Maverick Meerkats

During the Olympics, I posted about the new Guinea Pig Olympics calender. Well the makers of that calender have made a new one for 2013 featuring 12 pictures of cute and cuddly Meerkats doing extreme sports! Here they are!



January - Snowboarding

February - Bungee Jumping
March - Rock Climbing

April - Hand gliding

May - Parachute Jumping

June - Skate park

July - Motor cross
  August - Roller coaster
September - Surfing
  October - Skateboarding

November - Diving
 
 December - And to finish it all off, some more snowboarding

Punctuality Prize Draw At DCS

Here at Dinnington Comprehensive School, there is going to be a punctuality prize draw for those students who arrived to school on time this year all the way to Christmas. Please look at this poster for more details...

A Cockatoo Sings To Gangnam Style!

Gangnam Style is a K-pop single by the South Korean music artist ‘PSY.’ The song was released on July the 15th 2012. Gangnam Style debuted at number one on the Gaon Chart, the national record chart of South Korea. As of November the 28th 2012, the music video has been viewed over 840 million times on YouTube, and is the site's most watched video after surpassing Justin Bieber's single "Baby". 

I’m sure we all know what the popular music song known as ‘Gangnam Style’ by PSY is, and I’m sure we have at least once heard his song sung on the TV, radio etc. But just imagine the song being sung by a Cockatoo!

Yes you heard me right, a Cockatoo! Not long ago a pet Cockatoo was captured on video singing to Gangnam Style and has become hugely popular upon Youtube.  The family pet has taken a real liking to the song and strangely learned to join in and sing along to the words while bobbing along to the beat!

I wonder if it will ever become as popular as the official Gangnam Style?

Badminton Inter House Competition At DCS

Time: 12:30-1:00
Where: Sports Hall
When: - Monday 10th December 2012 (Y7) 
             - Tuesday 11th December 2012 (Y8-Y9)
             - Wednesday 12th December 2012 (Y10-Y11)
             - Thursday 13th December 2012 (THE FINAL!)
How: See head of house to sign up

• There is a prize to be won for the overall winner
• You have to come in your PE Kit or you cannot take part in the competition

Monsters, Inc. 3D "New Look" TV Spot

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey "Goblin Chase" Clip

STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS - Official Announcement Trailer

WW2 Pigeon Message Code Can't Be Read!

A secret code from a dead pigeon has stumped the Britain's top code-breakers.
The bones from the spy bird were found in a chimney in Surrey with a message attached to its foot from World War II.
Experts have been trying to figure out the code ever since they received the message a few weeks ago - but they haven't been able to understand it.
They are now asking the public to help them try and crack the code.
In World War II there were around 250,000 pigeons used to carry messages.
Agents used lots of different codes to send secret information to each other during the war.

William and Catherine Are Expecting A Baby!

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, William and Catherine, have finally announced to the public that they are expecting a baby.

The members of the Royal family and the Duchess's family, the Middleton's, have said that they are delighted with the news. Ever since they got married in 2011, lots of people have been wondering when the new edition to the Royal family would start a family.

It has in fact been confirmed that whether it is a boy or a girl, the Royal baby will be third in line to the throne. At the moment the Duchess is in hospital in London with severe sickness which some women get when they are pregnant. She is expected to stay in hospital for several day's so that the doctor can make sure all is well.

Today (5th December) is Catherine's third day in hospital and her doctor has said that she is feeling better every day.

Congratulations to the Happy Couple xxx.

Bald cats are the friendliest says studys

If you want a friendly cat, get a bald one. Even though they don't look the best, they are much nicer than the moggies, studies say.

The Sphynx Cat - Most Friendly Cat

Bald cats, by reputation, are known to be solitary creatures that only display affection judiciously. A study was taken which ranked breeds of cats according to their friendliness and right at the bottom of the list were the crossbreed 'moggies', also known as domestic short haired cats. These are Britain's most common variety.

Chantilly/Tiffany Cat - One of the Most Un-Friendly Cats

They scored poor marks for their interactions with humans, being the most likely to ignore their owners and run away from strangers.The most friendliest cat was the Sphynx Cat which is fully hairless. It allowed the researches to bathe it and take it to the vet, with no trouble at all!