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TOTALLY TOCKINGTON
Top 7 Excuses to Avoid
SUMMER SCHOOL!!!
By Georgina Loring
Picture the scene. You are sitting in your bedroom texting on your phone and one of your friends has invited you over to their five-star luxury mansion in Spain. You reply and say yes. Just after you click the send button you realise youve got summer school NOOOOOO!!! Here are some excuses to avoid the dreaded place. Sorry Im late I was swimming in the sea and I got to an island where I saw a mermaid riding a unicycle which is very unusual since they dont have legs. I was so busy watching her that I forgot to go to school! I was eating an ice cream and every time I bit it, it re grew and by the time I had finished it school had already started! I was having a barbeque and a seagull was eating all the sausages and by the time I got one, I was already late for school. I ran out of sunscreen so I was looking all over the house for some and by the time I found some school had finished! I didnt do my homework becausea shark ate it! I was on the beach when a gust of wind blew sand all over my homework, so I started digging, until I landed in Australia, where a kangaroo stole it. I was surfing and a wave came over my head and I was transported to Atlantis, where I dropped my homework into a clam! WARNING: Dont use these excuses-you could get into trouble
for it!
Team B Edition 82 June 19th 2015
Founded by Ben Owen 2011
Editorial
Editorial
Hello and welcome to another issue of Totally Tockington, the paper written BY students FOR students. This weeks theme is anything as it is our last paper of the year. Its not only the last Team B paper of the year but for all the year 6s it might be their last Team B paper EVER!
In this paper there are loads of fabulous articles including: Ryans article on all the top video games that you can buy, Izzy Prestons on weird but true facts (and another two as well) and what is the point in sugar free barley sugar? Find out in Georginas Pointless Points. All this and more in another issue of Totally Tockington.
Enjoy!
Tabitha Huby
Editor
All Monsters drawn by Jacob Browning
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Year 8 interviews by Isabelle Preston
This week I have interviewed the Year 8s and found out some of their favourite things:
Name Favourite sport Favourite
teacher
Favourite
lesson
Favourite
food
Favourite
trip
AB hockey Mr Glanville Geography
Mexican Y6 camp
OS rugby Mr Glanville Games Mexican French
trip
OC long ball Mr Glanville Swimming Spicy wedges French
trip
MC rugby Mr Jones Geography Roast pork French
trip
DB football Mr Jones Geography
Meatballs Wales
RP rugby Mr Glanville Science Mexican French
trip
TE cricket All of them! All of them!
Chocolate crunch Stackpole
H-A-J cricket Mr Glanville Science Spaghetti
bolognaise
French
trip
AM hockey Mr Jones Geography Mexican French
trip
GS x-country Mr Glanville Art Mexican French
trip
AG rugby Mrs Barron Science
Beef crumble Y6 camp
AH athletics Mr Glanville Geography Mexican French
trip
LP hockey Mr Glanville Geography Mexican Stackpole
L-A-J tennis Mrs Barron Geography Tockington Mess French
Trip
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Are Monsters Real? By Lily Edwards
I am scared of monsters. Are you? Im scared
that there are big huuuuuge monsters out there
like giants that might step on you...I recently
went to see a Doctor Who concert and there
were some REALLY scary monsters there, but
mum said they were only people dressed up..
But is there REALLY anything to be scared of?
Do monsters actually exist? Most grown-ups
say that monsters are just in your imagination
and arent really therebut some grown-ups
have said they have actually SEEN a monster.
The Loch Ness monster is probably the most
famous of monsters and a lot of people say they
have seen it swimming. But a lot of other people
have said that the photos are fake.Will we
ever really find out? Another monster is the Yeti
or abominable snowmanagain, some grown-
ups have said they have seen this huge giant
hairy monster in the mountains and have taken
photos of the huge footprint, but other people
have said that it is someone playing a joke and
running around in a hairy suit!
There are SOME nice monsters I suppose like
Shrek, and Mike and Sully from Monsters Inc. I
actually do believe that monsters do go to school
to learn how to SCARE people! But they might
not really mean it!
I dont think we will ever know if monsters are
real or not. I suppose it is whatever your brain
tells you to believe. Some people will definitely
believe in them, and some will think its a crazy
idea!
All I know is I do not ever want to see a monster
in real life. Im quite happy to see them on T.V
and let other people go and hunt for them to
prove if they exist or not!
If you are looking for a good bedtime book about
monsters that will calm you right down if you
have ever thought there were monsters under
your bed I recommend The Beasties by Jenny
Nimmo. Its very funny and very sweet.
