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WELCOME to the eleventh edition of built by Stan Winston's team. Following The Falkner Flyer. CONGRATULATIONS its’ 3D re-release in 2013 to celebrate its 20th to Claudia in Year 5 for winning our new anniversary, Jurassic Park became the masthead competition! See her brilliant work seventeenth film in history to surpass above. Thank you, Claudia! $1 billion in ticket sales. The film won more This week we look at The Best of than twenty awards, including Everything in film, literature and more. three Academy Awards for its’ technical achievements in visual effects and sound THIS WEEK: design. Jurassic Park is considered a landmark On the 11th June in the development of computer-generated 1993 the film imagery and animatronic visual effects. (Click on film poster left for the trailer.) Jurassic Park,
directed by Steven VIDEO: Spielberg, Watch The starring Sam True Story of Neill and Jeff Jurassic Goldblum opened. Park's It set a T. Rex Animatronic for a behind the box scenes account of the creation of the T-Rex. (Click on photo above for a YouTube video.) office weekend record of $502 million. Jurassic Park is an American science fiction adventure. It is the first instalment in the Jurassic Park franchise, and is based on the 1990 novel of the same name by Michael Crichton, and a screenplay written by Crichton and David Koepp. The film is set on the fictional island of Isla Nublar, located off Central America's Pacific Coast near Costa Rica. Filming took place in California and Hawaii between August and November 1992, and post-production rolled until May 1993, supervised by Spielberg in Poland as he filmed Schindler's List. The dinosaurs were created with groundbreaking computer-generated imagery by Industrial Light & Magic (ILM), and with life-sized animatronic dinosaurs
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FAMOUS PERSON: Books by Eva Ibbotson: (Click on book EVA IBBOTSON covers for links)
Journey to the River Sea
It is 1910 and Maia, tragically orphaned at thirteen, has been sent from England to start a new life with distant relatives in Manaus, hundreds of miles up the Amazon. She is accompanied by an eccentric and mysterious governess who has secret reasons of her own for making the journey…
The Secret of Platform 13 Born: 21st January 1925 Died: 20th October 2010 Under Platform 13 at King's Cross Station there Eva Maria Charlotte Michelle is a secret door that leads to Ibbotson (née Wiesner) was an Austrian- a magical island . . . born British novelist, known for It appears only once every her children's books. Some of her novels for nine years. And when it adults have been successfully reissued for opens, four mysterious the young adult market in recent years. figures step into the streets of London…. For the historical novel Journey to the River Sea (Macmillan, 2001), she won the Smarties One Boy and his Dog Prize in category 9–11 years, garnered unusual commendation as runner up for All Hal ever wanted was a the Guardian Prize, and made the Carnegie, dog - but a dog would Whitbread, and Blue Peter shortlists. She damage the expensive was a finalist for the 2010 Guardian Prize at carpets in his parents' the time of her death. Her last book, The glamorous home, and they Abominables, was one of four finalists for the refuse to consider one. same award in 2012. That's until they discover (Click on her photo above for more information on Easy Pets, a dog-rental agency and the her books.) adventure begins…
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EXPLORE: (Suggested by Mrs Hankey) The Little Prince, Le Petit Prince, is by French aristocrat, writer, and aviator Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. It The SAG-AFTRA Foundation’s Daytime is one of the best- Emmy®-nominated and award-winning selling and most children’s literacy website, Storyline translated Online®, streams videos featuring celebrated books ever actors reading children’s books alongside published, selling creatively produced illustrations. Readers an estimated 140 million copies worldwide. include Oprah Winfrey, Chris Pine, Kristen It has been translated into 361 languages and Bell, Rita Moreno, Viola Davis, Jaime Camil, dialects. (Click on book covers for links.) Kevin Costner, Lily Tomlin, Sarah Silverman, Betty White, Wanda Sykes and LEGO: (Provided by Miss Day) dozens more. Storyline Online receives over 100 million views annually from Challenge Twenty-One: You children all over the world. are hired to build a brand-new (Click on logo above for the link) hospital.
