Our Jubilee

This year Howes Primary School is 60 years old! 

 Howes is celebrating its Diamond Jubilee just like the Queen did last year.  To start off our celebrations there will be a Jubilee Breakfast on Friday 1st March at 8:00am.

But what else happened 60 years ago in 1953.  Here are a few things you may like to know:

The British Prime Minister was Sir Winston Churchill.

Queen Elizabeth was crowned in Westminster Abbey on 2nd June 1953.

On 29 May 1953, Sir Edmund Hillary and Sherpa mountaineer Tenzing Norgay became the first climbers confirmed as having reached the summit of Mount Everest.

Dr James Watson and Francis Crick discovered DNA, a molecule containing the genetic code found in all living things.

On February 4th, sweet rationing was ended!

Ian Fleming published his very first James Bond novel - Casino Royale.

 On February 5th, Walt Disney production, Peter Pan was released, based on the play - 'Peter Pan, The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up', by J M Barrie a Scottish author and dramatist.

What else can you find out about 1953?

Mrs Henshaw

Valentine's Day - Thursday 14th February

Every year on 14th February we celebrate Valentine's Day by giving flowers, chocolates or cards to those we love. We do this in honor of Saint Valentine. Legend has it that Valentine could have been a priest who served during third century Rome. He was imprisoned for performing weddings for soldiers who were forbidden to marry. Valentine's Day symbols that are used today include hearts, doves, and the figure of the winged Cupid.

 

Mrs Henshaw

Pancake Day -Tuesday 12th February.

Shrove Tuesday - also known as Pancake Day - is the day before Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent. It is celebrated throughout the UK by the cooking and eating of pancakes. 

Mrs Henshaw

Gung hei fat choi! Happy New Year!

Did you know that Sunday 10th February 2013 is the start of the Chinese New Year?

This year is the year of the snake.

Chinese New Year, also known as the spring festival, is the most important celebration in the Chinese calendar. The spring festival celebrates the start of new life and the season of ploughing and sowing.

New Year festivities start on the first day of the lunar month and continue until the fifteenth day, when the moon is brightest. The first week is celebrated with visits to friends and family following special traditions designed to bring good luck. The second week ends with the Lantern festival on the evening of the 15th day of the lunar month.

 Gung hei fat Choi! Happy New Year!

Mrs Henshaw

WELCOME.

Welcome to your new Library blog.  I hope you'll visit here to find out lots of  fun and interesting things.  Don't forget though, that there are many great books in your library just waiting for you to read, too!

Mrs Henshaw