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The inspectors went all around the school. They were not just in Year 2. “They went into assemblies, and they listened to us all singing and they really liked it.” said Esmee Fort from Willow Class.
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head teacher, so no one does that!”
A report by Florence, Addie, Olivia, Esmee, Violet, Charlotte and Ella
A few weeks ago, we had a special inspection of our school. The posh inspectors asked all the teachers lots of questions and they even came into our classes. “In Willow Class, an inspector came to our PE lesson” reported Florence Bremner from Willow Class. Olivia Heyes from Rowan Class said “We had an inspector in our Maths lesson. They didn’t say much but they watched what we were doing”.
After a few weeks, the inspectors sent a report to Mrs Hodgson. We were excited to get it because we love our school! We have reported on some of the things they said.
The inspectors wrote that the children like the care and support they get at school from all the teachers, TAs and dinner ladies and it makes us feel safe at school. “I agree totally” said Esmee. I love coming to this school”.
In the report, the inspectors were happy with everyone’s manners. “We have good manners at Heyhouses” reported Ella. “We have a special jar of pom poms in the hall at dinner time and if we show good manners we collect pom poms in the jar. We have filled our jar so we will get a surprise!”
In Mulberry class an inspector watched the Art lesson with Mrs Barnes. “The inspector sat near some children and chatted about what we were doing. We were using a picture frame to draw close ups of animal skins, and we copied it into our books,” said Ella Bagwell from Mulberry Class.
Addie Mason from Willow Class said that the inspectors liked the calm classrooms. “The inspectors said the classrooms were calm, but we do run around like mad things in the playground!” laughed Addie. Charlotte Woodall from Rowan Class said that “if you scream and shout in the classroom you would have to go and see the
There are loads of clubs and activities at Heyhouses. We do lots of sports and we go on visits. “We have just been to the Pantomime and it was brilliant because we went on the coach!” said Addie. “The Ofsted inspectors wrote about all our brilliant extra activities in the report.”
“I like that the inspectors saw our reading” said Violet Finley from Rowan Class. “We have new books for our literacy lessons and they are brilliant!”
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“Sometimes children can be unkind to each other” explained Florence, “but at our school you can talk to a teacher, and they will tell someone off if they are not being nice. The inspectors said that was really good!”
“I like the teachers and the uniform” said Esmee.
Addie said “Heyhouses is amazing! The inspectors said our lessons were really good. I love all the art and you can see it around school on display which is lovely!”
“I like coming to school here because we get to learn loads of stuff!” said Ella
A MASSIVE WELL DONE TO ALL THE TEACHERS, TEACHING ASSISTANTS AND DINNER LADIES BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY A BIG WELL DONE TO US!!!
“We think more children should come here because it is the best school in the world,” said Florence.
“It is great to see how happy everyone is here at Heyhouses!” said Charlotte.
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My name is Henry. I like to play football. I like swimming and I like my trampoline. I also like to annoy my brother! I like crafting and Roblox. I like Smyths, my I-Pad and I like writing in my English lessons. My favourite football team is Liverpool, and my favourite car is a Lamborghini. My favourite food is Pizza and my best friends are Arthur, Zach, Addie, Rory, Harry and Kitty. My favourite colour is purple and I like to drink water.
I am Zach and I live in St Annes. I have 2 sisters called Heidi and Evie and I have a Mum and Dad who are very kind. My birthday is on 10th October. I play a lot of football. On Monday I do football, on Tuesday I go swimming and on Thursday I play football again. On Friday I play netball and on Saturday I play more football. On Sunday I do the park run and I really enjoy it. I like writing stories and books. I like games – my favourite game is Fortnite.
Hello my name is Bear. At 5 years old we flew to Spain and my grandparents had a pool which I jumped into. When we got there my brother and I didn’t know what the bedrooms looked like because our plane landed at night and our parents put us right to sleep.
As soon as I learnt to walk, I ran! We drove to Vermont for Christmas. When we got there, I stole the remote from my parents and was running down the hall – they called me the night manager!
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Hello, my name is Arthur. I like playing games, especially football. In my spare time I like to do Tae Kwon Do and the founder of Tae Kwon Do is Choi Hong Hi. My favourite colour is light red. I love sausages and yummy, scrummy beans. I’ve lots of lovely friends to play and spend time together with. My birthday is 12th November. I love riding my orange, shiny, off-roading bike. My Grandma and Grandpa live in Brampton. Auntie Helen, Uncle Andy and finally my cousins live in Edinburgh. My favourite football club is Liverpool and my favourite kit is the yellow lined and red kit which is the home kit. My favourite animal is a giraffe. In school my favourite subject is Maths.
