Goring Gazette

The newspaper which keeps you up-to-date with Goring news!

Thursday 24th October 2019 Issue number 11

Newspaper Team Emma A Ella N

Freya C Isaac S

Emmy D Emily W

Lucy G Celeste W

Gabriel L Tabitha W

Erin M

Features in this edition: Big Soup

Cross Country and Football Tournaments

Y3 &4 Trip to Stonehenge

Playground markings

Building Works

Hello Yellow Day

Archie’s Teddy Tombola

HARVEST CELEBRATIONS

Welcome back to school. We all know you loved last year’s newspaper and this year we are going to continue these amazing issues and tell you everything you need to know about our school and community. We hope you enjoy this issue and catch up on all the latest school news. If you would like to know more about the new newspaper team look out for our team page in this issue where each of us share a little about ourselves.

Harvest was a huge success. We gave all the food we donated to Wallingford food bank and we hope we have helped lots of families. Lots of parents came to the service and supported us. We sang lots of songs to show that we are grateful for everything we have. Each year group contributed to the service. During the infants service, Reception shared some lovely art work, Year 1 read some prayers and Year 2 shared an acrostic poem. During the juniors service, Year 3 showed some lovely scarecrows and said some wonderful prayers. Year 4 displayed some wonderful pictures. Year 5 told us about the Heart of Harvest and Year 6 taught us about the different gardens mentioned in the Bible.

On the 10thof October 2019, Year 3 and 4 went to Stonehenge to find out more about it. Did you know that the Celtic High Priests started to build Stonehenge in 3000BC? Stonehenge is 5,018 years old. William and Ted, in Y4, said it was excellent and they learnt alot from the trip.

Year 3 & 4 Trip to Stonehenge

Big Soup Day! Every year we work together as a school to make soup and bread using the produce from the kitchen garden. After school, some of the Year 6 children helped to sell the soup and bread. This year the money that we made was given to WaterAid. The total amount of money made was £352.

An Interview with Miss Chester

This term we interviewed Miss

Chester. Here is our interview:

Q: What is your favourite subject to

teach?

A: I like teaching Understanding of the World because I like nature and teaching about different families and traditions. Q: What is your favourite book series?

A: I love Harry Potter and the Clarice Bean series. Q: Do you have any pets?

A: I have a cat and his name is Cas.

Q: What is your favourite holiday

destination?

A: Jamaica and the Loire Valley in France.

Q: What did you want to be when you

were a child?

A: A cookery teacher .

Q: How long have you been teaching at

Goring?

A: Nearly ten years. Q: Why did you become a teacher?

A: Because I’ve always had an interest in helping children which started when I was working in a nursey and then in Reception.

Q: What’s your favourite hobby outside of

school?

A: Upcycling old pieces of furniture. Q: What is your favourite colour?

A: Green. Q: What is your favourite food?

A: Seafood linguine.

This half term the PTA has purchased hundreds of pounds worth of new reading scheme books for the children in KS1 to enjoy. There are a range of new titles to read and the children can’t wait to get their hands on them all! Thank you to the PTA for funding these new books!

Tabitha W My favourite thing is being with my friends. I have 2 cats and 2 dogs. I don’t really have a favourite food. I joined newspaper club because I love writing.

Interviews continued…

GORING SCHOOL CHRISTMAS

Hello Yellow Day!

Hello Yellow Day was on Wednesday 9th

October 2019. The children (and teachers) came to school wearing a piece of yellow clothing or a yellow accessory. We celebrated Hello Yellow Day because it was Mental Health Day

on the Thursday 10th

October 2019. We were raising money for the charity Young Minds. During the day we thought about mental health in our classes and completed a range of activities.

We have had builders at the school all summer long. They have been working hard on Miss Grey’s and Mrs Mitchell’s and Mrs Wilson’s classrooms. The builders were replacing all the windows and working on the roof. Then the wonderful Mr Trimmings painted the classrooms so they feel fresh and new. The builders and Mr Trimmings did a fantastic job. Year 6 have already moved back in and Year 3 will be moving soon!

Emma A My favourite thing in the world are maltese puppies. I have a guinea pig called Elvis. My favourite food is pizza. I joined newspaper club because I haven’t done it before and I like trying new things.

Archie’s Teddy Tombola Archie G (who is in Year Six) ran a Teddy Tombola this term. He raised £67 (in ten minutes) for UNICEF which is a charity that helps children all over the world. Archie told us, „I did it because I do something to raise money for UNICEF every month and this is what I chose to do for September”. We think what Archie is doing is AMAZING and kind and we wish him luck with his future fundraising ideas.

On Thursday 17th October lots of children went to Langtree to complete in this years cross country competition. Everyone did really well and demonstrated great sportsmanship. Goring won the competition and all the children came back happy and proud.

On Thursday 3rd October there was a year 3 & 4 boys football tournament. The boys who took part had lots of fun and enjoyed their

Playground Make Over… The playground is getting new paint work soon. There will be new games painted on the floor for everyone to play. The school council worked hard in order to narrow down the choices and a vote decided which things to choose. Every class has a copy of the plan in their class rooms so we all know what to expect. We can’t wait to see the end result. Thank you to the PTA who are paying for this.

This is a photo of the playground at the moment.

thier matches. One team were the winners of their group and the another team were runners up. Well done to the following children for taking part: Alex T, Charlie A, Coby L, George A, Gideon L, Hugo M, Jackson G, Lucas B, Owen H, William Ab, William Al, Daniel W, Seb G and Theo W.

Lucy G My favourite things in the world are my family and friends. I have a kitten called Leo. My favourite food are sweets and chocolate. I joined newspaper club because I like reading newspaper articles and writing.

Freya C My favourite thing to do is playing with a baby that lives next door called Mia. I have 2 cats called Oscar and Nelly and I also have a fish. My favourite food is mac and cheese. I joined newspaper club because I love writing.

Celeste W My favourite thing to do is laughing with people and making people smile. I have 2 cats called Coco and Patch. My favourite food is ice-cream. I joined newspaper club because I like creating things with my friends.

Emily W My favourite thing in the world are puppies. I have 2 guinea pigs and am about to get a puppy. My favourite food is pizza. I joined newspaper club because I thought it would be fun and I would enjoy it.

Interviews with the newspaper team: Erin M My favourite thing in the world is my family. I have 2 fish called Exy and Tip. My favourite food is pasta. I joined newspaper club because I wanted to try something new in my last year of primary.

Isaac S My favourite thing in the world is my pet fish named Silvery. My favourite food is pasta. I joined newspaper club because I really enjoy making newspapers.

Gabriel L My favourite thing in the world is my family. I have a golden retriever called Ned. My favourite food is poppadoms with dip. I joined newspaper club because I wanted to try something new. Emmy D

My favourite thing to do is eating. I have a cat called Milly. My favourite food is cheese. I joined newspaper club because I wanted it to be my last club at Goring. Ella N

My favourite things in the world are my friends and family. I have a cat and a dog. My favourite food is pizza and pasta. I joined newspaper club because I love English and I love reading newspaper articles.

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Book: Murder Most Unladylike Series Author: Robin Stevens This book is suitable for children aged 10+ Information about the series: This is a great series for people who want to get into murder mystery books. It has two main characters that make the perfect mystery solving team. The first 8 books in the series are written by Hazel Wong who is the secretary of Wells and Wong Detective Society. The next 2 books are written by Daisy Wells who is the president of Wells and Wong detective society. The story is set in the 1930s so it gives you a flavour of what schools used to be like.

We hope that you have liked this issue of the Goring Gazette. Newspaper Team