Top-Mag, Issue No. 3 - Fun magazine for 9-13 year olds

8/6/2019 Top-Mag, Issue No. 3 - Fun magazine for 9-13 year olds

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Top Mag is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. To view a copy of this license, visithttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ or send a letter to CreativeCommons, 171 Second Street, Suite 300, San Francisco, California, 94105, USA..All clip-art is courtesy of http://www.openclipart.org/ with the exception of our logotiki-toucan.Editor: Maya Brennan (age 11).Journalists: Ryan Curley (age 11), Eva Maguire (age 11)


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Title:BeswitchedAuthor:KateSaundersFlo

raFoxisanaverage,12-year-oldgirlwhenshe

leaveshometogotoPenriceHall,anamazingmodernboardingschool.Butonthetrainshefalls

asleepandwhenshewakesup,somethingswrong.shesin1935!

Beswitchedistheamazingandthrillingtaleof

FloraFox,anormal21stcenturykidwhohasswappedliveswithanothe

rFlorafromthe1930s!

SheisnowthenewgirlatSt.Winifreds,where

shehastotakeonefreezingbathaweek,speak

Frenchatbreakfastandwearahideousoldfashioneduniform!

AtfirstFlorafindsitimpossibletolivewithoutall

thesimplemodernluxurieslikemobiles,laptopsand

decentcarsthatshehadalwaystakenforgranted.

However,shesoondiscoversthatthepastis

fullofexitingadventurestoo.

ThequestionisHowwillshegetbacktothe

21stcentury?

ByMayaBrennan

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick RulesThis is a funny witty movie about Greg andhis brother Rodrick struggling to get alongtogether.

Pirates of the Caribbean 4This is the 4th movie in the series, it is myopinion that its the best one so far. In thisfilm they're on their way to the fountain of

youth.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows -

Part 2This is the final adventure in the HarryPotter film series. Harry, Ron, and Hermionecontinue their quest of destroying the DarkLord's three remaining Horcruxes.

By Eva Maguire


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CRISTIANOR

ONALDO

CristianoRonaldois

aprofessionalsoc

cerplayer

fromPortugal.Hehasplay

edforSportingLis

bon,

ManchesterUnitedandnowhepla

ysforReal

Madrid.HeleftSpo

rtingLisbonin2003andcame

toManchesterUni

ted. Hethenwent

toplayfor

RealMadridin200

9atacosttothem

of

80,000,000!

In2009,hewassa

idtobethebestp

layerinthe

world.Heisnow26

andlivesinMadrid

soitis

easyforhimtoget

tohishomeground

atReal

Madridsstadium.

ByRyanCurly

Q:Whatdidthebigchimneysaytothelittlechimney?A:You'retooyoungtosmoke!

Q.Whatdidthegrapedowhenitgotsteppedon?A.Itletoutalittlewine!

SummerPhotoAlbumIt'ssummer!!Timetohavebarbecuesandspendthedayonbeaches!Butalltoosoonthewintermonthswillcomealong,sowhynotmakethisalbumtostickallyoursumm

erphotosin?

PreserveandreliveyoursummermemorieswiththiseasytomakeSummerPhotoAlbum!

What youneed:AbunchofcolouredA4paperAstapelerScissorsDecorations(stickers,sparklesetc....)Asheetofyellowpaper

Method:

1.Takethecoloured

papersands

taple

themtogethe

r.

2.Cuttheye

llowpaperintotheshap

e

ofabigsuna

ndstickiton

tothe

frontofthe

album.

3.Decorate

thealbumany

wayyou

wantusingm

arkers,colou

ringpencils

anddecorati

ons(tomake

youralbum

lookreallynic

edecoratee

achpage).

Foramore

summerylook

draw

picturesofexoticbeac

hesandconv

er

withsea-she

llstickers.

Ihopeyouw

illtrytoma

kethis craf

ty

SummerPhot

oAlbumsoi

ntwenty

yearstimey

oucanreme

mberallthe

funtimesyou

spentover

thesummer

of2011 !

