issue 2, 2010
Ghouly News
Witch
reveals
magic
number
2000
Pupils need
tombola jars
to force Maralyn to drink ANYTHING
Nicholson Street school resident witch Maralyn
has exclusively told the Ghouly News that students
need make only 2000 tombola jars before she will
drink whatever they can concoct.
In a shock announcement, Maralyn told students
on Monday morning that detergent and other
poisons were out, but otherwise she’d try to wolf
down any edible liquid. Even raw egg. Or mashed up
brusselsprouts. Ewwwww.
The five children who bring the most tombolas
to school will get to make the slimey, gooey, yucky
mess.
The not-so-ugly, not-so-old hag has recently returned form a winter holiday in Europe. She complained to students she had been unemployed since
last year’s Halloween festival due to rumors off injuries and other “issues” at last year’s event. “There’s
a certain groundskeeper that I hope never to see
again,” she said. Maralyn refused repeated requests
from the ghouly news for further details.
Young Muir sized up for pot
At least one young student at Nicho will be keeping a wary
eye out for the warty one at lunchtimes for the next six
weeks.
Kinder pupil Muir thought he was answering an innocent
question when asked by the witch Maralyn how tall he was.
Her response shocked and amused the whole assembly.
She said he was just the right size to fit in her pot. Quizzed
further on whether he preferred garlic or onion, it dawned
on Muir that things may be heating up for him.
To make matters worse, Maralyn claimed to have already
turned at least one pupil into a frog - and threatened others
with the same treatment.
Principal Ms Proud looked a bit worried. The Ghouly News
understands if the witch turns too many pupils into frogs
she risks losing a teacher. However, if the witch can clone a
few kids, she’d be laughing.
Nicholson St PS
Balmain East
Ghouly News
Emily, 9
Jessie, 10.
Carys, 10
I’m looking forward to
the massive slide
because it’s really fun to
go down and I like steep
things. Scary things are
good.
I’m looking forward to
the decorations, because
the school looks really
cool with all the
Halloween decorations.
I’m looking forward to
the decorations because
I think the school really
stands out when all the
decorations are up.
WE WANT YOUR
JARS
They can be big, small, decorated, a
funny shape... Our Halloween Festival Tombola Jar are always STUFFED
FULL OF LOLLIES. Last year we collected more than 1300 decorated
tombola jars.
Then at the Festival, each jar is numbered and our visitors buy a ticket and
the number is matched to a jar. It’s a
lottery and there is always one that
you have your eye on.
How you can get involved:
Lottie,
5
I’m looking forward to
my first Halloween at
school. I’ll get to see
everyone dressed up,
and I’ll be able to see if
I’m really scared or not.
Some of the stalls:
Petrifying
Pinatas
Be among the first to smash the petrifying piñatas, hanging threateningly,
hiding their treasures within. These
are not your average piñatas, they are
made of paper mache and decorated
to be as scary as possible. What can be
hiding inside?
The Touchy
Feely
Due to popular demand The Touchy
Feely is back... it’s more horrible, more
slimy, and darker than ever. Noises of
horror will embrace you as you enter
the dank, dark room, the only light being a blue light that makes your teeth
look extremely strange.
Tombolas, bake a cake for the cake walk (to be delivered on Saturday, October 30), prepare your costume, help source or
donate a prize (at least one per family) and sign up for two shifts or more per family to work on the day of the festival.
Please contact the head witches - Karen Morton, Natanya Shearer, Nicole Osborne, Kerry Guthrie, Di Gilhawley
For editorial contributions to Ghouly News, contact Eli Martel at [email protected]
EREHT E B eWAR BE
Matthew, 6
Sebastian, 7
Nass, 5
Ethan, 12
Ezy, 7
I’m looking forward to the maze,
because it’s really
fun and we get to
go around in dark
places.
I’m excited about
treats and the
party because it’s
going to be fun.
I’m going on the
dinosaur castle.
I find the box maze
challenging, and
I like the witch’s
cauldron because
you get your hand
in gooey stuff.
That witch! I used
to be the principal
and she turned me
into a DOG! I’m
looking forward to
the sausages.
fast money
AUCTION
You Loved Designing it.You
Loved making it. You Loved
riding in it. NOW
Wouldn’t you love to own it!!!
Our Fabulous Nicho Knights
Push Cart will be auctioned
off on centre stage at the
Halloween Festival.So if you
want it now is a perfect time
to do those extra chores over
the holidays and earn pocket
money to BUY IT!!
GHOULY groans
What do you call a
witch who lives at
the beach?
A sand-witch
What’s it like to be
kissed by a vampire?
It’s a pain in the
neck.
How can you tell if
a vampire has been
in a bakery?
The jam has been
sucked out of the
jam doughnuts.
Why did Dracula
take cold medicine?
To stop his coffin.
What do you call a
witch’s garage?
A broom closet.
Nicholson St PS
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