Sleep well readers and remember DONT LOOK
BEHIND YOU!! BOOOOO!
The Day the Fruit Came Alive
by Hannah Williams
It was a very busy day and everyone was
shopping in the supermarket. It was Sunday and
so the shop closed at 4pm. Fifteen minutes later
the shop closed and for about twelve minutes all
was silent, then an organic orange jumped up and
shouted Party Time!. The plump pears made a
tall tower and clicked on the lights. A very tall
pineapple had been waiting for this and quietly
walked into the staff room. When he came out he
was holding a black rubber case. When he got to
the brainy bananas he opened the case, took out
the glasses inside and plopped them on a
banana. Thank you prickly pineapple, Im off to
read the Sunday paper and if I have time, I might
do the crossword! and he jumped out of his
basket and led the bananas up the escalator.
Make sure the fruit have a good time Prickly
Pineapple! he shouted over the side of the
escalator.
Wakey-wakey! shouted Prickly Pineapple and
every fruit jumped up the peachy peaches,
active apples, groovy grapes, plump pears and
bouncy blueberries. The smiley strawberries
bounced up the escalator and into the babies
clothes aisle and put them on theyre too big!
they laughed. Meanwhile the brainy bananas had
worked out how to turn the televisions on and had
switched the channel to Bananas in Pyjamas and
were singing along! The tiny tangerines were
jealous of the bigger oranges but they all made
friends.
As Bruce the Banana was finishing the last clue
of the crossword they all heard the front doors
opening. The plump pears rushed to turn the
lights off and raced back to their shelves.
Everything was silent as the shopkeeper came in
and looked around. What a mess! thought the
shopkeeper as he went to get a sponge to clean
up.
The next day the shop was open as normal and
as the people walked around shopping,
inspecting the fruit, a man noticed that for some
reason a banana was wearing a pair of glasses!
Oops! thought Prickly Pineapple.
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Everton Football Club and Me By Harry Mather
My Dad and I are season ticket holders at Everton Football Club. We often see some of the Everton players
after the game and the photographs below were taken recently. The players photographed are John Stones,
Seamus Coleman and Kevin Mirallas.
We go to as many home games as possible during the season and this means that we have to get up early for
the journey to Liverpool. This is the most boring part of the day as this can take up to three hours driving on
the motorway.
When we arrive in Liverpool, we park near the stadium, Goodison Park, and walk to meet our friends, Peter
and Barbara. Barbara is always very kind and buys me some sweets and a drink for the football match. We
then head in to the stadium and sit down in our seats. My seat number is 163 in row O and we sit behind one
of the goals in the stadium.
The players from both teams come onto the pitch just before the kick off and their names are announced to
the crowd. I enjoy watching the game and also enjoy watching my favourite players such as Seamus
Coleman, Leighton Baines and John Stones.
When the game has finished we all go out of the stadium to look at the players cars and meet the players. The
players are very friendly and sign autographs as well as have their pictures taken with the fans, this is my
favourite part of the day. Then we say goodbye to our friends and leave the ground to go home. The long
drive home is always better when we have won (most of the time).
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Georginas Pointless Points
Whats the Point in Sugar-free
Barley Sugar?
by Georgina Loring
Barley sugar is a delicious old fashioned sweet that
was originally used during the war to prevent travel
sickness. It is orange in colour and is a boiled
sweet. It is one of my favourites!
The other day I was looking for barley sugar at
Cadbury Garden Centre but the only sort I could find
said it was sugar free!
I personally think barley sugar tastes like oranges
but actually it is made with lemon, sugar, cream of
tartar and butter (to line the tray). So if you were to
remove the sugar it would just be a disgusting slop.
Something you may have realised from my recipe is
that barley sugar doesnt actually contain any
barley! In actual fact, sugar free barley sugar
doesnt contain any sugar and doesnt contain any
barley! Fancy that!
How to Have the Best
Sleepover EVER!!! By Anya Constantinescu
We have all had at least one sleepover, right? But I
bet its never reached its limits. Well, in this article
Im going to show you how to stay up until 1am in
the morning and have the best time of your life!!!
The first thing you do is pack your suitcase. Here is
a list of things you might want to bring to keep
yourself entertained:
An iPad (or another electronic item)
SWEETS
A torch
Spooky ghost stories book
Riddle book
And a set of walkie talkies
For a sleepover, you need at least one more
person other than you. Every sleepover needs to
start with a fun entry, so you could play a game of
hide and seek or simply just chillax on the sofa and
watch TV until your eyes go square, but I realise
that that could get a bit boring. You can have a
sleepover practically anywhere from a garden to a
mansion; you might even decide to camp out who
knows! When it starts to get dark its probably a
good idea to put your pyjamas on and watch a
film. After that, tell ghost stories for a good hour
until youve got goose- bumps and if you get that
scared watch Youve Been Framed (that always
cheers me up). By now it has to be at least twelve
oclock, so for the next hour have a midnight feast
and lash out on sweets. Also play music whilst
playing a really addictive game like Subway Surf,
Temple Run, Minecraft or Jetpack Joy Ride.
