Jurby Community School School Close, Jurby, Isle of Man, IM7 3BJ Headteacher: Mr Will Nelson Telephone: (01624) 897651 e-mail:- [email protected]Web:- www.sch.im/jurby Believe it; Achieve it Pack 3 For all Ages Tuesday 14th April The newspaper activities are linked to this weeks edition of First News. This can be found on the school website in the Home Learning section. We would like the children to either write a letter to say ‘Thank You’ to a key worker or make a ‘Thank You’ card. The completed card can either be scanned / photographed and e-mailed to us, or the original can be left in the wooden Milk Box outside school. We will then arrange to print and post these to key workers. If you’re child wants to send it to a particular company or individual please ask them to write this on the card. If not we will pick one for them. This activity is voluntary, if your child does not want to take part that is fine.
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Jurby Community SchoolSchool Close, Jurby, Isle of Man, IM7 3BJ
Headteacher: Mr Will NelsonTelephone: (01624) 897651
e-mail:- [email protected]:- www.sch.im/jurbyBelieve it; Achieve it ! !
Pack 3For all AgesTuesday 14th April
The newspaper activities are linked to this weeks edition of First News. This can be found on the school website in the Home Learning section.
We would like the children to either write a letter to say ‘Thank You’ to a key worker or make a ‘Thank You’ card. The completed card can either be scanned / photographed and e-mailed to us, or the original can be left in the wooden Milk Box outside school. We will then arrange to print and post these to key workers. If you’re child wants to
send it to a particular company or individual please ask them to write this on the card. If not we will pick one for them. This activity is voluntary, if your child does not want to
1-10 Nature Activities 1. Birdwatching What can you see in your garden or flying around your house?
How many different letters of the alphabet can you spot (e.g. B – Blue Tit, C – Coal Tit, D – Dunnock etc.)?
2. Creation of a bug hotel If you have a garden, can you make a bug hotel using things from within your garden? (Things like sticks, stones, bricks etc. Just pile them up and leave them be).
3. Completing a piece of natural art If you have a garden, can you gather things already on the floor and make a piece of art?
Please do not pick living things.
4. Pine cone craft If you have any pine cones and paint, you can paint a picture using pine cones.
5. Nature walk If you have a garden, you can record different natural things you see.
Try to complete the alphabet, (e.g. A – Aphid, B – Bird, C – Caterpillar etc.) You can sketch what you find. If you do not have a garden, you could do this from your window (e.g. A – Abundance (of something), B – Bird, C – Cloud…).
6. Nature scavenger hunt What natural things can you find in your garden or around your home?
7. Take a photo of your favourite things outdoors Try sketching your photo.
8. Bark rubbings If you have any trees in your garden, you can put a piece of paper against them and rub over the paper.
9. Complete any wet weather activities For example, bird bingo, bird word search, leaf rubbings, leaf art, indoor birdwatch, draw pictures of bugs, insects, birds that have been seen.
10. Window listening For 5 minutes, sit in your garden or at an open window. Close your eyes and listen to the sounds. Record how many different sounds you hear and what they are. Do this at different times of the day to hear lots of different things.
Tip: www.rspb.org.uk can help you identify birds you see.
Thank you for helping to conserve the Isle of Man’s wild birds and their habitats Manx BirdLife, 35 New Road, LAXEY, Isle of Man IM4 7BG | Reg. Charity No. 711 Company No. 087312C | +44 (0) 1624 861130 | [email protected] | www.manxbirdlife.im
Bird identification Can you spot these birds in your garden or near your home?
