Presley.
Q. Who gives presents to baby sharks? A. Santa Jaws.
Q. What do you call a Christmas duck? A. A Christmas quacker! Q: What do snowmen eat for breakfast? A: Snowflakes.
Q: What do you call a snowman in the summer? A: A puddle!
If you have a joke that you want to share for the next issue write it down and give it to Mrs Norman.
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Po is having trouble enough taking over the martial arts school from retiring master Shifu. In this third film he has the usual run ins with old pals Tigress, Mantis, Viper, and Monkey. Then Li shows up to take him back to Secret Panda Village and the adventure begins. Po realises that he has a lot to learn if he's going to fulfil the next challenge from his beloved instructor . After reuniting with his long-lost father , Po must grow from student to teacher and train a group of fun-loving, clumsy pandas to become martial-arts fighters. Together, the kung-fu brethren unite to take on the evil Kai a supernatural warrior who becomes stronger with each battle.
If you have a movie review that you want to share for the next issue write it down and give it to Mrs Norman.
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Animal Facts A Giraffe can lick its own ears.
Elephants can’t jump.
Wombat poo is cube shaped to stop it rolling away.
A moose can feel a fly landing on it’s antlers.
A group of rattlesnakes are called a ‘rhumba’.
A household cat can out run Usain Bolt.
Baby Koalas smell like cough sweets.
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Lets Get Crafty !
What do kids around the world leave out for Santa? In Great Britain, Santa is known for his love of mince pies and cookies, so children across the country leave him these snacks along with a nice glass of milk or sometimes sherry to wash it down(and sometimes carrots for his reindeer) , but it's not the case worldwide. Here's a guide to Santa's buffet as he travels across the globe.
Santa starts his Christmas Eve journey with a nice cold beer, courtesy of kids in Australia. They may also leave some cookies and milk and even a few carrots for the reindeer. But the beer comes first — maybe it's to keep Santa warm on the long night ahead.
After that beer and his long flight, Santa might be feeling a little tired. Fortunately, the good children of Sweden leave out a cup of coffee to keep him awake for the rest of his journey
The next stop on Santa's buffet is Denmark, where he can find a bowl of risengrod, or rice pudding, waiting for him on Christmas Eve. According to Denmark lore, the magical elves, Nisser and Tomte, will cause mischief if the bowl of risengrod is missing.
In France, children leave out carrots for the reindeer and biscuits for Santa or Père Noël as he is known here. Some children leave these treats in their shoes and in the morning the treats are gone and their shoes have been filled with small toys and trinkets.
Kids in Argentina spoil Santa's reindeer after their long flight from Europe, leaving them hay and water to sustain them through the rest of the night.
In Chile, children leave pan de pascua for Viejo Pascuero, or Old Man Christmas. This special treat is a spongy, rich cake flavoured with rum and filled with dried fruits and nuts.
Melting Snowman Biscuits Sticky fun for a wintry afternoon.
Ingredients 200g fondant icing sugar 6 white marshmallows 6 large cookies 24 mini Smarties 6 pretzel sticks 1 tube black writing icing
1 Put the icing sugar into a bowl and add cold water a teaspoon at a time until the mixture is runny but thick enough to coat a spoon.
2 Ask an adult to snip the marshmallows in half using wet scissors.
3 Spoon a little icing onto each cookie and attach half a marshmallow. Using a little icing, stick the other half on top at an angle. Drizzle a little more icing onto the cookie to make melting snow.
4 Break the pretzel sticks in half and place on the cookie for arms. Stick orange Smarties on for the noses. Stick three Smarties on each cookie to represent buttons.
5 Using the writing icing, pipe small blobs for the eyes and mouth.
Snow is a form of precipitation like rain and sleet.
Snowflakes actually start as tiny ice crystals that form from water vapour that freezes in the atmosphere.
The size of a snowflake depends on how many ice crystals connect together.
Each snowflake is made up of about 200 ice crystals.
Snowflakes have six sides.
No two snowflakes are exactly alike.
On average snowflakes fall from the sky at 3-4 miles per hour.
Snow is not actually white but clear. Snow looks white because of the way the light reflects off of the ice crystals.
Snow didn’t always look white. When coal was used widespread in factories and homes a lot of coal dust travelled through the air. The coal dust was absorbed in the clouds and when it snowed it often looked grey from the air pollution.
According to the Guinness World Records, the largest snowflake in the world was 15 inches wide and 8 inches thick. This was recorded in January 1887 by somebody called Matt Coleman at Fort Keogh, Montana, he said that the snowflake was “larger than milk pans”.
Christmas spot the difference There are 10 differences between these two pictures. Can you find them all?
Southall School Christmas Postal Service Make sure that you post your letter in the post box in Mrs Norman’s room before lunchtime. The post boy or girl will then try to deliver it that afternoon.
Please make sure that you include‌ Which class or room it is going to.
Full name of the person the card is going
We are looking for budding reporters for the next issue of the magazine. If you are interested come and have a chat to Mrs Norman.