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Buildapollinator

palacethissummer

ProjectPollinate isacompetition by

EcoAttractions that aims toraise

awareness of the decline in the

numbers of insect pollinators.

The competition is open to anyone

who is 16 and under,who lives in

the UK.To enter,you’ll need to design

and buildapollinator palace, or bug

hotel.Participants have the chance

to winavariety of environment and

science-themed prizes.Formore

information on how to enter,visit

ecoattractions.com/green-action

Haveagoatbuilding

apollinator palace.

What’sgoingonatyourschool?Haveyoutakenpartinasportingevent,

putonashowordonesomethingfuntoraisemoney?Whateveryou’re

upto ,wewanttohearaboutitathello@theweekjunior.co. uk

TheChildren’sSleepCharity

TheChildren’sSleepCharityaimstohelpchildren

getagoodnight’ssleep.Ito ffersarangeof

servicesfromworkingwithparentstotraining

professionalsintheNHS.Throughworkshops,

clinicsandwrittenmaterialsitcanhelppeople

understandanddevelophealthy

sleeppatterns.Headtoitswebsite

tofindplentyofusefultipsand

trickstoh elpyougetareally

restfulnight’ssleep,hereat

thechildrenssleepcharity.org.uk

CHARITYOFTHE WEEK

Editor’s note

Editor

It’s been quitethe weekfor
eye-catchingstories–not leastthe
news that the UK’s Met Officehas
nowofficiallyconfirmed25July as
thecountry’s hottest dayonrecord,
with Cambridge University Botanic
Gardenreachingasizzling 38.7°C.
Across Europe,other heatrecordshavebeen broken –
seeourstory onpage 2.
Elsewhereinthis week’s issueIparticularly love the
brilliant shipwreckdiscovery onpage 14,the wonderful
“chicken whisperer”–Irene Fleming onpage 9, the
humungous dinosaur bonefound in Franceonpage 6
andEgan Bernal–the youngestwinnerof the
world-famouscyclingrace,the Tour de France, in 110
years. Theotherstory that gotusall talking in last
Monday’seditorial meetingwasthe firsteverFornite
World Cup, in whichsomeof the winnerswalked away
with millionsof pounds in prizemoney. Is this a
showcase of someof the bestgamingtalent in the
world –similarto other gamesof skill such as chess–or
simplyawaste of time?Letusknowwhatyouthinkby
emailing us athello@theweekjunior.co. uk

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The Week Junior•3August 2019

Twenty-sixstorybookshavebeenwrittenat

WoodlandsPupilReferralUnitaspartofapop-up

literaturefestivalforschools.Theyarenowon

displayforpeopletoread,enjoyandusetoget

ideasfortheirownstories.Itwasint hesummer

termwhenpupilsatWoodlandswroteadventure

stories.TheybeganbyreadingstorieslikePigsticks

andHarold and the Incredible Journeyand

Rastamouse and Da Bag-a Bling.Thenpupil screated

theirownstories,inventingnewcharactersand

sendingthemonadventures.“Welearnedabout

howtocreatesuspenseandusedescriptive

languagetowriteourstories.”explainedDaniyal,

agedeight.Thechildrenalsohadthechanceto

meetsomegrown-upauthors.“Itwasfantastic

meetingAlexMilwaybecauseheshowedmehow

todrawPigsticksandHarold!”said

nine-year-oldAnthony.

Names:Alfie,Leith, Daniyal and Tyrell, pupils atWoodlands PRU, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire.

JOKE OF

THE WEEK

“What did one

say to the other?coffee

Ilikeyou alatte!”

Alexander

Junior

Roving Reporter

AlexMilway’s

demonstration.

Some of the

students involved.