Shout Out! meets… Top author Jacqueline Wilson

MISSINGSCHOOL?Our social worker on keeping up with your work and friends

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UP FOR GRABSEnter our writing competition and WIN a signed copy of Jacqueline Wilson’s latest book Katy!

PLUS… Your pictures, jokes, reviews and much, much more

THIS ISSUE: Schoolwork and school friends

AND THE WINNER IS… Who will win your Brilliant Buddy award?

THANK YOU!CLIC Sargent recently celebrated its 10th birthday! A big thank you to Martynka, who helped us celebrate with a special 10th birthday card, and Martyna, who sent us this fantastic drawing.

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Welcome to the autumn issue of Shout Out!, the

magazine that’s written with your help for 7 to

13-year-olds who have, or have had, cancer.

We’ve all moaned about school from time to time,

but being too unwell to go can be annoying too. You

might be missing your friends, worried about getting behind

with your work, or just bored of being stuck at home or in hospital.

The good news is that there’s lots you can do to keep in touch with

your schoolwork and school friends. We asked CLIC Sargent Social

Worker, Maureen, for her advice – turn to p6 to read her top tips.

One person who knows what it’s like to miss school is 13-year-old

Tally, who is being treated for cancer. She tells us her story on p8. We

were also really excited to meet bestselling author Jacqueline Wilson,

who told us all about her favourite characters and how to become a

writer – you can read all about it in our celebrity interview on p13.

If you fancy getting your hands on a SIGNED copy of Jacqueline’s latest

book, Katy, turn to p12 now. We’ve also got loads of other fun stuff

to keep you busy on p9-12, whether you’re in hospital or at home.

Enjoy the issue!

Alisha OUR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE’S ADVISORY GROUP (CYPAG)Hello, my name is Charlie. I’m 11 years old and I have been a member of CYPAG for about four months now. The group is for children aged 7-13 who had, or still have, cancer. Last time we met we tried to think of new ideas to make CLIC Sargent’s support even better and to help other children in the future. We also played some really fun games.

Want to find out more about joining the group? Drop us a line: participation@clicsargent.org.uk

know?Did you Snails can sleep for up to

three yearsFrom Harmony, 10,

Welwyn Garden City

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The world record for the longest drumming marathon is 133 hours and three minutes –

that’s over five days

The average person makes enough saliva during their

lifetime to fill two swimming pools – gross!

In space, you’d be 5cm taller as

there’s no gravity to squash you down

Butterflies taste their food by

standing on it: their taste buds are in

their feet!

A group of rats is called a MISCHIEF

It’s impossible to sneeze with your eyes open

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AHH-CHOO!!

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We’re all crazy for cake, so for September’s Childhood Cancer Awareness Month our supporters got baking to raise money for CLIC Sargent. We asked our celebrity supporters to share their favourite recipes,

including star baker Paul Hollywood from the BBC’s Great British Bake Off.

Here’s Paul’s recipe for his lip-smacking Bakewell tart. Ask a grown up to give you a hand, and why not ask your friends to come round to help?

CORNERCOOK’S PAUL’S BAKEWELL

TART

YOU’LL NEED FOR THE PASTRY• 200g plain flour

• 2 tbsp icing sugar

• 100g cold unsalted butter, diced

• 1 medium egg

• 1 tsp lemon juice

• 2–3 tsp ice-cold water

FOR THE FILLING• 100g unsalted butter

• 100g caster sugar

• 2 large eggs

• 50g plain flour

• 75g ground almonds

• A drop of almond extract

• 100g raspberry jam

• 20g flaked almonds

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Heat the oven to 200°C/Gas 6. Make the pastry by mixing together the flour and icing sugar in a big bowl. Add the butter and rub it in with your fingertips until the mixture looks like breadcrumbs.

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Mix the egg, lemon juice and 2-3 tsp water and stir it into the mixture using a blunt knife until you can knead the pastry into a ball. Wrap it in cling film and put it in the fridge for 15 minutes.