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I am Alfie and I like to play football with my friends. I like sporty things because I am very energetic. I like to go to the zoo and feed the parakeets with Mama. I am not very good at skipping with a skipping rope but very good without! In my family I have Mummy, Daddy and my sister Poppy. I have Granny, Gramps and Mama, Auntie Caroline, Uncle Ben, Uncle James and my cousins are Min, Alice Lucy and Finley. I like to pretend I am Wonka in my animal shirt and my yellow shorts. I have a hat and a stick with it too.
Hello, My name is Ella. In this picture I am at the Blackpool illuminations, and they are beautiful and bright. When I do writing it makes me feel really happy. When I am creating things, I feel excited about it. Writing makes me feel overjoyed.
Hello my name is Violet. I like doing gymnastics. My favourite thing to go on is the bar. My favourite colours are pink and purple.
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My name is Addie. I am kind. When I was a toddler I wanted to be a vet. My favourite hobby is swimming. I have lots of friends and my favourite food is Italian crackers. At 5 years old I flew to Bulgaria. I am six years old and I live in St Annes.
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My name is Esmee and my favourite colour is green. I love being in Willow Class. My favourite subjects are Maths and English. My favourite tree is a willow tree, and my cat is called Willow. I love being a newspaper journalist and I think I am a great addition to the team!
My name is Olivia and I am 6 years old. I have three big sisters and a puppy called Willow. My favourite animal is a giraffe and my favourite colour is blue. I live in St Annes and I like to do craft activities. I go to tap, ballet, cheerleading and gymnastics. My favourite subject in school is Maths and Literacy. My favourite food is Mummy’s chicken fajitas - they are tasty! My dream is to see a shooting star. When I grow up, I want to be a teacher in a Primary School. I am looking forward to writing in the school newspaper because I like writing stories and finding out new things.
My name is Florence. My birthday is December 2nd and my age is 6 this year I am going to be 7. I play football for YMCA girls. Ronaldo is my favourite football player he is from Portugal. I have three big brothers they like playing football too. When I grow up, I want to be an Artist because I love painting and crafting. My favourite thing to do is to Skype my friends and play Roblox. My favourite subject is Literacy and Maths. My favourite book is The Christmasaurus
My name is Charlotte, and my favourite colour is blue. My favourite subject is English. I have an older brother called Lucas and he is in Year 7.
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Thank you for talking to us today, Mrs Hodgson! We wanted to know some facts about you…
How did you become a Headteacher?
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Do you have much free time?
What are your favourite hobbies?
I love living by the sea because I like to go for long walks along the beach. I love swimming and I like to go to the theatre.
It took me a few years and I started as a class teacher. I became the Deputy Head Teacher and then the Head teacher.
What do you like most about being a Headteacher?
What makes you laugh?
I love spending time with children. I like assemblies and teaching all the different subjects. I love planning things –especially MAD Festival! What is the worst part about being a Headteacher?
My family! We have a great time together!
I find it really difficult when a few children don’t behave well, and I have to tell them off.
What is your favourite animal and why?
I love rabbits. We had two. I ALWAYS wanted a rabbit when I was little!
If you were not a teacher, what would you like to have been?
How do you feel about doing whole school assemblies? WONDERFUL! I love getting everyone together – we are such a big school, so it is so lovely to gather in one place. I think the singing is brilliant!
I really wanted to be a ballerina! I love dancing! If not – I would have liked to be an author. I love writing stories.
Where is your favourite place to be?
I love to visit Portscatho in Cornwall. I love going to Cornwall – it is a very long way away, but it is always worth the trip.
Olivia Violet and Charlotte
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Hi Mrs Wynne! Thanks so much for talking to us!
What day of the week is your favourite day?
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What was your best holiday ever?
What is your favourite book?
Oh! I love Saturdays because you don’t have to rush, and I get to spend time with my family! I really love going for walks in the countryside. If you were not a teacher, What job would you have liked to do? When I was a kid, I wanted to be a doctor –but I think I would have been a midwife. I think I would have made a good midwife…
I went to Rome, and I LOVED it! I loved everything about the city – especially the ancient ruins.
What makes you laugh? I love silly Dad jokes! What do you like best about Heyhouses?
I love the children and the teachers,. It’s great to be able to come to work and see your friends – the other teachers are my good friends. There’s not many jobs where you can come and spend all day with your friends! I love the children too. I like teaching phonics best!
