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TOGO Day By : Ange B In this issue:

The students in CM2 of Academic Clash of Clans pg 2 City Elementary organized a charity Lionel Messi pg 2 evening for the Red Crescent Great White pg 2 humanitarian organization. This Ferrari World pg 2 event aimed to raise funds for the Class Dojo pg 3 construction of a school in Togo. Yoshida pg 3 Metal Hull pg 3 The evening took place on Thursday Amulet pg 4 th the 27 of April at 7:30pm at the Mandala pg 4 Millennium Hotel in Al Barsha. Word search pg 4 Riddles pg 4 It was a beautiful project that created awareness for students of the values of individual and collective responsibility and also taught them the notion of "citizenship".

JAPAN Green Planet By: Gwen By: Mayia

I thought it would be interesting to research some fun facts Today I am going to talk to you about Green Planet. Green about Japan. Did you know that… Planet is Dubai’s very own tropical rainforest. Inside Green Planet there are more than 3,000 species of plants, animals  The Japanese name for Japan is “Nihon” or and birds. Green planet opened to the public on September st “Nippon” which means “sun origin”. 1 so you can come and visit at any time.  Japan belongs to the continent of Asia. Japan is an island nation surrounded by the Sea of Japan to the Porcupines, sloths, snakes, spiders and a huge array of exotic East and the Pacific Ocean to the West. birds are just some of the species living in Green Planet. The  Japan is made up of 6,852 islands. building is in City Walk and opens at 10am and closes at  The highest point in Japan in Mount Fuji, which 10pm. stands at 3,776m .  As of July 2012, there are over 127 million people There is a huge tree trunk in the middle of the building and living in Japan which is the tenth largest population many branches that have planters with tropical flowers. in the world.  Tokyo is the capital city of Japan and also the It is a beautiful tropical and lush environment I would largest city. Other major cities include Osaka, suggest you all visit! Nagoya, and Sapporo.  Japanese is the official language of Japan.

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Clash of Clans Lionel Messi By: Mohamed By: Malik

Lionel Andrés Messi was born on the 24th of June 1987. He is an Clash of Clans is a strategy video game developed and Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for published by Supercell. The game was released Spanish club FC Barcelona and the Argentina national team. for iOS platforms on August 2nd, 2012.

Clash of Clans tasks players to build their own town using the He is considered the best player in the world and rated by many resources gained from attacking other players through the people in the sport as the greatest of all time. Messi is the only game's fighting features. The main resources are gold, elixir and player in history to win five FIFA Ballon d'Or awards and the dark elixir. Players can conjoin to create clans, groups of up to first to win three European Golden Shoes. fifty people who can then partake in Clan Wars together, donate and receive troops, and talk with each other. Born and raised in central Argentina, Messi was diagnosed with a growth hormone deficiency as a child. At age 13, he moved to Clash of Clans was released Spain to join Barcelona. The team agreed to pay for his medical to positive reviews, with treatment. high ratings from many critics. Many reviewers liked the game After a fast progression but some disliked the way the through Barcelona's youth model was presented. academy, Messi made his competitive debut at age 17 in October 2004.

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Ferrari World Great White Sharks By: Lyse By: Thomas

Ferrari World Abu Dhabi is an amusement park located on Yas  Many people are afraid of the great white shark but in Island in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates. It is the first reality great white shark attacks on humans are rare. Ferrari-branded theme park and has the record for the largest  The great white shark averages 4.5 m in length, but some space frame structure ever built. Formula Rossa, the world's have been recorded as large as 6 m long! They generally fastest roller coaster is also located in Ferrari World Abu Dhabi. weigh up to 2,250 Kg. The foundation stone for the park was laid on the 3rd of November  Great white sharks are blue-grey on the dorsal, or top, 2007. It took three years to develop the park and it officially part of their bodies. This helps them blend in with the opened to the public on the 4th of November 2010. bottom of the ocean when viewed from above.  The belly, or ventral, part of the body is white. This Ferrari World Abu Dhabi covers an area of 86,000 square metres. makes it difficult to see the sharks from below, with It was named the "Middle East's Leading Tourist Attraction" at sunlight shining in around them. the World Travel Awards 2015.  They have strong, torpedo-shaped bodies and powerful tails that help them swim.  Great whites can reach speeds up to 24 km/hr.

