Little Sparkles June 2024

It was half-past three and Katie had just finished school. Her mum was waiting at the gates with Jessie, the dog. ‘Can we go to the park with Jaia, Mum?’ said Katie. ‘All right, we can go for half an hour,’ said Mum. When they got to the park, Katie and Jaia ran toward the swings and slides. ‘Come on!’ shouted Katie. ‘Let’s see how high we can go on the swings!’ ‘You can’t come in here, Jess!’ shouted Katie and Jaia. Mum took Jessie over to the bench and tied him to it. She sat down and started to read the paper. Half an hour later … ‘Did you have a nice time?’ Mum asked. ‘Yes, it was brilliant! I went the highest!’ said Katie. ‘No, I went the…

This bug craft is a simple one, with only a few pieces, but it is very big on imagination. Craft Supplies: • Craft foam • Firefly Template • Scissors • White Glue • Pipe cleaner • Tape • Glitter • Paint pens • Glow-in-the-dark paint How to make your lightning bug craft: 1. Print our template and cut the pieces out. Trace the wings onto one colour of craft foam and the body onto a different colour and cut the pieces out. 2. Glue the body piece onto the wing piece. 3. Flip the fire fly over. Cut two small pieces of pipe cleaner and tape them onto the back of the firefly’s head. (hint: taping pipe cleaners works better than glue!) Then flip the firefly back over to decorate.…

Once upon a time, there was a brave knight called George. George had lots of adventures as he travelled by horse across many lands. One day he came to a small village and met a man who lived in a cave next to the village. The hermit told the knight about the awful things that were happening there. A terrible dragon had come to live in the lake and attacked the village every day. The villagers didn’t know what to do. First, they gave the dragon all their food, but the dragon just took the food and still attacked the village. So then the villagers gave the dragon all the animals from their farms. The dragon took all the animals but continued to attack the villagers. So then they gave…

IT ALSO HAS A GREEN FOREHEAD, A WHITE FACE, AND A BLACK BEAK. THE MACAW CAN GET PRETTY BIG. IT CAN HAVE A BODY LENGTH OF NEARLY 3 FEET AND A WINGSPAN OF 4 FEET. IT CAN WEIGH UP TO 3 POUNDS. THE BLUE AND YELLOW MACAW IS A TYPE OF PARROT WITH THE SCIENTIFIC NAME ARA ARARAUNA. IT GETS ITS NICKNAME FROM ITS BEAUTIFUL BRIGHT YELLOW AND BLUE FEATHERS. TYPICALLY THE WINGS AND TAIL ARE BLUE, WHILE THE UNDER PARTS ARE YELLOW OR GOLDEN. FUN FACTS • THEY ARE OFTEN CALLED BLUE AND GOLD MACAWS. • THEY USE THEIR STRONG BEAKS TO CRACK OPEN NUTS TO EAT. BUT BEWARE, THEY CAN ALSO USE THEM TO CHEW UP STUFF IN YOUR HOUSE! • IN THE WILD, MACAWS HELP PROMOTE FOREST…

Read the short story below, My hous is where my family lives. It is blue. There are four bedrooms. We have a kitchen and three bathrooms. Our family room is where we like to watch television together. When people come over, we eat in the dining room. We have a playroom in the basement. We have a swing in he backyard. I love my house. Now answer the questions about the story. 1) What color is the house? ___________________________ 2) Who lives in the house? ___________________________ 3) How many bedrooms are in the house? ___________________________ 4) What is in the backyard? ___________________________ 5) What happens in the family room? ___________________________…

Can you keep a secret? I had to for a long, long time. My family was all Boxton Town fans, but I supported a different team – Boxton Rovers. It was very hard being different. I had to be very good at pretending when both teams played each other. I couldn’t cheer when my team scored. I had to go to the bathroom and celebrate there. I couldn’t be sad when the other team scored. I could only have my team’s posters on my bedroom wall when I was alone. If someone came to my room, I had to be quick to change how it looked. I had to have a secret wardrobe too. I hid my favourite team’s clothes behind the other team’s. Birthdays were terrible too. I always…