On Wednesday 17th of
January, Joy Lane had a
Times Table Rock Stars’
roadshow. This is how it
works… each class in the
s c h o o l ( e x c e p t f o r
Reception and Nursery)
had to pick the smartest
person in their class to go up to the
front of assembly and say the
answers to the multiplications
whilst Mr Rogers called out the
questions. There were three
children from Year 1,
three from Year 3, two
from Year 4, three from
Year 5 and two from
Year 6. There was also
a teacher round - in the
finals for the teachers
were Mrs Manson and
Mrs Willis. The winner was Mrs
Willis. The winners for the
children were Agnes for Years 1
and 2, Harvey for Years 3 and 4 and
finally Toby for Years 5 and 6.
By mermaid magic
The Oystercatcher
Times Table Rock Star Roadshow
Thursday 14th February 2019
Issue 25
The Snack Shack and the
Eco-Brick The Snack Shack is now using
its plastic packaging to make
Eco-Bricks. Don’t worry if you
don’t know what an Eco-Brick
is as I will explain.
An Eco-Brick is the perfect solution to plastic
pollution. It is a two-litre plastic bottle filled with
dry, used plastic carefully compacted into a dense
brick. It is a very simple concept: you put all your
plastic packaging into the bottle and compact it
using a spoon or stick (if it’s wooden be careful
not to snap it). We are aiming to make 100 so we
can assemble a flower bed.
If you would like to make your own Eco–Brick,
you will need a plastic two-litre bottle and all your
plastic waste. Also, you must make sure the
plastic has not got any liquids like yoghurt on it as
the yoghurt will ferment and the bottle will
explode! All you need to do now is start collecting
and compacting your plastic waste. After a short
amount of time (depending on how much plastic
you have), you will have made your very own Eco
–Brick. By Eco Unicorn
Daily Dance The world is changing and so is Joy Lane! For the winter period, the Daily Mile has been replaced with the Daily Dance. Originally the Daily Dance was just for rainy days, but now it is a fully fledged operation!
The most popular dances include: Swish Swish, Timber (see photo) and Sugar. Mr Malkinson says, “I love it! It is very fun to dance around and be silly.” Although a new favourite has emerged, Rasputin (a Russian style squat-kick dance), the Daily Dance has received many great reactions and even some of the teachers like to join in! By Swishy Boi
Year 6 prefects with
the first Eco Brick
Dali Class Assembly
The Kent Wildlife Trust is sending
around 200 knitted and crocheted
marine animals and plants on tour
across the county. From an octopus to
a turtle, the display has been knitted
and crocheted by staff and volunteers
as part of the Guardians of the Deep
project. This magical display is
amazing and educational too. Woolly
Watery World inspires people to start
reducing plastic and make good
choices about this. If you would like to
go and see this display for yourself, it
will be at Riverside Country Park in
Gillingham until the end of February,
and then it will move to the Isle of
Sheppey from the start of March.
By Mermaid Magic
Woolly Watery World!
Dali class assembly was all about Theseus and
the Minotaur, Through the Keyhole and Who
lives on a Cloud like This presented by Nancy
Lemon. Their contestants were Hera (goddess
of marriage), Hades (god of the underworld)
and Aphrodite (goddess of love). Theseus and
the minotaur was very funny because nearly
on every slideshow, there was a small clip of
music from Mamma Mia the movie. The Dali
class teachers are Miss Gillmore and Mrs
Luckhurst.
BY CANDYFLOSS!!!
Year 5 & 6 Indoor Athletics
Competition at Herne Bay High
School
Joy Lane Primary School set off
to go to Herne Bay High at about
1 o’clock. Once we had arrived at
Herne Bay High, we entered the
hall and about half an hour later
the first Joy Lane race occurred,
which was a girls’ race.
Later, we went into the sports
hall for the field events. We did
well on all of these, including the
javelin, long jump, high jump and
medicine ball.
After this, we competed in an
obstacle race followed by a relay
race with a bean bag, then an up
and under race where you had to
go over a hurdle and
through a hoop.
Altogether, Joy Lane
came joint eighth out
of 15 schools. Well
done JLPS!
In January, a well-known competition took
place in all parts of the world and one of the
most competitive year groups (Year 4) of Joy
Lane Primary School took part. They went
through different stages of their product such
as designing, creating, advertising and
presenting. Three winners from each of the
three classes were chosen to present their
product to the rest of their year group and the
teachers of Year 4 chose the winning product
for the year. The chosen ones were a group of
three children called Will, Lola and Holly.
