HEY! Issue 4

Kids and family magazine - fun-filled and informative!

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4 pages of Actio n Station where to go and what to do this s ummer holidays !

Lots of things to make and do during the summer break!

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Welcome back to our Summer edition of HEY! I hope you are all enjoying this fantastic sunshine and making the most of it by playing games in the garden and visiting the park? I have certainly been enjoying it and looking forward to the school holidays when we can all relax and enjoy some quality time together with our families and friends.

For many of you in year 6, this will be the last edition of HEY! magazine as you will all soon be moving up to your chosen secondary schools and the challenges and fun that await you there. I wish you all good luck in your future education and I am sure you will enjoy making new friends and learning new and exciting things!

Thank you all very much for sending me in your competition entries, once again we received a huge amount of entries and I send my congratulations to our winners, all shown on page 4. This edition of HEY! has some more fabulous prizes, so make sure you enter the competition and I could be visiting your school in September to present you with your prize!

Please send me in your stories of things you do over the summer holidays and I would love to hear from you all if you have any letters for our letters page?

As you have now got a long break ahead of you we have included 4 pages of Action Station in this edition, as I am sure you and your parents will be looking for things to do and places to visit, I hope this helps?

We hope you all have a fantastic time and the sun continues to shine throughout your holidays.

We look forward to hearing from you all soon.

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See you in Oc XXX The HEY! Team Write to HEY! Send us an email : hey@ignyte-uk.co.uk Post us a letter : HEY!, Ignyte, 46 Frome Road, Radstock, Somerset, BA3 3LF Give us a call : 01761 432089 or 07834 542955

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One of 3 MagNext sets, the revolutionary magnetic construction system.

Read your news and reviews, w in your sc hat’s happ hool and ening local area , find out here!

Start cooking with the grea t new recipe id ea’s on our Healthy Mind and Body pag e

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Bored over the Summer, plenty of things to make and do here! Simply follow the instructions!

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4 pages of Action St ation, where to go and what to do in yo ur Summer holidays!

WOW! check out the achievements and celebrate the wonderful hard work of our local children.

3 pages of the newest fil m releases to look out for as well as books and DVD’s!

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3 Local news and views from your area 8 Eat healthily and stay healthy! Try out some of our recipes for all the family

17 The new Kumon Centre in Midsomer Norton, read all about the changes and meet Janet!

20 In year 6? Read about moving up to secondary school and things to look forward to in September!

24 Give our science experiments a try at home and let us know the results

25 Check out the new games soon to be released for your console

26 Test your mind in our brain workout 27 More of HEY!’s wildest funky facts A special thank you goes to the advertisers, without whom this magazine would not be possible. Our local schools and all of the children and parents who have contributed to HEY! through competition entries, sending in photos and write ups and the wonderful ongoing support for HEY! Thank you.

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Staff and pupils from Farmborough Primary School created a bike bus recently whilst taking part in Bike Week.

All of the children rode their bikes from the Butchers Arms to the school to help promote what fun riding can be.

Big Cut In School Energy Consumption

Congratulations to you all.

A dozen primary schools across the Bath and North East Somerset area have saved more than 4000 kilowatt hours in a two week Energy Power Down campaign to cut the amount of electricity they use – equivalent to over 2 tonnes of carbon Pupils used electricity monitoring equipment to record their energy consumption over a two week period.

Over the next two weeks the Energy Power Down campaign encouraged a range of actions to reduce energy consumption. On average, the participant schools reduced consumption by 16% during the two weeks of the campaign.

Councillor Charles Gerrish (Conservative, Keynsham North), Cabinet Member for Customer Services, commented: “If Bath and North East Somerset Council is to stand any chance of achieving our carbon reduction aim our schools must be given all the advice they need to save energy. The Council’s Eco-Schools initiative is crucial to us tackling the causes and effects of climate change.’

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Following this success, the Energy Power Down will take place in at least twelve more schools later this year. The schools used innovative campaign methods to get messages across, like composing rap songs and drawing comic strips, with posters, leaflets for parents, and talks. These all encouraged the switching off of lights, electronic whiteboards, and computers when not in use, checking thermostat controlled heaters were off at weekends, and not using lights during PE and assemblies when possible.

Teachers were very positive about the ‘Power Down’ campaign. Jane Geernaert, Year 4 class teacher at St. Nicholas Primary School said: “We made the whole school aware of saving energy and environmental issues – the project got the whole school going.”

Some of the comments in pupil feedback forms said how proud they were to take part in the initiative and they wanted more schools to take a proactive approach to reducing energy reduction.

Celebrate Our Town The second annual awards for Midsomer Norton were held recently, a chance to celebrate our town and the people within it.

In the children’s category a pupil from Longvernal Primary School won 1st prize with a project on the history of Midsomer Norton. Other awards were given to pupils from St Johns Primary School and Trinity Primary School too.

Well done to all who took part in the awards.

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To enter any of our fantastic competitions please enter by writing your name, age, address, telephone number and which school you go to, along with the answer on a piece of paper and send it to us at : Hey! Competitions, Ignyte, 46 Frome Road, Radstock, Somerset, BA3 3LF or email your details to hey@ignyte-uk.co.uk Don’t forget to always include your contact details!

Closing date for entries: Friday 4th September 2009

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Enjoy a day out in Wells and catch the newest releases too at Wells Film Centre. We have 3 sets of 2 tickets to watch any film of your choice. To win a set of these fabulous tickets answer the following: Name a film released in the summer of 2009?