Well thats how to have an epic sleepover. Be sure to
try it out. Trust me youll have lots of fun!!!
Be warned! Staying up this late at night can cause
anger issues in the morning. I am not responsible for
any injuries.
Win a Prize! Name Jacob Brownings Monster!
______________________________________________
Your name: ____________________________________
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Its a Dogs Life! By Wispa Huby
Hello, my name is Wispa and I belong to the
Huby Family. This is my diary
26th May 2015
Today was the awesomest day ever! Todays
awesomeness started when Tabitha came
and fed me in the morning, I used my
irresistible cute face and managed to get
another handful of dog food bonus!
The awesomeness continued throughout the
day, when at human lunch-time the Hubys
invited round some guests and they had a big
feast on the table. I could smell the lovely
food from my basket, and my mouth watered.
I was invited to meet the guests. They were
nice enough, until one little boy pulled my tail.
It hurt, so I squealed. The boy, a little scared,
was taken to see the alpacas and I was left
alone with the feast big mistake!
I tiptoed through the kitchen, towards the
dining room. I stopped to check if the coast
was clear- it was. I went through into the
dining room and paused. I had never seen so
much food in my entire life!!!
It was very hard to decide what to have first,
so I had to circle the table a few times before
I started eating. Oh no! It was the dreaded
sound of approaching footsteps. I quickly
managed to jump up and steal: half a bowl of
mini sausages, 3 scones, 5 sandwiches and a
big bite of sponge cake. Yummy!
I had just finished my fabulous meal when the
dad came in. He saw the half-eaten food and
he saw me licking my lips. He knew what had
happened and told me off and put me outside. I didnt care it was worth it!!
Oceans by Otis Walker
An ocean is a big area of water that makes
up a lot of the Earths surface; in fact it covers
71% of this world.
These are, in descending order by area, the
Pacific (biggest ocean) then, Atlantic, Indian,
Southern and Artic Oceans.
Ocean tides are caused by the gravitational
pull of the moon.
While there are hundreds of thousands of known sea life creatures, there are many that are yet to be found, some scientists suggest that there could actually be millions of marine life forms out there.
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Awful Ice-cream Sundae
by Isabel Browning
Heres a Knickerbockerglory with a weird and wonderful twist!
Can you think of a great name for this delicious desert?
What would you call it? ________________________________________________
Your name: _________________________ Hand in to Isabel you might win a prize!
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LIONEL MESSI By Toby Gaulton
I have chosen to do Lionel Messi because Barcelona is my favourite football team and I have been
to the Nou Camp stadium.
Lionel Messi is one of Barcelona (or usually called Barca) s many players. At the age of 17, he
made his first appearance in a game against Espanyol and since then Barcelona has been his
footballing home. His first championship was La Liga 2004 2005. Messi has won Barcelona some
huge trophies including the European cup. Barcelona has won this 10 times now, so that shows
Barcelonas strength in football. Barcelonas home stadium is the Nou Camp and it is the biggest in
Europe. He has won player of the year 4 times in 4 years or in other words 4 times in a row. Messi
can be called best player of all time as well as Diego Maradona and Pele. In Maradonas words
Messi is my Maradona. Messi is probably Barcelonas best striker ever. He beat Cesar Rodriguez
at 232 goals and he got a whopping 116 more going to be 348 goals.
FACT FILE
Height: 168 cm
Caps: 82
Goals in 2 years: 348
Trophies all together: 21 ( A lot in my opinion.)
Weight: 67 KG.
Age: 27
Date Of Birth: June 24, 1987.
Place Of Birth: Santa Fe, Argentina.
As well as playing for Barcelona, Messi played for Argentina in the World Cup and finished 2nd after
a 1-0 score beat Germany. It was 2 minutes until penalties when Mario Gotze scored a great goal
against Sergio Romero, the Argentine goalie.
In one of the World Cups Messi did not play the first half and came on 18 minutes into the second
half and was brought back off in 47 seconds. In other words he was off pitch for 89 minutes and 13
seconds. This game was against Hungary.