Will stated, “I personally think everybody in
the world should buy it.”
40 Engineering Fails 40 Engineering Fails is a video that you can find
on YouTube. This video is all about the fails in
engineering, from doors set high up in the wall
to slides ending in a pit. They are all funny, and
you’ll find yourself laughing non stop. I would
recommend this video to anyone who likes a
laugh as it is very enjoyable and will put a smile
on your face. By Brother Susan
GREEK GODS AND
GODDESSES There are lots of different
Greek gods and goddesses
like Poseidon, who is the god
of the sea, Zeus (the god of
the sky), Athena, who is the
goddess of wisdom, courage,
inspiration, civilisation, law
and just ice , warfare,
mathematics, skill, strength,
strategy and arts and crafts.
Zeus
Zeus is the god of the sky,
and he is the ruler of Mount
Olympus. He is the son of
Cronus and Rhea and is the
brother of Poseidon and
Hades. Zeus became god of
the sea after a fight with his
father, Cronus.
Poseidon
Poseidon is the god of the sea
and he and Medusa
conceived the flying horse
[Pegasus] and it was born
from Medusa’s blood. He is
son of Cronus and Rhea and
was brother of Zeus and
Hades.
Athena
Athena is goddess of wisdom,
c o u r a g e , i n s p i r a t i o n ,
civilisation, law and justice,
warfare, mathematics, skill,
strength, strategy and arts
and crafts. She invented the
flute, but never played it,
and she was born from Zeus
and was Zeus’s favourite
child.
BY CANDYFLOSS
Plastic Pollution Plastic is a problem at the moment because it is
floating into the sea and animals are being killed by
it. If we do not do anything about it, then we might
end up with more plastic in the ocean than sea
creatures. To help save sea life, you can go to the beach
and pick up some plastic to put in the bin. Or you
could use less plastic at home or even try to recycle it.
By Zebs
ERNEST SHACKLETON
By Unicorn
Why is plastic such a problem in our oceans? Plastic is a very big problem in our oceans because fish
might mistake it for food.
It might not be plastic - it might be a fish net because
seals can’t move back so they swim into fish nets and get
stuck. Then they grow and over time their neck gets
bigger, and it suffocates them. There are many ways we
can stop this such as go on beach cleans or just take a
moment to locate the nearest bin and just put our rubbish
in the bin. Or go online and find
some websites that might tell you
some other ways to keep our oceans
plastic free.
By SavageChicken43
The Robot that plays
Jenga
Have you ever heard of a
robot that plays jenga?
Well researchers at the
U S U n i v e r s i t y o f
Massachusetts, Institute
of Technology have
created just that .
Normally robots analyse
huge sets of data to
decide what their next
move should be but this
one combines vision and
touch instead. It used a
camera, gripper and force
-sensing wrist cuff to see
and feel the blocks and
the tower. As the robot
carefully pushes against
the block, a computer
compares the moves to
those made previously. It
can tell if the block is free
or stuck and the best way
to pull it out. Do you
think you are good
enough to go against the
jenga-playing robot?
By mermaid magic
YEAR 5 TOPIC OF
THE TERM In Year 5, we have been learning
about the Victorians (or vile
Victorians). In Degas class, we did
an assembly on 25th January about
the Victorians. Ian from KIC
Theatre came in and taught us
about the Victorians and got us to
be Victorians. Mrs Kyle has been
reading a Victorian book (called
Unexpected Twist) to the class - it
is about a school that is reading
Oliver Twist. There will be much
more stuff to learn about and
maybe some more activities! BY: DOG LOVER
THE GREATEST
DANCER
The Greatest Dancer is a TV show on BBC
One. The judges’ names are Cheryl, Oti and
Matthew. In this programme, it is a
competition against dancers from all across
the world; it is the audience’s choice of who
goes through or not. They do this by pressing
a button on the side of their chair. When the
competitors arrive, they get checked in, then
they enter a room with a massive mirror;
then they start to dance and only when 75%
of the audience press the button will the
mirror open and that means that they have
gone through.
VICTORIAN
SPORTS
(RIGHT)
THE JUDGES
(LEFT)
Air Pollution Toxic smog in Bangkok, Thailand,
has forced more than 400 schools to
close to protect children from its
harmful effects. The capital city is
experiencing some of its worst ever
air pollution levels, caused by ultra-
fine dust particles, traffic exhaust,
construction works, burning crops
and pollution from factories, which
are blamed for the haze known as
PM 2.5. In places such as China,
there is a lot of air pollution which
is why in the photo they are
wearing masks; those masks are
called anti-
pollution masks
which turn
pollution into
fresh air. Many
people have been
forced to stay at
home because it is too dangerous to
go outside without a mask.