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William Holmes aged 9 from Peasedown St John won a set of tickets to see a film of his choice at Wells Film Centre Robbie Goldman aged 9 from Radstock, attends St Nicholas Primary School won £20 to spend in the Entertainer Jenni Dwyer aged 7 from Paulton won a set of tickets to see a film of her choice at Wells Film Centre

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Black Belt Success It was another triumphant day in May when 5 students from Jamie Woodlands Black belt academy achieved their 1st and 2nd degree black belts. The group who have all been training for at least 4 years were put through their paces over a two week period beginning with a gruelling fitness test designed to test their will and determination as well as their overall stamina and endurance.

Following successfully passing the fitness test the students made their second trip to the midlands where they were judged by former

World and European champion Mark Junday. On the day the five hopefuls demonstrated proficiency in various aspects of martial arts including sparring, self defence, weapons and knowledge of a wide range of strikes, blocks, joint locks, throws and holds. Instructor Jamie Woodland said of the new black belts “It was a tough couple of weeks for the five students both physically and mentally but this level of martial arts is what they began preparing for as soon as they came through the doors of the academy as beginners. It’s been a long journey and they have all shown good focus, perseverance and self belief to achieve one of the highest standards in martial arts and are a credit to the academy.”

Pictured are from l-r, Master Mark Junday, George Bowen 2nd dan, Craig Masterton 2nd dan, Bradley Christer 1st Dan, Ben Fuller 1st Dan, Michelle Sargent 1st Dan, Jamie Woodland.

MIDSOMER NORTON SOCIETY AWARDS Somerset Schools Folk Dance Festival We have been practising for three months at our Dance Club for the Folk Festival held on the Cathedral Green in Wells. When we arrived in Wells we gathered together with our School banner and marched up the High Street with the Mayor of Bath and with 70 other schools. We danced twelve dances throughout the afternoon and the weather was sunny the whole way through. We had great fun doing the dances especially the last one as all the parents and teachers came to dance with us even the Chairman of BaNES Council!

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In the spring term, Year 4 pupils of St John’s school, Midsomer Norton were studying Our Local Area.

Fortunately, at the same time, The Midsomer Norton Society were running a competition. This was to produce a project about the history of Midsomer Norton. Because we

were proud of the work we had produced, some of us decided to enter the competition. The entries varied from focusing in on just one category whilst others looked at things which fitted into lots of different categories. All the entries were displayed in the town hall on Saturday 20th June and many visitors arrived to view the work. In the evening there was a special awards ceremony and Mr Bamford and Mrs Miller (our teachers) were presented with lots of medals for our school.

We are very proud to be able to report that 7 pupils got gold medals, 2 pupils got silver medals and 4 got merits. These will be given out in our whole school assembly before the end of term by Mr Myers from the Midsomer Norton Society. We really enjoyed carrying out the projects and found out such a lot about our local area.

By Cerys Stephens

Goodbye & Good Luck!

Mrs Haines and Mrs Randell and all of the staff and pupils at Welton Primary School would like to say a goodbye and very good luck to all of their year 6 pupils who will be leaving at the end of term. You will all be missed!

Walk to Success!

Trinity Primary School in Radstock recently arranged a walking bus for the charity BRAKE. BRAKE is a registered charity with two aims: 1. to prevent death and injury on the roads through education of all road users and campaigning for road

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safety. Road deaths are no accident; every death has a cause that can be prevented 2. to care for people bereaved or affected by serious injury in a road crash through support services by our division BrakeCare They achieved the Guiness World record for the most children walking, in an effort to promote safety around their school. The children could be heard singing as they walked the 500m waving banners all the way!

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Healthy Mind & Body Raisin Bran Muffins

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Makes 12 muffins Keeps in an airtight container for 4 days

A tasty fruit bread makes an ideal quick breakfast or a snack to beat hunger pangs.

Ingredients

Makes 10 fingers Keeps for 4 days in an airtight container Can be frozen for a week

300g (10oz) unsweetened organic bran ceral 300g (10oz) wholemeal flour 2 tsp baking powder 2 large eggs 125ml (4fl oz) good-quality vegetable oil 125ml (4fl oz) molasses or black treacle 300ml (half pint) milk 125g (4oz) raisins or sultanas

Method

Preheat the oven to 180c, 350F or Gas 4 Combine the cereal, flour and baking powder in a large bowl In a separate bowl, blend the eggs, oil and molasses or treacle, milk and raisins or sultanas. Mix all the ingredients together, stirring just until mixed.

Spoon the mixture into greased muffin tins, making sure not to fill them more than two-thirds full. Bake until golden and starting to come away from the sides of the tin, about 25-30 minutes.

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60g (2oz) good-quality vegetable oil, butter or margarine 125g (4oz) runny honey 1 egg, beaten 125g (4oz) carrots or apples, grated 2 small bananas, mashed 90g (3oz) self raising flour 60g (2oz) sultanas, dried cherries or cranberries 1 tsp lemon or orange zest, finely grated and chopped

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Preheat the oven to 180c, 350F or Gas 4. Cream the oil, butter or margarine with the honey in a mixing bowl.

Gradually beat in the egg. Mix in the carrots or apples, bananas and flour; add the sultanas, cherries or cranberries and zest. Add a little extra flour, if necessary, until a spoon stands upright in the mixture. Turn the mixture into a lightly greased 18cm (7in) shallow, square cake tin and level the surface.

