JUNIOR SCHOOL
This is intended to give you only a brief introduction to the Grammar School Junior. It is recommended that parents not only come see the premises but also to arrange a meeting with us to discuss all matters pertaining to private education and our school in particular. This ensures that the right decision concerning your child’s education is made. Since it was founded in Limassol in 1975, The Grammar School Junior provides its students with an all-round education and lays down the foundations to help children develop mentally, emotionally as well as physically. The overall aim of the school is to provide a general education so that our students can be eligible to enter any Secondary school, not only in Cyprus, but abroad as well. The teachers maintain a close and friendly relationship with the pupils and each child is treated with respect. Able and experienced teachers, small classes and well-equipped classrooms provide the appropriate learning conditions.
| HEADMASTER | NICOS GREGORIOU |
| SECRETARY | ELENA PAPADOURI |
| RECEPTION | PAULINE ACHILLEOS
STELLA STYLIANOU |
| CLASS 1
|
OLGA ATHANASIOU
ANDREA ELPIDOROU OLIVIA MICHAELIDOU |
| CLASS 2 | ELENI MICHAEL
NONI THEODOROU STEPHANIE MICHAELIDES |
| CLASS 3
|
HELEN CHARALAMBOUS
NICOLE PANDOURI |
| CLASS 4 | CHRISTIANA CHAMBI
CHRISTINA KYTHREOTOU |
| CLASS 5 | IRENE KRASIDOU
KATHRYN SHAWN |
| CLASS 6 | FOTOULA CHASOU ANTONIOU
LITSA KILONIS |
| GREEK TEACHERS | SPYRIDOULA ANTHI
MYRIA ATHANASIOU PAVLINA GEORGIOU CHRISTINA KARSERA NIKOS PAPANASTASIOU ANTIGONI PISSIDOU ELENA THEOTI VERONICA TRYFONOS |
| MUSIC TEACHERS | ATHENA ALETRA
CLEOPATRA PAPA KYPRIANOU |
| P.E. TEACHERS | KATERINA KRUSOVSZKI |
| COMPUTER TEACHER | RIANA PHILIPPIDOU |
| SPECIAL EDUCATION | NADINE MOKBEL |
| LIBRARIAN | CHRISTINA ANTONIOU |
| TEACHER’S ASSISTANTS | MARIA AGATHOKLEOUS
VICTORIA ANTONIOU PENELOPE APOSTOLOPOULOS SOPHIE COUVAS HELEN DEMETRIOU PENNY GEORGIOU MARIA KALOPEDIS NANCY NEMITSA LIANA SHIOUKRIS ALEX STYLIANOU |
In order to enter our Reception class, the child’s name must be entered on to our waiting list as early as possible.
An interview with the parents is strongly recommended. However, it must be made very clear that simply putting your child’s name on the waiting list does not ensure enrolment. Priority is given to families that already have other siblings attending either The Grammar School or Junior. Further priority is given to parents who are alumni of the school.
When entering the school from Class 2-6, a Placement Test is required in Mathematics, English and Greek to ensure that the student is up to standard with other children their age.
Computer Lab: The Lab is fully equipped with multimedia computers which are regularly replaced or updated to keep the students up to date with technological advances. The students have access during their Computer lesson or in order to enhance other parts of the curriculum. The students are supervised when using the internet and software ensures that they are unable to access inappropriate sites.
School Hall: The school has a large hall that can seat 250 people used for assemblies, seminars, conferences as well as afternoon activities such as dance and karate.
Library: The school has a library with a wide range of books both in English and Greek.
Sports Hall: The school has a semi-closed sports hall where the Physical Education lessons takes place as well as afternoon activities such as Basketball and Volleyball are played.
Canteen: The school operates a canteen offering an array of healthy snacks and drinks that serve the children during the two breaks. The younger children (5-8 years old) have separate access to the canteen so that they all have the opportunity to get something to eat/drink.
In Reception, Classes 1 and 2, emphasis is on basic numeracy and literacy to ensure that the children have a solid foundation before expanding the curriculum. Subjects such as Art, Music and Physical Education help the students grow emotionally, socially as well as physically. From Classes 3-6 the curriculum is expanded to include Science, Geography, History, and Computers. From Class 3 onwards, students must take class tests in their subjects and results are part of their school report grades.