ByMayaBre

nnan


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Forthisissue'sculturepagewehavechosen:INDIA.IndiaisafasinatingcountrysituatedinAsia.InthisculturepageyouwillfindoutaboutHoli,thefestivalofcolours,learnhowtomakeCoconutSweetsanddiscoverinterestingfactsaboutIndia.Ihopeyouenjoyit!Top-MageditorMayaBrennan

Method:

1.Placethebutterinaheavy-basedsaucepanandmelt

overalowheat,stirringsothatthebutterdoesnotburn

atthebottomofthepan.

2.Addthedesiccatedcoconuttothemeltedbutterand

stir.

3.Stirinthecondensedmilkandthepinkfoodcolouring

andmixcontinuouslyfor7-10minutes.4.Removethesaucepanfromtheheatandleavethe

coconutmixturetocoolslightly.5.Oncecoolenoughtohandle,shapecoconutmixtureinto

longblocksandcutintoequalsizedrectangles.Leaveto

setandthen.EnjoyyourCoconutSweets!ByMayaBrennan

Serves4

-6

Ingredie

nts:

.75g/2oz

/6tbsp

butter

.200g

/7oz/3cups

desiccat

ed(shred

ded)coconut

.175m

l/6floz

/cup

condense

dmilk

.Pinkf

oodcolo

uring(opt

ional)

Didyou

know?

1.Thenatio

nalfruitofIndiai

sthemang

oand

thenation

albirdist

hepeacock.

2.Thewel

lknownboa

rdgameC

hesswas

inventedin

India.

3.Therea

rehundred

sofdiffer

entlanguag

es

inIndia,bu

ttheoffic

iallanguage

isHindi.

4.By2075itis

saidthat

therewillb

emore

peopleinIndiatha

ntherewa

sinthewo

rldin

theyear1

900.Thatis1,90

0,000,000

and

shouldbe

themostp

opulatedcountr

yinthe

world.

5.Moremo

vieshaveb

eenmadein

Indiathen

anywheree

lseinthew

orld;370,8

50,000and

goingup.

ByRyanCu

rley


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IchosetowriteanarticleonHoli

because,Ithink

itisafunandinterestingIndianf

estivalthatmost

kids,aroundtheworld,wouldlove

tobepartof!

What isHoli?

Holiisanancientfestivaloriginall

yknownas

'Holika'.Itisoneofthemajorfest

ivalsofIndia,

celebratedwithenthusiasmonthefullmoondayin

themonthofPhalgun(February/M

arch).Holiisan

agriculturalfestival,whichcelebra

testhearrival

ofspring.

Buttheliteralmeaningoftheword

'Holi'is

'burning',therearevariouslegend

stoexplainthe

meaningofthisword,mostfamous

ofallisthe

legendassociatedwiththeevilkin

g

Hiranyakashyapwhotriedtoburnhisson.

How isHolicelebrated i

nIndia?

HoliisalsoknownastheFestivalo

fcolorssimply

becauseeveryonethrowscoloredp

owderorpours

coloredwateronfriendsandfamily.Holimarks

theendofthewintergloomandcelebratesthecolorfulbeginningofspringtime.Childrenparticularlyenjoythefestivalastheythrowwaterfilledballoonsatpassersbyandhavewatermissiles,calledpichkaris.PeoplemakespecialHolidishesanddrinksandsingfolksongs.HolikaDahanorthelightingofbonfiretakesplaceontheeveo

fHoli.Andafterawildandeventfulday,eveningsarecelebratedbyvisitingfriendsandrelatives.

ByMayaBrennan


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In this issue I have had thepleasure of interviewing a professional EnglishTeacher, Alexandra Ayad! She teaches English to french students and iscurrently working at the Collegedes Ramparts,a school in a small Frenchtowncalled Navarrenx. In this interview she talks about her

work, giving abit of advice to thosewho wantto become teachers andalso,talks abouther personal life.

1)Atwhataged

idyoustartwant

ingtobeateach

erand

whatdidyouwan

ttobebeforeth

at?

Istartedwantingto

beateacheratt

heageof20but

beforethatIwantedtobe

ajournalistorps

ychologist.

2)Whattraining

doyouneedto

becomeateacher?

FirstIwenttoun

iversityforfoury

ears.ThenItook

a

'concour'(which

onlyexistsinFra

nce)thisisbasica

llyan

examtogetyour

job.

3)Howmany scho

olshaveyoutaug

ht in?

Four.

4)Howlonghaveyoubeenan

Englishteacher?