Messi is an all-time best player and I would highly recommend him. So, watch out for a football
game that has got Barcelona or Argentina playing in it and see if you can spot my all-time favourite
- the great Lionel Messi.
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Weird but True Facts By Isabelle Preston
A space suit costs about ten million dollars/pounds.
Fish cant close their eyes.
Detached sea star arms sometimes grow new bodies.
Your eyes produce a teaspoon of tears every hour.
Originally carrots were purple, not orange.
1,000,000,000,000,000(thats one quadrillion) ants live on earth.
About 150,000 hairs are growing on your head right now!
A litter of kittens is also called a kindle!
Some fish have natural antifreeze in their blood.
French fries came from Belgium, not France!
There are more TV sets in the USA than there are people in the United Kingdom.
A volcano in Italy has been erupting for 2,000 years.
Studies show that painting your room blue could make you more creative.
If you are 12 years old on earth, youd be 6 on mars.
Catnip can affect lions and tigers!
Whats your Favourite Game to Play Outside? by Henry Packham
I love playing outside, especially now its nice and sunny. My favourite game to play is cricket and while I
was busy practising my bowling, I started wondering what games other people like to play. So I thought Id
ask them.
My mum Tennis
Miss Walters Badminton
Mrs Glanville Off ground touch
Peter Banks Golf
Mrs West Croquet
Mr Mildon Cricket
Madame Veron Duck, duck, goose
Tally (my dog) She couldnt really answer, but she is VERY good at football!
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Carmens Summer Wordsearch
C E B Q Q S U N C R E A M D P S A I J Z
O Z E W R L R V L R Q F T E T S E Q F L
Z H Q B X H F W A T E R F I G H T A N I
M S U N G L A S S E S N W H L C W M Y N
Y A S P I J H Z P B D J T T O L O F S V
E V E L T T D Y H L M E T O O L S A Q F
S M O R E D C W N K V C L Y H A U P B M
A E S A C E S W I M M I N G C B R I B K
C L W G F E P Q J E X V Q C S H F C E O
T E C U R Q C O Y U N L G E O C I N L I
I O P H A U Z I V B E L N Y N A N I T K
U Q F L O W E R S E O U I U M E G C S P
S A E R O P L A N E R K P O D B Y P A R
X G I W A V I F E W V S M M X A P M C Z
U X X F N B E A C H M Z A H D Z O S D O
S I W D F S Q P B N M Q C I J U S A N D
V N N A P R Q Z O E G L L O L A J L A G
W A Y I V F E X U X E O L M F O R C S U
S E H P K E O J G B H S A W B P O D N D
D C W P K T S N P X L J V W W A O P Z V
SLEEPOVERS NOSCHOOL WAVES AEROPLANE
SWIMMING BEACH SUNGLASSES HOLIDAY
SUITCASE SANDCASTLE PICNIC BEACHBALL
SAND SEA CAMPING WATERFIGHT
SURFING FLOWERS ICECREAM BBQ
SUNCREAM POOL CHIPS SAND
BEES
If you can find all of the answers, highlight them and hand your wordsearch to Carmen.
You might win yourself a prize! Name: ________________________________
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Fill in the missing letters By Carmen Rey-Jones
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B _ A _ H
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S _ _
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H O _ _ D A _
B _ _ C H _ _ L L
P _ _ N I _
Fill in the missing letters to make some summery
words.
Why dont you win yourself a prize by handing
your answers in to Carmen one of our super
Quiz Masters?
Name:_______________________________
Video Games
by Ryan Hann
Video games have been around for ages and Im
going to write about a few that you might be
interested in buying.
FIFA
FIFA is a game about football and once you play it
you never can stop. In FIFA 15 you can make your
own victory dance up to celebrate a goal. If you
start off not knowing much about football, buy this
game. Youll end up playing football like a boss!
Minecraft
Im sure we all know what Minecraft is. If you dont
youre crazy. We all have different opinions of
course, but my opinion is that I love Minecraft.
Minecraft is a game about real life and there is a
book version. What I like about Minecraft is that you
can make your own worlds. Minecraft is 3D.
Terraria
Terraria is basically 2D Minecraft but with a lot
more items. The first boss you probably should fight
is The Eye Of Cthulu, then the eater of souls. You
start off in pre-Hard mode then you kill the last boss
(the wall of flesh) you instantly turn to Hard mode
which has more, bigger and better items etc.
Pure
Pure is a quad biking race game you start off in a
tutorial, then you go to a world tour sort of thing.
Lego Batman
Batman is a superhero with a sidekick called Robin.
Batman has a new game - Batman 3 Beyond
Gotham.
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By Isabelle Preston