The prompt this week is:

…look up! Can you see…

Please make sure you visit other posts and leave a supportive comment. Also, please check your links. Lots of you are still missing out on comments as they cannot be left!

The link will close on 22nd March

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Anna in 6D at High Lawn Primary, Bolton, UK

Matty in Maple Class at Greenfields Primary, Shropshire, UK

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WE ARE BETTER WITHOUT BULLLYING!

This video has been put together by a group of young people who make You Tube videos. The full length video can be seen HERE Bullying is something that is horrible but together I’m sure we can help reduce it happening. Watch the video and then share your thoughts in 100 words. There are 2 versions – You tube and Vimeo

Anti-bullying 2012 Children – Lindsay Atkin from Julia Skinner on Vimeo.

If you are unsure what to do, please read the tabs at the top or leave a message below.

The link will close at 9pm (GMT) on 27th November 

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********** WEEK #37 SHOWCASE **********

Harrison in Yr.4 at St Andrews, Yetminster

Marie in Yr.5 at St Mary Redcliffe Primary 

Charlene in Yr.6 at Ferry Lane School

Raif in Yr.6 at Brunswick House

Stephanie from Milldene

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As it is the last prompt for the year and as the schools in the UK are going on their summer holidays, the prompt is:-

… this was no ordinary ice cream… (thank you Mr. Hughes!)

You have 100 words plus the prompt making 106 words altogether. Please keep the prompt as it is written. Do go and visit other entries! If you post you must visit at least two other entries!

The link will stay open until 9pm on 17th July. If this is your first visit to 100WC please read ‘How to enter the Challenges’ if you are unsure about anything. You can also leave a message in the comments below or tweet me (@theheadsoffice)

Let’s make the last one a great one!

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This week we are working with another organisation that you may have heard of. It is ‘Send My Friend to School‘.

As the name suggests they help children in the UK speak up on behalf of the 67 million children who do not go to school.

The prompt this week is to answer this question:

….Why do you think school is important? ….

It can be difficult to imagine something that you have never experienced. Here is a brief description of one little girl’s experience

Ummi is 12 and lives in Kabiji, Nigeria. Her father is a trader and does not earn enough money to buy the books, uniform or shoes Ummi needs to go to school. Instead Ummi sells snacks at a local market. Ummi says “My friends got to Kabiji Primary School. When I see them going, I wish I could go too.”

The people at ‘Send My Friend to School’ have very kindly offered some T-shirts as prizes to the best 5 entries. Let’s make sure they see your very best work!!

Do pop over to their website. There you will see all the information about the events they hold. you will also see details of their Ambassadors. We are going to be following their progress after the holidays.

If you are not sure what this challenge is about, please read ‘How to enter the challenges’ The link will stay open until 9pm on 3rd July

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You really worked hard with your entries last week. Here are some showcase pieces and there are more over at Lend Me Your Literacy

********** WEEK# 34 SHOWCASE **********

Rosie in Ash Class at St Andrews, Yetminster

Kevin in Yr.6 at Cragside School

Sarah in Yr.5 at Miriam Lord School

Hollie in Yr.5 at Henleaze School

Ferhat in Yr.6 at Coleraine Park

Elliot in Yr.4 at St Peters

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Do pop over to Lend Me Your Literacy to see some more Showcase pieces! 

Last week it was your eyes you had to write about. This week the prompt is:-

… the noise was terrifying but …

As usual you have 100 words to add to these 5 making 105. The link will be open until 26th June.

Please make sure that if you post an entry you visit at least two other posts. It is by commenting that we can help each other and get more ideas for our writing.

If you are a new visitor to 100Word Challenge, please read ‘How to Enter the Challenges’. Don’t forget our special challenge next week with prizes!

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********** Week#33 Showcase**********

Ansa in Yr.5 at Miriam Lord

Eliza in Yr.6 at St Therese, Torquay, Australia

Rylbroo4 in Grade 5 at Lanigan Elementary

Callum in Yr 3/4 at Richard Heathcote

Simone in yr.6 at Kirkheaton Primary

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We are going to be supporting another organisation in Week #36. It is called ‘Send My Friend to School’ – can you imagine what they do? They are very pleased to be working with us and will be offering some prizes of T-Shirts to special showcase pieces! Make sure you take part next week for more details. Do go and visit their website!

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For this week, we are keeping things simple. We will are going to be joined by some writers who are learning English and they need a prompt that is easy to understand. So the prompt is:-

….. Suddenly I saw …..

As usual, you have 100 words to add to these 3. Please, please, please make sure you visit other entries to leave comments. Some of you are happy to get them but are not supporting other writers.

If you are new to the 100 Word Challenge do read ‘How to Enter the Challenges’ Do get in touch if you still have questions. The link will be open until 9pm on 19th June

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This week in the UK we are going to be celebrating the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. We have time off school and there are going to be street parties and lots of fun. This is not the sort of thing we do every day but generally our lives are good.

The prompt this week is a little different. We are going to share the life of two children in Niger which is not a happy place to be at the moment. There is a huge crisis with people not having enough food or water. Here are their stories:

Roukayatou and her family are profoundly affected by the food crisis. Her husband Hama Amadou has left the village to work in the gold mines as their crop failed last year and they have no food reserves at all.