Greek: Although Greek is taught in the school as a second language, we follow the curriculum prescribed by the Ministry of Education using the same books used by the public Greek schools. The students are expected to learn reading, writing, comprehension, grammar and History as all part of the curriculum. Greek in introduced from Reception Class and is compulsory for all students whose parents are of Greek origin. For students whose parents are not Greek, or for students not raised in Cyprus, Greek is also offered at a lower level. The teachers will recommend which students are eligible to attend these classes.
Academic Progress
The school organizes two Parent-Teachers meetings, once during the autumn term and once during the spring usually approximately half way through the term. These meetings give the parents the opportunity to see how their child is progressing. School reports are given three times per academic year at the end of each term. Parents are always welcome to the school on any given day to discuss academic matters with teachers provided an appointment has been made which is convenient for the teacher.
Assemblies: The school attempts to organize assemblies once a month for the duration of the school year. There are various themes to these assemblies, ranging from informative/celebratory on national and/or religious holidays or other educational topics. The assemblies take place in the school hall.
Shows: The school believes that theatrical performances are very educational and give every student the opportunity to excel at something other than academics. Theatrical performances take place at Christmas, in the Spring and other specified times of the year. Also Greek plays are performed and usually the school choir participates in all theatrical performances.
Art Exhibition: In the last few years in recognition of the immense talent that we possess in art, a art exhibition is held to honor the founders of the school. The school will sometimes choose the best works of art to be published as Christmas cards or calendars.
Sports: The school also recognizes that sports is an intricate part of education and students are given the opportunity to show off their skills in mini-football and bowling tournaments as well as an annual Sports Day.
School Trips: The school offers 2 class trips (in fall and in spring) to all students of the school which combine educational and fun activities. However, teachers are strongly encouraged to take their students on educational excursions in or around Limassol more regularly.
Clubs: Extra curricular activities are an important part of the day. The school usually offers various types of dance lessons, Karate, Basketball and Volleyball on the premises of the school. Other clubs such as the Green Club and the Choir are also an option.
Dear Parents/Guardians,
The Grammar School Junior has a set of rules and regulations and expects all students to be familiar with these. The school will strictly enforce these rules and regulations so that the school functions in an efficient and orderly fashion. Below is an outline of the most important regulations, and we need all parents and guardians to read these so that the school will operate efficiently as well as to be able to protect your children. The school reserves the right to change any rule or regulation if it deems necessary to do so, especially this year due to Covid-19.
UNIFORM:
| BOYS | GIRLS |
| POLO SHIRT – LONG OR SHORT SLEEVE | POLO SHIRT – LONG OR SHORT SLEEVE |
| SWEATSHIRT – ROUND NECK OR HOODIE | SWEATSHIRT – ROUND NECK OR HOODIE |
| LONG TROUSERS | CARDIGANS |
| BROWN OR BLACK SHOES (NO WHITE TRAINERS) | SKIRT OR TROUSERS |
| GREEN QUILTED JACKET (NOT COMPULSORY) | TIGHTS: WHITE, BEIGE OR FLESH COLOUR |
| P.E KIT (ONLY DURING P.E) | BROWN OR BLACK SHOES (NO WHITE TRAINERS) |
| P.E KIT (ONLY DURING P.E) | |
| GREEN QUILTED JACKET (NOT COMPULSORY) |
The school usually changes to the winter uniform sometime in November, but this always depends on weather conditions.
APPEARANCE:
- Hair:
Girls must always keep their hair clean and neat. If their hair is long, it must be pulled and tied back. Any hairbands must match the school uniform.
Boys must have their hair short and even all over.
- Jewellry:
Girls are permitted to wear ONE pair of small earrings, a watch and small chain around their neck.
Boys are permitted to wear a watch and a small chain around their neck.
Smart watches are permitted but not recommended. The school reserves the right to confiscate if the smart watch is connected to a mobile phone during school hours. The school will not be liable in case of damage, theft or lost smart watches.
Make-up:
Makeup and nail polishes/varnishes are strictly forbidden.
BEHAVIOR:
All students must behave appropriately during school hours or for as long as they are on school premises (including extra-curricular activities, support lessons, homework club etc.). Proper behavior include the following:
- Being polite and courteous towards all staff members, which includes teachers, assistants, secretaries, cleaners or any person employed by The Grammar School and Junior School.
