January 2010 Quiz

Can you answer the following 15 questions correctly?

You all did so well with the November quiz, so I thought i'd give you another to try this month!

This quiz has questions about The United Kingdom.

1. What is the name of the Prime Minister of this country?
2. In what year did The battle of Hastings take place?
   
3. What was the year of The great fire of London?
4. In which year did England win the world cup?
5. What countries make up The United Kingdom?
6. What is the official name of The UK?
7. Name the capital cities, of the countries, that make up The United Kingdom.
8. In what year was the outbreak of World War One?
9. In what year was the outbreak of World War Two?
10. In which year was William Shakespeare born?
11. The historic figure, Sir walter Raleigh was an adventurer, navigator, author and poet but can you tell me the year of his birth?
12. What country was Rabbie Burns born in?
13. What did the scientist Sir Humphry Davy invent in 1815?
14. How many wives did Henry VIII have?
    
15. In what year was John Perry Primary School first opened?

The first child with all the correct answers will win a prize!

Good luck everyone!

Dagenham and Redbridge FC

Hello,

Mr Watkins has 25 children's vouchers for the Dagenham and Redbridge football match against Bournemouth, to be held on Saturday 13th February 2010.

The first 25 children to respond to this message will be given a voucher, which then must be exchanged for a ticket before the day of the match, as the vouchers are not acceptable at the turnstiles on the day.

Please ask for your parents's permission before you apply.

Good luck everyone!

We are open

We are open.

After yet more snow! Just a message to let you know that we are open as usual today.

Facts about January

January regularly produces frost, ice and snow and is the chilliest month of the year in Britain.

January was established as the first month of the year by the Roman Calendar. It was named after the god Janus (Latin word for door). Janus has two faces which allowed him to look both backwards into the old year and forwards into the new one at the same time. He was the 'spirit of the opening'.

In the very earliest Roman calendars there were no months of January or February at all. The ancient Roman calendar had only ten months and the new year started the year on 1 March. To the Romans, ten was a very important number. Even when January (or Januarius as the Romans called it) was added, the New Year continued to start in March. It remained so in England and her colonies until about 200 years ago.

The Anglo-Saxons called the first month Wolf monath because wolves came into the villages in winter in search of food.

We are open!

Hi,

Just to let you know that we are open as usual.

We are open today.

We are open today, but it is very icy so please take care on your journey to school.

Parents, please make sure your child is wearing a coat today.

Thank you.

We are open!

Despite the snow, we are open today as usual.

Please ensure that your child has a coat today, as it is still very cold.

Thank you.

Weather update!

We will be closing today at 1pm.

We will keep you updated over the next few days of any school closures.

I'm sure you can appreciate the uncertainty that this extreme weather is causing.

Thank You.