Totally Tockington Edition 41b

7/28/2019 Totally Tockington Edition 41b

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Egypt the changesin the Government

by Aditi Mehendale

Recently theres been a lot of uproar in Egyptabout politics and the government. Following

Egypts former president Mohammed Morsisousting were the deaths of over 30 and theinjuries of over 1000. And the riots dont endthere.

After millions protested over him, Egypts firstfree-standing president Morsi was removed frompower by the army, Wednesday 3rd July. He isnow in detention (facing imprisonment, notstaying for an extra hour after work), along withseveral senior members of his Muslim

Brotherhood movement.

Organisers of recent anti-Morsi rebellions, theTamarod movement, accuse the would-bepresident of failing to tackle economic situationsand problems, as well as continuing to develop anIslamic agenda against the will of most Egyptians.

But, far from Morsi being held in detention andthe entire dilemma being over, protestscontinued on Friday the 5th, when two Cairo

clashes and one Alexandria rebellion led to thedeath toll of 30 plus, and the tally of injuriespassing 1000.

Earlier today (Saturday), after midday prayers,Morsi supporters, intent on bringing him back,staged a series of marches across Cairo. Onewas held outside Rabaa al-Adawiya Mosque,where tens of thousands of people prayed.Continued on page 2

Edition 41 July 12th 2013 Founded by Ben Owen

EditorialHello and welcome to Totally Tockington,the newsletter written BY students FORstudents! This is the last issue of theschool year and we have a great paper foryou. And what a year it has been! Amazingsports, amazing music, just amazingeverything, but then I found out that Mr and

Mrs Tovey were leaving and I was TotallyShockedington (Groan........)!!!!! They havelived in and run the school for a long time,and in this issue we look back at the 38years they have been here. Have you everwondered what cars they drove throughthat time? Well in this issue, Alex Grocotttells you! Have you ever wondered whatfunky clothes they were grooving alongwith back in the olden days? Read on toIjeomas article. Learn more about the

Toveys dogs, and wave bye bye to SchoolSquirrel as he takes off on his ownadventure and much, much more .Now, with a heavy heart I have to saysome goodbyes. Good luck to Nkechi,Jack, Hugo and Ijeoma. You have been anamazing asset to the paper and I hope youhave a great time wherever you go. We willmiss you all very much. Thank you for allyour hard work.And of course, goodbye to Mr and Mrs

Tovey from all of us at Totally Tockington.We hope we have made you proud. Wewill never forget how much you have donefor this school. Thank you so much. Andwe hope you will pick up a copy of TTwhen you are passing by!

I hope you all enjoy this feast of nostalgiaand have a great summer break.

Tom EdwardsEditor-in-ChiefRecipes on p 2 and p 11 Cars on p4 Dogs on 5 Review on p5

Technology on p 6 Magic on 7 Sport on pp 9 and 10 and lots of fun on p 11 -13


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The crowd of supporters advanced upon whereMr. Morsi is rumoured to be held the HQ of aRepublican Guard.

Troops then started to shoot, first firing into theair, then into the crowd. Four were killed anddozens wounded. The armed forces didntseem to aim at anyone in particular, asamongst the injured was BBC reporter JeremyBowen. After the first round of shots, tear gaswas also used.

Come evening, tens of thousands of MuslimBrotherhood supporters were gathered by asquare and in the streets near the mosque.They claimed that [They] shall stay in thesquares until [they] bring President Morsi backto power, but that their protests would bepeaceful.

Some time later, a few of these very supporterswere rushing across 6th October Bridge, overthe Nile, towards where countless anti-Morsi,Tamarod supporters were gathered. Fireworksand stones were hurled between the twoopponent groups; a car was set alight and fourpeople killed in the clash.

At the time of reporting, nothing else hashappened yet, so Ill end it there. But every now

and then, spare a thought for these people,who live in unsafe countries, and whosometimes cannot trust their Government, theirarmed forces, or sometimes even theirneighbours.

Goodbye Cup-cakesby Abby Blackwell

This is a really good, simple way to makecupcakes, maybe even for someone who isleaving.

