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Are you ready to see some of the world’s most awesome athletes in action? More than 2,000 athletes from hundreds of countries will be competing in the World Athletics Championships starting today (19 August). This historic event will take place in Hungary this summer and there will be a packed schedule of sport to enjoy.
Several athletes in the Great Britain and Northern Ireland team are in top form heading into the championships. Sprint medal hopes will be focused on Dina Asher-Smith and Zharnel Hughes. Olympic and World 1500-metre medallist, Laura Muir will be aiming to improve on the bronze she won in 2022. While high jumper Morgan Lake will hopefully be in high spirits after breaking the British record earlier this year.
As well as enjoying all the exciting events, organisers want the athletes to inspire those watching in the stadium and at home to walk, run and push themselves to live healthier lives. Check out pages 12 and 13 for more information on how you can do just that!
The World Athletics Championships will take place in Budapest from 19–27 August. Coverage in the UK will be on BBC One, Two and Three, and BBC iPlayer.
I love sport! When I was a kid my friends and I would hold our own athletics tournaments in our street. We would even record interviews with each other after each event. We did similar things with other sports too – in the summer we would pretend to be players at Wimbledon or mimic our favourite cricketers. And, of course, we never needed much excuse to play footie, commentating while we pretended to score the winning goal at the World Cup Final.
Copying the people we look up to is great fun. Role models can be a really positive infuence on us, we just need to be careful about who or what we choose to copy. Of course, I believe the best role model to follow is Jesus. You can read all about him in the Bible, but don’t just read about him, follow his example too!
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re you good at keeping rules? Maybe you’re happy to stick to rules as long as they’re fair and everyone keeps them. You might like to challenge rules or try to change them – especially if they seem old fashioned or unfair.
In this week’s cartoon Bible story we see the Israelites struggling to stick to God’s rules – rules that were designed to help them have good relationships with God and each other. To be honest, I sometimes nd God and the Bible dif cult to understand, so I kind of get why the Israelites might nd keeping God’s rules hard.
Having said that, the Ten Commandments aren’t that dif cult to gure out. But that doesn’t mean they’re all easy to keep. Not killing people
is a pretty easy one to get your head around. However, the one about not being jealous of what other people have can catch you out. Respecting your parents can be tricky at times. Then there’s the one about idols – you might not bow down to a golden calf like the Israelites did, but do you idolise your favourite sportsperson, music artist, actor, scientist or other celebrity?
In Matthew 22:36–40, Jesus reveals the most important commandment is to love God with everything you’ve got. He then adds that the next most important thing is to love others as you love yourself. Again, not easy rules to stick to, but a good way to try to live your life. Ask God to help you to love him and others.
What rules do you find hard to follow and why? Write or draw them in the space below, and ask God to help you to understand them and keep them. If any of them seem unfair, ask God to help you challenge them or change them in positive ways.
CHECK OUT YOUR BIBLE – EXODUS 15:1–6 and 25; 19:16–20; 20:1–23; 24:15–18 and 32:19-20
Would you consider yourself to be a Bible buff? Do you know how many sh and loaves Jesus used to feed 5,000 people? Which teenager defeated a giant and who was swallowed by a huge sh? From Genesis to Revelation, the Bible is full of incredible stories and interesting information. Test your Bible knowledge by having a go at the questions below.
1 How many books are in the New Testament?
A 27
B 30
C 33
3 Which town did Jesus grow up in?
A Nazareth
B Capernaum
C Bethlehem
CLUE
Luke 2:39–40
2 Which animal spoke to its owner, Balaam, and told him off for hitting it?
A Sheep
B Cow
C Donkey
CLUE
Numbers 22:21–23
4 Which Old Testament prophet is known as the ‘weeping prophet’?
A Micah
B Jeremiah
C Ezra
5 In the parable of the wise and foolish builders, where did the wise man build his house?
A On the sand
B On the mud
C On the rock
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Address:
CLUE
Matthew 7:24–27 ?