Blackbird Starling Blue Tit Great Tit
Robin Chaffinch Dunnock House Sparrow
Goldfinch Pied Wagtail Coal Tit Greenfinch
Wren Long-tailed Tit Collared Dove Woodpigeon
Jackdaw Rook Magpie Herring Gull
Illustrations: Credit Mike Langman (rspb-images.com) Thank you for helping to conserve the Isle of Man’s wild birds and their habitats Manx BirdLife, 35 New Road, LAXEY, Isle of Man IM4 7BG | Reg. Charity No. 711 Company No. 087312C | +44 (0) 1624 861130 | [email protected] | www.manxbirdlife.im
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COLOUR MECOLOUR ME
FACT FACT OR FIB?OR FIB?Three of these wave facts are true. Three are fibs. Tick the ones that are TRUE.
Waves are caused by fish splashing around.
Tsunamis can move as fast as a jet plane.
The tips of breaking waves are called white horses.
Water can store wind inside it.
The tallest ever wave was 524m high.
Tsunamis are awesome for surfing.
Complete these safety tips using the missing words below.If you get caught in a rip current:• stay , don’t panic• stand and if you can• keep hold of your board or inflatable to help you • raise one hand and for help• try to swim against it• swim to the beach until you are free of the rip, then head for shore.
don’t float calmparallel wade shout
RIP SAFETY TIPSRIP SAFETY TIPS
FunzoneFunzone
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Check out these different waves. Which one comes next in the sequence below?
A B C D
EARTHHOVERCRAFTMUDQUICKSANDSEASHORE
BEACHBLANKETBOARDBOGGUNGE
RIVERPONDSINKSOILSTUCK
BRAIN WAVEBRAIN WAVE
WORDSEARCHWORDSEARCHH Z H H L P H E Z S
Q O O C O I G S E T
U D V N A N O A R U
I R D E U E S S D C
C A I G R H B N Y K
K O B V O C K N I S
S B E R E A R T H D
A G E A R R F A U P
N O I Q I S V M F R
D B T E K N A L B T
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ANSWERSON PAGE 8
SHANNONSHANNON
MERSEYMERSEY
TRENTTRENT
TYNETYNE
SEVERNSEVERN
TAMARTAMAR
GIVE THESE LIFEBOATS A
BIG SPLASHBIG SPLASHOF COLOUR!OF COLOUR!
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CLASP
FRONT
BACK
MAKE AMAKE A
Some of our bravest and most skilful lifesavers are given awards. The RNLI Gold Medal for Gallantry is the most treasured but silver and bronze are pretty awesome too! Who knows, one day you might get a medal for something? But for now, let’s make one!
• Colour the medal sides and clasp.
• Carefully cut along the dotted lines.
• Glue the sides to the front and back of a crisp tube lid or a card circle the same size (76mm diameter).
• Attach a ribbon to the top of your medal and stick the clasp near the bottom of it.
• Award the medal to someone brave or brilliant.
WHAT DO I DO?
MedalMedal
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Sara (9) Sara (9) Roxy (7)Roxy (7)
Toby (8)Toby (8)Robyn (6)Robyn (6)
Oliver (7)Oliver (7)
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WHY DID THE CRAB EAT AlL THE CUPCAKES?
BECAUSE HE WAS SHElLFISH.
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WHY CAN’T YOU HEAR A PTEROADACTYL GO
TO THE TOILET?
BECAUSE ITS ‘P’ IS SILENT.
WHY DO ELEPHANTS MAKE GREAT LIFEGUARDS?
BECAUSE THEY ALWAYS HAVE THEIR TRUNKS WITH THEM.
WORDSEARCHWORDSEARCH
FACT OR FIB?FACT OR FIB? Waves are caused by fish splashing around.
Funny but no. Although a whale shark could make a huge splash.
Tsunamis can move as fast as a jet plane. It’s true. In 2011 a tsunami off Japan reached 500mph.
The tips of breaking waves are called white horses. True. Some people call them whitecaps too.
Water can store wind inside it. Nope. You’re thinking of energy. Water can store the wind’s energy
The tallest ever wave was 524m high. True. This monster wave was recorded in Alaska in 1958. That’s like stacking 120 double decker buses on top of each other.
Tsunamis are awesome for surfing. No. That sounds far too dangerous!.