BOOKS: Challenge Twenty-Two: The garden fence is broken, and your The Lord of the dog keeps escaping. Build a fence Rings is one of that no creature could escape the best-selling from. novels ever written, with over Send photos of your models to: 150 million copies [email protected] sold. It is an epic high-fantasy novel APP: (Click on logo below for the link) written by English author and Reading Prep scholar J. R. R. Comprehension Tolkien. The story Try the most advanced began as a sequel to Tolkien's 1937 fantasy reading comprehension novel The Hobbit, but eventually developed tool in the App Store into a much larger work. for free!
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The Reading Comprehension app series: MUSIC: designed for students and their families who are looking for an advantage in solidifying Best-selling Single Worldwide their reading and understanding skills: • Start with free original stories White Christmas • Choose between fiction, non-fiction, (1942) by Bing or a mix of both Crosby is the best- • Read and test your comprehension selling single with a variety of questions about the worldwide. It first selected passages featured in the 1942 film Holiday Inn. • Study anywhere and learn at your According to The own pace Guinness Book of • Each passage and question set takes Records, White approximately 5-8 minutes to Christmas has sold over 50 million copies. complete It was released before music charts were created. The song was made more famous in TWEET OF THE DAY: a new version which featured in the film White Christmas (1954). This Cuckoo American musical film was directed Scientific by Michael Curtiz and starring Bing name: Crosby, Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney Cuculus (Aunt of George Clooney), and Vera-Ellen. canorus Filmed in Technicolor, it features the songs of Irving Berlin. (Click on bird for more information)
The cuckoo is a dove-sized bird with blue grey upper parts and head and chest, with The song Candle in the dark barred white under parts. With their Wind 1997 (1997) sleek body, long tail and pointed wings they by Elton John, is the are not unlike kestrels or sparrowhawks. biggest-selling single Sexes are similar and the young are brown. since UK and US singles They are summer visitors and well-known charts began in the brood parasites; the females laying their eggs 1950s. The recording in the nests of other birds, especially was a tribute to Princess meadow pipits, dunnocks and reed warblers. Diana who tragically Their recent population decline makes this a died in a car crash that Red List species. year. It has sold 33 million copies, making it the second best-selling single of all time.
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SONGS OF THE DAY: And it seems to me you lived your life
Like a candle in the wind White Christmas Never fading with the sunset
Sung by Bing Crosby When the rain set in
(Click on image for And your footsteps will always fall here YouTube link) Along England's greenest hills
Your candle's burned out long before Your legend ever will
(Extract from Candle in the Wind 1997 by Elton John)
Candle in the Wind 1997 MUSIC:
Sung by Elton John
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The Voice
LYRICS: The Classic FM Chart of the Century revealed Russell Watson’s ‘The Voice’ as Goodbye England's rose the single best-selling classical album of the last 20 May you ever grow in our hearts years. You were the grace that placed itself (Click on Where lives were torn apart CD cover image for You called out to our country the YouTube And you whispered to those in pain link and the logo to Now you belong to heaven discover And the stars spell out your name more music)
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MUSIC: GEOGRAPHY:
Katherine Where are Jenkins has the Poor been Knights revealed as Islands? the classical artist who’s A: New sold the Zealand most albums this (Homeland of century so Miss Miller far, at over 2.6 million. Head of Nursery and Mr Philips, Head of Sport at FHB!)
(Click on CD cover image for the YouTube link)
The Poor Knights Islands are a group of PHOTO OF THE DAY: islands off the east coast of the Northland Region of the North Island of New Zealand. They lie 50 kilometres to the northeast of Whangarei, and 22 kilometres offshore, halfway between Bream Best Scuba Diving Spots: A school of blue Head and maomao swim over a bed of kelp in the Cape Brett. Poor Knights Islands, New Zealand. Once overfished, the area is now a protected (Click on image below for Google Earth link) marine reserve. (PHOTOGRAPH BY B. SKERRY)
(Click on the photo for a video)
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WORD OF THE DAY: MINDFULNESS troubadours MOMENT:
(noun TROO-buh-dor)
Definition: 1. A lyric poet or poet-musician with a knightly rank who flourished from the 11th to the end of the 13th century. They chiefly came from the
south of France and the north of Guided Meditation: A Magical Journal Italy and their major theme was (Click on the image) courtly love. 2. A singer especially of folk song
QUOTE OF THE DAY: Did You Know?
