Classics List
Need some ideas ?….. below are suitable books for teenagers and adults to read – Author …
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How many word origins do you know?🦉
👩🚀 Astronaut comes from the Greek words astro and nautes meaning star sailor 🐊 Crocodile comes from the Greek word krokodilos, meaning worm of the stones 🌋 volcano comes from an Italian word…
Summer Reading 2018
Summer reading for students! Here are some of our favourites: 19th-century classics Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen (Wordsworth Classics) Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens (Penguin Classics) Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë (Wordsworth Classics) Jane…
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
Wise Owl Learning wish all students, parents, friends and colleagues a very Merry and peaceful Christmas. If you have entrance exams in January – yes have lots of fun over the Christmas break, but keep…
Maths facts!
The word fraction comes from the Latin frangere (to break). A fraction is simply a broken number! The word Triskaidekaphobic describes a person afraid of the number 13! A superstition which goes back to ancient…
SUMMER READING!
It can often be difficult to help your child choose books to read over the summer holidays, so here at Wise Owl Learning we have put together a list of books for you to browse!…
Wise Owl Learning – Maths Notes
Read through these notes a few times and ask if you want me to explain anything. Have an early night before any test you have – keep your pencils sharp and don’t worry/panic about anything. …
It’s SATs time!! Here are some tips from Wise Owl Learning
SATs for Year 6 mark the end of the primary years, and is an opportunity for children to show how they have progressed and developed across the curriculum, prior to starting at senior school. Talk…
It is that time of year – exam season!
Here are Wise Owl Learning’s revision tips to help you prepare for your important exams. Plan ahead and be organised Start early to avoid last minute cramming. Once you’ve got your exam dates, work backwards…
It Is good to know British Education is still amongst the best in the world…
Here are some verbatim responses to GCSE exam questions! Socrates was a famous Greek teacher who went around giving people advice. They killed him. Socrates died from an overdose of wedlock. After his…