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Editor’s note
I expect you’ve noticed that this
week’s issue is a little different than
usual, with the first three pages
focused on a single story. Just a few
hours after last week’s magazine was
printed, Russian troops were ordered into Ukraine and
fighting began between the two sides. Ordinary people,
just like you and me, have been forced to flee their
country, and those who have remained in Ukraine face
an uncertain future. It’s impossible to know what will
happen next but it’s important to understand what led to
this invasion and how people around the world are
helping those affected by the war. I know you’ll have a
lot of questions about it, so I hope our report starting on
page 2 answers some of them. We also know that our
readers might want to do something to help, so on page
24 we’ve provided suggestions for spreading kindness
and showing support at a difficult time. There’s a peace
poster template too – I’d love to see what you write or
draw on yours, so do take a photo and send it to us at
[email protected]. We’ll print a selection in a
future issue. And if you have other questions you’d like
us to answer, please send those too.
What have you been up to lately? Which books have you enjoyed
reading? What have you made? Have you written a poem or drawn a
picture that you’d like to see published on this page? Whatever you
have to show or tell us, get in touch at [email protected]Fields of dirt and fading grass,
The last living plants, they all collapse.
Dying stalks face harsh, moaning weather,
Can’t pull themselves up, suffering together.
Then a ray of hope shines down from the sky,
Through a crack in the earth, a seedling says
“Hi!” It clambers and climbs, to make it’s way
out, Until... POP! There we go! Out comes a
sprout! The sun greets the seedling with delight,
A beauty unfolds, a sea of white.
A new life in the world, a story untold,
The first sign of life, as precious as gold.
The snowdrop sways, the wind comes around,
Cackling and crying, threatening to pound.
But she stays strong, eyes tightly planted,
The wind fades away, her secret wish granted.
A snowdrop is the strongest of the flowers,
Not in height, or weight, nor best superpowers.
But how she stays strong, the first sign of hope,
Every year round, the first plant to cope.My poem: Yr
Eirlys – The
Snowdrop
Name: IsobelJunior
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It was my school’s Eisteddfod on St David’s day
on 1 March, and this is the poem I wrote
for it, about spring. I go to Ysgol
Carreghofa in Wales.
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Snowdrops
inspired Isobel.
You could
win a trophy.