The Olympic tower

In 2012 the Olympic Games will be in London.

There is a new Olympic stadium in London. The organisers want to make a big tower at the stadium.

In the picture you can see the tower.

People can go to the top of the tower. At the top, they can see all of London.

But there are two problems. The tower costs 22 million Euros. A lot of money! What is the other problem? Some people don’t like the tower!

Do you like this tower?
Do you have a famous tower or tall building in your country?

Who is Britain’s new Prime Minister?

Thursday 6th May was Election Day in Britain! There is an election every five years.

People vote from seven o’clock in the morning to ten o’clock at night.

The winner is the new Prime Minister. The Prime Minister lives in London, at Number 10, Downing Street.

Many people vote. We are counting all the votes.

*Do you know who is the winner? Explain where you have found the answer.

*Who is the Prime Minister of your country?

*Where does your Prime Minister live?

Handsome Hercules!

Listen to the year 6 students singing a song about Hercules.

May Day

May Day is on the 1st of May. People celebrate this day all over the world. In some towns in England children dance round maypoles.

May Day es el 1 de Mayo. La gente celebra este por todo el mundo. En algunas ciudades en Inglaterra los niños bailan alrededor de "maypoles".

Beckhan is sad

David Beckham is England’s most famous football player. But he is sad. He wanted to play for England in the World Cup, but he can’t.
Some weeks ago, David hurt his foot in a football match. David went to hospital in Finland. The doctor said David can’t play football for five months , but the World Cup starts in three months.
David was excited about playing in the World Cup. But now he is really sad.

Do you play on a sports team?
How do you feel when you CAN’T play sport?
When do you feel sad?

Volcano explosion!

No planes for six days

Some days ago, a volcano exploded in Iceland. The explosion made problems for millions of people.

The explosion sent ash into the sky. Planes cannot fly in ash. For six days no planes flew over North Europe.

People could not get home by plane so they went by car, boat or train. Their journeys were very long.

Some people were far away. They had to wait for the ash to go.

But it wasn’t bad news for everybody. Niamh is 13 and from Scotland. She says,“I was in California, America with my family. We stayed longer in California and I missed four days of school!”.

Did planes fly over your country?

Do you know someone who could not travel? What happened to them?

Easter Eggs

These are some of our students' Easter eggs. They are really beautiful!