I love reading – but I think Matilda by Roald Dahl is one of my very favourite stories – I love the characters! I also like the Harry Potter stories. What is your favourite movie?
I love Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire because of all the tournaments and puzzles. It was very clever the way it was filmed. I think it is a very exciting film.
Do you like Paddington Bear?
Yes, I love Paddington because he is always doing such silly things!
Addie and Arthur – Willow Class
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I loved the movie, Paddington in Peru. I really liked this film because the characters are funny. My favourite characters are Judy and Paddington. The Brown family travel to Peru to find Aunt Lucy who has gone missing. They get a boat and go looking in the jungle for her. Which was very big! There are bad guys in the film and not all is at it seems!
Paddington in Peru
You can watch Paddington in St Annes Island cinema. It is great for families. My sister is 3 and loved it. There were people every age watching it!
At the beginning they show you trailers of all the movies coming out soon so I recommend The Minecraft movie which is out in January. It looks very fun! I will review that for you too. Tickets = £4.99
The film started with Paddington and the Brown family in London. They received a letter from Peru and decided to go on an adventure. They received a letter from Peru and decided to go on an adventure to find Aunt Lucy. They had to go on a boat to find her. They also had to trek through the forest. I loved the movie it was really funny. I think you should go and watch it!
A review by Violet Finley.
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Paddington in Peru
A film review by
Arthur Edwards
The characters in this film are the Brown family and Paddington. Paddington gets a letter off a nun in Peru, and he travels to Peru to find Aunt Lucy. He gets into such a lot of trouble! He gets stuck in a boat with a guy called Mr Hunter and his daughter who try to stop Paddington. They are hunting for gold, and they think Paddington is going to search for it too, so all sorts of trouble unfolds! It is a really good film that is also funny. It is a film for everyone. It will make you feel all warm inside and it would be a great film, to watch in the run up to Christmas! I would give it 5 stars!
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Funny Bones!
Knock Knock…
Who’s there?
Boo
Boo who?
Ah! Don’t be sad! It’s just me!
What did the cheese say to himself in the mirror?
Halloumi
Knock Knock…
Who’s there? Nun!
Nun who?
Nun of your business!
What is black and white, black and white, black and white…
A panda rolling down a hill
Knock Knock…
Who’s there?
Shamp!
Shamp who?
Shampoo and a blow dry today madam?
Funny Bones!
What cheese do you use to hide a horse?
Mascapone!
Why did the crab cross the road? It didn’t—it used the sidewalk!
Why should you take advice from a porcupine? They have a lot of good points.
Why was six nervous? Because seven eight nine.
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A book review by
Florence Bremner
The story is by Roald Dahl I would rate this book 5 stars
George’s Marvellous Medicine. This is a story about a little boy called George. It was a quiet street that George lived on. George’s parents worked on a noisy farm with sheep, cows, chickens and horses. His parents are called Mr. Killy Cranky and Mrs Cranky and there were no children for George to play with and he was quiet and lonely.
George has a grandma who isn’t very nice at all and a bit rude! She has pale brown disgusting teeth and a small puckered-up mouth like a dog’s bottom. George mixes lots of sticky and slobbery things together in a large pot and throws in the powdered bone of a wombat’s knee.
Have you read any of these?
My favourite part of the story is when his grandma grew into the sky that was bigger than houses and it made her skinny . George makes the new medicine to make his grandma good. You will have to read the book to find out if the medicine will work….
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A book review by Alfie
Houseman
A Christmasaurus Carol
By Tom Fletcher
About the book: William Trundle and his best friend the Christmasaurus are on a mission to stop Ebenezer Scrooge from cancelling Christmas… I know! CANCEL CHRISTMAS??!!
But don’t worry, they do stop him in the end! William writes an emergency letter to Santa and puts it in the fire…Wait a minute! I forgot to mention that William’s Dad, Bob Trundle can go a bit bonkers with Christmas things sometimes but William just does it.
Now, back to the explaining! The letter burns into bits and flies up the chimney to the north pole.
READ THE BOOK TO FIND OUT MORE!...
Book rating: I give this book 4.5 out of 5 stars.
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Thank you for chatting with us Mrs Davies! We have enjoyed coming over to this building to see you. It’s ages since we have been in the reception classrooms! What is your favourite Joke?
What do you call a dog next to the fire?... A Hot Dog!!
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What do you like most about working at Heyhouses?
