The Explorer Edition September /October 2023

Halloween!!! 31st October

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How do you celebrate halloween???

Halloween has been around for more than a thousand years! Originally being a religious and sacred events,it became increasingly popular over the centuries until its religious aspects all disappeared. But today I will be reminding the world of those aspects that people have lost interest in! Today Halloween is considered a holiday for dress-up and fun, especially for children! Trick or treating dates back up until 2,000 years ago, in Samhain. Where historians say that trick or treating, was born in Celtic and on every November 1st (the Celtics New Year’s Day.) Demons, fairies, and spirits from the dead were thought to walk the earth the night before when the separation was thin between worlds living and dead. Halloween’s origins can be traced back to the ancient&nbsp;Celtic&nbsp;festival known as&nbsp;Samhain , which was held on November 1 in most calendars. Other than North America on the 31st.It was believed that on that day, the souls of the dead returned to their homes, so people dressed in costumes and lit bonfires to ward off spirits. In this way, popular Halloween costumes such as witches, ghosts, and goblins became very popular with the holiday.

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Welcome to our first edition of The Explorer for this academic year 2023-2024. We have a new team of journalists to write for you, and hopefully inform, entertain and inspire you this academic year. I am delighted to introduce Iliya from Year 5, and from Year 6 Annabelle, Bianca, Leone, Lorenzo and Manomi. We began with a competition among the journalists for the front cover of this year's edition, and Bianca's was voted the one for 2023-2024. You may see the other entrants at the end of the magazine. We hope you enjoy our first edition which was proof read by Bianca. Pauline Minnis

Do you loveeeee food? Well if you do this will hopefully be your favourite slide! Learn about foods from all around the world.

Are you a food fan just like me? If so this is the best page for you! And the best part is that Food Day can be celebrated not just on the 16th of October!

In Poland one of the most popular and my personal favourite food is Kabanosy. It’s a type of meat that is very skinny like a noodle. One of the other favourites are pierogi. It’s a type of Polish dumpling that you can stuff with duck, meat and even mushrooms.

Kabanosy Kabanos also known as cabanossi or kabana, is a long, this, dry sausage usually made of pork from Poland.

How to make Cabanossi or Kabanosy sausage in Factory

Food in Alaska are quite weird but absolutely delicious even though I didn’t try many the ones that I tried are worth eating again. Salmon is one of the most popular and worthy fish. Oysters are the besttttt

In America some really popular foods are things like hamburgers and chicken wings. But are you looking for something without meat? Well macaroni and cheese is a classic even if it’s without meat. Even though this may sound horrible cookies and gravy are quite popular!

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Without November 1st we would not have Halloween - the eve of all hallows! This is an important day for Christians worldwide, who celebrate this day in honor of all the saints and Christian martyrs. It is one of the most important days in November for Catholic Christians.

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Spooky Gothic Tales for Halloween by Lorenzo Year 6. Continued from page 25.

“I think we are on the third floor.” noticed Luca. ”Oh look, there’s a phonograph!” exclaimed Jack. Phonograph:”Hello helloooo! Is someone here? Well if you are listening to this phonograph please find me on the second floor. Thank you.” “Come on Luca! Let’s go to the second floor!” exclaimed Jack. &nbsp;“ No. Let’s go back home. I'm annoyed by the spider webs, the spiders and this destroyed haunted house.” shouted Luca. Thomas popped up” Don’t speak like that about my home!!!” “ Who are you?And how did you end up here?” asked Jack. “ I am the person that spoke in the phonograph. I asked you to go to the second floor.” shouted Thomas.”Now you will live with me forever.”announced Thomas.

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Spooky Gothic Tales for Halloween by Year 6

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The Gem of The End of Days by Lucca The wind howled through the menacing night sky. Van Scuro, a vampire hunter, was there, with his sword disguised as a cane, made out of silver. He confidently entered the hotel, in search of a room. The small village of Radvoniškis, had a depressing atmosphere,with anxious people, scurrying nervously around. Van Scuro was watching, thinking why are the people so scared?&nbsp; Van Scuro entered his room, he took off his black top hat, his leather gloves and put his cane on the table. Then he picked up a mug of hot blood. He sat on the bed and drank his delicious drink. When he was finishing his hot blood he became aware of an evil spirit shining with a gem. It was the gem of endless days! The spirit was kidnapping people like they were mosquitos. Van Scuro took his things like it was an emergency and he rushed out&nbsp; there.Two minutes later, he was down there in the village when he saw the spirit again.The flying spirit was transparent with red eyes. Van Scuro did not move. Then the spirit flew away like a plane to his cave taking all the captured people. Van Scuro followed. He was after the gem. With the Gem of the End of Days Van Scuro could save the people. He had a silver cross and was armed with holy water which he could use against the spirit. The end was quick. Hidden by his cloak, and protected by his cross and holy water ,Van Scuro&nbsp; sneaked into the cave, grabbed the gem and freed the people… but the spirit escaped.&nbsp; So watch out if you are ever near the small village of Radvoniškis!