Roll out the pastry on a lightly floured surface and press it into a greased, loose-bottomed flan tin. Line the pastry case with baking parchment and fill it with baking beans. Bake it for 12–15 minutes, then remove the paper and beans and return the pastry case to the oven for about 5 minutes. Trim away the pastry that hangs over the edge of the tin.

Make the filling by beating the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy, then beat in the eggs, one by one. Stir in the flour, ground almonds and almond extract.

Spread the jam over the base of the pastry case and top with the filling mixture. Bake it at 180°C/Gas 4 for 10 minutes, then scatter the flaked almonds on top and cook for another 15 minutes. Leave it to cool, then enjoy!

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Ask theexpert

Q. Some of my classmates are calling me names because I’ve lost my hair. What can I do? A: It’s always upsetting when people are unkind, but remember it’s probably because they don’t understand. Try explaining that the changes are a result of your treatment, and that your hair will grow back. You can also tell an adult you trust that you’re being teased and ask them to speak to your classmates. Wearing a wig, hat or scarf might help to make you feel more confident, too.

Q. I’m going back to school soon and I’m worried. Who can help me? A: Going back to school can be hard,

especially if you’ve been off for a long

time. It can help to talk to your social worker, teachers and friends about how

you’re feeling and what help and support

you need. Your school might also be able

to help make it easier for you to settle

back in. For example, you could go back

part-time at first, or get some help with

catching up on missed work.

Q. How can I keep up with my schoolwork while I’m off school? A: It’s normal to be worried about falling behind, but someone from your hospital team will contact your teachers to arrange work for you to do while you’re in hospital. There may also be a hospital schoolroom you can go to if you feel up to it. If you’re at home and can’t go to school, you might be able to do your work with a home tutor or do it online. Try to do some work when

you feel well enough, as it will make it easier when you do go back to school.

In this issue, CLIC Sargent Social Worker, Maureen, answers questions about schoolwork and school friends.

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Ask theexpertQ. How can I help my school friends understand cancer and what I’m going through?A: Your friends might have lots of questions about your cancer, and you may be happy to chat to them and answer them yourself. If it’s difficult to talk face to face, it might be easier to chat on the phone or by text or email, or you could send them the link to CLIC Sargent’s website so they can look it up themselves. We also do a pack for teachers, to help them talk to your class about childhood cancer. Your CLIC Sargent Nurse or Social Worker might also be able to go into school to talk to your class about your cancer.

Q. I don’t want my classmates treating me differently when I go back to school. Can my teacher tell them not to?A: It’s normal to worry about people treating you differently. It’s a good idea to talk about your worries with a grown up that you trust, so they can help you. This could be the person who looks after you, or your CLIC Sargent Social Worker or Nurse. They can talk to your teacher and might be able to go and talk to your class before you go back so they know about your cancer and how you’d like to be treated. You could also arrange to walk into school with a friend on your first day back, to help you feel more confident.

Q. How can my school help me keep in touch with my school friends during treatment?A: There are lots of great ways to stay in touch with your school friends while you’re in hospital or recovering at home. You can chat by email, text, phone, FaceTime or Skype and find out about what’s happening at school. You may prefer to write letters or cards. Remember to ask them to write back! They might also be able to visit you, if you are well enough.

HOW YOUR FRIENDS AND TEACHERS CAN HELPThere’s lots of useful information on CLIC Sargent’s website (www.clicsargent.org.uk) to help your friends and teachers understand more about cancer. Your friends can go online with a grown up and click on Help and support - For children - My friend has cancer to find out more and watch Addie’s film about how her friend Freyja helped during her treatment.

A grown up can also suggest that your teacher visits our website (Help and Support - For professionals – For teachers) where they can order our Cancer and school life pack to help them talk to your classmates about cancer and how they can support you.

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21/03/2014 17:05Turn to the next page to find out how Tally keeps in touch with her schoolwork and school friends.

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I first found out I had cancer when I was nine. I had treatment for two and a half years but then it came back in March this year. Because I was so poorly, I missed most of Year 4, and all of Years 5 and 6. I went back to school for the start of Year 7, but then I got ill again and had to stop. Now I’m in Year 8 but because I’m in hospital, I haven’t been to school at all this term.