Every year he goes to work in the mine during the dry season but this year he left early as the crop failed early and he knew they would have no food.

Four of Roukayatou’s children are sponsored by World Vision – the youngest is not.

Roukayatou says: ‘I’m really worried as I’ve not heard from my husband since he left six months ago. He has gone to work in the gold mine during the dry season every year since we got married. He always sends back money. This year I’ve heard nothing from him.’

Working in the gold mine is physically hard and dangerous work.

Four of Roukayatou’s five children are sponsored by World Vision and they are in school. Her eldest daughter Fatima Amadou, 16, eldest child (pictured) female, is doing a vocational sewing course. She hopes one day to be able to run her own tailoring business.

Her youngest daughter Bousraou Amadou, 5, will start school when she is seven but she would like to be a teacher when she grows up.

Roukayatou says: ‘The sponsorship makes a really big difference to our lives, my children can go to school and the projects that World Vision do in our village such as building the well and the seed bank really help us.’

‘I have been part of the women’s gardening group here in the village for seven years, usually the vegetables provide an income and food to feed us.

‘But this year I had an accident when I fell off a donkey and cart. This meant that I could not get to my garden to water the vegetables and my Meringa trees.

‘The food crisis is much worse this year, the crops failed earlier and we are now waiting for the rain to come so we can plant our seeds.

‘At the moment all we have to eat is a packet of corn soya blend from the World Food Programme. These are handed out free to under five year olds.

‘We have two packets at the moment, we eat half a packet at lunchtime and then half a packet at dinner time.’

This would amount to no more than a handful of food each.

‘I’m really worried and if my husband does not send me any money I will be forced to go to the capital Niamey to try and find work as a cleaner. My children will have to come with me meaning they will all have to leave school.’

The prompt is to write a letter to either Fatima or Roukayatou. You can tell them about your life or let them know how you feel about their story. The only restriction is that you must only use 100 words.

If you are new here please read ‘What is 100WC?’ and ‘How To Enter the Challenges’

The link will be open for two weeks as it is a holiday here in the UK and will close on 12th June

If you would like to know about the work of World Vision please go to their website. The name of this campaign is Share Niger

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We are all very excited here as 100WC.net has been nominated for an award in the Educational Blog Awards 2012. As if that wasn’t enough, the category it is in is ‘the Most Influential Blog of the Year’! How fantastic is that and how honoured we feel.

Now, being nominated is wonderful but of course we would like to win as this would be a big thank you to the teachers, children and Team100 who work so hard each week. For that to happen we want people to vote for us. You do that by clicking the Education Blog Awards badge below and putting 100wc.net in the box.

The prompt this week is to write a piece of persuasive writing. It can be to tell people about the 100WC and why they should join in or vote for it or something completely different. You must just convince them to do what you want!

As usual if you are a bit confused about what is going on, please read ‘How to enter the Challenges’ The link will close on 29th May at 9pm. Please note the earlier time!

Now, get persuading and don’t forget to vote!

Have you voted yet?

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********** WEEK#30 SHOWCASE **********

Riley in Grade 5 at Assumption Catholic Primary, Mandurah, W Australia

Lucy at Westridge Elementary , USA

Michael in Yr.6 at Harmony Primary School, Atwell. W. Australia

Jake in Yr.5 at Tetherdown Primary School

Jack at Brundall Primary 

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As I told you last week, the Brain Pop team have asked to provide a prompt. We are so honoured because they have made an animation just for 100WC! Animations take a lot of time and careful work so Thank You Brain Pop!

In case your school blocks You Tube, here is the Vimeo version!

So, we have Tim and Moby in the jungle, with some cheeky animals and a surprise! You have 100 words to write a creative piece.

If you are a new visitor here please read ‘How to enter the Challenges’ to see what it is all about!

Finally, do make sure you go and visit other entries. Teachers please comment on some especially if you don’t do your own class!

If you would like to see more adventures of Tim and Moby plus a great selection of resources do visit Brain Pop

The link will stay open until 22nd May. Good hunting for some great writing!

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You had a little hint last week about our next exciting visitor and I can now tell you that Tim and Moby from Brain Pop will be setting the prompt next week! Make sure you don’t miss out on a very special animation just for 100WC! 

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Once again you have done brilliantly with your entries and those 5 words from last week! As there are so many wonderful pieces to share, the team from Lend Me Your Literacy is setting up a page for us to showcase even more pieces. More on that next week!

********** WEEK #29 SHOWCASE **********

Jonny in Yr.6 at Brundall School

Owen in Yr.5 at Our Lady of the Rosary, Kellyville

Netta in Yr.4 via SJB Teaching from Drayton Park

Aaron in Ash Class Yr.5  at Greenfields Primary

Emilia in Yr.6 at St Therese, Torquay, Australia

Ellie in Yr 4, St Andrews Yetminster

Lily in Yr.4 at High Lawn Primary

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To get you ready for the excitement of next week, you have part of a sentence for this weeks prompt. It is:

… now what do I need…

DO MAKE SURE YOU VISIT OTHER SCHOOLS. IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO SUPPORT EACH OTHER!

The link will close on the 15th May. If you are new here, please read ‘How to Enter the Challenges’ as that is where all the information is.

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