Bake until golden brown, about 45 minutes. Cool slightly, then lighly mark into fingers using a sharp knife.

Allow to cool completely in the tin, then cut into fingers to serve.

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If you would like to give someone special a present, why not make a beautiful bunch of lilies for them?

What you will need: • Coloured paper (it can be different colours or all the same) • A pencil • A pair of scissors (make sure you ask an adult to help you) • Pipe cleaners/drinking straws • Glue or sticky tape Start by drawing round your hand on the coloured paper. If you want to make five lilies, draw round your hand five times.

Ask an adult to help you cut around each shape.

Then, wrap the hand shapes around a pencil so the palm of the hand and fingers go curly.

Make a cone shape out of the palm of the hand shapes and glue or tape the two edges together.

Now it’s starting to look like a flower!

Next, glue the flower heads to the pipe cleaners/drinking straws.

If you would like to make a bouquet of flowers, you can also cut out some leaf shapes from green-coloured paper and staple these to the bottom of the flowers you have made.

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Football bowling

What you will need: • 10 empty 2 litre fizzy pop bottles • A football • Some chalk for scoring 1. Stand the bottles up in a triangular shape and take 10 big steps away from them.

2. Each player has two goes at trying to knock down the bottles with a football. You can either kick the football or push it with your hands. If you knock all the bottles down with one go, you get another bonus go.

3. Add up how many bottles were knocked over altogether and that is the score, which you can write on the pavement in chalk.

4. Do this 5 times, making sure you add up everyone’s score after each go and find out who the football bowling champion is!

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Balloon stomp

What you will need: â&#x20AC;˘ Balloons â&#x20AC;˘ String 1. Blow up the balloons and, using the string, tie them to your ankles.

2. The aim of the game is to stomp on everyone elseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s balloon. The last person to have their balloon stomped on wins the game!

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Splat the rat

What you will need: â&#x20AC;˘ Old sock â&#x20AC;˘ Dried peas or rice â&#x20AC;˘ A piece of drain pipe â&#x20AC;˘ Roll of newspaper or small piece of garden hose pipe Make a rat by filling a sock with dried peas or rice. Tie off the open end of the sock with string. Leave a length of string to act as the tail. Cut off any excess sock material.

Decorate the sock to make it look like a rat by colouring the eyes, drawing a mouth and ears.

Sew on wool to make whiskers.

Make a â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Splatterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; by rolling up a news paper and fastening with sticky tape or cutting a small piece (30 cm) of garden hose pipe.

Find a piece of drain pipe approximately 2 metres long.

How to Play: This game requires 2 people. The object of the game is to try and splat the rat just as it comes out of the bottom of the pipe.

The â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Splatterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; should stand poised ready to strike the rat. The other person is to release the rat from the top of the pipe. It takes great judgment and skill to catch the rat! You can speed up the rat by increasing the angle of the pipe, but you need be sure the rat can escape freely at the bottom.

Hints: This is a great game to make for fund raising events, where you can charge to â&#x20AC;&#x153;Have a goâ&#x20AC;? and offer a small prize to those who splat the rat.

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Wonderful welly plants - start your own garden with an old Wellington boot!

What you will need: â&#x20AC;˘ An old Wellington boot â&#x20AC;˘ Some small pebbles/gravel â&#x20AC;˘ A few handfuls of soil â&#x20AC;˘ A pansy/marigold plant Start by asking an adult to cut off about half of the leg of the boot.

Then put the pebbles/gravel at the bottom of the boot and two thirds of the soil on top.

Next, place your plant in the boot, carefully pushing it into the soil and then pour the rest of the soil around the plant and pat it down.

Give the plant some water and put it in a nice sunny spot in the garden, or on a window sill.

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Where to go & what to do!

The Mid Somerset Show

International Helidays 2009

Summer Fun

The showfield, Cannards Grave Road, Shepton mallet 16th August from 8.00am to 6.00pm

The Beach lawns and seafront, Weston Super Mare

At Farrington’s Farm Shop, Farrington Gurney Wednesday 4th August 2pm to 4pm A kid’s activity day specially designed to appeal to a wide range of children between the ages of 4 and 12. The fun will include trailer rides around the farm, excitement on the straw mountain in the big barn, duck fishing, face painting, egg & spoon races and a bouncy castle. To keep them going there will be ice cream tasters, plus a super BBQ and a lolly.

Tickets cost £7.50 and are available from the shop. All children must be accompanied by an adult.

Whether you have an interest in horses, farm livestock, children’s pets such as rabbits or guinea pigs or just want to be entertained by terrier or ferret racing, gundog demonstrations or birds of prey, there is plenty for the whole family at the Mid Somerset Show.

Tel 01749 870124

Frome Agricultural and Cheese Show

24th July to 26th July 10.00am to 6.00pm every day.

A three day helicopter show on the seafront at Weston Super mare with more than 50 military and civil helicopters flying in for a unique static display. Plus vintage military vehicles, are and craft fair, stall and fairground entertainment for all the family Tel 01934 822524

West woodlands Showground, Bunns Lane, Frome Tel : 01373 463600 12th September 8.30am to 5pm The show offers a wonderful day out which includes Children’s entertainment, 4 horse jousting, mountain bike stunt show, animal nursery, dog agility, beer tent and many more attractions. There are many shopping avenues, handcrafted products and a choice of eating places.