- Students must always refer to staff members by their appropriate titles (ie. Mr, Mrs, Miss etc.) followed by their first or surnames.
- When in class the students must show respect to their teachers and the lesson by not talking to their friends, shouting out when they have not been asked to respond to a question, sitting properly, or engaged in unrelated activities. Furthermore, eating, drinking and chewing gum and sweets is not permitted during lesson hours.
- All students must work individually during tests or when homework assignments are being completed. Any student caught cheating or getting help from others will be punished and their grades will be lowered.
- Students must refrain from using foul language at all times when in school. No excuses will be accepted, even if the comments were directed towards their peers in a jokingly manner.
- For the safety of everyone, students must not run through the corridors, slide down stair railings or engage in games in the playground that may be dangerous to themselves or others. This includes all games that may require running, balls or games that are rough in nature.
- Fighting, bullying or verbal threats among students is strictly forbidden at all times, including after school. Any student violating this rule will be punished severely – it may even lead to expulsion.
- Any malicious damage caused to the school premises, or property of another member of the school will lead to strict punishment. Repeat offenders will be expelled from the school without hesitation.
General:
RECEPTION – CLASS 2:
School starts at 8 a.m. and all students are expected to be in school BEFORE the bell rings. The students upon entering the school must immediately proceed to their class. Teachers are in their classes as of 7:30 a.m.. Please keep in mind that being late and interrupting a lesson is rude and disrespectful to the other children in the class and the teacher.
School finishes at 1:15pm. Parents are not permitted on school premises and must wait for their children outside the schoolyard. This is for the safety of ALL the children and must be strictly adhered to. The school will designate which entrance/exit you will be using depending on your classroom. Please be punctual in picking up your children as to avoid unnecessary commotion in the yard as well as accidents. THE SCHOOL WILL NOT BE RESPOSIBLE FOR ANY INJURIES INCURRED ON SCHOOL PREMISES AFTER 1:35 pm. Children are NOT ALLOWED to stay in the playground to play.
- Rec/1 enter/leaves from the back gate.
- Class 2 enter/leaves from the front door.
CLASS 3-6:
School starts at 8 a.m. and all students are expected to be in school BEFORE the bell rings. The students upon entering the school must immediately proceed to their class. Teachers are in their classes as of 7:30 a.m.. Please keep in mind that being late and interrupting a lesson is rude and disrespectful to the other children in the class and the teacher.
School finishes at 1:25 p.m. Parents are not permitted on school premises and must wait for their children outside of the schoolyard until the children are released to your care. This is for the safety of ALL the children and must be strictly adhered to. The school will designate which entrance/exit you should be using depending on your classroom. Please be punctual in picking up your children as to avoid unnecessary commotion in the yard, as well as accidents. THE SCHOOL WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY INJURIES INCURRED ON SCHOOL PREMISES AFTER 1:40 pm. The students are NOT ALLOWED to stay in the playground to play.
- Class 3 enter/leaves from the front door.
- Class 4 – 6 enter/leaves from the back gate.
MOBILE PHONES:
The school STRONGLY recommends that children refrain from bringing mobile phones to school. The school offers free telephone services if a child needs to call home. The school will not punish a student for bringing a mobile to school. However, the mobile must remain either closed or on silent and remain in the child’s school bag during school hours. If a mobile is used inappropriately during school hours, the school reserves the right to confiscate it. The school will not be held responsible for theft, damages or lost mobile phones.
Parents:
Parents/guardians are not allowed on school premises unless it is for official business or by appointment. Parents/Guardians MUST use the front entrance. This is the law as we have a responsibility to protect all the children in our care. A Safe Pass and mask is required by anyone wishing to enter the school premises.
If you will be late in bringing your child to school, or collecting them later, you must inform the school immediately. Also, if a child will be absent, please inform the school immediately.