Ingredients

Selfraising flourEggsMilkCaster sugarButterIcing sugarWater OR lemon juice

The reason why this recipe is SO simple is

because all of the ingredients have the sameweight, except for the milk. It is a good ideato weigh the eggs first, as it saves a lot ofconfusion later. I would recommend that youstart with two eggs, which is planty to begetting on with. (Two eggs make about 10-12cupcakes.)

Start by mixing together the sugar and butter(approximately 120 grams if you are usingtwo eggs) until the mixture is smooth. Sieve

in the flour, and mix again. Add in the eggsand 10-15 ml of any kind of milk.

Spoon into the cupcake cases, on a bakingsheet, and bake at 200 C for about 15minutes, or until golden brown.

While they are baking, epending on howmany cakes you have made, sieve out someicing sugar. Only use a few drops of water orlemon juice at a time, as if the icing is too

runny, you cant use it anymore.

Mix it until you cant mix it anymore, and adda few more drops of liquid. Spoon onto thecupcakes when they are cold, and if youwish, add some small sweets or decorationsweets.


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Totally Top Changes at TMSby Antonia Hopcraft and Henry Allan-Jones

We decided to write about all the wonderful things which the Toveys have done to and given to theschool in the 38 years that they have been here.

They have created an environment where everyone is happy and can thrive and shine asindividuals.

They have created the effort mark system, which underpins how hard we are working.

They developed the schools philosophy, encouraging children to do their best

Mrs Tovey has created an excellent team around her, making and preparing lovely food.

They started a nursery in 1989 and they carry on supporting it.

The bird hide, nature reserve and pond were all built under the Toveys direction in 1983.

They enclosed the swimming pool and opened it up to the public.

They had the new pavilion built in 2008.

Mr and Mrs Tovey brought Activities Week to our school.

They continued a traditional boarding school.

THREE CHEERS FOR MR AND MRS TOVEY!!


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Mr and Mrs Toveys cars since 1975by Alex Grocott

Ford A ngl ia EstateThe Ford Anglia estate car was manufactured in the UnitedKingdom by the car company Ford. 1,594,486 Anglias were

produced - they were really popular. Mr Tovey and MrsTovey had this around 1975.

Ford Granada

The ford Granada was a classic Ford that became verypopular. Mr and Mrs Tovey got this car around 1980.

Austin AllegroThe Allegro was well known for its good looking design. MrTovey and Mrs Tovey would have had this car around1985.

Range Rover Discovery (old version)The Discovery was introduced into the United Kingdom in1989. Mr and Mrs Tovey would have had this around 1990.

Mercedes SL 500

This Sl 500 was manufactured and designed by thefamous car company, Mercedes. Mr and Mrs Tovey wouldhave owned this Mercedes since about 1995

Range RoverThe Range Rover is the perfect car for a retiring

headmaster. Mr and Mrs Tovey would have owned thisroughly since 2010.


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Flat-coated

Retrieversby Lu cy England

Everyone knows our favouriteTockington dogs, Cedar and Isla.Here is a little more informationabout their breed

The flat coated retriever originatesfrom England in the mid-19

thcentury

(around 1860). They gainedpopularity as gamekeepers dogs.

At the end of WWII the breed startedto die out and the breeds survivalwas not certain However in the1960s careful breeding brought thebreed back.

Flat-coated retrievers life span isabout 8-10 years. They are oftendescribed as: devoted, outgoing,friendly, optimistic, confident.

We hope Cedar and Isla have lots oflovely new walkies at the seaside!

Mr and Mrs Toveys Favourite Books as

Childrenby Adassa Walker

What books do we like to read now and what books

were popular in the past? Throughout the years,

favourite childrens authors have changed from Enid

Blyton to modern day authors like David Walliams or

Michael Morpurgo.

As this is a special edition of Totally Tockington and Mr

& Mrs Tovey's last ever one, I thought it would be fun if

I looked back and gave you a snapshot of their favourite

childhood books.When I spoke to Mrs Tovey, I discovered that she was a

keen reader and loved her books as a child. She really

liked Enid Blytons books and her favourite from this

author were: Mallory Towers , Famous Five and SecretSeven.

Mallory Towers - This is a six book series about a

boarding school for girls in Cornwall. The main

character is Darrel who joins the school in first form but

its not easy getting through school.

Famous Five - The books feature the adventures of a

group of young children called Julian, Dick, Anne and

Georgina (George) and their dog Timmy. The stories

always take place in the children's school holidays when

they come home from boarding schools. In every book,when they meet, they get caught up in an adventure.

