Colosseum Chronicle
Focus Fun
Zoe Day Hubbard and Grace Lewis look back on the summer’s focus day
Winter 2015
This edition has been brought
to you by the students of C2
In the summer term Colosseum had a wonderful outdoor fun day! We painted teachers,
climbed rocks and played aero ball. Such great fun. It was great value for money, only £25, and
we got free noodles!!!! The worst part was when the day ended ...
Inside this issue:
Bake Sale!
2
Colosseum
Awards
2
C2’s Christmas 3
Carols
Shoebox Appeal
3
Mr. Strathdene proudly holds his portrait.
Students display the forms’ drawings of tutors
Devon’s Christ- 3
mas Jokes
Cooking with
Otto
4
Elisa and
5
Grace’s Christmas Crossword
Justin’s Puzzle
Page
5
Hal’s Word
Search
6
Isabel and Sofia on the Vortex
Forms competing at the start of the day
Tilly, Vera, Stanley, Tom and David playing football
Mr. Huxley helps Nahiem.
Brrrrr! Brilliant Bake Off!
Congratulations to
Melisa, Daisy, Rachel,
Olivia and Zoe. They
raised £280 for the
charity, Plan, selling
yummy fairy cakes.
Plan is again the College’s charity. It is a
global children’s charity that works with children in the world’s
poorest countries to
help them build a
better future.
The intrepid and entrepreneurial Year 7s
braved wintry temperatures for an entire
afternoon flogging
their delicious wares.
They have set the bar
high for the rest of Year
7!
Sur– PRIZE!
Georgia Hunt looks back on this year’s Colosseum Awards
Least likely to survive the iungle: Freya Barratt
Most likely to survive a zombie apocalypse: Nathaniel Hodges
Most likely to win Britain’s Got Talent: Grace Lewis
Clumsiest: Ellen Worrell
Most likely to star in a Hollywood Blockbuster: Matthew Tackaberry
Most likely to be a bouncer: Nahiem Williams
Most likely to win a nobel prize: Joseph Hudson
Most likely to be a children’s TV presenter: Isaac Din
Least likely to get a C3: Stanley Barrell-Kane
Biggest Drama Queen: Eden Barrell-Kane
Most likely to wear a hat in school: James Topping
Most rock and roll: Tom Skead
Most dedicated to sport: Mason Tunbridge
Most dedicated to art: Marlena Wright
Most dedicated to music: James Wilkins
Biggest overall contribution to school life: Isobelle Chapple
By Grace Lewis
and Zoe Day
Hubbard
C2 Christmas Carols
By Leonardo Cherin
and Thomas Foreman
Away in Fortismere, no book for studying,
The little Lord Woolley laid down his sweet brush.
The stars in the sky looked down where he sat,
The little Lord Davies from Linc with his cat.
The students are learning, the teacher awakes,
But little Lord Huxley no shouting he makes.
Silent school, holy staff
All is calm, all is bright
Round yon good grades and GCSEES
Holy tests so tender and mild
study in heavenly peace
study in heavenly peace
I love Thee, Lord Jenkins, look down from the sky
And stay by my table til test is nigh.
Be near me, Lord Strathdene, I ask Thee to stay
Close by side til exam is nigh
Bless all the six formers in thy godly tests,
And take us to university , to live with thy money.
We wish you Merry exams;
We wish you Merry exams;
We wish you Merry exams and a Happy New mums.
Good grades we bring to you and your kin;
Good grades for Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Oh, bring us a good teacher;
Oh, bring us a good teacher;
Oh, bring us a good teacher and a cup of good cheer
We won't go until we get some;
We won't go until we get some;
We won't go until we get some, so bring some out here
We wish you Merry exams;
We wish you Merry exams;
We wish you Merry exams and a Happy New Year.
Christmas Jokes by Devon Spragg
Q: Why did Santa's helper see the doctor?
A: Because he had a low “ELF” esteem!
Q: How did Scrooge win the football game?
A: The ghost of Christmas passed!
Q: How do snowmen get around?
A: They ride an icicle!
Q: What did Adam say to his wife the night before the Christmas?
A: It's Christmas, Eve!
Silent school, holy staff
Bullies scared at the sight
Good grades stream from heaven afar
Heavenly hosts sing hooray!
wow, the A levels are born
wow, the A levels are born
Silent staff, holy school
Son of grades, mums pure light
Radiant beams from mum’s holy face
With the dawn of redeeming grace
Woolley, Lord, at Thy art
Woolley, Lord, at Thy art
Shoebox Appeal Kicks Off!
Together with Olympia college, Colosseum
students brought in over 100 shoeboxes for
the shoebox appeal! Incredible generosity
from all concerned!
Christmas Cake Recipe
B y Otto Gonzalez
Soak dried fruit in 4 tablespoons brandy or rum for at least 24 hours. Cover tightly, and store at
room temperature.
Preheat oven to 170 C / Gas mark 3. Butter a 15cm (6 in) round tin, and line with baking parchment.
In a large bowl, cream together butter and brown sugar until fluffy. Beat in egg. Whisk together
flour, bicarbonate of soda, salt and cinnamon;
Mix into butter and sugar in three batches, alternating with treacle and milk. Stir in soaked
fruit and chopped almonds. Scrape cake mixture
into prepared tin.
Bake in preheated oven for 40 to 45 minutes.
Cool in the tin for 10 minutes, then sprinkle with
2 tablespoons brandy or rum.
Cut out one piece of parchment and one piece
muslin, each large enough to wrap around the
cake.
Moisten muslin with 1 tablespoon rum. Arrange
muslin on top of parchment, and turn cake out
onto it. Sprinkle top and sides of cake with remaining rum. Wrap the muslin closely to the surface of the cake, then wrap with parchment.
Place in an airtight tin, and age for 7 to 10 weeks.
If storing longer, douse with additional rum or
brandy for every 10 weeks of storage.
More of Devon’s
Side-Splitters!
What do you call a polar bear with earmuffs?
Anything you like… he can’t hear you!
How did Mary and Joseph know Jesus was 7lb 6oz when
he was born?
They had a weigh in a manger!
What do you call people who
are afraid of Santa Claus?
Claustrophobic!
Answers to Grace and Elisa’s Crossword
Grace and Elisa’s Christmas Crossword
DOWN
1. Who do you invite to a Christmas dinner?
2. Who are Santa’s little helpers?
Justin’s
Festive
Puzzles
4. What do children send to Santa before Christmas?
6. What do you call the day before
Christmas?
7. How do people feel on Christmas?
9. What type of tree is a Christmas
tree?
12. Finish this sentence: _____ Christmas
ACROSS
1. The presents are
____ the tree.
3. Naughty and
______.
7. What are the
initials for : “Happy
Christmas
Greetings”
8. What does Santa
put the presents
under?
10. What bird do
people eat at Christmas?
11. Finish this
sentence : mince
___
13. Complete
this song lyric:
“____ to the
world …”
Hal’s Festive Word Search
Can you find: Christmas, Bell, Santa, Presents,
Sleigh, Elves, Carols, Holiday, Mincepie, Celebrate, Pixie, Tree and Misery?
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