Nicos Gregoriou
Director General
| THE GRAMMAR SCHOOL JUNIOR
ACADEMIC CALENDAR 2022-2023 |
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| MONDAY | 12/09/2022 | SCHOOL BEGINS |
| FRIDAY | 28/10/2022 | HOLIDAY |
| MONDAY | 14/11/2022 | MID TERM |
| TUESDAY | 15/11/2022 | MID TERM |
| WEDNESDAY | 16/11/2022 | MID TERM |
| WEDNESDAY | 21/12/2022 | LAST DAY – CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS |
| MONDAY | 09/01/2023 | BACK TO SCHOOL |
| MONDAY | 30/01/2023 | HOLIDAY-TRION IERARXON |
| MONDAY | 27/02/2023 | HOLIDAY – GREEEN MONDAY |
| FRIDAY | 07/04/2023 | LAST DAY – EASTER HOLIDAYS |
| MONDAY | 24/04/2023 | BACK TO SCHOOL |
| MONDAY | 01/05/2023 | HOLIDAY |
| THURSDAY | 25/05/2023 | HOLIDAY |
| MONDAY | 05/06/2023 | HOLIDAY – HOLY SPIRIT |
| WEDNESDAY | 14/06/2023 | LAST DAY OF SCHOOL |
| THURSDAY | 15/06/2023 | GRADUATION |
During the school year, the offices open at 8am-2pm, except during Christmas and Easter holidays. In the summer after the students finish the school year, the office hours change to 8am-1pm.
Due to Covid-19 we have made some minor adjustments to the students timetables to enable us to enforce social distancing and to generally avoid overcrowding of the school yard at the start of the day, during break times as well as at the end of the school day. This is as follows:
Reception, Class 1 and 2 will start the day at 8am and finish at 1:15pm. Support hours will be from 1:20-2pm.
Class 3, 4, 5 and 6 will start at 8am and finish at 1:25pm. Support hours will be from 1:30-2:10pm
All extra-curricular activities take place after all lessons have been completed and will finish at the time the person in charge suggests.
Junior School Contact Info
Manoli Kalomiri & Theklas street
P.O.Box: 51340, 3504
Limassol, Cyprus
Teaching and Learning
Mission Statement
In Reception, at the Grammar School Junior, our mission is to provide a loving and stimulating environment, where every child is included, embraced and accepted and every student is encouraged to engage learning and reach their full potential. Our thoroughly designed curriculum, aims to allow children to develop the knowledge basis and learning strategies that they need to succeed both academically and professionally.
Our goal is that students leave Reception Class as confident, independent learners and well- rounded adults. Our staff work tirelessly to ensure that every learning opportunity is utilised and that children develop a love for learning so that they continue to learn and reflect through both structured and play-based, fun activities.
It is very important to all of us here, that every child not only has a strong knowledge basis in maths, science and literacy, but to also to grow emotionally and be able to build strong and healthy relationships with both adults and peers. Therefore, we ensure that every staff member serves as a positive and strong role model, to whom students can look up to and turn to for guidance and support.
Our school is devoted to enabling our children to learn holistically through play, experimentation and exploration both indoors and outdoors, while making friends and developing social skills and self- confidence. We are committed to providing the best possible start to their school life and bring out the best in each and every child during their time at the Grammar School Junior.
Learning Objectives
September
- Jolly Phonics: s, a, t, i, p, n
- Mathematics: counting to 5
- Citizenship/ Topic: Positive Behaviour
- Cat is Back: Basic Vocabulary
- Reading: Character Flashcards
October
- Jolly Phonics: ck, e, h, r, m, d
- Mathematics: Counting to 10, Ordering numbers up to 10
- Citizenship/ Topic: Our Feelings
- Cat is Back: Basic Vocabulary
- Reading: Character Flashcards
November
- Jolly Phonics: g, o, u, l, f, b
- Mathematics: Adding 0 to 5
- Citizenship/ Topic: Animals
- Reading: Oxford Tree Stage 1 Reading Books