✓
✓
✓
Check out these different waves. Which one comes next in the sequence below?
A B C D
BRAIN WAVEBRAIN WAVE
C
H Z H H L P H E Z S
Q O O C O I G S E T
U D V N A N O A R U
I R D E U E S S D C
C A I G R H B N Y K
K O B V O C K N I S
S B E R E A R T H D
A G E A R R F A U P
N O I Q I S V M F R
D B T E K N A L B T
RIP SAFETY TIPSRIP SAFETY TIPSComplete these safety tips using the missing words below.If you get caught in a rip current:• stay calm , don’t panic• stand and wade if you can• keep hold of your board or inflatable to help you float • raise one hand and shout for help• don’t try to swim against it• swim parallel to the beach until you are free of the rip, then head for shore.
AnswersAnswers
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In The Know Quiz FirstNews Issue 721 10 – 16 April 2020
A1 Who said “the sun might be out, that does not mean you should be out”?
A2 What is COP26 and why is it in the news?
A3 What did Prince Charles attend via weblink?
A4 Who is Robert Weighton and why is he in the news this week?
A5 Which game took home the prize for best animation at the first ever online-only BAFTA Games Awards Ceremony?
A6 What is Cel Spellman doing to cheer people up?
A7 Which city has become the first in China to ban the sale and consumption of dog and cat meat?
A8 Where have there been four confirmed cases of COVID-19, and why is this particularly worrying?
A9 What campaign was launched on World Frog Day on 20 March?
A10 What is the Lawn Tennis Association doing to help children at home?
Who is this person and why is he in the news this week?
Part B: Pictures What news do these pictures tell us?
What is this object and why is it in the news?
Part F: Statistics What news do these numbers tell us this week?
F1 1.8 million signatures F2 Skyrocketed by 240%
F3 62% of athletes F4 256 walnuts in one minute
F5 200,000 years earlier F6 Viewed more than 450,000 times
Part C: Person Part D: Object Part E: PlaceWhere in the world will a TV show pair up struggling pupils with successful celebrities, scientists and business people who didn’t do well at school?
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News Puzzle FirstNews Issue 721 10th – 16th April 2020
BIG NEWS
Here are some big news stories. Read the stories, from pages 4 and 6 of the newspaper, and then try the puzzle. To help you, we have underlined the answers to the crossword puzzle clues in the stories – but you will need to match the correct word with each clue!
Issue 721 £1.99 10 – 16 April 2020 OUR TRUSTEDNEWS GETS MORE THAN 2 MILLION
READERS!*
“THE SUN MIGHT BE OUT, THAT DOES NOT MEAN YOU SHOULD BE OUT”
First News readership is 2,235,888. Source: Opinion Matters 2016. First News is the widest-read of all children’s publications audited in the UK. First News supports children’s charities – see page 17
by editor in chief Nicky Cox
STAY AT HOMESTAY AT STAY AT HOMEHOMEHOME
WHICH FIRST NEWS READER HAS BEEN CHOSEN TO CONTINUE CRESSIDA COWELL’S STORY? WAS IT YOU? P23
PLEASE stay at home!That is the message from those
tackling coronavirus, with fears that the Easter sunshine is tempti ng people outdoors.
NHS England medical director Stephen Powis said: “The sun might be out, that does not mean you should be out.”
Most people seem to be sti cking to the rules. But photos from parks and beaches across the country have shown people not only out for their daily exercise, but sitti ng down having picnics – which is not allowed.
The Government says people should not be leaving the house
unless their work means they have to do so, or they have to shop for essenti al supplies, to exercise once a day or for health reasons.
“These are instructi ons”Health Secretary Matt Hancock,
who has recovered from COVID-19 himself, said: “This is not advice, these are instructi ons.”
Brockwell Park in London closed on Sunday because so many visitors had ignored social distancingthe day before and were sunbathing or in large groups.