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Festival of Archaeology

Roman Baths

Glastonbury Extravaganza

Stanton Drew Saturday 25th July 11am to 4.00pm

Bath 10am to 1pm and 2pm to 4pm

Glastonbury Abbey

Find out about local archaeology and follow our trail. See flint knapping, enjoy stories and take part in handson activities.

3rd August: 10th August: 17th August: 24th August:

Bath festival of Children’s Literature

Chilcompton Celebrates

Avon Valley Railway

Church Street, Bath, BA1 1NL Tel : 01225 463362 18th to 27th September

Recreation Ground, Wells Road, Chilcompton

Bitton Railway Station, Bath Road, Bitton, Bristol Tel: 0117 9325538 19th July Teddy Bear’s Picnic FREE train travel for every child who brings their Teddy Bear, plus a number of special activities to keep the children amused.

Join some of the biggest names in children’s books for 10 days of Festival fun with authors, illustrators, storytellers and poets.

Dazzling Designs A Roman Gem Gods and goddesses Roma Victor

Saturday 18th July 2pm to 7pm Live music all afternoon, BBQ, livestock tent, craft stalls, pony rides and much, much more.

15 High Street • Midsomer Norton Andy Vaughan 01761 416168

BACK TO SCHOOL Football Boots Astro Shoes Shin Pads Trainers plus much more Adidas • Nike • Puma

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8th August: Status Quo 9th August: Myleene Klass and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Adult £30, Child (aged 6 – 16) £15, under 6’s free.

Call 01458 834596 to purchase tickets

Bristol International Festival of Kites and Air Creations Ashton Court Estate, Long Ashton, Bristol 12th September to 13th September The arena programme runs from 11am - 5pm each day and for more information, have a look at our website at www. kite-festival.org.uk and check out the kite flyers who will be joining us this year, showing off their latest creations and ‘wowing’ the crowds with spectacular displays.

Don’t forget to check out the fun stuff as well - including kite making workshops, inflatable’s and a range of kids’ activities.

And of course, there will be plenty of fantastic things to eat and drink and even a few places where you can choose your very own kite to take home!

Donkeys from Sidmouth

SS Great Britain

Bristol Zoo Gardens

Tuesday 11th August

Bristol Saturday 22nd August

A new activity course, ZooRopia, has opened at Bristol Zoo Gardens.

Take this unique opportunity to swing alongside some of the Zoo’s most popular inhabitants – gibbons, gorillas and lemurs!

Donkeys from Sidmouth Donkey Sanctuary are on show at the Rural Life Museum in Glastonbury 11am to 4pm

Victorian surgeon at SS Great Britain.

See how the medical advice from the Victorian surgeon is different from your GP, leech included!

For more information call 0117 9260680

Suitable for visitors aged five and over, no maximum age limit.

Horseworld

Dr Who comes to Yeovil!

Haynes Motor Museum

Staunton manor Farm, Staunton Lane, Bristol Open 10am to 5pm every day.

Fleet Air Arm Museum RNAS Yeovilton, Somerset, BA22 8HT Tel: 01935 840565 8th and 9th August

Sparkford, Yeovil Tel:01963 440844 Sunday 2nd August - Live Action Day A fun filled day, including museum exhibit parades, drifting and rally demos, children’s activities and dream car rides.

Sunday 9th August - Team Extreme (Extreme Sports Stunt Show) Stunning world class displays and workshops on skateboarding, BMX and inline skating.

Saturday 15th July Teddy Bears picnic Free entry for each child accompanied by their teddy bear.

September 12th Open Horse and Pony Show Come and see horses of all shapes and sizes at our fun show.

Two days of terror with the Dalek Invasion from Dr Who! Meet the doctors, Daleks, cybermen, cybershade, clockwork droid, pig slave, scarecrow plus many more.

Tel : 01275 540173

Bristol International Balloon Fiesta Ashton Court, Bristol August 6th to August 9th Thursday 12.00 – 22.30 Friday 06.00 – 20.30 Saturday 06.00 – 22.30 Sunday 06.00 – 20.30 With mass launches of over 100 hot air balloons 6am and 6pm daily, over 250 trade stands, arena and aerial entertainments, you certainly will not be bored and with 45 food concessions from around the world too.

Britain’s world famous aerobatic display team – The Red Arrows have confirmed that they will be appearing at the Bristol International Balloon Fiesta on Saturday 8th August.

For more information call (0)117 953 5884 or visit the website at www.bristolfiesta.co.uk

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Noah’s Ark Zoo Farm

Wild West Weekend

Noah’s Ark 10th Anniversary Party Saturday 25th July

Including a cowboy encampment, a full sized plains Indian tipi and a special exhibition of native American artefacts.

The American Museum, Bath 25th and 26th July www.americanmuseum.org

Reptile Week 27th July to 8th August Clevedon Road, Wraxall, Bristol Tel : 01275 852606

The story of the Stone of Bath ingdon’s Chapel The Countess of Hunt

Buildings Archaeology

The Vineyards, The Paragon Bath BA1 5NA Tel: 01225 333895 Family Workshops. All family events are free with normal admission unless otherwise stated.

Children must be accompanied at all times.

aeology 2009 Festival of British Arch 18 July – 2 August The Building of Bath Collection will open every day for the Festival of British Archaeology with free entry for Young Archaeologists!

Streets of Stone Saturday 18 July, 11am-3.30pm Drop in and join local sculptor Laurence Tindall to have a go at carving your own Bath stone house!