In the Middle Ages, troubadours were the shining knights of poetry (in fact, some were ranked as high as knights in the feudal class structure). Troubadours made chivalry a high art, writing poems and singing about chivalrous love, creating the mystique of refined damsels, and glorifying the gallant knight on his charger. Troubadour was a fitting name for such creative artists: it derives from an Old Occitan word meaning "to MIGUEL ÁNGEL RUIZ MACÍAS (Born 27th compose." In modern contexts, troubadour August, 1952), better known as Don Miguel Ruiz, is still refers to the song-meisters of the Middle a Mexican author) Ages, but it has been extended to cover contemporary poet-musicians as well.
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BOOK CLUB: Wexford. There, he and his hosts argued about the fastest game bird in Europe, and failed to find an answer in any reference Guinness World book.* In 1954, recalling his shooting party Records 2020 argument, Sir Hugh had the idea for a Guinness promotion based on the concept of settling pub arguments and invited the (Click on book cover for the link) twins Norris (1925 - 2004) and Ross McWhirter (1925 - 75) who were fact-finding researchers from Fleet Street to compile a Celebrate the book of facts and figures. dawning of a new decade with the Guinness Superlatives was incorporated on fully revised Guinness World Records 2020. 30 November 1954 and the office opened in To kick off the '20s, they have created an two rooms in a converted gymnasium on the electrifying new cover and curated a record- top floor of Ludgate House, 107 Fleet Street. breaking edition packaged with thousands of new, updated and classic superlatives, hundreds of never-before-seen images, and a selection of eye-opening photo-composites that put a new spin on record-breaking. A new decade means it is time for a fresh approach, so starting with their front cover they have re-booted record-breaking with an From left to right: Sir Hugh Beaver, the first all-new design. There is also a new look Guinness World Records book, Ross and Norris inside and thanks to their team of digital McWhirter, Norris McWhirter artists, they have created marvellous poster pages that will reveal some of their classic After an initial research phase, work began record holders in a whole new light. on writing the book, which took 13 and a half 90-hour weeks, including weekends and bank holidays. Little did the McWhirters EXPLORE: know that taking shape was a book that would go on to become an all-time best Guinness World seller and one of the most recognized and Records trusted brands in the world…
The idea came Over 60 years on, and the trusted Guinness about in the early World Records brand is a beloved household 1950’s when Sir Hugh Beaver (1890—1967), name. The book continues to be a best-seller Managing Director of the Guinness Brewery, each year, enjoyed through the generations. attended a shooting party in County
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Beyond publishing, they are now a multi- Meaning of the Poem media brand agency with a wide range of products and services. Basically, the narrator tells someone he esteems highly that this person is better than *The fastest game bird is the golden plover, in case you were wondering! a summer’s day, because a summer’s day is often too hot and too windy, and especially POEM: because a summer’s day doesn’t last; it must fade away just as people, plants, and animals “Sonnet 18” die. But, this esteemed person does not lose by William beauty or fade away like a summer’s day, Shakespeare because he or she is eternally preserved in (1564-1616) the narrator’s own poetry. “So long lives this, and this gives life to thee” means “This poetry Voted lives long, and this poetry gives life to you.” number one best poem From a modern perspective this poem might of all time. come off as pompous (assuming the greatness of one’s own poetry), arbitrary (criticizing a summer’s day upon what seems a whim), and sycophantic (praising someone without substantial evidence). How then could this possibly be voted the number one Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day? best poem?
