Silly Bandz

Silly Bandz are new! But what are they?

Silly Bandz come from America. You wear them on your arm, like bracelets.

There are different colours and different types of Silly Bandz: There are superheroes, with Spider Man, Wolverine and Iron Man. There are Halloween bands, with ghosts, witches and bats. You can also buy Justin Bieber bands!

Children and teenagers love them. “Silly Bandz are great to collect, or swap with your friends,” says Vicki, 13, from Toledo, Ohio. And famous people wear them too. Mary-Kate Olsen and the model, Agyness Deyn have Silly Bandz.

Why are they popular? “They’re fun and they’re cheap,” says Jo Sawkins, from British magazine, Sugar. But some teachers don’t like them: “My students play with the bands and don’t listen in class!” says one teacher.

What do you think about Silly Bandz? Do you like them?

Have you got Silly Bandz?
Have your friends got Silly Bandz?
What do you collect?

It's Bonfire Night

November the 5th is Bonfire Night in Britain. There are many bonfire parties. People watch fireworks and light fires!

Bonfire Night is fun, but it can be dangerous – that’s why it’s an important night for the fire fighters. They stop many dangerous fires.

But the fire fighters in London are not working on Bonfire Night. They are on strike. Why? The fire fighters must work new hours. Some fire fighters think that they will not have a job.

People aren’t happy. “We are not safe,” they say. The British Government isn’t happy. “It’s dangerous,” says Prime Minister David Cameron.

Would you like to be a fire fighter? Why?

Song "Where's the bird?"

Listen to the 3rd grade students singing the song "Where's the bird?"

Where are the animals?

Our 3rd grade students have explained where the animals are in the living room.
Do you like them?

Halloween witches

These are some witches that our 3rd grade students completed for Halloween.
What do you think about them?

Help !

Chile is a country. It’s in South America. There are mountains here. Under the mountains, there is metal. Big companies want to take the metal. They build mines.

On 5th August, there is an accident. Rocks fall on the mine. But there are 33 miners (people who work in a mine) inside. They are 700 metres under the ground. They can’t get out.

The good news:

• The miners have food and water.
• The miners have a telephone.
• They have a television.

The bad news:

• The miners can’t see the sun.
• The miners can’t see their families.
• It can take 3 months before the miners are free.

What do you think about this ?
How do the men feel?
Have you had an accident? Explain it.

It’s the World Cup!

The 2010 World Cup is in Africa for the first time. It’s in South Africa. The people of South Africa are very happy. They love football.

South African football fans wear green and gold. They call their team ‘Bafana Bafana’. It means ‘The Boys.’ They make a lot of noise at football matches. They have ‘vuvuzelas’ – a trumpet.

Today it’s the opening show at Soccer City Stadium in Johannesburg. Eighty-five thousand people come to the stadium. Five hundred million people all over the world watch it on TV.
The 2010 World Cup in numbers:

* There are 64 football matches.
* There are 32 teams.
* There are 10 stadiums.
* But there is only one prize – the World Cup!

Will the World Cup be good for South Africa? Why?

Would you like the World Cup to be in your country?

What are the big sports events in your country?