Burford Chronical
Year 7
This is the Burford Chronicle written by the
Roving Reporters
Welcome to the Burford Chronicle written by year 7’s for all. We hope you
enjoy reading this and enter the competitions. We have been busy finding
out stories and interviewing staff to find out stuff you might not have already
known.
Roving Reporters
Sam Branigan
Yvonne Dragnevska
Dan Brindle
Campbell McDairmid
Louis Williams
Danielle Dixon-Hamilton
Jennifer Sawitzki
Archie Abberley
Emily Tinney
Club News
Clubs have been popular so we’re here to tell
you so you don’t miss anything. On
Wednesdays student librarian is run by Mrs Count in the library we’ve been
learning how to stack shelves, cover books and find out the level. There is
room for more so come if you are interested. On Fridays science club (in
D2) for year 7’s has been going we’ve been learning and making how hand
warmers are made, the reaction of metal in a strong acid and much more.
On Thursdays training orchestra has been taking place if you learn a wind
or brass instrument then you can come no matter how experienced. At the
moment we are learning to play Eye of the Tiger. Also on Thursdays, is
writing club in the library. If you love writing and want to get even better
go to it. Psychology club, which takes place on Friday Room 21, has been
enjoyable learning about why we have and can cure phobias doing ways to
remember a list of items and personality tests. The Oliver cast is also
working hard to finish the production with Mr Frankcom and Ms Teager
working on the fabulous singing and Mr Izard and Mrs Chilton doing the
dancing. The cast are giving up a lot of their time after school and at lunch
to produce a performance 28th March - 1st April. The spelling bee where
year 7 students are learning to spell words in French, German and Spanish
using the corresponding alphabet they are practicing for they test on the 9th
February. The top three go to Abingdon to compete representing the school.
Recipe: Chocolate
Brownie
Ingredients
200g dark chocolate
100g unsalted butter, very soft
250g caster sugar
4 large free range eggs,
beaten to mix
1tsp vanilla essence
60g plain flour
60g cocoa powder
15cm square brownie tin or
baking tin
Method
1. Heat the oven to 180C, gas 4.
Break up the dark chocolate. Put
into a heatproof bowl and melt
gently in a pan over simmering
water, making sure the water
doesn't touch the base of the
bowl.
2. Remove the bowl from the
heat and leave to cool until
needed. Put the butter and sugar
into the
bowl of a food mixer
and beat until fluffy. Gradually
beat in the eggs, beating well
after each addition. Beat in the
vanilla essence.
3. Spoon the cooled melted
chocolate onto the mixture then
mix in thoroughly. Sift the flour
and cocoa powder onto the
mixture and gently stir in.
When completely combined,
spoon the mixture into the
prepared tin and spread evenly.
4. Bake in the heated oven for
about 20 mins until firm to the
touch but still a bit fudgy. The
chocolate will continue to cook
slightly for a few mins after
coming out of the oven.
Remove the tin from the oven
and set on a wire cooling rack.
5. Leave the chocolate brownies
to cool completely before
cutting into pieces. Store the
brownies in an airtight container
and eat within 4 days.
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Staff Interviews
“I have worked at the boarding house for nearly 20 years”
We have been interviewing staff to find out things
like what they liked as a child, what they would
like to be instead and much more
Did you ever work at any other boarding house before this one?
Interview with Mrs Cooper, library
Why did you choose this boarding house?
What is your favourite book?
“I chose this one because I moved into the area and I saw a
boarding school and was shocked so I went to go see if there was
a job and there was one”
“Yes, I worked at school called Bishard Stortford in Hearts”
“Dark Matter, but it’s an adult’s book”
Do you ever get tired of working hear?
What was your favourite book as a child?
“I get tired, not like of the place, staff or pupils, I just get tired
like ordinarily after a day?”
“Whinne the Pooh”
Do you like this boarding house?
If you weren’t a librarian, what would you be?
“Yes because you can’t do this job if you don’t actually like the
place”
“Publishing, but really just anything working with books”
Do you know how longer you will be staying for?
Have you ever worked in another library?
“I know I’m only staying till the summer holidays; then I’m
leaving and moving back to Wales”
“Yes, lots, my last one was Wood Green but I also worked in
public and medical libraries”
Are you looking for another job?
“Yes I know I’ll be getting another job and it might be in another
boarding house”
What was your favourite subject at primary school?
“English then history”
Was Mrs Jonson here when you arrived?
How long have you worked as a librarian?
“No, Mrs Jonson was here 15 years after me”
“Too long, about 28 years
Were you a member of staff when you first came?
Did you ever enter any writing competitions as a child?
“No, I started off being matron then I became duty staff because
I want to be near children”
“No, I didn’t”
Do you sometimes get annoyed how people don’t arrive on time
and you have to wait?
What is your favourite thing to do in spare time?
“Yes and no because if it’s constant it will annoy me but if it’s
once or twice it won’t”
“I don’t get a lot of spare time. Reading, obviously, and walking
my dog”
What annoys you the most?
Interview with Mrs Lloyd, Boarding house
“The thing that annoys me the most is when people lie because
when people lie it’s basically making one tiny problem to a huge
one but when you tell the truth you get in less trouble”
How long have you worked at the boarding house?
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On the 16th of January, Burford School had a visit
from Huw Powell, author of the ‘Space Jackers’
trilogy. While he was at the school he held an
assembly for the entirety of Year 7. During the
assembly he read two extracts from the first book
of the trilogy and told us his inspirations as a child.
As well as him being asked the question Huw
Powell decided that he would ask year 7 some book
related questions such as: which book are you
reading and which author is your favourite. This
made the entire assembly seem more like a
conversation and less like an interview. Towards
the end of the assembly year 7 were asked by Huw
what they thought a space pirate would look like.
He took ideas from many students as to what the
pirate should look like. It ended up having a
tentacle beard and a bionic eyepatch as well as a
great deal other weird and wonderful ideas.
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Oliver Wordsearch
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Quick Quiz
11P on a FT
12M in a Y
4L on a T
88K on most P
26L in the A
Most A have 32T
Example:
8L on a S – 8 legs on a spider
DODGER
FAGIN
GRUEL
MUSICAL
NANCY
OLIVER
ORPHANAGE
PICKPOCKET
Answers
11 players on a football team
12 months in a year
4 legs on a table
88 keys on most pianos
26 letters in the alphabet
32 teeth on most adults
Riddles and Brain Teasers:
1. A lake in South Korea doubles the
volume of water in it each day after 20
days the lake is full. How long till the
lake is half full?
2. I run but I cannot walk, I roar but cannot
talk, I have a bank but I own no money.
What am I?
3. How many months have 28 days?
4. The faster you run the harder I am to
catch; what am I?
5. What is there when you sit down, but
disappears when you stand up?
6. 2 fathers and their 2 sons go fishing they
catch 1 fish each and take them home.
They lose no fish but only have three.
How?
7. What starts with a T, ends in a T and has
T in it?
10 Fun Facts
 If you run in the rain, you will get about
50% wetter than if you stand still
 Olympic gold medals are actually 90%
silver
 Humans can recognize about 10,000
different smells
 A battery can be made from a potato
 It gets so cold in Siberia that your
breath can turn to ice midair
 If about 33,000,000 people held hands
they could circle the equator
 Some fish can change gender
 Parachutes were invented before
aeroplanes
 There is phone reception at the summit
of Mount Everest
 A peanut is not a nut
Answers:
1.19 days
2. Water/river
3. 12 they all have at least 28 days
4. Your breath
5. Your lap
6. Because there is a grandfather,
father and son
7.Teapot
Please pass your entries to Mr. Cowley.
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