Thou art more lovely and more temperate: This is not pompous because Shakespeare Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May, actually achieves greatness and creates an And summer’s lease hath all too short a date: eternal poem. It is okay to recognize poetry Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines, as great if it is great and it is okay to And often is his gold complexion dimm’d; recognize an artistic hierarchy. In fact, it is And every fair from fair sometime declines, absolutely necessary in educating, guiding, By chance, or nature’s changing course, untrimm’d; and leading others. The attack on a summer’s day is not arbitrary. Woven But thy eternal summer shall not fade throughout the language is an implicit Nor lose possession of that fair thou ow’st; connection between human beings, the Nor shall Death brag thou wander’st in his shade, natural world (“a summer’s day”), and When in eternal lines to time thou grow’st; heaven (the sun is “the eye of heaven”). A So long as men can breathe or eyes can see, comparison of a human being to a summer’s So long lives this, and this gives life to thee. day immediately opens the mind to unconventional possibilities; to spiritual
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FRIDAY 12th JUNE 2020 perspectives; to the ethereal realm of poetry and beauty. The unabashed praise for someone without a hint as to even the gender or accomplishments of the person is not irrational or sycophantic. It is a pure and simple way of approaching our relationships with other people, assuming the best. It is a happier way to live—immediately free from the depression, stress, and cynicism that can creep into our hearts. Thus, this poem is strikingly and refreshingly bold, profound, and uplifting.
Finally, as to the question of overcoming death, fear, and the decay of time, (an overarching question in this great poem) Shakespeare deftly answers them all by skipping the question, suggesting it is of no consequence. He wields such sublime power that he is unmoved and can instead offer PUZZLE: remedy, his verse, at will to those he sees befitting. How marvellous! (Extract above taken Maths Challenge from The Society of Classical Poets. Click on logo below to discover more of the best poetry)
ART: (Provided by Mrs Ter Averst)
This week’s art prompt is hope. FACT: World’s Longest Moustache What does hope look like to you? What do you hope for your future? What do you hope for your family? What do you hope for your friends? Interpret the prompt however you like using paints, pencils, collage or even 3D. Be as creative as you can!
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PUZZLE: Inside Out Wordsearch
FILM: Inside Out is a 2015 American 3D computer-animated comedy- After premiering at drama adventure film, co-written and the 68th Cannes directed by Pete Docter. The film is set in Film Festival on the mind of a young girl named Riley May 18, 2015, Walt Andersen, where five personified emotions - Disney Studios Joy (Amy Poehler), Sadness (Phyllis Smith), Motion Fear (Bill Hader), Anger (Lewis Black), and Pictures released Disgust (Mindy Kaling) try to lead her the film theatrically through life as she moves to a new city and in the United States has to adjust to her new life. on June 19, 2015. Made on a production budget (Click on image right for the trailer) of $175 million!
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BUDDY OLIVER - BUDDY'S 1. Place a large shallow casserole pan on a BOLOGNESE medium-high heat. Squeeze the sausage meat out of the skins. 2. Put 1 tablespoon of olive oil into the pan, with the mince and sausage meat, breaking everything up with a wooden spoon. Cook for 5 minutes, stirring regularly, while you prep your vegetables. 3. Peel the onions and garlic, trim the carrots, celery and courgette. Coarsely grate all the veg on a box grater, finely grate the garlic, and stir it all into the pan. Serves 6 4. Reduce the heat to medium-low and cook for 10 to 15 minutes, or until the vegetables are soft and sweet, stirring INGREDIENTS occasionally. 5. Add the balsamic vinegar and the tinned • 2 free-range tomatoes. Half fill each tin with water, pork swirl it around to pick up all the last bits sausages of tomato and pour into the pan. • olive oil 6. Stir in the tomato purée and a pinch of • 500 g lean beef mince black pepper. Mash everything up with your spoon, reduce to low and leave to • 2 onions cook for 2 to 3 hours, or until thick, • 2 cloves of garlic glossy and reduced. • 1 large carrot 7. About 15 minutes before you’re ready to • 1 stick of celery serve, cook the pasta in a large pan of • 1 courgette boiling salted water according to the • 2 tablespoons thick balsamic vinegar packet instructions, then drain, reserving a • 2 x 400 g tins of plum tomatoes mugful of starchy cooking water.
• 1 heaped teaspoon tomato purée 8. Add the pasta to the sauce, stir in some of the reserved pasta water to help the sauce • 450 g dried spaghetti stick and mix well over the heat. • Parmesan cheese , to serve 9. Use tongs to divide between your bowls, then serve with a good grating of Parmesan cheese. Enjoy!
