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Welcome to this month’s Spotlight on June, named after the Roman goddess Juno, wife of Jupiter. We all know June is the sixth month in our calendar year but did you know that in the early Roman calendar, June was actually the fourth month and had only 29 days. In 46B.C, Julius Caesar gave June… Continue Reading 🢂
Welcome to our spotlight on May. Although May officially is the last month of spring, many people view it as the start of summer. The first day of the month is known as May Day. It is the time of year when warmer weather begins and flowers and trees start to blossom. May is said… Continue Reading 🢂
April as well as being the first full month of spring is a month peppered with events. April opens its doors with April Fool’s Day on the 1st, a day which marks a time when we followed France and changed our calendar from the Julian to the Gregorian. Read more about that below. Then on… Continue Reading 🢂
March heralds the beginning of spring so it is a month welcomed by almost everyone. It is also a busy month full of events and activities including Easter to keep everyone busy and entertained. It is the month which brings us St David’s Day on the 1st of the month and St Patricks Day on… Continue Reading 🢂
Industry News January is always a difficult month in school. Teachers and pupils alike are recovering from the festivities of Christmas. The days are bleak and the night’s dark and spring still seems a long way off. For those students in Year 11, it really is the final push towards those important exams in May…. Continue Reading 🢂
Here we are at the start of a brand new year. January is usually a time when we recover from the festivities of Christmas and plan for the year ahead. Resolutions are made and will power is strong as we resolve to be better, try harder and make it the best year yet. But it… Continue Reading 🢂
December has arrived! It heralds the first month of winter and it is when we prepare ourselves for the onset of sleet, snow and driving wind and rain. We check our car boots contain the winter travel essentials of snow shovel and blanket and if we haven’t already we resignedly drag our winter coats out… Continue Reading 🢂
The story of Thanksgiving starts on the 6th September 1620, when a small ship called the Mayflower left Plymouth, England. It carried 102 passengers who were eager to start a brand new life in the New World, America. The journey was treacherous and uncomfortable and many pilgrims died. The crossing lasted 66 days until the… Continue Reading 🢂
The 11th November, is Remembrance Day, also known as Armistice Day. It marks the day World War One ended, at 11am on the 11th day of the 11th month, back in 1918. A two minute silence is held at 11am to remember the people who have died in wars. The first two minute silence in Britain… Continue Reading 🢂
November is the first month of dark nights from the clocks having gone back. Leaves still crunch underfoot, the sun hangs low in the sky and early mornings bring mist and fog. It’s a month seemingly full of constant rain, shoes are wet, umbrellas are lost, windows steam up and classrooms and nurseries house damp… Continue Reading 🢂