There are 21 Famous Five books in this series and over a

hundred million books have been sold.

Secret Seven -The Secret Seven are also adventure

stories but are set in term time not in the holidays.

When I interviewed Mr Tovey in the office, he told me

that he wasnt actually that keen on reading when he

was a boy! His favourite books were about sports such

as tennis, football and Rugby.

Altogether, I think Mr and Mrs Toveys books are really

enjoyable, although they had very different styles.

Once they have retired, they will have plenty of time to

read - perhaps Mrs Tovey will read Mr Tovey some

Famous Five to remind him of Tockington?


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38 years of COMPUTER technologyby Alex Jacobi

In this weeks paper I look at how technology changed since 1975 the year MrTovey became Headmaster at TMS.

1975: Bill Gates writes the first programming language for personal computers calledBASIC.

1976: The first supercomputer. Bill Gates starts to focus on Microsoft.

1977: Apple is born.

1984: The Apple Macintosh computer is introduced. In its first 6 months it reaches 100,000sales!

1985: Microsoft Windows 1.0 is created.

1986: More than 30 million computers are being used in the USA.

1993: The World Wide Web is introduced! An amazing invention allowing people to browsethe Internet and set up Internet companies.

1998: Apple released the original Imac, which changed the computer world.

1999: A wireless networking method isreleased called Bluetooth. Google is

officiallylaunched.

2004: 55% of adults have broadband athome. Apple iPod is released. Facebook is

founded.

2005: Youtube is founded.

2006: Twitter is founded as a social networksite.

2007: Apple iphone is launched.

2010: The ipad is released.

2011: The Kindle Fire a digital book is released.

2012: The iphone 5 goes on sale.

2013: Microsoft launches the xbox 1 games console and

Mr & Mrs Tovey sadly say goodbye but they can always keep in touch on SKYPE


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If you want to see these done for real, then

Just Ask Jack!by Jack Knight with photos by Libby Knight

1. Get a deck of playing cards and find ared three and a black eight or vice versa.

2. Put the three in the fourth position butput it face down. Then put the eight onthe bottom of the deck and the trick is set.

3. Spread the deck to show it`s normal butmake sure you don`t show the three nearthe bottom.

4. Now cut the cards and spread and you say` A three appears`. Then take all the cards abovethe three and place them down and also the three.

5. Finally, deal down three cards and on the thirdcard there will be an eight and turn it over and say,`

Mr and Mrs Tovey have led TMS for 38 Years.


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Where in the Worldare Mr and Mrs

Tovey?

by Amy Horler

Ithink that when Mr and Mrs Tovey retire theyare hopefully going to go on great andmarvellous travels. Who knows we mightfind them in

Spain because it is a lovely and hot countrywith sandy beaches.

Paris because there are amazing sites like theEiffel tower, and it is so romantic.

Menorca because it is quiet and peaceful.

Egypt because of the great historic pyramidsto see.

A Goodbye Poemby Lucy Allan-Jones

Thirty-eight years ago,

You came to lead this school,

You took it on as your own,

And you have changed it so.

This is a poem to say,

Goodbye and Good Luck,

For all the years to come,As you travel along your way.

From all the children at

Tockington Manor,

Good Luck in your retirement,

Make the most of every moment

In the style of your very own

famous banner.


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Max Reportsby Max Curtis

As a run-up to Sports Day, some pupils went to the South West National Championshipsat Millfield. During the day Ijeoma broke the South West record in the shotputt. From this,three TMS pupils were chosen to attend the National Finals and Mr Cann took AlexGrocott, Ijeoma and Max Curtis to Birmingham where Alex and Ijeoma secured 3

rdplace

on the podium for the 1500 m and Shotputt respectively.

What a day it was and so was Sports Day !

The weather was fantastic, all competitors gave 100% effort and, in the words of Mrs

Wakeling: It was the best day of the year!

It was the end to a wonderful athletics season with a total of 17 records being broken inaddition to many more personal best times being achieved.

The Athletics Finals was an excellent day for all of TMS to demonstrate their talent and MrJones was proud of everyone and in particular the good sportsmanship shown by all thepupils with everyone congratulating each other at the end of their race or event.

