Good morning and welcome to another Friday! Well done for all the hard work and focus your have been applying, and it was very interesting (no, delicious) looking at all of your Saxon delicacies – all sweet choices! On this day in history: in 1661 Isaac Newton was admitted to…
Welcome to Thursday 4th June 2020, What happened on this day in history: In 1784 Madame Elizabeth Thible becomes the first female balloonist, while in 1940 the miracle of the Dunkirk evacuation, of British and allied forces from the beaches of Dunkirk, with the British Royal Navy aided by over…
Good morning once again – we hope you are all well! On this day in history, in 1963, Pope John XXIII – also known as ‘The Good Pope’ died less than five years after becoming Pope. Interestingly, I am about to start to read his biography because I am related…
Good morning to you all! On June 2nd, 1953, the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II took place on a cold and windy day, at Westminster Abbey. Quick question: Who did Queen Elizabeth II overtake as the longest reigning monarch and how many years has she now been on the throne?…
Good morning and welcome back from the half-term break! We hope you are all okay and ready for the final term of the academic year! Today is a gentle ease in to the week and the next steps in Magnus’ adventures – through his flashback of the events leading up…
Welcome to the last Friday of this half-term – it’s amazing how time flies and moves so slowly at the same time! We take a small break from Magnus for today – there seemed no point starting a new chapter, getting halfway through then nothing for ten days, but there…
Hello everyone, did you solve yesterday’s palindromic date problem? 02.11.20 – 2nd November 2020 – I did say just to use the year (and not the ‘century’). Today we have: English: more historical language etymology and the discovery of Earl Godwin’s plans for his son! Thursday 21st May 2020 ASB…
Hello to all of you happy campers (I didn’t say Hi-De-Hi, as only your grandparents would probably get it!) I was just looking at the date above, which would technically be written 20.05.20. Can you name a date, this year, that would be palindromic – here are some palindromic words…
Good morning, everyone, How did the cooking go? Can anyone recommend their dish, and culinary skills, to the famous chefs of the world? The downside about the baked apples was no ice-cream and no custard however, the reason most dishes, and a mead drink, were made with honey was that…
Good morning, we hope you have all had a good weekend and are ready for another week! This is the last week of distance learning before the half-term break and it starts off with an opportunity to develop your culinary skills, identifying the tools you will need and have a…