Wednesday 22 July, 6pm Jerry Sampson reveals the archaeology of buildings including Bath Abbey. Free for Young Archaeologists and accompanying adults. Unaccompanied adults, £3.

int Uncovering Historic Pa Tuesday 28 July, 1.30pm - 4.30pm Drop in to learn some 18th century painting techniques.

Hidden Graffiti Wednesday 29th July, 1.30pm - 4.30pm Drop in to explore hidden historical graffiti from the Combe Down Stone Mines.

Touching the Past Thursday 30th July, 11am - 12.30pm Drop in for the opportunity to learn about and hold tools from the past.

Forde Abbey Fair Forde Abbey and Gardens, Nr Chard, Somerset 30th July The Summer fair is a bi-annual traditional country fair with all proceeds going to Marie curie. The day will include family attractions like falconry, dog agility displays, Punch and Judy, Majorettes and

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Thomas the Tank Engine live music as well as over 50 stalls promoting local produce and craftsmanship. Tickets for the fair can be purchased on the gate for £5 per adult and £1.50 per child. Family tickets for 2 adults and 2 children can be purchased in advance for 310 from Marie Curie cancer Care on 01460 271230.

East Somerset Railway, Cranmore, Shepton Mallet 12th and 13th August 16th and 17th August Come along and see everyone’s favourite blue engine!

MIDSOMER NORTON KUMON STUDY CENTRE Kumon is one of the leading after-school education providers in the UK and Ireland, offering both Maths and English programmes for children aged three to nineteen, of all abilities. It exists to provide as many children as possible with the opportunity to learn and aims to give them the best chance in life by offering a unique and individualised study programme tailored to the needs of each child.

Kumon aims to provide children with long-term foundations in reading, writing and arithmetic. It also instils confidence in children and makes them believe they can do anything they set their minds to.

Janet Russell (former Deputy Headteacher at Midsomer Norton Primary School) runs the Midsomer Norton Study Centre with a team of five highly trained assistants and is currently based at her former school. Classes run on Monday and Wednesday from 3.30 – 5.30 pm, with the students dropping in for about 45 minutes study time. However, owing to the fast growth of students, Janet plans

to move the centre to a new venue at the beginning of August. The new centre will open on Monday 10th August at The Somer Centre, Gullocks Tyning, Midsomer Norton, which is adjacent to Wansdyke Leisure Centre. Classes will be run on Monday and Thursday, between 3.30 – 6.30 pm with times varying slightly, but giving greater flexibility.

Janet says: “All students are making excellent progress and several have recently been awarded with their Bronze ASR Awards. ASR (Advanced Student Roll) recognises and celebrates students’ achievement of mastering Maths and/ or English beyond their current school level. It also gives recognition for all their hard work and dedication to the Kumon programme. On Saturday 4th July, an ASR Awards Ceremony was held at the new venue which was attended by many of our students. This is a great opportunity to motivate others, as well as demonstrating the benefits of the Kumon Way. We are proud of all our students and thrilled to see how quickly they gain confidence, concentration, pace and skills as they develop their self-learning study habits.”

A student’s Kumon journey is divided into three areas: • Easy Starting Point – this is where the student starts the programme, at a level where they feel comfortable and can achieve immediate success. We can then

local families for local children We are recruiting foster carers in the Bath & North East Somerset area who are willing to care for teenagers – you are likely to receive in excess of £380 per week, alongside excellent support and training.

If you have a commitment to helping children and young people, you could have something to offer as a foster carer.

In return, fostering provides a range of benefits including all the rewards that come from making a difference to a child or young person’s future.

To find out more, call The Family Placement Team on 01225 394949

be sure that they are building on a strong foundation.

• Transition from familiar into unfamiliar work – this is a crucial time for the student as they meet increasingly challenging work and learn how to selflearn. Making use of examples on their worksheets and self-correcting are vital to good progress.

• Self-learning – students finally move into the self-learning zone where they have never been taught the material.

They have the opportunity to crack things for themselves.

Janet is running a Free Trial again, later in the year, to give children and parents an opportunity to try out the programme FREE for two weeks.

The Free Trial begins on Monday 21st September and runs through to Tuesday 20th October If you want to know more about how Kumon can work for your child, contact Janet on 01761 453720 or email her at midsomernorton@kumoncentre.co.uk.

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BMX Champion Jack Hawkins aged 5 from Midsomer Norton, attends Welton Primary school and has recently entered a BMX competition which took place in Burnham on Sea. Jack loves to show his skills on his BMX and is currently ranked 8th in the country for under 6 years of age

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Jasmine Ferris aged 11, dreams of becoming a micro biologist when she leaves school and has started her training already! Jasmine passed her first aid qualifications with flying colours recently and looks forward to her next medical challenge.

Young Rugby Star

Spring into Gym

Shania Day aged only 9 has recently been awarded player of the year for Midsomer Norton Rugby Club for encouraging other players as well as being the best player on the pitch.

Shania also shows her medal which was presented to her from her club to celebrate her being part of a mostly male team from 2005 to 2009.

Shania enjoys taking part in the tournaments and is looking forward to her training starting again after the summer break.

Chelsea Weeks aged 9, can be seen here showing us all her certificates for grades 1 to 5 in gymnastics.

Chelsea enjoys gymnastics at Writhlington Sports Centre and looks forward to her training every week.

