Today in London: Notting Hill Carnival

You can visit this site and learn British History through stamps.

• The Notting Hill Carnival is held every year in August in Notting Hill in London
• The Carnival began in 1959 in St Pancras Town Hall and moved to Notting Hill in 1965
• In 1958 the the first widespread racial attacks in the UK had occurred in Notting Hill
• The Carnival was started as a response to these riots
• At first the Carnival was a Notting Hill event but it has since become more of a Caribbean event
• Much of the Caribbean population in the area have lived there since the 1950s
• The carnival attracts large numbers of people every year
• In 2000 1.5 million people attended
• The Notting Hill stamps were issued in August 1998

Mafalda's statue

From today, Mafalda's statue is in front of 'her house' in Buenos Aires.

Dinosaurs song

Make an invention

http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/

Teeth and eating

Health and growth

http://www.bbc.co.uk/

Healthy habits and routines

http://contenidos.proyectoagrega.es/

Build Your Wild Self

http://www.buildyourwildself.com/

Weather song

Where is... ?

Space your face

http://spaceyourface.nasa.gov/

Perseids 2009

http://www.shadowandsubstance.com/perseids0812/perseids%202009.html

Poster yourself

Do you want to create a poster? Your photos, your favourite videos and songs in a poster!
Try this: http://www.glogster.com/

Are you a true Hannah Montana fan?

Learn English by watching videos of your favourite singers :

http://es.yappr.com/

Which pet is right for you?

http://animal.discovery.com/pet-planet/pet-picker/

Create your own new dog breed!

http://animal.discovery.com/pet-planet/mutt-maker/mutt-maker.html