Every day is different at Heyhouses, and I love that! I work with the best team of people, and I really enjoy being with all the children. What would your favourite meal be?
What is the best present you have ever received? My children!
I love a really good Sunday roast!
Do you have any pets? Yes, we have a dog called Luna and a cat called Lilly.
What is your favourite sport?
I really like playing Badminton.
What is your favourite movie?
That would have to be Toy Story. I like all the movies, but Toy Story 3 is my favourite.
What is your favourite colour and why?
I love pink because it is such a pretty colour What makes you laugh? My children make me laugh all the time! They are really silly sometimes and they make me giggle.
Ella and Esmee
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Hi Mrs Livsey! It’s great to be able to interview you using face-time! Thank you for chatting to us from your house! What is your favourite food?
I like good old-fashioned beans on toast!
How long have you had Housey Mousey for??
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Do you like reading? What was the best book you ever read?
Yes! I love reading! My favourite book is a story called ‘Little Women’
What is your favourite movie?
What makes you laugh? The children at school make me laugh – and Mr Livsey because he can be really silly!
Where were you born? I was born in the middle of England! We call it the West Midlands.
I have had Housey Mousey for about 20 years now and children are still enjoying all the stories! What do you like about your job?
I love Paddington in Peru. I love all the Paddington stories. He is such a cute bear!!
What is your favourite flower?
It is good fun, and I get to work with my friends. I like meeting all of the children.
I love daffodils because they are so bright and sunny. When you see them, it means that Spring has arrived, and I love that time of year. When I was born, I was actually going to be called Fleur which means ‘flower’ in French! I love flowers!
What is your favourite animal?
That is a really difficult question to answer because I love all animals! It is very close between cats and dogs especially. I think I should say dogs because my sausage dog Howard is sitting here looking at me!
What is Your favourite music?
I love listening to the radio so I hear a lot of different music, but my favourite artist is called Neil Diamond. He sang a song called ‘Sweet Caroline’ which is my favourite song.
Ella and Esmee
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A Book review by Ella
Bagwell
The Girl and the Dinosaur
by Hollie Hughes and Sarah Massini
My favourite book is called ‘The Girl and the Dinosaur’. The main character in the story is Marianne who likes to dig for dinosaur bones on the beach. The fishermen worry about her because they think that she needs to make friends, but Marianne is more interested in making dinosaur friends. One night Bony, her dinosaur friend, comes to life and they go to magical lands.
A Book review by Mrs Kimber
I really like this story because there is a girl as a main character, and I think that dinosaurs are really interesting. There is lots of magic in the story too, including magical animals like unicorns, fairies and giants.
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Christmasaurus by
Tom Fletcher
I would say that children between the ages of 4-8 would enjoy this book.
I absolutely love this story by Tom Fletcher, and I have read it to all my Year 2 classes every year just before Christmas. It’s a story that has everything! It’s really funny – also a bit sad in parts and it has some scary bits! The characters are brilliant. William Trundle is an adventurous little boy who is crazy about dinosaurs. He uses a wheelchair, but he never lets that stop him from doing anything! His Dad, Bob Trundle is the biggest fan of
Christmas in the world. He wears Christmas jumpers all year round! There is a really, really mean girl in the book called Brenda Payne – when we read about her, we always end up putting her name on the red traffic light!! Her behaviour is so bad its shocking!! We get to meet Santa and his elves, and we learn such a lot about Christmas! Best of all, William gets a new best friend – The Christmasaurus! The pair get themselves into (and out of!) a lot of sticky situations! This is without doubt my most favourite book – especially at Christmas. The second book is called The Christmasaurus and the White Witch. That is a very exciting story with so many twists and turns. I hope you will love these books as much as we do in Year 2!
Superb artwork by our reporter Ella Bagwell
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Check out this riddle! Can you guess what the object is? If you know the answer, write it clearly on a piece of paper with your name and class. Hand it to Mrs Kimber and she will put your entry into a draw. If your name gets picked out you will win the prize! Good luck!
Who am I?
I am Christmas Summer
Bottom of the stocking
I am ration book memory
Cold comforter
Small sun
On a grey day
I am bridal blossom, Travelled, Painted
Sainted
I am Spanish lady
America’s baby
I have blood
And a navel, Skin
And seed.
An opportunity for all you budding artists out there! Create a piece of artwork and enter it into our Hey! News art competition! It can be a drawing, painting, sculpture, collage… anything you like! As long as it is colourful, creative and completed by YOU (not copied or traced or made by an adult!) you could win our top art prize. If you would like to enter, send your art work to Mrs Kimber in Willow class. Please write your name and class clearly on your piece of work.