When asked what she like the best about gymnastics Chelsea says ‘the tumble track and the bars are the best!’.

Football Trials Billy Bryant from Radstock has recently been scouted by Bath City Football Club and he will soon be attending his trials for the team. Well done Billy and good Luck.

National Championships Robyn Veater aged 11 from Radstock has taken part in each national water ski racing championship so far this year across the country. There are 8 races to determine the overall national champions. Robyn has raced at Lyme Regis, Hunstanton, Kent, Cardiff and Weston Super Mare and is looking forward to the 3 races left in the season. Robyn is currently placed 5th nationally and she is hoping that she can do well in the last few races to finish 4th overall. Good Luck Robyn.

To Be Me

Clubman of the Year

Learning to Ski

Lauren Hartley aged 10 is part of the Brownie pack at Westfield. Lauren has recently achieved her â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;To Be Meâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; badge. When asked what she needed to do Lauren told us â&#x20AC;&#x2DC; we made a magnet which explained the meaning of each of our names and we also made a jigsaw puzzle on which the other children wrote nice things about each otherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Lauren attends Brownies every week and says that it is a great way to make new friends and learn new things.

Ryan Hartley aged 9 has been awarded clubman of the year 2009 the under 9 team at Welton Rovers Football Club. Ryan began by playing in goal and has now progressed to play the position of right defence.

Ryan trains every week at the club and says the best bit of the game is when he can tackle his opponents to get the ball!

Reece Perry aged 9 from Paulton attends St Johnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Primary School and recently took part in a water ski training day at Middlemoor Water Park near Bridgwater. Reece put on his wet suit, life jacket and his skiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and before long he was skiing very well and loving every bit of it. When asked what he liked best Reece said â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;learning how to hold the skiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and I was really pleased with myself when I got up on the bar and skied the length of the lakeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;. Well done Reece.

Rugby Success Alice Stockley from Radstock has been asked to join Bath Rugby girls/ ladies team after she was spotted at a recent competition that she took part in for Trinity Primary school in Radstock. A fantastic achievement.

Player of the Year Louis Billet aged 8 has been awarded player of the year 2009 for the under 9 team at Welton Rovers Football Club. Louis has been playing football since he was 4 years old and enjoys tackling to get the ball. Louis says when he leaves school he would like to be a professional footballer! Keep up the good work Louis!

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Starting Secondary School things to think about...

Most children feel anxious when they start secondary school, so be assured almost everyone else will feel the same - even if they don’t show it.

It goes without saying you should ensure you have all the equipment you need and some extras as wellgreat for sharing and breaking the ice - so stock up on the pens and pencils.

Try to get into a routine with homework, and make sure you have a quiet area to do your homework. Homework is very important at secondary school and it is vital your routine can be stuck to every day.

Secondary schools usually have lunchtime and afterschool clubs, where you will meet lots of other new friends. If you can persuade someone in your tutor to go along with you, it will make it less daunting.

Sometimes you need a little bit of a push to try new activities, but why not give them a try, after all you can stop if you don’t enjoy them after a couple of weeks.

There is nothing wrong in discovering you don’t like something- but it’s always worth a try!

If you feel you would like to talk to someone about the way things are going after a few weeks, arrange to see your tutor or teacher and they will be able to help.

Keep communicating with your form tutor and your parents, and try to be open about how you are feeling.

Getting into routines You can help get into the swing of things at your new school by setting up a few simple routines will ease your worries about adjusting to secondary school: • Pack everything you need for school before you go to bed - books, lunch money, sports kit and any other equipment.

• Make sure you have a good, balanced breakfast before you leave. It’ll give you the energy you need and you’ll be able to concentrate better in lessons.

• Get to know your timetable. Make a copy so your parents can remind you about things like packing your sports kit if you need to.

• Find out about your homework timetable and make sure you stick to it.

• Make sure you give your parents all the letters you are sent home with from school.

Some parents find it works to set up a system, such as getting children to pin school letters to the kitchen notice board or fridge door as soon as they get home so they don’t get lost.

Good Luck to you all in your new schools!

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Your planet needs you

Cosmic

by Frank Cottrell Boyce Comic and cosmic, this is a roller coaster adventure that takes Liam Digby up into space with a handful of other children and their parents. It’s an hilarious journey of discovery as Liam hurtles around the world finding out exactly what makes children and adults different.

A kids guide to going green

by Dave Reay Stuffed full of practical advice, this is a terrifically useful introduction to how to do your bit for energy conservation in everyday life.

Subtitled, ‘A Kid’s Guide to Going Green’, this includes stories, fact boxes and useful tips for all...

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Freak the Mighty

by Rodman Philbrick A poignant and moving story that is ultimately uplifting about friendship triumphing over adversity. Funny, touching and inspirational yet cleverly mixed with some scary and tragic moments, it is the story of Max who is considered big and stupid who everyone is scared of and Kevin, a boy who never grew beyond 3 foot tall who is always being laughed at. But greatness comes in all sizes, and together Max and Kevin become Freak the Mighty and walk high above the world.

