Read your way around the world
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English & maths
Read your way around the world
Phileas Fogg( and Michael Palin) went Around the world in 80 days. You can take things at a more leisurely pace and read your way around the world with our selection of fiction and autobiographical works from around the globe.
Travel from Mississippi to Japan via Pompeii from the comfort of your armchair.
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Did you know …?
The dot over the letter‘ i’ is called a tittle.
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English & maths
LRC staff entered Marketing’ s recent competition to support the English & maths campaign. Winners still to be announced.
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It’ s that time again to get the grey cells working. A prize awaits the winner. All entries to your LRC by Tues 18th April.
1. In which ocean is Easter Island? 2. Which is the only Shakespeare play that mentions Easter? 3. Who wrote the songs for the 1948 musical film Easter Parade? 4. Which bird laid the largest known egg? 5. What is the record for most yolks ever found in a chicken ' s egg? 6. In which year was the word chocolate first recorded in English? a) 1558 b) 1604 c) 1666 d) 1708 7. How many times round Britain would all the chocolate buttons sold in a year in the UK go? a) Once b) x 3 c) x 10 d) x 20
8. In which year was the Good Friday Agreement signed by the British and Irish governments? 9. Who wrote Green Eggs And Ham?
10. Alice follows the White Rabbit when he hurries into his hole, and she thereby finds Wonderland. What does the White Rabbit do for a living?
Congratulations!
The winner of the Winter edition quiz was Carol Gregory from Finance.
Answers: 1. Slade 2. Michael Caine 3. Snowflake 4. Charlie Chaplin 5. Raymond Briggs 6. Turquoise
7. Igloo 8. Advent 9. Hark the herald angels sing 10. Christmas
GCSE & FS Maths
Be prepared!
Calculators and maths sets for sale in the LRCs.
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