Meanwhile, in Sussex,police tweeted: “Thank you to
everyone that stayed away from beauty spots and beaches today. We know it isn’t easy. We are disappointed that two people will be summonsed to att end court aft er breaching the Coronavirus Act 2020 by having a BBQ on Hove beach.”
Government minister Michael Gove said there were signs that some young people were failing to follow the rules, perhaps because they are less likely to be seriously ill from the virus.
He said: “Whatever the temptati ons this weekend, please don’t go outside to visit the lakes, the beaches, the countryside… take pride instead in keeping your own families and
communiti es safe.”Scotland’s chief medical
offi cer, Catherine Calderwood, found herself in trouble this week aft er travelling with her family from their town house to their seaside holiday home. This was against her own advice. She was given a warning by the police, then resigned from her job on Sunday night.
Everyone needs to do what they can not only to protect themselves, but also to protect the elderly and sick, who can get very ill and die during this coronavirus outbreak. And, of course, to protect the NHS workers whoare caring for us all.
NEWS SPORTS ENTERTAINMENT INTERVIEWS PUZZLES COMPETITIONS AND MORE
ACROSS1) Confessed (verb 8)3) Obstructions (things stuck) that make movement or flow difficult or impossible (plural noun 9)6) Given by God; holy; religious (adjective 6)7) Underground pipes or drains used to carry away water and waste (plural noun 6)8) This river flows east from Oxfordshire, through London and out into the North Sea (proper noun 6)
DOWN2) People who use specialist/mechanical equipment (plural noun 9)4) A narrow stretch of water (noun 5)5) The name of the longest river in the UK (proper noun 6)
WATER RESCUEMeet Olive from Oxford! This pup chased a rat into a big water pipe and got lost in the sewers.
Two Thames Water engineers, James Lewis and Jack Gale, spent two hours lifting manhole covers along the the pipeline to find her. Lewis said that when they pulled Olive out, she was “bouncing with excitement, her owner had a tear in her eye and I had a lump in my throat. It was a fantastic feeling”.
POO PROBLEMSThe water company, Severn Trent Water, has had more than 3,000 blockages in its sewers recently.
The company’s head of blockages reminded people that “kitchen roll and wipes are not designed to break down like loo roll”. He also added that “no-one really wants to dig out poo, kitchen roll and wipes”. RIVER
RUNS REDThis picture is of the Etobicoke Creek in Canada.
It might look like some biblical story where the river runs red. The explanation, however, is much less divine. The local council admitted that 400 litres of red ink had spilled into the creek and that a clean-up was underway.
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News Puzzle FirstNews Issue 721 10th – 16th April 2020
WATER RESCUEMeet Olive from Oxford! This pup chased a rat into a big water pipe and got lost in the sewers.
Two Thames Water engineers, James Lewis and Jack Gale, spent two hours lifting manhole covers along the the pipeline to find her. Lewis said that when they pulled Olive out, she was “bouncing with excitement, her owner had a tear in her eye and I had a lump in my throat. It was a fantastic feeling”.
POO PROBLEMSThe water company, Severn Trent Water, has had more than 3,000 blockages in its sewers recently.
The company’s head of blockages reminded people that “kitchen roll and wipes are not designed to break down like loo roll”. He also added that “no-one really wants to dig out poo, kitchen roll and wipes”. RIVER
RUNS REDThis picture is of the Etobicoke Creek in Canada.
It might look like some biblical story where the river runs red. The explanation, however, is much less divine. The local council admitted that 400 litres of red ink had spilled into the creek and that a clean-up was underway.
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Here are some big news stories. Read the stories, from pages 4 and 6 of the newspaper, and then try the puzzle. The answers to the clues are all words in the stories. Answer the clue and then underline the word.
