PRESENTATION ABOUT BELARUS

Yryna, student in group B 2.2 A, made a presentation about her homeland, Belarus. She talked about the country in general along with a few comments on her hometown, Soligorsk, and gave details of Belarusian cooking, crafts and customs.

She also made some other students speak Russian!!

JESSIE AND FRIENDS

The National Crime Agency has created an animated series to teach young children about the dangers of online grooming. This is a response to the increase in the severity of child sex abuse on the internet and is aimed at four to seven year olds.

Read the article and watch the video here

AKACHU, ENDAAA, CHISCALE...

What's this? Watch this video and find out!!!

TIME FOR A SONG?

Today we had Cosme in class who played the oboe for a few minutes. He is a top student in the local music school.

AN "ONLINE" COMMENT

Read one of the articles below and write a comment on it (150 words). This task is to be handed in next Wednesday 20th March.

Nike app for self-tying shoe comes undone

The Google Android app that controls the new Adapt BB fails to sync with wearers' feet.

Teen has vaccinations after asking Reddit

Ethan Lindenberger took to the website to ask whether he could get vaccines without his parents' consent .

Indian man to sue parents for giving birth to him

This Indian man says it's wrong to bring children into the world and burden them with expectations.

Video games to tackle mental health stigma

Three games which feature characters with mental health conditions are launched.

10 global megatrends facing education

The OECD's head of education forecasts the biggest questions being asked of schools around the world.

Baby among migrants found crossing English Channel

A chief constable told MPs police were now receiving calls directly from the boats as people sought help.

YouTube bans comments on all videos of children

The streaming platform is disabling comments on videos of children after paedophiles left predatory comments.

Sharenting: Holly Willoughby and Robbie Williams against the idea

Lots of celebrities refuse to post pictures of their children online. We look at who makes this choice and why.