December
- Jolly Phonics: ai, j, oa, ie, ee, or
- Mathematics: Adding 0 to 10
- Citizenship/ Topic: Books/ Christmas
- Reading: Oxford Tree Stage 1 Reading Books
January
- Jolly Phonics: z, w, ng, v, oo, o o
- Mathematics: Subtraction up to 10
- Science: Personal Hygiene/ My Senses
- Reading: Oxford Reading Tree Stage 1 Reading Books
February
- Jolly Phonics: y, x, ch, sh, th
- Mathematics: The Numbers 11-20
- Science: My body
- Reading: Oxford Reading Tree Books Stage 1+
March
- Jolly Phonics: qu, ou, oi
- Mathematics: Information Handling and Time/ 2D and 3D shapes
- Science: Plants/ The life Cycle
- Reading: Oxford Reading Tree Books Stage 1+
April
- Jolly Phonics: ue, er, ar
- Mathematics: Money
- Science: Day and Night/ Planets/ Dinosaurs
- Reading: Oxford Reading Tree Books Stage 1+
May
- Jolly Phonics: Blending Sounds
- Mathematics: Position and Movement/ Measurements and Patterns
- Science: The water cycle
- Reading: Oxford Reading Tree Books Stage 1+
June
- Jolly Phonics: Blending Sounds Recap Book
- Mathematics: Revision
- Science: Pollution and Recycling
- Reading: Oxford Reading Tree Books Stage 1+
Topic
Term 1
1. Myself
2. All Around You
3. Every Family is Different
4. Family
5. Starting School
6. School Rules
7. My Teacher
8. Schools in Past
9. Feelings/Respect
10. Toys
11. Toys in Past
Term 2
1. Our Country/Maps/Symbols
2. Local Area
3. Road Safety
4. Helpers/Leaders
5. Needs/Wants
6. Homes
7. Taking Care of Self
8. We are Different
Term 3
1. Going Places
2. Transportation/Past
3. Famous People/Inventors/Scientist
4. Animals and Us in Environment
5. Dinosaurs
6. Endangered Animals
Phonics
Term 1
1. Introducing of letter sounds and actions
2. Letter Formation-lower and capital letters
3. Writing
4. Tricky Words
5. Blending
Term 2
6. Diagraphs
7. Alternatives Vowel Spellings
8. Blending
9. Letter Formation-lower and capital letters
10. Writing
11. Tricky Words
12. Letter Recognition
13. Spelling Words
Term 3
1. Diagraphs
2. Alternatives Vowel Spellings
3. Blending
4. Letter Formation-lower and capital letters
5. Writing
6. Tricky Words
7. Letter Recognition
8. Spelling Words
Mathematics
Term 1
1. Whole Numbers
2. Addition
3. Whole Numbers
4. 2-D Shapes
5. Whole Numbers
6. Addition
7. Time
8. Whole Numbers
9. Subtraction
10. Whole Numbers
11. Subtraction
12. Money
13. Whole Numbers
Term 2
1. Addition and Subtraction
2. Grouping
3. Length and Height
4. Patterns
5. Length and Height
6. Sharing (division)
7. 3 Dimensions
Term 3
1. Time
2. Fractions
3. Mass and Weight
4. Fractions
5. Volume and Capacity
6. Position and Direction
Science
Term 1
1. Plants
2. Human and Animals
Term 2
1. Material Properties
2. Forces
Term 3
1. Forces
2. Sound
Grammar
Term 2
1. Spelling
2. Sentences
3. Capital Letters
4. Proper Nouns
5. Common Nouns
6. Alphabetical order
7. “A” or “An”
8. Plurals
9. Pronouns
10. Verbs
11. Past Tense
12. Doubling Rule
13. The Future
Term 3
1. Alphabetical order
2. Nouns
3. Adjectives
4. Final Blends
5. Compound Words
6. Spelling
7. Adverbs
8. <es> Plurals
9. Antonyms
10. Speech Marks
11. Questions
September
MATH
- Revision on what was covered in class 1
- Book 2A, Chapter 1 – Whole numbers
- Book 2A, Chapter 6 – Whole numbers
ENGLISH
- Topic – ‘All about me’ – My body
- ‘Let’s do comprehension, Andrew Brodie Basics’ (Unit 1 – 3)
- Spelling on Year 1 tricky words
- Jolly phonics grammar – silent ‘b’
- Grammar – Nouns and putting words into alphabetical order.
- Creative writing ‘This is me’ and ‘My family’.
October
MATH
- Book 2A, Chapter 2 – Addition
- Book 2A, Chapter 8 – Addition
- Introducing 2 times table
ENGLISH
- Topic – Continuing ‘All about me’ – Healthy Eating
- Comprehension ‘Let’s do comprehension, Andrew Brodie Basics’ (unit 4 – 8)
- Spelling – silent ‘w’, silent ‘k’, ‘wh’ words and ‘ph’ words.
- Grammar – Verbs, Sentence writing, speech marks, question words and commas in list.