BIG NEWS
Issue 721 £1.99 10 – 16 April 2020 OUR TRUSTEDNEWS GETS MORE THAN 2 MILLION
READERS!*
“THE SUN MIGHT BE OUT, THAT DOES NOT MEAN YOU SHOULD BE OUT”
First News readership is 2,235,888. Source: Opinion Matters 2016. First News is the widest-read of all children’s publications audited in the UK. First News supports children’s charities – see page 17
by editor in chief Nicky Cox
STAY AT HOMESTAY AT STAY AT HOMEHOMEHOME
WHICH FIRST NEWS READER HAS BEEN CHOSEN TO CONTINUE CRESSIDA COWELL’S STORY? WAS IT YOU? P23
PLEASE stay at home!That is the message from those
tackling coronavirus, with fears that the Easter sunshine is tempti ng people outdoors.
NHS England medical director Stephen Powis said: “The sun might be out, that does not mean you should be out.”
Most people seem to be sti cking to the rules. But photos from parks and beaches across the country have shown people not only out for their daily exercise, but sitti ng down having picnics – which is not allowed.
The Government says people should not be leaving the house
unless their work means they have to do so, or they have to shop for essenti al supplies, to exercise once a day or for health reasons.
“These are instructi ons”Health Secretary Matt Hancock,
who has recovered from COVID-19 himself, said: “This is not advice, these are instructi ons.”
Brockwell Park in London closed on Sunday because so many visitors had ignored social distancingthe day before and were sunbathing or in large groups.
Meanwhile, in Sussex,police tweeted: “Thank you to
everyone that stayed away from beauty spots and beaches today. We know it isn’t easy. We are disappointed that two people will be summonsed to att end court aft er breaching the Coronavirus Act 2020 by having a BBQ on Hove beach.”
Government minister Michael Gove said there were signs that some young people were failing to follow the rules, perhaps because they are less likely to be seriously ill from the virus.
He said: “Whatever the temptati ons this weekend, please don’t go outside to visit the lakes, the beaches, the countryside… take pride instead in keeping your own families and
communiti es safe.”Scotland’s chief medical
offi cer, Catherine Calderwood, found herself in trouble this week aft er travelling with her family from their town house to their seaside holiday home. This was against her own advice. She was given a warning by the police, then resigned from her job on Sunday night.
Everyone needs to do what they can not only to protect themselves, but also to protect the elderly and sick, who can get very ill and die during this coronavirus outbreak. And, of course, to protect the NHS workers whoare caring for us all.
NEWS SPORTS ENTERTAINMENT INTERVIEWS PUZZLES COMPETITIONS AND MORE
ACROSS1) Confessed (verb 8)3) Obstructions (things stuck) that make movement or flow difficult or impossible (plural noun 9)6) Given by God; holy; religious (adjective 6)7) Underground pipes or drains used to carry away water and waste (plural noun 6)8) This river flows east from Oxfordshire, through London and out into the North Sea (proper noun 6)
DOWN2) People who use specialist/mechanical equipment (plural noun 9)4) A narrow stretch of water (noun 5)5) The name of the longest river in the UK (proper noun 6)
News Puzzle FirstNews Issue 721 10 – 16 April 2020
These stories are from pages 7 and 8 of First News. Read the stories, and then try the puzzle. To help you, we have underlined the answers to the crossword puzzle clues in the stories – but you will need to match the correct word with each clue!
DISCOVERY NEWS
Issue 721 £1.99 10 – 16 April 2020 OUR TRUSTEDNEWS GETS MORE THAN 2 MILLION
READERS!*
“THE SUN MIGHT BE OUT, THAT DOES NOT MEAN YOU SHOULD BE OUT”
First News readership is 2,235,888. Source: Opinion Matters 2016. First News is the widest-read of all children’s publications audited in the UK. First News supports children’s charities – see page 17
by editor in chief Nicky Cox
STAY AT HOMESTAY AT STAY AT HOMEHOMEHOME
WHICH FIRST NEWS READER HAS BEEN CHOSEN TO CONTINUE CRESSIDA COWELL’S STORY? WAS IT YOU? P23
PLEASE stay at home!That is the message from those
tackling coronavirus, with fears that the Easter sunshine is tempti ng people outdoors.