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Ingredients
3-4 ripe bananas.
Wet:
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 stick butter
2 eggs
Dry
1 & ½ cups of flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees
2. Mash the bananas
3. Mix dry ingredients
4. Mix wet ingredients
5. Add portions of dry and mashed bananas to wet. Continue until everything is mixed together. An electric mixer is best but can be done by hand.
6. Spray bread pan with non-stick spray or rub with butter. For muffins use a muffin tin with pan liners.
7. Bake bread for 40 minutes and check inside with a fork to see if it’s cooked. If you are baking muffins, bake for 20 mins and check.
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Yummy Christmas Cornflake Cakes. By Charlotte
Ingredients
Chocolate Cornflakes
Woodall
Christmas sprinkles Method
2. Add cornflakes and mix until all the cornflakes are covered in chocolate.
1. Melt the chocolate in the microwave and mix until soft.
3. Spoon the chocolate cornflakes into the cake cases.
4. Put sprinkles on cornflake cakes.
5. Put the cornflake cakes in the fridge.
6. Wait until the cornflake cakes are hard, and then eat and enjoy
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Thank you for coming over to the Infants to chat with us today Mr Wilson! We have got some interesting questions for you!
If you didn’t have this job, what would you have liked to be?
I really love books, so I would’ve liked to own a bookshop. I think that would have been a really great job! What would your dream house be?
I would love a house by the sea with a balcony. It would have a golf course, a swimming pool and a movie theatre….
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That sounds AMAZING!
Maybe the school could come on a trip!! What is your favourite thing to do at the weekend?
I like to walk up a mountain, read my favourite book and watch a film…I might not get all that done on the same weekend – but those are my favourite things to do at the weekend!
What made you want to work at Heyhouses?
Our school is a special place full of happy children and caring adults. I love working here.
What is the title of the best book you have ever read? Why did you enjoy it so much?
I love reading. My favourite book is called Piranesi because it was a mystery with a really interesting character, and it was beautifully written. Where is your favourite swimming pool? It’s in the St Ives Hotel where I taught my children to swim.
What is your favourite movie? I love a film called Lord of the Rings. It has lots of wonderful strange characters in it and it is a great adventure story. Who is your best friend. Why do you like them so much? My best friend is called Bob. I used to teach with him. He is funny and inspiring, and he went to Buckingham Palace because he got an OBE! What makes you laugh? I love it when my children pull faces and tell jokes. That makes me laugh every time! What was the best present you were ever given?
I loved it when I got a bike and a games console. Brilliant presents!
Alfie, Florence and Bear
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It is good to talk to you Mr Mihell. We have thought of some great questions to ask you!
What is your favourite sport?
Do you have a favourite movie?
My favourite movie is called ‘Good Will Hunting’. Do you like travelling? Where is your favourite place to travel to?
I like going to the Bahamas! It’s great fun there and it’s always lovely and hot. I got married in the Bahamas, so I love going back there. It is a special place.
I love playing golf and I like rugby as well. Which University did you go to?
I went to Lancaster University because it was the easiest one to get to! How long have you been a teacher?
I have been teaching for 29 years now! 22 of those years have been at Heyhouses.
What makes you laugh? I like jokes and the children in school make me laugh a lot.
What is your favourite thing to do?
I like to go on holiday with my family. What are you best at doing? I am best at driving because I know where I am going!
What is your favourite brand?
I like Adidas because it is sporty
Zach and Henry – Willow Class
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Scrummy cupcakes
Ingredients:
4oz butter
4oz sugar
2 eggs
1tsp vanilla extract
4oz self raising flour
1 tbsp milk
Method:
Preheat the oven to 180 degrees
Put bun cases in the tray
Mix butter and sugar together
Beat in the eggs
Add the vanilla extract
Fold in the flour
Add a drop of milk
Mix all together
Spoon into the bun cases
Bake in the oven for 15 minutes
Cool for 20 minutes
Decorate
Esme hard at work with her Scrummy cupcake recipe
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Ingredients:
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Ready to roll puff pastry
Lamb mince
Method:
Mint sauce
1 egg
Equipment you will need:
2 bowls
Spoons (tablespoons)