- Creative writing – ‘My house’, ‘My best dinner’, ‘The animal I like best’ and ‘My best day’.
November
MATH
- Book 2A, Chapter 4, Subtraction
- Book 2A, Chapter 9, Subtraction
- Introducing 5 times table
ENGLISH
- Topic – Animal groups
- Comprehension from ‘‘Let’s do comprehension, Andrew Brodie Basics’ ( Unit 9-12)
- Spelling – ‘ea’ words, soft ‘c’, soft ‘g’, ‘wa/wo’ words
- Grammar – adjectives, exclamation marks, alphabetical order and proper nouns
- Creative writing – ‘My game’, ‘Re-telling a story’, ‘My best story’ and ‘A day out’.
December
MATH
- Book 2A, Chapter 3, Angles
- Book 2A, Chapter 5, Symmetry
- Introducing 10 times table
ENGLISH
- Topic – Continue animal groups.
- Comprehension ‘Let’s do comprehension, Andrew Brodie Basics’ ( Unit 13-15)
- Spelling – ‘ou’ words, ‘air’ words and ‘ch’ words.
- Grammar – Plurals (-s, -es), Possessive adjectives and homophones.
- Creative writing – ‘In the old tree lived’ and ‘Acoustic Christmas poem’
January
MATH
- Book 2A – Chapter 11, Multiplication
- Book 2B – Chapter 1, Multiplication
- Introducing mental math which will continue until the end of the year.
ENGLISH
- Topic – Solar system
- Comprehension from ‘Colins comprehension book’ (units 1-3)
- Spelling – ‘ai/ay/ae’words, ‘ea/ee’words and ‘ie/igh/y/i-e’words
- Grammar – Alphabetical order, adverbs, sentence construction (from grammar Key starter)
February
MATH
- Book 2A, Chapter 10, Money
- Book 2A, Chapter 7 and 12, 2D shapes
ENGLISH
- Topic – Continue with Solar System
- Comprehension from ‘Colins comprehension book’ (units 4-8)
- Spelling – ‘oa/ow/o-e’ words, ‘ue/ew/u-e’ words, ‘k/ck’ words and ‘er/ir/ ur’ words
- Grammar – Verb ‘to be’ regular and irregular, Punctuation (Capital letters, Full stops, Sentence structure)
March
MATH
- Book 2B, Chapter 2, 3D shapes
- Book 2B, Chapter 3, Division 1
- Book 2B, Chapter 5, Division 2
ENGLISH
- Topic – Continents / Oceans
- Comprehension from ‘Colins comprehension book’ (units 9-13)
- Spelling – ‘oi/oy’words, ‘ou/ ow’words, ‘or/ al/au/aw’ words and ‘ey’ words
- Grammar – Using a dictionary, proof reading, linking words, organizational devises, question marks.
April
MATH
- Book 2B, Chapter 6, Fraction1
- Book 2B, Chapter 9, Fraction2
ENGLISH
- Topic – Plants
- Comprehension from ‘Let’s do comprehension, Andrew Brodie Basics’ (Unit 16 – 18)
- Spelling – ‘ear’ words, silent ‘h’ and silent ‘c’
- Grammar – Conjunctions, Plurals (-s, -ies), word webs, exclamation marks, commas, speech marks, speech bubbles.
May
MATH
- Book 2A, Chapter 13, Time
- Book 2B, Chapter 7, Statistics 1
- Book 2B, Chapter 12, Statistics 2
ENGLISH
- Topic – Life Cycles of different insects
- Comprehension from ‘Let’s do comprehension, Andrew Brodie Basics’ ( Unit 19-21)
- Spelling – ‘are/air’words, ‘ear/air’words, ‘ti/sh’words and ‘si/sh/zh’words
- Grammar – Prefixes, possessive ‘s, contractions, prepositions, block capitals, commas in lists, regular and irregular Past tense verbs.
June
MATH
- Book 2B, Chapter 4, Position / Direction
- Book 2B, Chapter 8 Length / Height
- Book 2B, Chapter 11, Mass / Volume
ENGLISH
- Topic – Water Cycle
- Comprehension ‘Let’s do comprehension, Andrew Brodie Basics’ (Finish book)
- Spelling – ‘ei/eigh/ai’ words, ‘o/u’ words, ‘ture’ words and ‘ie/ee’ words
- Grammar – using a dictionary, present continuous, comparative and superlative, synonyms, correcting sentences, question words.