(Click on images above left for the demonstration video by 10-year-old Buddy, son of Jamie Oliver!)
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RELIGION: SPORT: (Idea suggested by Mrs A) Sporting Highlights Almighty and everlasting God, (Provided by you have given us your servants grace, Mr Greenlees) by the confession of a true faith, to acknowledge the glory of the eternal This week's Trinity clip is and in the power of the divine majesty to USAIN worship the Unity: BOLT, the world's fastest ever man, keep us steadfast in this faith, smashing 3 world records at the Beijing that we may evermore be defended from all Olympics in 2008!! Not only did he smash adversities; the world records, he did it in style as you’ll through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, see when you watch this clip. The man’s a who is alive and reigns with you, legend, enjoy. (Click on image above for the clip.) in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. SPORTS CHALLENGE: (Provided by Miss Amen. Gardner)
(Click hear for the prayer being read)
(From The Church of England))
LIFESTYLE - TELL ME MORE:
• What is this photo of? • How fast does it go? • In which country is the car made?
Send in answers to: [email protected]
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FACTS: The Best Mountains… once known as Mt McKinley, but after many decades of controversy, in 2016, the peak was officially dubbed Denali, a name long used by native peoples.
3. Kirkjufell, Iceland
1. Matterhorn, Switzerland/Italy This Alpine peak spans the border between Switzerland and Italy. At 4,478 metres it’s smaller than the famed Mont Blanc (4,810 metres), but its striking pyramidal shape – not to mention its spot overlooking the cosy The strangely conical Kirkjufell, or “church Swiss ski town of Zermatt – makes it the mountain”, is often touted as Iceland’s most poster child for the Alps. photographed sight. Not the tallest mountain in the world at 463 m but very beautiful and unusual, it’s not hard to see 2. Denali, USA why. The yellow-green bluff looms over West Iceland’s Snæfellsnes peninsula, with pretty waterfall Kirkjufellsfoss and several sandy beaches in its wake. Such is its drama that the mountain even made a cameo in series seven of the cult TV show Games of Thrones. (Click on images for links.)
FACT:
Mammoth Denali is the highest peak in all of North America. Craggy and snow-covered, it soars to more than 6,190 metres above sea level, rising from the stark valleys of Alaska’s Denali National Park. The mountain was
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EDITION TEN ANSWERS: Life Style Tell Me More Answers
Puzzle • What is this photo of? A: Saturn • Which planets are next to it? A: Jupiter and Uranus • How large is this planet? A: 58,232 km
(Click on images below for more information on Saturn from NASA & National Geographic)
Maths Challenge
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ANNOUNCEMENTS: At the moment, in these uncertain times, The following people will be celebrating plenty of people are challenging their birthdays over the coming weeks. The themselves on a daily basis. Falkner Flyer hopes they have a marvellous day and wishes them many happy returns: Practice is the only way to become more comfortable and confident with your own abilities. Why not have a go at home at ELEANOR – YEAR 3 practising and preparing for some world LILA – Y6 (Today!) records suggested by the Guinness World Records!
JONAH – NURSERY (Click on the Guinness World Records Kids logo below for the challenges.) HIROTO – YEAR 1 BARNABY T – YEAR 4 These tasks may be fun and entertaining, but also a good way of strengthening your determination and ability to persevere and And the super achieve your personal best.
MISS SIMIONI & MR LARVIN Whether it's in your kitchen, bedroom or garden, there are hundreds of records that you can practise and attempt right in your FINAL THOUGHT: home - by yourself or with a family member.
Challenging yourself and trying to do your Try out some of these classic records personal-best is a great approach to take. At because there's always a chance to beat your school we are encouraged to work out of our personal best, or even the world's best! comfort zone so that we grow stronger both intellectually and emotionally. Every time we try something new, however, there is a risk that we will fail. There is nothing to be ashamed of in failure. As long as you have tried your best you know you can do no more. If you'd like to officially apply for one of By taking risks and challenging ourselves these records, click the link underneath to we also increase our resilience to failure start an application and receive a full set of and disappointment. Being able to deal guidelines, or with adversity and challenges with a smile is visit guinnessworldrecords.com. a wonderful life skill to practise.
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