FirstNews ISSUE 275

22 FirstNews ISSUE 275 9 – 15 SEPTEMBER 2011SCHOOL NEWSGold award…For more news crew, pictures and videos go to www.firstnews.co.uk/newsWriting winner…RECENTLY our school has become the only school in Northamptonshire towin the Gold accreditation award for Anti-Bullying.On the day, two young people camein with some important people from theCounty to assess our school for theAnti-Bullying work we were doing.They interviewed some members of staffand the pupils to see what we were doingand then later met with the Anti-BullyingCommittee (which I am a part of) to askwhy we were involved and what we do.Later they sat in the room and discussedit and decided to give us the award. Wehave already achieved the Foundation,Bronze and Silver awards, but now we haveanother one to add to our collection.Mrs Kay Tunnicliff and Hanna Begumhave worked with us to help achieve theseby Alistair Bassett, Campion School,Northamptonshireawards and we couldn’t have done itwithout them.A FEW Weeks ago I came home from school and my mum told me that Ihad won a writing competition.by Samuel Groves, Wimbledon Park Primary School,LondonMy prize for winning was £500 worth of booksfor my school and a family trip to Disneyland Parisfor me.I’m still in a bit of shock! It was presented by AlanDurant which was great, but I felt very nervous.My story is about the life of a blue guitar, likethe one I have. The guitar is bought but then it isdumped on a rubbish tip. I wrote the story as if I wasthe actual guitar. I really enjoy writing and I amdesperate to write another story, but this time I wantto illustrate it.I’m really excited about going to Disneyland Parisand going on amazing rides! I can’t wait.Samuel withhis trophyRainforest fundraiser…I DID a sponsored swim and swam 46 lengths and raised £80 for the Rainforest Alliance. I found outabout the Rainforest Alliance when studying the topic of rainforests at my school with my Year-3 teacher.What does the Rainforest Alliance do?It protects forests. Forests around the world are being cutdown – this is called deforestation. The Rainforest Allianceis working hard to stop the trees from being cut down.It protects wildlife – forests are home to two-thirds of theworld’s plants and animals. As the forests are cut downthe animals that depend on them become threatened withextinction. By protecting the forests, Rainforest Allianceis helping to protect endangered species such as mountaingorillas and jaguars.It is helping people who live in poverty – Many peoplearound the world earn very little money – less than £1 aday. They end up cutting down trees to grow crops or feedby Ben Rook, St Bartholomew’s C of E Primary School,Newcastle upon Tynecattle or they cut down trees for firewood. On RainforestAlliance Certified farms the people who work there receivegood wages, housing and healthcare and their children cango to school.It is helping to reduce climate change – rising sea levelsand severe flooding are the result of changes in the Earth’stemperature. These natural disasters are thought to berelated to human activities, in particular the release ofgreenhouse gases into the atmosphere.So the Rainforest Alliance is protecting forests andwildlife and is improving the quality of life for some ofthe world’s poorest people and is also helping to reduce theeffects of climate change.I am really glad to have raised money to help RainforestAlliance to carry out their important work to help saveour planet.Life-saving skillsOUR school helped to produce the poster on life-saving skills that came with First News this week. We’d love allschool children to learn how to save a life!The Resuscitation Council (UK) and theBritish Heart Foundation have launched anational campaign to try to persuade DavidCameron and his Government to includeteaching on how to save a person’s life in theschool curriculum. Wouldn’t it be fantasticif all school children were taught these lifesavingskills?The campaign needs your support. Ourschool has teamed up with a local hospitalto produce a poster on life-saving skills – acopy of this is included in this week’s issueLydia Jevon (Aged 14) and Laura Jevon(aged 11) Royal Wolverhampton School,Wolverhamptonof First News. Copies of the poster are beingsent out to 29,000 schools throughout theUK. Further copies of this poster can bedownloaded from our school website:www.theroyalschool.co.ukFor further information about thecampaign: www.resus.org.uk/pages/ELSstmt.htmWe want to hear what your school is up toARE you doing something sponsored for charity? Starting your own school newspaper? Or putting on a show?Email your report (including pictures) to newsdesk@firstnews.co.uk. If we print your story we’ll send you a copy of the paper and a FirstNews certificate to be presented to you in assembly! Don’t forget to include your name, age, and your school’s name and address. (Bywriting to First News you give consent to First News printing details and photographs of those involved in the report.)SUBSCRIBE FOR SCHOOLTerm time only subscriptionsfrom £45.60 per year (P&P included).Call: 0844 8560 634www.firstnews.co.uk/teachers