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I have my running spikes on, so i’m ready for a quick lap around an athletics track. See if you can spot this version of me on ANOTHER PAGE IN THIS WEEK’S ISSUE.
You will probably know the name of the rst person to set foot on the Moon – just in case you don’t know, that was Neil Armstrong. But do you know the name of the rst spacecraft to land on the Moon? Well, that was Luna 2. When we say land on the Moon, it was actually more of a crash landing, but that is what was supposed to happen.
Launched using a powerful Luna 8K72 rocket on 12 September 1959, Luna 2 reached the Moon’s surface the next day. Similar to Luna 1 in design, Luna 2 was loaded with instruments that performed tests to help scientists learn more about the Moon. As well as experiments, Luna 2 carried two football-like metal objects (called pennants) engraved with the USSR coat of arms and the date of the mission.
The cosmos or universe is so enormous and stupendous it’s mind-boggling! Here are some facts about space that are … well, cosmic!
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What do you call a sheep doing karate?Lamb chop!
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What did the digital watch say to the grandfather clock?
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X 1 purple-flowered plant found on moorland 2 fireplace 3 organ of the body 4 LONG-EARED MAMMAL 5 organ of hearing 6 TYPE OF FRUIT SIMILAR TO APPLE 7 JAVELIN 8 PART OF A SENTENCE 9 WHAT YOU DO TO A BLUNT PENCIL
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What is the quickest vegetable? A runner bean!
What do you call a train bubblegum?carrying
A chew-chew train!
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What kind of horse is good at swimming? A seahorse!
What do you call a nice French fry? A sweet potato!
Did you hear about the race between the lettuce and the tomato?
The lettuce was ahead and the tomato was playing ketchup! (Catch up!)
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3 Seed of an apple, for example. 5 Neck of a garment. 6 Arithmetic problem. 7 Miniature reproduction. 8 Fertile spot in a desert. 11 Knot used to tie your shoelaces. 12 One of 26 in the alphabet. 13 Lion-like star constellation.
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1 Chamber or space. 2 Slender. 3 Poke. 4 Cushion for your head in bed. 6 Spade. 9 Musical composition for one person. 10 Badger’s lair. 11 Meat from cows.
W O R D S E A R C H
Find the athletics-related words in the grid
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As the World Athletics Championships are taking place in Hungary this year, we thought you might like to know some fab facts about this cool country.
The capital of Hungary is Budapest. It’s made up of two parts – Buda and Pest, which are split by a river. People come from all over the world to see the cities’ beautiful sights and to bathe in the famous thermal pools.
Hungary is a country located in central Europe. It’s a landlocked country, which means it has no coastline. It’s surrounded by seven other countries – Slovakia, Austria, Ukraine, Romania, Slovenia, Croatia and Serbia.
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Lots of famous people were born in Hungary, including Erno Rubik – the inventor of the Rubik’s Cube! While we’re thinking about inventions, the ballpoint pen was also invented by a Hungarian named Laszlo Biro.
The River Danube ows through the middle of Hungary, including Budapest. This epic river ows through ten nations on its way to the Black Sea. No other river in the world passes through so many countries.
Hungary’s ag is red, white and green. The colours are believed to represent different things – white for Hungary’s rivers, green for the mountains and red to remember the blood shed in many battles.
Learning Hungarian is not easy. It’s very different to other European languages –it even has 44 letters in the alphabet!
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The national dish of Hungary is gulyas (goulash). It’s a beef stew cooked with peppers, tomatoes, onions, potatoes, carrots and paprika. Paprika is a favourite spice in Hungarian cooking.
Did you know there are cowboys in Hungary? The Great Hungarian Plain is home to Magyar cowboys. Their traditional clothing is a blue or white linen shirt, black trousers and a black wide-brimmed hat with a feather.
Living a healthy and an active lifestyle and caring for your physical, mental and spiritual well-being.