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Spooky Gothic Tales for Halloween by Raymond Year 6. Continued from page 25.

Jack said, “ I have a plan. Let’s climb that old oak tree and then jump onto the scaffolding and climb in through the window.” They clambered through the window very nervously.&nbsp; Luca was feeling scared and he had a shiver down his spine. He felt like something very bad was going to happen next.&nbsp; Suddenly, they realised that there was a phonograph playing quietly, in the background and it&nbsp; whispered, “Hello, you are my friend now, I am Thomas. Look in the mirror.” When Luca looked in the mirror, he saw Thomas hugging him. He looked like a possessed ghost. Luca thought he was seeing things.&nbsp; He screamed and the figure disappeared . Luca then noticed that there were spiderwebs everywhere dangling from the ceiling and brushing across his face. He was worried there might also be tarantulas in there.&nbsp; Unexpectedly, Jack turned around when he saw something flickering out of the corner of his eye.&nbsp; It&nbsp; was candles that were mysteriously lit.&nbsp; Luca trembled in fear “Let’s get out of here!” exclaimed Jack. But Luca could not. He was stuck in the mirror&nbsp; with Thomas. Friends forever!&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;

Click here to hear the ending to page 25 by Raymond.

Spooky Gothic Tales for Halloween by Ava Year 6. Continued from page 25.

Jack said, “ I have a plan. Let’s climb that old oak tree and then jump onto the scaffolding and climb in through the window.” They found a ladder at the side of the house and put the ladder against the great gnarled tree trunk and climbed&nbsp; to the top of the tree. From the tree they went in the open window in the attic, right at the top of the house. They found themselves in a dark room. There was a pathway of candles going to a different room. There were lots of spiders and snakes everywhere.&nbsp; Then they froze. A phone rang. Then they heard a sound from a picture. They went to the picture and saw 2 boys that looked like them. “Jack I think we should go!” pleaded Luca. Jack went&nbsp; closer and closer and they didn’t hear anything anymore. They were stuck in the picture. They couldn’t get out of the picture. They were trapped forever .

Click here to hear the ending to page 25 by Ava. Read by Nathan.

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Spooky Gothic Tales for Halloween by Year 6.

The Devil King by Leone. There’s adventures that you could tell for years and years and some that are so tragic that people don’t talk about them. But the only one I remember is really horrifying, but I guess the story is going to begin.&nbsp; The rain crashed through the forest trees and made a slippery muddy path&nbsp; which made it difficult for&nbsp; a teenager called Jason to walk. The rain had also washed away the mud off a rock revealing a finger sticking out of&nbsp; a rock! Jason was shocked, but he decided he had to dig to know who was attached to the finger.&nbsp; So after a bit of digging, the rock broke in two and Jason realised that the&nbsp; person was a teenager that looked like a mud monster since he was covered in mud that was trapped in the stone and was still alive.&nbsp; The trapped person told Jason why he had been trapped and how much time he had been&nbsp; trapped for. It had all started on 31 October 1833. The mum of the teenager who was called Ryan was afeared because her brother, (Uncle Ben), was dying of cancer but&nbsp; the second he was about to die he sold his soul to the devil king to have eternal life and now he had wings and&nbsp; horns like a gargoyle. Now his uncle was a devil and he was&nbsp; the one who trapped Ryan in the eternal stone of doom that looked like&nbsp; a long normal rock. Sadly, the mother was murdered by her evil brother, and Uncle Ben trapped Ryan for eternity in the rock of doom. He had lived in the stone for 7 years.

Contents Page <ol><li>World Food Day. pages 6 and 7</li><li>Foods From Around The World. pages 8,9,10,11</li><li>Halloween Celebration and food! pages 12 ,13</li><li>What is Halloween? pages 14,15</li><li>All Saints' Day pages 16,17</li><li>Spooky Gothic Stories from Year 6 pages 18 to 33</li><li>Movies to watch over the holiday! pages 34, 35</li><li>ECA Competition EXPLORER front covers </li></ol> pages 36 to the end!

