THE SOUTHFIELD TIMES
A WARM WELCOME
from the newest members of Year 5's Newspaper Club
Welcome to Southfield Times, a place where you can find all the information you need Our new Year 5s have now taken over Southfield’s Newspaper Club and are thrilled to bring you the first edition for the 2025/26 school year.
In this edition, you will find Sports News, interviews with our new teachers and special articles on the annual harvest festival, diversity and much more! If you need advice on anything, we even have our very own schools advice column
This newspaper has been fully written by the Year 5’s Newspaper Club. We hope you enjoy! To find out more, continue reading
Editors and Writers: Tilly, Wassim, Seb, Roger, Samuel, Kimberley, Naomi, Kato, Saajan, Albert, Chloe M, Rosie, Siena, Olivia, Lily, Aurora, Ally, Alfie and Arlo
THE HARVEST FESTIVAL
by Siena, Arlo and Alfie
This year we have had a harvest festival It includes bringing tins and cans to school to donate, making the traditional bread and some might sing a harvest song We donate all our food to the families that are not as lucky as us We usually bring pasta , rice , or anything in a can or tin . This year we have collected loads of food to donate
Our school has been doing the harvest since 1906 so it has been around our school for a long time You might have a different way of celebrating but they all count ! This year you might have seen the full moon for a few days and that was the harvest moon that you saw I wonder what things you celebrate in autumn ?
Come to Y5 Vivaldi and tell me : Siena !
MUSIC at Southfield
by Kimberley, Lily and Olivia
Music is key to the creative life of the school Music and Performing Arts lessons happen weekly with our brand new professional music teacher Ms Bonini She helps children find their inner voice and lessons are planted in theory with a strong emphasis on performance This week, we caught up with Ms Bonini to find out more about Southfield’s music curriculum and our new music teacher!
Q: Why did you want to teach at Southfield?
A:l wanted to teach music at southfield because the school has such a strong reputation for valuing the arts It made me genuinely happy to see that every class is named after a composerit shows that music and creativity are woven into the culture of the school I’ve also been really impressed by the high standard of productions here,wich reflects both the school’s commitment to the arts and the students’ enthusiasm
Q: Who is your favourite musician?
A: My favourite musician is Stephen Sondheim He was a composer and lyricist who wrote musicals that tell amazing stories I really admire how his songs explore emotions and ideas in a clever and creative way His work shows how music can make people think, feel, and connect with each other.
Q: What is your favourite show?
A: My favourite shows include West Side Story, for which Sondheim wrote the lyrics, and Into the Woods. I love how both of them tell such powerful stories through music, and how clever and expressive the songs are
THE SOUTHFIELD TIMES
AUTUMN 1 EDITION
AUSTRALIA is awesome! ADVICE COLUMN
By Siena and Chloe
This year our school has introduced many new teachers and some of them are from Australia!
We interviewed Ms Fisher to find out more...
She told us about many differences from Australia , as she said they had NO hat NO play as the sun can strike up and give you a mighty sun burn! In Australia, instead of reception they have kinder garden and they have Christmas in Summer! Finally Australia has many different cultures to us
DIVERSITY DAY
Naomi Tanasa
Falling Behind on Homework?
Here are some tips…
Try to do two or three tasks every morning or evening
Make a weekly schedule for what day and when you ’ re going to do it in the future
Maybe ask your parents for extra time during the week to study
Just remember if you just never do your homework you might not proceed to further yeargroups and be stuck with a class where everyone is younger than you
If you ’ re just slow at it , maybe start going to booster clubs or get a tutor
Letter Time!!
by Samuel Reception has been learning about Mother Teresa, Year 1 about Rosa Parks and Year 2 about Ghandi Year 3 has learned about Anne Frank, Year 4 about David Hockney, Year 5 about Nelson Mandela, and finally Year 6 has learned about Alan Turning. We produced some fact files and some colourful artwork. In KS1, children completed a storyboard and KS2 produced some wonderful creative writing stories Check out the display board on the bottom floor to see our brilliant work!
On Wednesday 24th September 2025, we celebrated Diversity Day, engaging in a multitude of activities learning about people of courage and conviction.
Every month in the newspaper three letters from students are answered.
Unfortunately the September Issue only has one letter
Let’s look at it:
I would like advice on how to improve my handwriting and drawing please
Thank you
Pencil Needs Practicing
Hey Pencil Needs Practicing, Woah, some people might not think that’s cool but it’s fine
But if you ’ re using this advice to compete against friends, PUT DOWN THIS PAPER! Anyways, here’s some tips:
Ask your parents for time to practise at home
Use your handwriting booklet in your spare time
Draw the same view every day- see how it changes! Seek help from a friend
Trace the outline of things you see with your finger
FUN FACTS
by Seb and Albert
Hello and welcome to fun facts This month we are doing pet facts:
:Did you know that a normal human has 80 iq and a cat has 120iq!!! ��
:A tortoise can live to 150 years old! ��
:Did you know that an average hamster lives a small 2 5 to 3 years!Sad! ��
:Dogs have 21 iq ��
:Koalas have 2 thumbs and 3 fingers !��
:Fish don’t have any eyelids! ��
The Writer
If you have a similar problem to Pencil Needs Practicing, follow this advice
If you want to mail The Writer, letter box and instructions are in Vivaldi class on the top floor Need: Help, Get: Advice, Ask: The Writer
THE SOUTHFIELD TIMES
AUTUMN 1 EDITION
SOUTHFIELD SPORT
by Roger and Wassim
Here in Southfield we have many sports teams from football to cricket to netball and we hope you ' re ready to hear all about it
KS2 football
In the KS2 football team they go on numerous tournaments to reach the very top standard of their abilities. In their latest tournament our Southfield team placed second in their league How amazing is that!
Today we are interviewing Jesse for the cricket team He is one of the OG’s of Cricket Club
Q: What do you focus on in cricket?
A: We are working on throwing,catching and precision
Q:What’s your favourite part of cricket?
A: I love batting because there are no limits on how long you can bat for.
Let us know which sport you’d like to hear about next!
ARTIST OF THE MONTH
by Rosie and Tilly
Frida Kahlo was a very famous artist and was born on the 6th July 1907, in Coyoacan, Mexico Her dad was German and her mother was Spanish and Mexican. This blend of cultures really influenced her vibrant art. In 1925, at the age of 18, Kahlo was involved in a bus crash leading to 30 surgeries This experience became central topics in her art. We’ve really enjoyed learning about her life in our Art lessons this term
UPCOMING EVENTS
By Ally and Kato
In Southfield this year, we are celebrating our 120th anniversary As part of our School Development Plan, we will be immersing ourselves in the history of our school and enjoying exciting opportunities and celebrations.
Our school was built in the Edwardian period in 1906 and we will learn all about how childhood changed over the years Miss Vivian has been planning all sorts of things for it so we should be excited for this special week. Our next newspaper will be a special 120th Anniversary edition, so look out for that!
CHARITIES
This week was Charity Week at our school! We learned about amazing charities like the RSPCA, Dogs Trust and Barnardo’s. In Real Life Maths, we worked out money for donations, and in Creative Writing we wrote beautiful stories about helping others. We also made crafts to sell and raise money for charity!
by Saajan THANK YOU
Thank you for reading our first edition, we hope you enjoyed it! Year 5 Newspaper Club