Athletes have to be so t and healthy to do the job they do. As the World Athletics Championships start this week, it’s the perfect time to think about how important it is to keep our bodies and minds healthy. The rst part of a healthy lifestyle involves being active and getting enough exercise.
Exercise helps make our bodies tter, stronger and healthier. It’s particularly good for our heart, lungs, bones and muscles. It can even help us avoid getting ill! But did you know that exercise can also increase how happy we feel, improve our moods and make us feel more relaxed? Physical activity releases chemicals in our brains and bodies which help us deal with stress and reduce anxious feelings. Exercise can even boost brainpower to help with concentration at school.
Experts say that children should do two types of physical activity every week. The rst type is aerobic exercise and the second type is exercises to strengthen muscles and bones.
Everybody is different so, thankfully, there are loads of different ways to exercise. Aerobic exercise is basically anything that raises your heart rate, makes you breathe faster and feel warmer. The aim is to try to complete around 60 minutes of moderate or vigorous activity a day. The 60 minutes don’t have to be in one go – spread them across the day to avoid sitting or not moving for too long.
Here are some awesome activities that can help to clock up the 60 minutes…
Activities that strengthen muscles and bones are important too. These include things, such as…
Exercising on your own is great, but it’s also lots of fun to be active with friends or family. This could be a family bike ride, footie in the park with friends or physical education lessons at school. It’s also really fun to join a club or group, and it can be a really good way to meet new friends. Team sports, such as football, rugby, netball or basketball are great for practising working together, sharing skills and learning how to deal with winning or losing.
If you fancy a bit of ‘me time’, some types of exercise are great ways to enjoy some time alone. Horse riding, running, swimming, sur ng or skateboarding are all activities that can be done alone or in a group. The best of both worlds!
Other activities, such as dancing or martial arts allow people to express themselves and learn new skills. Whether it’s individually or alongside others, there are so many choices to keep moving and active.
Check out next week’s KA! World to read about the importance of eating a healthy, balanced diet
Miles, age 10, has done a really neat job colouring in this Trophy Colouring. The red and orange go really well together.
This Racing Car Colouring was completed by Finley, age 9. He’s done a great job of lling the picture with so much colour –great work!
Here’s a colouring to celebrate The Salvation Army’s Big Birthday last month. It was coloured by Louise, age 7. We love all of it, but especially the delicious-looking rainbow layer cake!
What a bee-utiful Bee Colouring from Michael, age 9. The bee looks really pleased with its blue, spotty wings.
Danielle, age 7, sent us this super sparkly Mental Health Awareness Colouring. She’s added blue sparkles to celebrate when King Charles III had his special day in Scotland earlier this year.
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Favourite food? Toad in the hole. Favourite sport? Netball.
Favourite bit of Kids Alive!? The colouring in and jokes.
Favourite Bible story and why? Noah’s ark, because it’s full of animals. Favourite TV programme?
Strictly Come Dancing –I like Craig Revel Horwood. What do you want to be when you’re older? Baker and own my own shop.
Hobbies? I go to Brownies, Monday Mayhem group, playing in the park and playing with Frozen, my favourite toy.
Tell us a joke. What do eggs do for fun? Kara-yokey! What special skill or talent do you have? Drawing. Tell us something interesting about yourself. I have a funny sense of humour. I have Brownie badges, including my bronze award.
Is there anything else you would like to tell us? I sang in the Young Voices Choir at Resorts World Birmingham in January this year. Heather Small from M People was there and we sang ‘Proud’ with her. I am in a gardening after school group. I like staying in hotels.
HOW MUCH ARE your ICE CREAMs, PLEASE?
£1.50!
IS IT OK IF I USE MY OWN CONE?
SURE, I DON’T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THAT.
GREAT! I’LL BE BACK IN A MO.
ONE MINUTE LATER…
CAN YOU FILL MY CONE WITH ICE CREAM, PLEASE?
YOU DID SAY THAT IT WAS OK FOR ME TO BRING MY OWN CONE! SNIGGER!