NHS England medical director Stephen Powis said: “The sun might be out, that does not mean you should be out.”
Most people seem to be sti cking to the rules. But photos from parks and beaches across the country have shown people not only out for their daily exercise, but sitti ng down having picnics – which is not allowed.
The Government says people should not be leaving the house
unless their work means they have to do so, or they have to shop for essenti al supplies, to exercise once a day or for health reasons.
“These are instructi ons”Health Secretary Matt Hancock,
who has recovered from COVID-19 himself, said: “This is not advice, these are instructi ons.”
Brockwell Park in London closed on Sunday because so many visitors had ignored social distancingthe day before and were sunbathing or in large groups.
Meanwhile, in Sussex,police tweeted: “Thank you to
everyone that stayed away from beauty spots and beaches today. We know it isn’t easy. We are disappointed that two people will be summonsed to att end court aft er breaching the Coronavirus Act 2020 by having a BBQ on Hove beach.”
Government minister Michael Gove said there were signs that some young people were failing to follow the rules, perhaps because they are less likely to be seriously ill from the virus.
He said: “Whatever the temptati ons this weekend, please don’t go outside to visit the lakes, the beaches, the countryside… take pride instead in keeping your own families and
communiti es safe.”Scotland’s chief medical
offi cer, Catherine Calderwood, found herself in trouble this week aft er travelling with her family from their town house to their seaside holiday home. This was against her own advice. She was given a warning by the police, then resigned from her job on Sunday night.
Everyone needs to do what they can not only to protect themselves, but also to protect the elderly and sick, who can get very ill and die during this coronavirus outbreak. And, of course, to protect the NHS workers whoare caring for us all.
NEWS SPORTS ENTERTAINMENT INTERVIEWS PUZZLES COMPETITIONS AND MORE
ACROSS2) People you are descended from (plural noun 9)
4) The translation of this Latin phrase is ‘upright man’ (proper noun 4, 7)
5) Original condition; unspoilt (adjective 8)
7) A period of time between 66 and 145 million years ago (adjective 10)
8) Beginning; source (noun 6)
DOWN1) Describing the period of time before written, human records (adjective 11)
3) Bones or cartilage that protect the brain (noun 5)
6) Microscopic grains from the male part of a flower (noun 6)
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SKULL FOUNDAN ancient skull, thought to be the oldest ever found, has been unearthed in South Africa.
The skull, belonging to modern human’s direct ancestor Homo erectus, is believed to have been from a young child who lived more than 2.2 million years ago. The team of Australian researchers who pieced together the 150 skull fragments say this could mean that our ancestors lived 200,000 years earlier than we previously thought. Lead researcher Professor Andy Herries said he “could not stress how rare” the find was. “The group that this two or three-year-old was a part of could have been the origin of everyone alive today.”
EVIDENCE that a prehistoric forest existed in the South Pole more than 90 million years ago has been discovered by a team of researchers.
Soil that came from a Cretaceous-era forest was discovered in the seabed near the South Pole and included roots, pollen and plant spores in pristine condition. The fossil traces, found by a team from the UK and Germany, suggest that the South Pole may have had a much warmer climate in prehistoric times than it does now and that the area was once a thick, swampy forest.
The next part of the puzzle is for scientists to work out what caused the area to cool so drastically, forming the ice sheets that are found in Antarctica today.
The full report was published in the science journal Nature.
ANCIENT FORESTFOUND
News Puzzle FirstNews Issue 721 10 – 16 April 2020
ACROSS2) People you are descended from (plural noun 9)
4) The translation of this Latin phrase is ‘upright man’ (proper noun 4, 7)
5) Original condition; unspoilt (adjective 8)
7) A period of time between 66 and 145 million years ago (adjective 10)
8) Beginning; source (noun 6)
DOWN1) Describing the period of time before written, human records (adjective 11)
3) Bones or cartilage that protect the brain (noun 5)
6) Microscopic grains from the male part of a flower (noun 6)
ANCIENT SKULL FOUNDAN ancient skull, thought to be the oldest ever found, has been unearthed in South Africa.