LOOK AT THESE BIG FILMS ALL ON DAY OF RELEASE FROM MAY 21ST NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM 2 FROM JUNE 5TH LAST CHANCE HARVEY FROM JUNE 24TH TRANSFORMERS REVENGE OF THE FALLEN FROM JULY 1ST ICE AGE 3 FROM JULY 17TH HARRY POTTER HALF BLOOD PRINCE DATES TO BE CONFIRMED DISNEY NATURE SERIES - CRIMSON WING DISNEY’S G FORCE AND IN THE AUTUMN FAME

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Ice Age 3: Dawn Of The Dinosaurs Release date: 01/07/2009

Aliens in The Attic Release date: 31/07/09

Aliens in the Attic, co-scripted by one of the writers of Madagascar and the Academy Award-winning Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were Rabbits, is an adventure/comedy about kids on a family vacation who must fight off an attack by knee-high alien invaders with world-destroying ambitions - while the youngsters’ parents remain clueless about the battle.

In the colourful, computer-animated follow-up to Ice Age 2, the cuddly critters encounter some of the most fearsome, prehistoric predators as Scrat the sabre-toothed squirrel continues his relentless pursuit of a tasty acorn and meets his match in the sexy and conniving Scratte. Sid the sloth yearns for a family of his own so he ‘appropriates’ a nest of soon-to-hatch dinosaur eggs.

The sloth’s loyal friends, Manny the woolly mammoth and Diego the sabre-toothed tiger embark on a perilous rescue mission accompanied by the love of Manny’s life, Ellie, who is preparing to give birth to their first mini-mammoth. Mischievous possum ‘brothers’ Crash and Eddie also tag along for the ride, providing a distraction for Diego, who fears he might be losing his killer instinct by spending all of his time with his herbivore friends.

The long and arduous quest takes the friends into a vast and mysterious underground world where the flora is almost as deadly as the fauna and a lovable, one-eyed weasel called Buck is on his own mission: to hunt the pesky dinosaurs.

G Force 3D

Release date: 24/07/09 A comedy adventure about the latest evolution of a covert government program to train animals to work in espionage.

Armed with the latest high-tech spy equipment, these highly trained guinea pigs discover that the fate of the world is in their paws. Tapped for the G-FORCE are guinea pigs Darwin, the squad leader determined to succeed at all costs; Blaster, an outrageous weapons expert with tons of attitude and a love for all things extreme; and Juarez, a sexy martial arts pro; plus the literal fly-on-the-wall reconnaissance expert, Mooch, and a star-nosed mole, Speckles, the computer and information specialist.

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Land of the Lost

Release date: 31/07/09 On his latest expedition, Dr. Rick Marshall is sucked into a spacetime vortex alongside his research assistant and a redneck survivalist. In this alternate universe, the trio make friends with a primate named Chaka, their only ally in a world full of dinosaurs and other fantastic creatures. Can they all make it back to our world alive, and if so, will Dr. Marshall can go from zero to hero with his discoveries?

Shorts

Release date: 07/08/09 Shorts is set in the suburb of Black Falls, where all the houses look the same and everyone works for BLACK BOX Unlimited Worldwide Industries Incorporated, whose Mr. Black’s BLACK BOX is the ultimate communication and do-it-all gadget that’s sweeping the nation. Other than keeping his parents employed, however, Mr. Black’s BLACK BOX has done nothing for 11-year-old Toe Thompson, who just wants to make a few friends...until a mysterious rainbow-coloured rock falls from the sky, hits him in the head and changes

Race to Witch Mountain

Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince

DVD and Blu Ray Release Date: August 4th 2009

Certificate: 12A Release date: 15/07/2009

Dark clouds begin to gather as Harry and his ever loyal chums Ron and Hermione return to Hogwarts for their sixth term to news that Voldemort continues to gain strength and power. Professor Snape appears to align himself with the rejuvenated Death Eaters and is duly announced as the school’s new Defence Against The Dark Arts teacher to the delight of Slytherin.

While Ron and Hermione continue with their studies, Harry spends lots of time with headmaster Dumbledore, using a Pensieve to delve into Voldemort’s part. The boy wizard learns that the dark lord is searching for Horcruxes, each of which contains a piece of his evil soul. So long as the Horcruxes exist, so does Voldemort. Back at the school, Harry’s bitter rivalry with Draco Malfoy threatens to boil over, coming to a head on top of the Astronomy Tower where one of Harry’s dearest friends sacrifices himself for the greater good, setting the scene for the final film, Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallowed, which will be released as two films.

everything. The Rainbow Rock does Mr. Black’s BLACK BOX one better: it grants wishes to anyone who holds it. Before long, wishes-gonewrong have left the neighbourhood swarming with tiny spaceships, crocodile armies, giant boogers...and outrageous magical mayhem around every corner. But it’s not until the grown-ups get their hands on the Rock that the trouble really starts.

Now Toe and his newfound friends must join forces to save their town from itself, discovering along the way that what you wish for is not always what you want.

Coraline Blu ray and DVD Release Date: July 21, 2009

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What you’ll need: 1/4 Cup of Vinegar Red Food Colouring Washing up liquid 1 Tablespoon Baking Soda Modelling Clay (Plasticine) Newspaper or Vinyl Table Cover

What to do: 1. Clear a work surface and cover it with newspaper or a vinyl table cover.

2. Model a volcano out of modelling clay. You could use red clay around the top of the volcano to make it look like redhot lava.

3. Make a hole at the top of the volcano.

4. Stir in 1 tablespoon of baking soda 5. Add a few drops of red food colouring 6. Add a few drops of washing up liquid 7. Get ready! Pour in ¼ cup of vinegar and stand back!!!

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Lifting Ice Cubes Can you get an ice cube out of a glass of water without getting wet? Try this experiment..