Rolling pin
Knife
Whisk or fork
Pastry brush
Baking tray
1. Empty the lamb mince into a bowl
2. Add 2 tablespoons of mint sauce
3. Mix together using your hands
4. Wash your hands then roll out the pastry
5. Tip the mince mixture onto the pastry
6. Use the rolling pin to spread out the mixture so that it covers the pastry and is flat
7. Carefully roll the pastry into a long shape
8. Next use the knife to make marks in the sausage shape about 2cm apart
9. Now cut along the marks to make the swirls
10. Preheat the oven to 200 degrees
11. Next break the egg into the other bowl
12. Use the fork to whisk and beat the egg
13. Use the pastry brush to coat the edge of the pastry with the egg mixture.
14. Then place on a baking tray
15. Repeat for all the swirls, making sure you have a gap between each one because they spread.
16. Ask a grown up to put them in the oven for 25-30 minutes
17. When they are cooked serve them. I like mine with chips and peas and sometimes gravy too, Mmmmmmm!
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Our Fantastic reporters Addie Mason, Florence Bremner and Alice Riley from Willow Class have been finding out all about UK Parliament Week!
UK Parliament Week began in 2011 as an annual event to inform and educate young people about the work and role of Parliament across the UK and it has grown ever since. It is a fantastic opportunity for everyone to learn about what Parliament is, what it does and how to get involved. This year over 2 million young people set out to learn about the work, role, and journey of a parliament.
Sir Lindsay Hoyle, Speaker of the House of Commons, said, “In a General Election year, with a new government, recent State Opening of Parliament, and a Budget, politics has rarely been out of the news.”
The Lord Speaker, Lord McFall of Alcluith, said, “As a former teacher, I know how important it is that young people engage with democracy and understand how they can express their views and make them heard. As well as exploring and explaining the UK Parliament and ways to get involved, this year’s UKPW shone a spotlight on the various roles and people who help to keep our Parliament running.”
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Addie, Florence and Alice belong to their local Rainbows group and they got involved thinking carefully about how to make changes to improve our country. They gathered their ideas together and the girls and their friends wrote to our local MP, Andrew Snowden to share their thoughts.
“We were so excited that he wrote back to us!” said Addie. “It is very special to receive a letter on special headed paper from the Houses of Parliament! And he liked all our ideas!”
Every year it’s fantastic to see so many people actively take part in UK Parliament Week.”
Perhaps we will see one of our girls as Prime Minister in a few years time! Well done Addie, Florence, Alice and all the Rainbows!
Fran Jeens, Head of Education and Engagement at UK Parliament, said: “UK Parliament Week is a great opportunity for people of all ages to get informed about how they can engage with UK Parliament to make a difference.
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Our reporters Henry Kirton, Arthur Edwards and Zach Roscoe interviewed Mr Fish, our champion football coach all about his dream trip to Wembley!
On 12th January this year, Heyhouses under 11s girls football club represented AFC Fylde in the National League Trust Cup final at the Wembley Stadium in London. They played exceptionally well and beat the Slough Town side 1-0 in a very exciting match.
The girl’s team at Heyhouses won the right to represent their local National League club by winning a Fylde tournament for school teams at AKS. They then triumphed again in the NorthWest finals in Oldham and the Northern finals in Chesterfield to earn their place in the Wembley final.
The whole team had a fantastic experience. They got to go in the changing rooms at the famous stadium, as well as walking out through the iconic tunnel onto the famous pitch. The girls played incredibly well and won their match 1-0.
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The girls’ winning goal came from a deflected throw, but Heyhouses were unlucky not to have scored more goals as Violet hit the post twice! The other members of the triumphant team, coached by Mr Fish, are: Allana, Amelia, Amelie, Grace, Lottie and Mia. Several of the girls are also clubmates with CN Sports Wildcats.
The amazing girls were crowned Champions in the final at Wembley Stadium!
Another of their coaches was Dan Monckton, school’s services manager for AFC Fylde Community Foundation.
Dan said: “The girls did themselves, all of their families and everyone at AFC Fylde proud. The way they conducted themselves on and off the pitch, not just at Wembley but in all the other rounds, was exemplary and a credit to both their parents and Heyhouses. For them to win one tournament was fantastic, but to win three and then win the National final at Wembley is something they rightly will remember for the rest of their lives!
Some professional footballers go all of their career wanting to play at Wembley, let alone win a trophy there, and these girls have already done that at such a young age, it's genuinely what dreams are made of.”
The brilliant girls team all climbed the famous stairs to collect their trophy from the Royal box! Well done Mr Fish and the fantastic Heyhouses Girls football team!