When I was at primary school, my mum used to plan all my work, but now my secondary school sends work for every subject. I do about half an hour a week of English, maths, science, geography, art and German with the hospital school. If I’m feeling well, I sometimes do a bit more later in the day. I do my other subjects with my mum, and she or the teachers tell school how I’m getting on. I can’t go to the hospital classroom in case I get an infection, so I do my work on the ward.

The worst thing about being off school is missing everyone, but my school has been fab. Some of my teachers have visited – even the headteacher, Mr Bell! My best friends visit when they can. We like making videos, doing crafty things

and we watch films together. If I’m at home we like cooking, dancing and singing. When they can’t visit, we keep in touch on Instagram and Google+. We send emails too, but my favourite way is letters because I love getting post, although I can’t always write back as much as my hands hurt, but I always try!

My favourite subjects are art, music and German. I do lots of art in hospital, and I do music with the youth workers. My CLIC Sargent Social Worker is from the Netherlands so she’s teaching me to speak some Dutch. We’re both big fans of Miffy too, who is a children’s character from the Netherlands.

I’ve got to have a bone marrow transplant soon, so I’m going to be in hospital for another few months and I can’t go back to school for at least six months after I get home. Sometimes I miss it, but when I’m feeling poorly I’m glad I don’t have to go. When I do go back, I’m looking forward to doing drama, music and seeing my friends. I was in the school production of High School Musical before I got poorly again, and I can’t wait to take part in more productions.

Tally, 13, from Staffordshire is having treatment for acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL). She tells Shout Out! about how she keeps up with her schoolwork and school friends.

Tally’sstory

Fun stuff! Write on - the winner!

A huge THANK YOU for sending in your Dream Holiday stories for our writing competition. We loved them all, and picking a winner was a tough job. But in the end, we decided that 10-year-old Harmony, from Welwyn Garden City, deserved the prize for her splendid Spanish story.

Well done, Harmony – your £10 Amazon voucher is on its way!

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My Brilliant Buddy awardEver wished you could say a huge THANK YOU to someone for being an amazing friend? Well, now you can! In this issue, you’ll find a Brilliant Buddy certificate, ready for you to decorate and present to your friend.

Simply colour in the enclosed certificate with your favourite pens, crayons or paints, then fill in your friend’s name and the reason why they deserve their award. Hooray!

YOUR SHOUT! We want to see pictures of all of those brill friends out there, so why not ask them to take a selfie with their Brilliant Buddy award? Send it to shoutout@clicsargent.org.uk, and we’ll print as many as we can in the next issue of Shout Out! (Don’t forget to include your full name, date of birth and postcode in your email.)

MY DREAM HOLIDAY IN SPAIN BY HARMONY‘I would go there in a limo. I will go with Skyler, Destiny, Mum, Dad, Me, and One Direction.I would go swimming in the diamond sapphire sea, and build a sandcastle for a mermaid. Then get an ice cream, go to the pier, then watch the fireworks before going to bed. The end.’

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1. Fold in half 2. Fold in half to make crease

4. Fold in the dotted line

3. Fold in the dotted line

5. Turn over 6. Draw a face and finished

We’re crazy about craft here at Shout Out!. This issue, we’ve been mastering the Japanese art of paper folding, or origami. Grab a piece of paper and see if you can get the hang of this cute creature… Why not team up with your friends and create your very own origami zoo, farmyard or pet shop?

Get crafty!

Did you know…?The biggest origami creation ever made used 52,000 pieces of paper and measured over 512 square metres – that’s as long as 20 swimming pools!

Check these out!Big thanks to Tally for sending us a picture of her amazing origami creations. Tally says: ‘I love doing origami, from easy to really complicated things, and challenging the doctors and nurses to do them too. So far, anaesthetists are the worst, and student nurses the best!’

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Draw our super chef

We know you’re an artistic bunch, so show us your drawing skills by copying our fantastic super chef picture into the blank grid below. How will yours compare to the original version?