This did not however put a dampener on the healthy competition between the individualhouses - whilst Alexander was victorious in the end the energy and enthusiasm shown byall pupils supporting their house made us all very proud.

On Saturday 8 records were broken which included Helena in the 100m, Jessie in the600m, Oliver Shutt for the cricket ball throw, Max and Alex Grocott for the 600m, Freyaand Ijeoma for the shotputt.

Mr Glanville said that he thought all pupils were Well-behaved and the day showed offwhat is important about the school and Mr Mildon was Very impressed about thestandards and that so many records were broken

Action Shots by Olivia Campbell


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Longballby Oliver Shutt

Longball is a sport which Mr Cann and Mr Jones created. There is about the same number

of people on each team. Also you have to have at least two teachers, one who will bowl,and one who will be wicket keeper. And you lay it out by making a rectangular shape outof cones on top field. The last thing is you need a tennis racquet and a ball.

How to play(Batting)

One of the teachers bowls the tennis ball at you. Then, after you hit it, you try and runuphill to the top of the course, but when you are running, people are trying to throw the ballat you, and if you get hit by the ball you are out. If one of the fielders catch the ball afteryou hit it, all of your team are out. When you make it to the top, you can run back straightafter, which would get you 2 runs, or you can wait for someone else in your team to smashit then you run down, this would get you 1 point.

How to play(Fielding)

When youre fielding you have to always be awake, waiting for someone to hit it up, so youcan catch it. Also when someone in the batting team absolutely smashes it, you need totry and get it into the middle with a powerful FLAT throw. Then the fielders in the middleshould try and get the people going down, not the person going up. Also, for a tip, when

there arent many people left in the batting team, try and get the ball back to the bowler asfast as you can to stump them out.

So I hope that Mr Jones and Mr Cann keep the game going when Mr & Mrs Tovey retire.

In 1956,someone waswatching the

school photobeing takenfrom anupstairswindow whatdid that personcall down to theassembledschool? Writeyour captionbelow the photoand put it in the

TT box for aprize.

Idea by Abby

Blackwell


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Spot the Difference by Beth PritchardCan you spot all the differences between the two photos?

There are fifteen of them!

Talking of Caketheres nothing like a nice cake when you feel sad sothis week we have a double dose of scrumptiousness from Abby

A Recipe for Fridge Cake

This should only be a special treat, as there is an awful lot of sugar in it but it is really a lot of fun to makeand good if it is your first time cooking.

Ingredients500g of milk chocolate(preferably FairTrade)

Filings (optional)Mini marshmallowsDigestive biscuitsCurrants or raisins

Ginger biscuitsAnything else that you want!

Melt the chocolate in a bowl, but be careful not to burn it, as it burns really easily. As thechocolate is melting, break the biscuits into chunks ( not crumbs). When all the chocolate is

melted, add the biscuits to it. Then add all of the other ingredients. Put it into the fridge until it ishard.

Simple but delicious!


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And what were Mr and Mrs Tovey wearingthrough the 38 years?

from an idea by Ijeoma Ogbogbo

The 1970s The 1980s

The 1990s

The 2000s

And nowthats better!


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Time flies Quizby Roshan Patel

In this weeks quiz, we thought we would look at what else was happening in the last 38years. See how good your General Knowledge is by matching the dates with the World

Events. Cant find the answers? Look for them online, in an encyclopaedia or ask yourparents. No prize this week just some holiday fun for the family!

January 1976 The final Harry Potter book is released

July 1978 Fox hunting banned.

May 1979 Britains first female Prime Minister.

March 1981 First London Marathon.

July 1981 Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer marry.

April 1982 Argentina invades the Falkland Islands.

November 1983 Brinks Mat robbery.

November 1984 End of the pound note.

January 1985 First National Lottery draw.

September 1985 Last Concorde flight.

April 1986 First UK mobile phone call.

February 1988 First Red Nose day.

November 1989 First Concorde flight.

March 1989 Indian ocean earthquake.

November 1994 Al Qaeda attacks the Twin Towers.

February 1997 Dolly the sheep is cloned.

September 2001 First test tube baby.

October 2003 Titanic found.

December 2004 Fall of the Berlin wall.

February 2005 Fall of communist Russia

July 2007 . Chernobyl Disaster.

July 2012 London Olympics.

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