Hammy the Hamster Newspaper Report

Hide-away Hamster Goes on the Run

Primary school pet disappears in the half term break. 

Salt-edge primary told of their sadness yesterday, as their beloved class pet hamster has mysteriously disappeared during the week of the half term holiday. 

Teacher of Class 4 Pasty Jones exclaimed "Most of our children are terribly sad to hear the news of our Hammy. We've no idea how it happened. I left Joe (our caretaker) in charge of locking the cage last. We are determined to find out what exactly happened on that busy last school day." 

A class 4 pupil, Poppy, gave us her views on Hammy. "I loved our class hamster, but no-one in our class really looked after it. Hammy always looked sad and lonely, locked in a cage all day." 

We also interviewed caretaker Joe Smith, who stated "It is beyond me how the hamster escaped, but I can assure you it was not my fault. I made sure the cage was locked before leaving the school on that Friday. But in my eyes, Hammy had no choice but to escape. Silly kids cannot be trusted to look after an animal!" 

Animal rights group member Chris Jenkins had a similar view on the situation, stating that any animal should not be allowed to be kept as a pet in any school, and is fighting for his opinion to be brought in as a law. He spoke "Hamsters are extremely nervous creatures, and should never be left on their own. It's no wonder poor Hammy escaped when he did. He was left without food for days, and a miniscule bowl of water to last him for up to a day! Children of a primary school age are not capable of looking after animals that need close attention." Local bet Pritesh Khan agrees with Chris Jenkins, also saying "all animals need to be closely attended to with great care, and it is visible here that Hammy was not take care of properly as he should be." 

Child psychologist Sam Pepper suggests "I think that class pets are good for children. It helps them gain a responsibility for something, which will be good for them later in life." 

There is still an on-going debate about whether children should be allowed to keep animals as pets in the classroom.

Hammy's disappearance is still a mystery,yet to be solved. We hope to bring you more in our next artcile tomorrow. Be sure to read! 

3 Apostrophe Sentences

Maggie's shopping bags fell on the floor.
There's a football over there.
Where's my dinner?!

Spellings,definitions and sentences

Aerial - definition- existing, happening o opperating in the air. Sentence -The stunt pilot gave an amazing aerial performance.
Article - definition - A particular item or object. E.g "small household articles" or a clause or section of a newspaper'magazine. Sentence - I enjoyed reading that article in the newspaper.
Furnace - definition - An appliance fired by gas or oil in which air or water is heated to be circulated throughout a building in a heating system. Sentence - A furnace is a device used for heating.
Practical - definition - Likely to be effective in real circumstances. Synonyms=handy, real, virtual. Sentence - The teacher gave practical advice.

William Shakespeare was an English poet and play-writer, who originated from Stratford Upon Avon. He is distinctly remembered as the greatest writer in the English history. Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway at the young age of 18, with whom had 3 children. Susanna, and twins Hamnet and Judith. His successful career started in the year of 1585.  He went on as a an actor, writer, and part owner of a playing company. The plays of Shakespeare during his lifetime were performed on stages in private theatres and playhouses. The Globe theatre, where many of his memorable plays were staged, is certainly the most well known theatres of the Elizabethan period. His plays were based on events that he tried to portray within them.  William also wrote poems, his best including The Sonnets, which was first published in 1609. The cause of Shakespeare’s death is unknown, but we do know that he died on April 23^rd,  1616, supposedly a couple of days before his birthday, however, there is much debate of whether Shakespeare actually died on his birthday. There is much confusion over whether Shakespeare’s birth date is the 23^rd April, or the 26^th.  The websites i used for my research are;
the VLE; Shakespeare, Who Was He?
www.wikipediashakespeare.co.uk
www.shakespearefacts.co.uk

 

Shakespeare,Who Was He?
He creates tender scenes, and love stories, such as Romeo and Juliet,which are still universal today.
His works are translated worldwide, and people still memorize his lines.

Shakespeare Hamlet – Act 1 Scene 1   13.11.12

It was very dark and bitterly cold. It was twelve o’clock in Denmark, outside the castle. Francisco was on guard, but Barnardo enters, saying he will take over. Marcellus and Horatio enter, and start talking of the ghost they’d seen twice before. Marcellus names it ‘a dreaded sight’, but Horatio believes none of this.

The spirit mysteriously enters, Horatio sees it, and demands it to speak, and asks “What are you?.” He explains it looks like the King of Denmark. Spirit then disappears, it is too dark to see where it has gone. The ghost exits. Marcellus notices that Horatio has gone pale, trembling, and looking startled. Horatio has a feeling that the spirit is bad news for the country of Denmark. He also thinks the ghost appeared for a reason that night, that the ghost knew he, Marcellus and Barnardo would be there. Barnardo agrees. Ghost enters again shortly after, Horatio demands it to speak to him. Ghost exits when Marcellus decides to strike it with his spear, but misses because it is too dark to see.

They both exit.

Phrases that Originated from Shakespeare Plays

1.     “It is neither here, nor there”

2.    “I’ll not budge an inch”

3.    “What’s done is done.”

4.    “All that glistens, is not gold”

5.    “It’s the green eyed monster”

6.    “All the world’s a stage”

7.    “Where my heart upon my sleeve”