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LFIGP LIFE MAY 2017 Metal Hull Icebreaker Maya Yoshida By: Ewan By: Ken

th An icebreaker is a ship that is designed in such a manner Maya Yoshida was born on the 24 of August 1988. He is a whereby it breaks a channel through the frozen ice. It does so Japanese footballer who plays as a center back for while moving or navigating through ice covered waters. The club Southampton and the Japanese national team. first ice breaker was designed and made by Mikhail Osipovish Britnev. He was a Russian ship-owner and shipbuilder. Maya was born in . Yoshida had been a defensive when playing for Grampus's youth team, but was He made the first metal-hull, steam powered ice breaker called converted to a center back after promotion to its top team in 2007. Pilot in 1864. Its bow was altered to give the ship maximum ice clearing capacity. As a result, the Pilot could easily climb over In the 2008 season, he was in the starting lineup for most of the the ice and break it. With its rounded shape and strong metal league matches with his Serbian teammate Miloš Bajalica. He hull, the Pilot had all the features present in modern icebreakers. scored 's historical first goal in the AFC Champions League in the game against Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i on 10 March 2009.

Brave Wildernest By: Keyan

Nathaniel "Coyote" Peterson was born on September 1st, 1981. Ken Block He is famous for his YouTube channel called Brave Wilderness. By: Victor Nathaniel is a nature specialist that goes out into the wild and films animals with his crew that he finds on his way and does a Kenneth Block was born on the 21st of November in 1967.He is a commentary about them. professional rally driver with the Hoonigan Racing Division.

The channel Brave Wilderness became very popular from his Ken Block is also one of the co-founders of DC Shoes. Block has series of videos where he was bitten or stung by different also competed in many action sports events including animals. skateboarding, snowboarding, and motocross.

In one of his series Coyote is stung and bitten by animals for Since selling his ownership of DC Shoes, Ken Block has changed viewer education and entertainment while the crew stands by in his business focus to Hoonigan Industries, which is an apparel case he is majorly injured, has an allergic reaction, or goes into brand for car lovers. His passion is drifting and he visited Dubai in shock. 2016 to make a drifting video. See the video in the link below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hf6ke1-i3E

CLASS DOJO By: Elias

My classroom is using a very cool application called Class Dojo. I want to tell you all about it. Class Dojo is a classroom management platform for teachers, parents and students. Class Dojo helps to encourage specific classroom student behaviors through the web and mobile devices. Class Dojo was launched in August 2011. 3 Since August 2012, the company has more than 3.5 million teachers and students using Class Dojo in more than 60 countries. Behaviors tracked by the app include hard work, persistence, teamwork, creativity and curiosity. I love using Class Dojo in my classroom because my teacher can post pictures to the classroom blog and I can see them at home with my family and friends!

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AMULET Spot the difference By: Rasha By: Dana Do you like playing detective? There are nine differences in the two images beside. Circle the differences with a red pen. Amulet is a graphic novel series that I love reading. It is part of the scholastic literacy program and we have it in our Challenge: See if race your friends! classroom. Amulet is illustrated and written by Kazu Kibuishi and published by Scholastic.

The series follows the adventures of Emily Hayes whose nickname is Em. She moves to her great-grandfather's house in the town of Norlen and then discovers and wears the magical amulet that has magical powers. After entering the fictional world of Alledia with her younger brother, Navin and their mother, Karen, they befriend the allies and set off to defeat the villainous Elf King who is evil.

I really love reading these books. There is a collection of books you can find at your local book store. I rate these books 10/10!!

WORDSEARCH By: Myriam

MANDALA DRAWING By: Sasha

Colour me! What colours will you use?

RIDDLES By: Alexandra

1) Q: What never asks questions but is often answered? 2) Q: What belongs to you but other people use it more than you? 3) Q: What does this mean? I RIGHT I 4) Q: What 5-letter word becomes shorter when you 4 add two letters to it?