Picture by Chris Burke from CLIC Sargent’s booklet, Chemo, cakes and cancer – an A-Z guide to living with childhood cancer written by Megan.

Calling all budding writers… We want you to tell us about your best day at school. It could be something that really happened, or an imaginary day, but there’s a catch – you’ve only got 30 words to do it in!We have a SIGNED copy of Jacqueline Wilson’s new book, Katy, to give away, so get writing!

My best day at school by ..........................................

My full name:

My date of birth:

My postcode:

How to enter Send in your 30-word story for

your chance to win a signed copy of Jacqueline Wilson’s book. Just pop your story into the Freepost

envelope provided - don’t forget to include your full name, date of birth and postcode. We’ll announce the

winner in the next issue of Shout Out!

!Competition time30-word challenge

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Tracy Beaker author Jacqueline Wilson wrote her first novel when she was nine years old and has sold 35 million books

in the UK alone. Shout Out! and reader Angel, 12, asked about her favourite characters and top writing tips.

If you could be a character from one of your books, who would it be and why?I’d like to be Hetty Feather because she never lets things get her down and is always so spirited and imaginative.

How do you come up with ideas for your books?To be truthful, I’m not really sure. I might be walking my dog in the park or doing boring food shopping when suddenly an idea will pop into my head.

As a child, what books did you read?I loved all the classics like Ballet Shoes, Little Women and What Katy Did.

When did you first get into writing?I used to write lots of stories when I was still at school and had my first short story published in a magazine when I was 17.

Do you have any tips on getting into writing? I think it’s a good idea to read as much as possible to see how other people tell their stories.

Do you have any more books coming up?I have a new book just out called Little Stars and then, in spring next year, there will be a book called Rent-a-Bridesmaid which has been great fun to write.

Get your hands on a signed copy of Katy!Send in your 30-word story for your chance to win a signed copy of Jacqueline Wilson’s

latest book. Just pop your story into the Freepost envelope provided - don’t forget to include your full name, date of birth and postcode. We’ll announce the winner in the next issue of Shout Out!

Shout Out! meets… Jacqueline Wilson

‘I love Tracy Beaker. On my blog I say that if I went on Mastermind with the subject Tracy Beaker I would win. I’ve read lots of Jacqueline Wilson’s books.’ Angel

We were blown away by the magnificent masterpieces you sent us for this issue. Here’s our pick of our favourite works of art. Well done, guys – we think you’re all awesome!

Tumour Trooper Angel, 12, Blackpool

Pokémon Hassan, 9, Birmingham

A foxMartyna, 12, Edenbridge

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“I love art so have drawn a picture for you guys.” Martyna

Your gallery

Mister terrific

Don, 11, Uxbridge

“I am sending this picture because I recently won a drawing competition in school.” Don

Go Gold Lucy, 13, Liverpool

“My picture is of a Minion with cancer because he has a central/hickman line and he is telling everyone to go gold for childhood cancer to raise awareness.” LucySuperman

Albert, 8, Cheltenham15

Age of Superhero: 04/09/03Name: Mister Terrific

Name when not a Superhero: Jason Mason

What he does: Making ill people better in a click

How he turns into a Superhero: Jason clicks his finger, then he claps his hands twice. After that he taps his knee 12 times. Then he closes his eyes for a minute and ta-da. He is a Superhero!

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AWARENESS MONTHCHILDHOOD CANCER

September was Childhood Cancer Awareness Month and, all over the UK, our supporters got busy raising money for CLIC Sargent and helping people understand more about cancer. Check out some of these highlights!

THE POWER OF CAKE Hundreds of supporters showed off their baking skills to raise money for CLIC Sargent, whipping up tasty treats to sell to their friends and family. Celebrities like Jo Brand and Paul Hollywood from The Great British Bake Off also sent in their recipes for us to try out. Go to p4 for Paul Hollywood’s very special Bakewell tart recipe.

ROCKING THOSE RIBBONSThousands of our supporters wore a gold ribbon during Childhood Cancer Awareness Month to show their support for everyone affected by childhood cancer.

