HELLO everyone and welcome to the Journal Gang page.

It is always good to hear how kind-hearted and generous children are.

Even though Christmas is coming and lots of you are busy making lists for Father Christmas, many of you are also thinking about people in other parts of the world who are not so lucky.

This week we’ll be finding out about all the fundraising that children have been doing for the victims of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines.

Here is a picture of Kristina Hawkins who entered the Lakeland cake baking competition.

Her entry was this fantastic Minnie Mouse cake, which is colourful and looks delicious.

Kristina was a runner-up and won some I Can Cook baking goodies from Lakeland in Salisbury. Well done, Kristina.

This week you could win a family ticket to see the wonderful show The Nutcracker at the Nuffield Theatre in Southampton, and make sure you look out for your birthday if you are celebrating this week.

See you soon,

Jill