  Hello everybody, I want to share with you some of the different cuisines around the world. Cuisine depends on where you live, your beliefs and what you prefer. 

I asked some students 2 questions: <ol><li>What is your favourite food?</li><li>What food is typical from your country? (and how do you say it in your language?)</li></ol>

Sri Lankan kiribath (milk rice)

Cucumber soup is Bianca's favourite. It is a traditional Polish and Lithuanian soup. It is made from sour, salted cucumbers and potato.

Kiribath is a traditional Sri Lankan dish made from rice. It is prepared by cooking rice with coconut milk. Kiribath is an essential dish in Sri Lankan cuisine.

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World food day 2023 is actually quite different this year. Instead of celebrating food, our topic is water! Water is essential for producing our food! Water in most countries is unfortunately hard to get access to. So this year's world food day has taken initiative and is hopefully getting people to help this vital cause!

Home | World Food Day | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

Here are some links which will tell you of the importance of water.

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World Food Day 2023

Spooky Gothic Tales for Halloween by Year 6

The Prince of Halloween by Marc. One spooky Halloween on a rainy, misty day Prince Spook was decorating his deathly village of doom . He yelled, “HALLOWEEN IS HERE! WE BETTER WORK ON THE DECORATIONS!” My favourite holiday, he thought.&nbsp; The village of doom filled with fear and phantoms which flickered under the moonlight. The village was full of candles, spooky lights and burned cotton blankets covering the frozen statues of ghosts. The restaurant of doom was preparing a&nbsp; party. The chef was making pudding from blood and hot frogs.&nbsp; The Prince of Halloween was an evil prince but old,&nbsp; with a frail body. He had a long, billowing cape with a pumpkin on it.&nbsp; He loved pumpkins, every day he went to a&nbsp; little forest on the side of the village to collect them. It was a mystical forest full of glowing, magical pumpkins and sinister, evil spiders. There was an eerie silence, broken only by the mournful howling of the wind which seemed to whisper secrets to the darkness. Suddenly something in a black cape covered the prince in a huge blanket made of giant ice spiders’ webs. The Prince of Halloween was frozen like a statue and stuck in the middle of the forest. He did not make his Halloween Party and he was never ever seen again.

Spooky Gothic Tales. A jointly written opening by Y6 group which has then been completed individually.

Thomas of Cogsden House by a y6 group. As the moon watched in the pitch black sky, Jack and Luca got closer to the house. Luca grabbed Jack's arm. He really did not want to go any further but Jack carried on. “Come on scaredy cat!” he called after him. “Come on! Let's go! This house is beckoning us.” Luca tried to stop Jack. He felt&nbsp; frightened as the house loomed over them. He felt shivers down his spine. That ivy could be full of rats, or perhaps it was poisonous. He'd heard of poisoned Ivy before. “It’s getting really late. Let's come back tomorrow ,” he begged , but Jack refused to leave. They got closer to the house and Luca thought he saw someone by the clock. He was even more scared but dare not tell Jack in case Jack laughed at him. They carried on.&nbsp; “ We have to go and discover what’s inside. It looks like a haunted house full of mystery,” said Jack excitedly. They arrived at the front door, but there was no way they could get in. The huge solid oak door was locked. Jack looked up. “I can see an open window up there!” he exclaimed. Luca looked up and felt scared, but said nothing . He knew Jack was on a mission.

See the next page for Lorenzo's ending. Pages 26/27 Ava's ending is on pages 28/29.

Spooky Gothic Tales for Halloween by Year 6.

Harold, King of Souls by Benjamin. Daily, Harold roamed the dim, grim hallways of the school that had been built on top of his castle. He was the King of Souls. Harold was a ghostly figure dressed in black velvet and dripping in gold. He wore a tattered, black coat that billowed around him like a shroud, and his pale, gaunt face was hidden beneath the shadow of a wide-brimmed hat. He had a sinister, cold, hard glare in his eyes. The haunted school was filled with dolls and blooded fingerprint trails down the walls. The scent of decay hung heavy in the air, mingling with the dampness that seemed to seep from the very walls of the haunted school. The candles flickering flame danced wildly, revealing the grotesque, twisted dead ancestors. It was nearly Halloween and Harold could not wait to join in the school dress up. Every year he roamed around and nobody suspected…Perhaps you have met him???

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