Competition 1 - 'Where's Wally?'

That's right! To celebrate the festive season we are inviting you to take part in a competition. Hunt through the image below and answer the questions. The first person with the most correct answers will win a prize.


How to enter:
Tell us your answers in the comments link under this post. Make sure you tell us who you are so we know who to award the prize to. Make sure your answers are clear (e.g. 10 snowmen, 8 santa hats...)


Questions:
First of all find Wally a.k.a Mr O'Hagan...you are looking for the picture of him with a santa hat on with the pom-pom hanging on the left (his right). This part is just for fun but see if you can tell us where he is :)


Next tell us how many of the following you can find in the picture -
Santa hats
Santas helpers
Snowmen
Reindeer antlers (as worn by teachers)
Reindeers (as in the pictures)
Candy canes
Holly
Green trees
Sunglasses
Teachers (total)
Male teachers
Female teachers
Individual teachers (Mr Georgeson, Miss Cain, Mrs Burness, Mrs Schade, Mr Chittle, Miss Conroy, Mr Johnson, Mrs Balasingam, Mr Funnell, Mr Scrivens and of course Wally...I mean...erm...Mr O'Hagan)


Don't know who these teachers are? Well you better find out quick!!


Good Luck and Happy Holidays from everyone in the ROAR team!

(Click on the image for a larger view)

Poster photography by Yousra and photoshop edit by Jessie. 

This great poster makes an even better computer desktop wallpaper!

Competition 2 - Colouring Qatar

We hope everyone had a great Qatar National Day celebration yesterday. To continue the celebrations we have a competition we invite you to participate in. Mrs Schade has drawn this issues poster but it needs some colour. Get out your pens and pencils and show us your skills!


How to enter:
Get it! Get your copy of the second issue of ROAR! with the poster design.
Colour it! Think about how you can use tone and blending colours to help make your entry stand out.
Name it! Clearly label your name and class onto the poster
Give it! Hand in your entry to Mrs Schade by January 15th. Your poster will be given back to you as soon as we have finished judging the entries.


Good luck!

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Friends Forever

You may wonder what friendship is all about. It can be said that it is when a group of people care about each other and that friendships stronger as long as they are nourished with kindness, empathy and understanding.

As you may know friendship plays a role in school. It is sometimes the reason why school can be seen as fun. Many students have lots of fun with their friends in school, and one of the best things about school is that one gets the opportunity to see them every day!  You may also have plenty of fun with your friends in classes as well as outside classes. Although, sometimes, in classes you might get a bit carried away by all the laughing and talking - this is one of the reasons that some pupils in Park House get negative comments.

Sometimes though, conflict may arise between friends from time to time. Such conflicts might be from really immature, childish reasons and sometimes these little fights might occur between friends due to them being stressed out from all the school work! That is why students should not take such fights and arguments too seriously and never talk again because they should remember that one little fall-out will not stop all the good times those friends had together.

Noura Al Thani

What do you think?

- Should schools be a place for having fun with your friends?

- Are friendships important?

Have YOUR say at the ROAR! Blog.

Carnival time!

On the 11th of November, two Journalists, Caroline and Tala, went to the Italian Carnival that was staged at the Doha Exhibition Centre. 

We walked towards the fury of lights and sounds - on the left was the circus and on the right, the carnival. We opted for the carnival for the thrilling rides. As we walked, we spotted game stalls where you could win a friend a giant plush monkey toy or even a new phone. There were also stalls selling various things such as fabrics and souvenirs. 

We purchased tickets - a hefty 25 Riyal per ride, per person (a downside of the night - we spent around 300 Riyal on rides alone!). But, ignoring the fact that we were low on money, we wondered around until we noticed the Bumper Cars and excitedly ran towards them, for a trip back to our childhood days. After a few glorious minutes of thudding into each other and laughing our heads off, we further explored the carnival. 

We wandered towards the Ferris Wheel: a typical ride in every carnival that must be ridden. But, in the corner of our eye, The Ranger was just waiting for us to climb aboard ... we couldn't resist. After several minutes of intense waiting, we were swung back and forth several times, then eventually turned a terrifying 360 degrees. Through the screams and chair-gripping moments, we managed to catch a glimpse of the Doha City Skyline which silenced us for a moment or two in awe, despite the flowing adrenaline. 

Then we ventured towards the Ferris Wheel, once again, where we settled in for a relaxing ride after all that bashing about and being flung upside down. We admired the vast view of Doha with its blinking lights and its wondrous night sky, then concluded our exciting trip with a much-needed feast at one of the various restaurants set up just beside the rides. 

Syrian Protests

The following is an example of writing by one of our reporters Tala.

'The Syrian protests started on March 15th and are still going strong. What sparked the protestors were 15 kids (aged 9-15) who were taken into custody and tortured, for writing an anti-government slogan on the wall of their school. Requests to release the young boys were rejected, and this compelled the Syrian people to speak out against the injustice they have been under for the last 41 years.

People began protesting against the corrupt government, for innocent prisoners to be freed and, most importantly, for freedom of speech. When the government responded with bloodshed, they began protesting for a new government. 

The protests remain peaceful; however, with the body count at 3500 and growing, the government response is not. 20,000 have been arrested over the last eight months, and the physical abuse of prisoners has become an all too common story. 

This revolution is not the first in Syria. In 1982, the 'Hama Massacre' occurred. The government managed to end the movement, killing 40,000 people and destroying the whole city in the process. But now their massacre is out for the whole world to see. 

On the surface, there is President Bashar Al-Assad stating that the government is 'making changes that will suit the people' and denying that the uprising is even happening. 

The world and the people of Syria are desperately awaiting the end of the governments rule, and everyone is wondering just how it will end.'

Tell us what you think about the issues raised in this piece in the comments link below