What you’ll need: Salt Glass Water String Ice Cube

What to do: 1. Fill the glass with water.

2. Place an ice cube in the glass.

3. Dangle the end of the string on the ice cube.

4. Keeping the string still, sprinkle some salt on the ice cube and leave it for a few minutes.

5. Lift the string and watch as the ice cube comes out of the glass of water.

What you’ll need:

Water Blotting paper (letter size or smaller) Baking sheet (small) or a dish with an edge 4-5 different felt tip pens

What to do: 1. Fill the baking sheet or dish with water.

2. Lay your blotting paper so that it is horizontal or landscape.

3. Draw or color a circle about half an inch to an inch at the bottom of the paper. Leave about an inch from the bottom edge of the paper not marked with your marker. Do this with each of your 4-5 colors of markers/pens.

4. Hold the top end of your paper up with one hand and place the bottom edge of the paper into the water (making sure that the colored lines do not touch the water).

5. Hold the paper there for a few minutes so that the blotting paper can absorb the water.

6. Keep an eye on the circles that you colored to see what happens as the water travels up the blotting paper and reaches your markings.

How many different colors can you see? You may think that your marker is green, but when you see the break down you can actually see the different colors that make up the color green.

NOTE: Blotting paper works best on this experiment. You can usually find this paper at a stationery shop.

GAMING ZONE

Welcome to our Gaming Zone, here we will give you some reviews of the top selling games. If you would like to review your best game, please send us your thoughts on your games and we will print them in the next edition.

Nintendo Wii: New Wii Sports Resort with Wii MotionPlus Release date: 24th July 2009 Wii Sports Resort takes place on a tropical island and provides a wide range of activities to keep players coming back to Wii Sports Resort for more. Veteran Wii users and newcomers alike will enjoy unprecedented gaming precision as they race a water scooter in Power Cruising, duel with swords in Sword Play, toss flying discs to a cute Mii-like Disc Dog, and much more.

Wii Sports Resort offers a new collection of fun sports games that anyone can pick up and play.

Xbox 360: New Games Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2010 Release date: 3rd July 2009 More new features and more realism than ever before Step up to the tee and prepare yourself for the ultimate golf challenge – the U. S. Open on the PGA Tour! In the latest release in the Tiger Woods series, EA Sports have pulled out all the stops with loads of new features to help you perfect your technique and make you feel like you are really there, lining up with the best in the world . . .

PS2: New Games Harry Potter and the half Blood Prince Release date: 3rd July 2009 Return to Hogwarts to help Harry survive his sixth year. Engage in exciting wizard duels, mix magical ingredients in Potions class and take to the air as the Seeker of the Gryffindor™ Quidditch™ team. You may even get sidetracked by Ron’s romantic entanglements as you journey towards a dramatic climax and discover the identity of the Half-Blood Prince . . .

Nintendo DS: New Games Professor Layton and Pandora’s Box Release date: 25th September 2009

Puzzle master Professor Layton and his apprentice, Luke, have stumbled upon another mystery. It’s up to them to navigate their way through numerous puzzles to determine who – or what caused the death of Professor Layton’s mentor, Dr. Schrader. Was it the mysterious Elysian Box, rumored to kill all who open it? Professor Layton and Luke find a clue that begins their adventure: a train ticket for the Molentary Express.

PS3: New Games Need for Speed: Shift Release date: 18th September 2009 Need for Speed SHIFT is an all-new simulation racing IP that combines the true driver’s experience with realworld physics, pixel-perfect car models, and a wide range of authentic race tracks.

Need for Speed SHIFT takes players in a different direction to create a simulation experience that replicates the true feeling of driving high-end performance cars . . .

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Do you want to tone up without doing any high impact exercise?

Then Pilates is for you!

Monday 7.05pm - 8.00pm Wednesday 7.00pm - 8.00pm (Pilates Plus) Thursday 7.05pm - 8.00pm Saturday 10.30am - 11.30am Beginners welcome Membership discount available

adult social badminton Adult Social Badminton Night!

Every Friday night 6pm - 9pm £1 for the night 16 years+ Socialise with other like minded people GET FIT and have fun at the same time!

Turn up for as long as you want, matches are mixed doubles whenever possible.

Matches are best of 3 games, games are 1st to 15 points.

Why not give it a go!

Table Tennis Club: Basketball Club: Badminton Club: Trampoline Club: Gymnastics Club: Tae Kwon Do: Running Club: Hockey Club: Bristol Rovers Football Development Club:

Wednesdays Thursdays Saturdays Mon / Wed / Sun Mondays Mon / Wed Thursdays Thurs / Sun Mondays

BLOCK BOOKING DISCOUNTS AVAILABLE

new memberships Adult membership (16yrs+ only) £35 per month Student membership (16yrs+ only) £28 per month All Exercise Classes FREE Private Badminton/Table Tennis FREE Private Outdoor Tennis FREE Table Tennis Club FREE 1 child (under 16yrs) per member goes half price providing membership holder accompanies child upon payment for the following: Kids Basketball Club Kids Badminton Club Kids Table Tennis Club Kids Tennis Club Private Badminton/Table Tennis Private Outdoor Tennis Students must be full time and produce a valid NUS card to claim discount

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multi activity camps For boys and girls aged 5 to 14 Book now for summer holidays mon, Tues, Wed, Thurs, Fridays from Mon 27th July to Friday 28th August Book online NOW www.sportrecruitmentsolution.com or call 0117 3027557