Whitsparkle has to sparkle! After much excitement from all of us, Whitsparkle have performed a stunning light show able to make us gaze upon its magnificently astonishing elegance - a sight to behold. As you might have guessed, Whitsparkle is a Christmas light charity raising money for a common Christmas tradition. Except for that, this is a show on a whole new level. Along with all of this, they have been sent £483.00 for the next annual Christmas switch on to wish you a very merry CHRISTMAS!
Billionaire Boy Billionaire Boy is a book by
David Walliams. If you
enjoyed Mr St ink, I
r e c o m m e n d y o u r e ad
Billionaire Boy. If I could
rate it out of 10, I would give
it a 10! It is a really good book,
and you should definitely read it. It is about
a ten-year-old boy who has loads of money
and goes to a really posh school. One day, he
decides to go to an ordinary school with
ordinary students… By Zebs
LEGO MASTERS
Lego Masters is an
AMAZING programme
on Tuesdays at 8 pm.
T h i s F A N T A S T I C
programme is hosted by
Melvin Odoom, Matthew
Ashton, Fran Scott and a
guest judge. Every year,
just before Christmas,
they make a Lego
Masters Christmas
edition where each pair
of friends, building
buddies or school mates
c h o o s e w h o w i l l
participate in the event.
Celebrities, including
Johnny Vegas, helped
them to build their
creation. The winners
were presented with a
Lego trophy!!!
Pancake Day
History! Pancake Day is coming people! And although it is very famous, not many people know its backstory! So I shall tell all! Pancake Day AKA Shrove Tuesday is taking place approximately three weeks later than it did last year. It happens on a different day every year to begin the Religious festival of Lent. Shrove Tuesday is the start of the 40 days until Easter, which happens on April 21st this year. Lent is traditionally a time of sacrifice, and often Christian children stop eating unhealthy foods. So there you go. Oh did you wonder why we’re meant to eat pancakes? Well, making pancakes is meant to use up all the unhealthy ingredients in our cupboards. Bon appetite. By ASDF123
Secret Google games! Google is a place for all to find the infinitely expanding bank of wonderful knowledge that the supercomputer holds - it has plenty of secrets to hold inside
its vast complex of knowledge. Atari Breakout
If you search Atari Breakout in the image search, then you can be entered into the world of Atari Breakout. Based on the 1976 video game, Atari Breakout 2.0 is a game to behold, especially if you
were a fan of the original. Zerg Rush Zerg Rush is a
term used to describe being swarmed or “rushed” by an opposing force, originating from
the iconic 1998 game StarCraft. Today, this is exactly what the Google game recreates.
Pac-Man Of course, finishing off with a classic, Pac-Man. By searching the name of the round, yellow video game icon, you may play the original game from 1980!
Enjoy these games, but always ask for an adult’s permission to go online! Stay safe By Sir_Llama
Sweet Mess A town in Germany has been left in a sweet mess after a tank of chocolate spilled and poured into the street! Firefighters from Germany had to use hot water, spades and blowtorches to try to clean off the chocolate from the floor after it went hard in the cold. About a tonne of chocolate trickled out from the nearby factory, but despite the spill, locals won’t have to worry about a chocolate-free Christmas! The factory owner told reporters that the factory still had a few weeks to recover and that if the accident had happened closer to Christmas, it would have been a catastrophe! By mermaid magic!
Sala Lost Over the English Channel On the 21st of January, Sala, who signed a contract to Cardiff City Football Club and was on his way over to England, was lost over the English Channel. During the first match he was supposed to be playing in, many memories were shown about Sala - such as when they were warming up, Nantes wore a t-shirt with a picture of Sala on it and, before kick off, a huge picture of Sala filled the centre circle. Many kind comments were made, and he will never be forgotten. Sala’s transfer was for £19 million. Sala’s old manager was in tears and so was the Cardiff manager. By SavageChicken43
Show Me What You’re Made Of is back and better than ever! Five spoiled teens spent two weeks travelling around the UK, joining real-life production lines and creating products that could
end up for sale on your high-street. This year’s contestants were: Emily, a determined girl with only one arm; Mya, a pescatarian, who packs a punch; Jacob, a perfectionist, who discovers a passion for cleaning; Felix, a poetic child, with more awards than years of age; and, last but not least, Katherine, an etomophobic child, who saves a bee from an ironic fate. By Sir EthelBert123