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LIGHT IT UP GOLD!On the 15th of September, buildings across the UK were lit up in gold in honour of Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. Can you guess where these famous landmarks are? Turn to p19 for the answers.

GOING FOR GOLDTo mark Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, we unveiled a gigantic gold ribbon at London’s King’s Cross station. We think it looked epic!

Here’s a photo of Emilia and her dad, who spotted the gold ribbon on their way back from Disneyland Paris, where they went to celebrate the end of her treatment.

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DIARY OF A WIMPY KID: OLD SCHOOLIn this 10th book in the Wimpy Kid series, Greg Heffley’s home town has decided to step back in time and go electronics-free. How will Greg cope without his daily technology fix?

SUPER MARIO MAKER (Nintendo WiiU)Take charge of designing your own video games with Super Mario Maker. Draw your own level on the WiiU gamepad, switch into play mode to try out your design, then share your amazing creation with all of your friends by uploading it to Course World.

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PAN (PG)12-year-old Peter lives a miserable life until, one night, he’s whisked away into a mystical world called Neverland. Can he, along with Captain Hook and his new warrior friend Tiger Lily, defeat pirate Blackbeard and save this magical land from ruin?

READ THIS

WHAT’S NEW?

WATCH THIS

PLAY THIS

Game review, by Charlie, 10, from Stafford

SUPER SMASH BROTHERS (Nintendo WiiU)Super Smash Brothers is one of the best games ever because it has lots of really good characters from all Nintendo games! You need to play it!

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WHAT’S NEW?We laughed our socks off reading

through our mail bag this issue. Here are just a few of our very favourite jokes, sent in by you.

Keep them coming!

Q: WHAT RUNS FASTER: HOT

OR COLD?A: Hot of course, you

can catch a cold!Tally, 13, Staffordshire

Q: WHY DID THE APPLE GO ON STAGE?

A: To intro-juice himself!Harmony, 10, Welwyn Garden City

Q: WHY DID THE PICTURE GO

TO JAIL?A: Because it was framed!Faizah, 13, Ilford

Answers to p17 – Light it up gold landmarksBrighton Wheel and Caerphilly Castle

Q: WHAT DO YOU CALL A MONKEY WITH A BOMB?A: A Ba-boom!

Rahul, 13, Bootle

Your jokes...

How CLIC Sargent can help

Shout Out! is CLIC Sargent’s magazine for 7 to 13-year-olds.If you have any questions about the magazine check with your parent or carer if they are happy for you to contact us. You can then call us on 0300 330 0803 and ask to speak to the Information Manager.

Shout Out! is funded by Readathon’s sponsored read in schools.

www.clicsargent.org.ukRegistered charity number 1107328 and registered in Scotland (SC039857)

Please note that everyone’s experience will be different and may not follow the order outlined in this publication, and that services will differ across the UK. CLIC Sargent cannot accept any responsibility for information and services provided by third parties, including those referred to or signposted to in this publication.

While we take every care to ensure that the information provided is accurate and up-to-date at time of printing, CLIC Sargent cannot accept liability for any loss or damage resulting from any inaccuracy or omission in this publication. Information should not be relied on in place of appropriate professional or other advice specific to your circumstances.

REF: SO01_15KF198, Issue 13, Autumn 2015. Next issue: Winter 2016

We know that having cancer can be scary and difficult. Here are some of the ways we can help you and your family.

Talk to usOur social workers are on hand to help you and your family with any questions or worries about cancer and how it affects your life.

Read all about itWant to know more about your illness? We have lots of information about childhood cancer for you and your family, including these fab storybooks.

Being together as a familyIf you need to go into hospital, there may be a CLIC Sargent Home from Home close by so your parents and siblings can stay near you during your treatment.

School – sorted!We can talk to your school to help you keep on top of your schoolwork and stay in touch with your school friends.

Happy holidaysNeed a break? You and your family can stay in our holiday home in Scotland.

Expert nursesCLIC Sargent’s nurses are here to look after you, at home or in hospital.

Coping with your treatmentOur play specialists have tonnes of activity ideas to keep you busy and help you through your treatment.