The skull, belonging to modern human’s direct ancestor Homo erectus, is believed to have been from a young child who lived more than 2.2 million years ago. The team of Australian researchers who pieced together the 150 skull fragments say this could mean that our ancestors lived 200,000 years earlier than we previously thought. Lead researcher Professor Andy Herries said he “could not stress how rare” the find was. “The group that this two or three-year-old was a part of could have been the origin of everyone alive today.”
These stories are from pages 7 and 8 of First News. Read the story, and then try the puzzle. The answers to the clues are all words in the story. Answer the clue and then underline the word in the stories.
DISCOVERY NEWS
Issue 721 £1.99 10 – 16 April 2020 OUR TRUSTEDNEWS GETS MORE THAN 2 MILLION
READERS!*
“THE SUN MIGHT BE OUT, THAT DOES NOT MEAN YOU SHOULD BE OUT”
First News readership is 2,235,888. Source: Opinion Matters 2016. First News is the widest-read of all children’s publications audited in the UK. First News supports children’s charities – see page 17
by editor in chief Nicky Cox
STAY AT HOMESTAY AT STAY AT HOMEHOMEHOME
WHICH FIRST NEWS READER HAS BEEN CHOSEN TO CONTINUE CRESSIDA COWELL’S STORY? WAS IT YOU? P23
PLEASE stay at home!That is the message from those
tackling coronavirus, with fears that the Easter sunshine is tempti ng people outdoors.
NHS England medical director Stephen Powis said: “The sun might be out, that does not mean you should be out.”
Most people seem to be sti cking to the rules. But photos from parks and beaches across the country have shown people not only out for their daily exercise, but sitti ng down having picnics – which is not allowed.
The Government says people should not be leaving the house
unless their work means they have to do so, or they have to shop for essenti al supplies, to exercise once a day or for health reasons.
“These are instructi ons”Health Secretary Matt Hancock,
who has recovered from COVID-19 himself, said: “This is not advice, these are instructi ons.”
Brockwell Park in London closed on Sunday because so many visitors had ignored social distancingthe day before and were sunbathing or in large groups.
Meanwhile, in Sussex,police tweeted: “Thank you to
everyone that stayed away from beauty spots and beaches today. We know it isn’t easy. We are disappointed that two people will be summonsed to att end court aft er breaching the Coronavirus Act 2020 by having a BBQ on Hove beach.”
Government minister Michael Gove said there were signs that some young people were failing to follow the rules, perhaps because they are less likely to be seriously ill from the virus.
He said: “Whatever the temptati ons this weekend, please don’t go outside to visit the lakes, the beaches, the countryside… take pride instead in keeping your own families and
communiti es safe.”Scotland’s chief medical
offi cer, Catherine Calderwood, found herself in trouble this week aft er travelling with her family from their town house to their seaside holiday home. This was against her own advice. She was given a warning by the police, then resigned from her job on Sunday night.
Everyone needs to do what they can not only to protect themselves, but also to protect the elderly and sick, who can get very ill and die during this coronavirus outbreak. And, of course, to protect the NHS workers whoare caring for us all.
NEWS SPORTS ENTERTAINMENT INTERVIEWS PUZZLES COMPETITIONS AND MORE
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EVIDENCE that a prehistoric forest existed in the South Pole more than 90 million years ago has been discovered by a team of researchers.
Soil that came from a Cretaceous-era forest was discovered in the seabed near the South Pole and included roots, pollen and plant spores in pristine condition. The fossil traces, found by a team from the UK and Germany, suggest that the South Pole may have had a much warmer climate in prehistoric times than it does now and that the area was once a thick, swampy forest.
The next part of the puzzle is for scientists to work out what caused the area to cool so drastically, forming the ice sheets that are found in Antarctica today.
The full report was published in the science journal Nature.
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