IhavebeenanEng

lishteacherfor9years.

5)What isyour

favoritepartofb

eingateacher?

Thecontactwith

thepupils.

6)Whatdidyou

study inCollege?

Englishliterature

,civilization,gram

marandtranslati

on.

7)Whatwas your favorite subject at school?

EnglishandIenjoyedSpanishandFrenchtoo.8)Whatdo you think is themostdifficult

thing

about teaching?Puttingoneselfinthepupilsshoesandnotdoing

thingsthataretooeasyortoodifficultforthem.9)What sort of abilities and characterdoyou

think peoplewhowant to teach shouldhave?

Youshouldbeopen-mindedandsociable.10)Doyouhaveany advice togive any of our

readerswhowant to teachwhen they areolder?

Youshouldbepreparedtohavedifferenttypesof

pupils,pupilswhodontwanttolearn,andmostly,try

andmakelearningfun!

ByMayaBrennan


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Inthisissue,insteado

fgivingadviceoncloth

es,Iam

goingtobegivingmyre

aderstipsonhowtotra

nsform

theirboringoldbedro

omstodreambedchamb

ers!

Therearehundredsofdifferentwa

ystodecorateyour

bedroomusingposters,

decorationsandcoolfurniture.

ButinthisarticleI'mg

oingtoshowyouhowto

livenup

yourroomusinghomem

ade....MASKS!

Masks arequick ande

asytomake andcome

inmany

differentvarieties (fu

nmulticulured ones, cr

eepy

monster ones, shiny a

nd sparklyones etc. . .

.)!

Carnivalmasks:

1.First,getacoupleof

paperplatesandcuttheminto

maskshapesleavingho

lesfortheeyes.Make

surethe

masksareonlycovering

halfofyourface.

2.Colourthemwithmark

ers,colouringpencilso

rpaint

then,decoratethemwi

thstickers,fakejewels

,coloured

paper,sparklesorfeat

hers.Ifyouwantyouca

nalso

sticksomewooltothe

side(s)ofsomeofthe

masks.

3.Makeaholeone

achsideofthemasksu

singaholepunch

andthentiesomestringtoeachholeandha

nguporstick

yournewhomemadeCa

rnivalmasksonyourwalls!

AfricanMasks:

1.Getsomethickcardb

oardandcutitintoalo

ngmask

shape(maketheeyesb

igandangrylookingtom

akethe

masklooklikeitbelong

stoanafricanwarrior

).

2.Paintitusingdifferentshadesofbrowntogiveawoodeneffectanddrawsomedifferentcolouredshapesontoit.3.Decoratewithbeads,wool,straw,feathersetc....Andyourafricanmaskisfinished!PaperMacheMasks:Tolearnhowtomakepapermachereadthe'ArtsandCrafts'articleinTop-Magissue2.Onceyouhavemadethepapermachemaskpaintitanywayyouwishandleavetodry.

TheseMasksarea creativeandoriginalway todecorateyourpersonal space. Also, a funactivity to considerwithfriendsover thesummerhols!

MayaBrennan


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ForthisissuesCrazyCreature,Ichosethe

Platypus.ThePlatypuslivesinAustraliaand

NewZealandanditappearstohavethebill

ofaduck,thetailofabeaverandthefoot

ofanotter.Itsfacialappearanceisfairly

strange.ThePlatypushasnoteeth.Itisone

oftheworldsonlymammalsthatlayseggs.

APlatypuscanleavehisorhermotherafter

just4months.Amaleplatypususesstingers

onhisbackfeettoinjectvictimswith

poison.Platypusescanstayunderwaterfor

uptotwominutes.

ByRyanCurley

Didyouknow...

ThisyearsMTVAwardswashosted

by

JasonSudeikis.

ThisyearsXfactorjudgeswillbe.

LouisWalsh

KellyRowland

TulisaContostavelos

GarryBarlow

AfterlosingDani,SimonandCherly

,

Louisistheonlyremainingjudge

who

wasontheshowlastyear.

ByEvaMaguire

Q.What areprehistoricmonsters calledwhen

they sleep?A.Dino-snores!

Q. What didthewatersaytotheboat?

A. Nothing, it justwaved.

Q. Why did the computer get glasses?A. To improve its web-sight.

Q: What do sea monsters eat?A: Fish and ships!

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