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36 FirstNews ISSUE 275 9 – 15 SEPTEMBER 2011 ADVERTISEMENT FEATUREWIN! WIN! WIN! WIN! WIN! WIN! WIN! WIN! WIN!Design a bird boxfor B&QGET creative! B&Q is looking to find a youngdesigner who can create the most amazing birdbox. If you are the lucky winner, you could winsome fantastic prizes for yourself and your school!The competition forms part of B&Q’s Job Done! programme which contains lots of fun, freeresources for teachers to help you gain the skills and confidence to become DIY experts in thefuture. Get your teacher to sign up to the programme at www.diyjobdone.com/buildabirdbox.The ChallengeTo design a bird box. You can either make it as colourfuland imaginative as you like or you can create a nestbox.If you choose a nestbox make sure you research whichmaterials you can and can’t use on the RSPB website toensure that your nestbox can actually be used.PrizeWinning Student: Will have their winning designdisplayed at Kew Gardens and will be able to go to see it,along with their classmates.Winning School: A Job Done! toolkit, plus £100 towardstravel costs to Kew Gardens.How to enterWhen you are happy with your finished design, take apicture and send it to: Bird Box Competition, CommunityTeam, B&Q Plc, B&Q House, Chesnut Avenue, ChandlersFord, SO53 3LE. The closing date: 24 October 2011.Don’t ForgetThe following information will need to be included onyour photo entry:Your name and age, your school’s name and full address,your parent/guardian or teacher’s signature and a contactphone number for them.Design tipsThink about your design – what colours areyou going to use? Which materials do you need toconstruct the bird box? Your school might be ableto help you access materials through B&Q’s WasteDonation Scheme. Ask your teacher to speak to yourlocal B&Q store.Research your theme. Search on websites such aswww.rspb.org.uk.What to doYour bird box theme can either be an all dazzling,sparkling, bright one or a nestbox that the birds can nestin. Once you are happy with your creation, don’t forgetto take a photo of it.If you don’t want to tear this pageout of your copy you can print it off fromwww.firstnews.co.uk/competitions.* contents may varyfrom those shownYou couldwin a JobDone! toolkitworth £75Remember to follow the health and safetyrules involved when carrying out any DIY. Visitwww.diyjobdone.com/buildabirdbox for moreinformation.If you are in Key Stages 3 & 4, you might evenbe able to complete your design at your local store.Visit www.diyjobdone.com/buildabirdbox formore information.Concentrate and make your design the bestyou can make it to give yourself the best chanceof winning. The best designs will be uploaded on towww.diyjobdone.com/buildabirdbox.Show this page toyour teacher and askthem to register onwww.diyjobdone.com,to see whatother resources areavailable.For more competition information visit www.diyjobdone.com.
FirstNews ISSUE 275 9 – 15 SEPTEMBER 2011THE NEWS CREWFor more news crew, pictures and videos go to www.firstnews.co.uk/news37Fruit Towers fun…I WAS lucky enough to win a competition in First News so my class went toInnocent Fruit Towers. We had lots of fun.We had a tour around the Innocent officesand the boardroom, and the communal areahad table tennis, and picnic benches, andgrass instead of carpets.We went to the innocent kitchen to makesmoothies. One person was the leader, twopeople were the Fruit Handlers, and one wasthe Master Blender and last, but not least,was the label designer.Then we blended different fruits togetherwhile the Label Designer decorated labels andstuck them on a plastic bottle, which had thesmoothies inside them. The other team triedthe opponent’s smoothie and Alex chose thewinningteam – Bothteams tied –the smoothieswere just toogood to choosean overallwinner.Then wehad a go atdesigningmagnetsand the backof innocentcartons. ThenMaking smoothiesit was offOutside Fruit Towersby Jessica Swansonoutside to mix vinegar and baking soda tomake a mini volcano.After our outside experiment, it was timefor a game of ping-pong and table football.Over lunch my classmates gave me avery loud three cheers, as a thank you forwinning the competition and for such afun day.As we said goodbye we were all givenfabulous Innocent goody bags.We had lots of fun and would like to thankGurdeep and Mrs.Green for organising it.Bedz for BedzCHLOE was born with an unusual condition called Goldernhssyndrome – this affects the heart and causes facial problems. Chloehas an asymmetrical face and no left ear; there was simply a flap ofskin. Recently she has had lots of operations at Great Ormond StreetHospital, to create an ear and realign her jaw.I was chosen to be the face of acampaign between GOSHCC andCenter Parcs, which, in its first year,raised nearly £150,000 for the Bedzfor Bedz appeal.My family has recently visitedElveden Forest in Suffolk where Ihad such a busy weekend goingswimming, tenpin bowling and horseriding. My twin sister Jessy and Iespecially enjoyed horse riding becauseit was something I would never do.The very large chequeby Chloe DobleAngela with Chloeand her familyOn the Sunday morning,our family met AngelaGriffin and we had our photostaken on the beach for a chequepresentation and then we wentto the Plaza for the Duck Racewhich was good fun.My family and I wouldlike to thank Centre Parcs forsuch a great weekend and forraising so much money forGreat Ormond Street.(C) 2010 WARNER BROS. ENTERTAINMENT INC. HARRY POTTER PUBLISHING RIGHTS(C) J.K.R. HARRY POTTER CHARACTERS, NAMES AND RELATED INDICIA ARE TRADE-MARKS OF AND (C) WARNER BROS. ENT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVEDPotted Potter…ON Saturday 19 August, me, my sister, my mum and my dad wentto London to see Potted Potter by Dan and Jeff.Most people who see it say that it ishilarious and their words are true.Dan and Jeff tell the stories of theseven Harry Potter books in 70 minutesand they play all of the parts. Dan wassupposed to get all the scenery andcostumes and actors but he spent all themoney on a dragon puppet and Jeff wasnot very happy about that!My favourite part was when theby Nell Costenwhole audience helped to play a game ofQuidditch and Jeff had to dress-up asthe golden snitch and he got taken downby a boy less than half his size who wasbeing the Seeker!I would really recommend it toany child of any age. It’s absolutelybrilliant!Nell and her sister Lily, with Dan and JeffNEXT WEEK IN FIRST NEWSDon’t miss the next issue of First News!Inside issue 276, you’ll find all this and more...Special report on Breast Cancer Awareness month The second part of our innocent smoothie competition, to win £1,000 for your schoolBehind the scenes report from Sainsbury’s Super Saturday, plus an interview with their Chief Executive, Justin KingAn incredible interview with Charlie Higson The chance to win an author visit for your schoolPLUS, all the latest news from the UK and around the world, including Science, Animals, Entertainment, Green, Sport and School news and special reports by our junior reporters.ON SALE 16 SEPTEMBER
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