Creative writing from January until the end of the year.
(Creative writing is done weekly)
Working on story writing on different topics and poems.
- Paragraphing
- Sentence starters
- Punctuation
- Vocabulary expansion
- Sentence structure
- Grammatical awareness
ANNUAL SCHEME OF WORK
ENGLISH SKILLS
Term 1
Reading Volcanoes
Language Using Words
Reading ‘Marty Mouse and Cousin Jerry’
Writing ‘A New Pet’
Language using Words
Reading ‘Witch Goes Shopping’
Phonics Crossword Magic ‘E’
Writing ‘Stolen Money’
Reading ‘Goldenhair’
Writing ‘The Day I Was Sick’
Language Using Words
Reading ‘The Olympic Games’
Writing ‘The Hungry Fox’
Language Using Words
Term 2
Reading ‘Honesty is The Best Policy’
Writing ‘Adventure In Space’
Language Using Words
Reading Snowflake
Phonics Consonant Diagraphs
Writing ‘The Old House’
Language Addressing An Envelope
Reading The Big Fish
Writing ‘The Robin’s Nest’
Language writing A Letter
Reading ‘The First Lighthouse’
Phonics Three Letter Blends
Writing ‘A Farm Holiday’
Reading ‘The Giraffe’
Phonics Soft ‘c’ and hard ’c’
Term 3
Reading ‘Bell The Cat’
Phonics soft ‘g’ and hard ‘g’
Writing ‘The Camp’
Language Using Words
Reading ‘The Fairies’
Phonics Silent Letters ‘k’and ‘w’
Writing ‘The Fairies’
Language Using Words
Reading ‘The Shy Kingfisher’
Phonics Root Words and compound Words
Writing ‘Dinosaur Adventure’
Language Using Words
Phonics Syllables
Writing ‘The Big Wheel’
Language Using Words
Reading ‘Dolphins’
Writing ‘A Bad Fall’
Language Using Words
Reading ‘A Bad Fall’
GRAMMAR
Term 1
Punctuation Grammar
and Textbook English Skills Textbook
Writing Sentences Capital Letters page 7, 13
Verbs (1) Full Stops, Question Marks
Nouns (2) Question Words page 19
Adjectives (1) Singular and Plural pages 25,31
Speech Marks
Articles (a or an)
Verbs (2)
Nouns (2)
Adjectives (2)
Term 2
Prepositions Nouns and Proper Nouns pages 55,61
Proper Nouns Verbs pages 67,73
Paragraphs Alphabetical Order pages 37,43
Singular and Plural Additional Grammar
Verbs(Past and Present) Tenses
Using Commas Paragraphs
Commas
Term 3
Singular and Plural Comparative/Superlative page 49
Exclamation Marks Root words Page 84
Connectives Verbs pages 67, 74
Verbs (to be) Adjectives pages 79,85
Two, To, Too, Its, It’s page 91
COMPREHENSION
Term 1
Unit 1Monkey Business
Unit 2: Caterpillars
Unit 3: Working On A Farm
Unit 4: The Cow
Unit 5: Looking At Books
Unit 6: Gumdrop Has A Birthday
Unit 7: An Ant’s Nest
Term 2
Unit 8: Thunder and Lightning
Unit 9: The Lion and the Mouse
Unit 10: The Dragon’s Cold
Progress Unit A: Crash!
Unit 11: Fun On Bikes
Unit 12: The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark
Unit 13: Lost in the Zoo
Unit 14: The Tale of Peter Rabbit
Term 3
Unit 15: On Holiday
Unit 16: Roger the Dog
Unit 17: Gran’s New House
Unit 18: Hot Dog Harris
Unit 19: Funny Feeders
Unit 20: Mrs Wobble the Waitress
Progress Unit B: The Golly Sisters go West
SPELLING
Nelson Spelling: Pupil Book 3
Term1
Unit 1 : sp, spr
Unit 2: all, al
Unit 3: soft c
Unit 4: Silent letters b and k
Unit 5: le, el, al, il endings
Unit 6: Some y endings
Unit 7: Making Plurals
Unit 8: y + er, y + est
Unit 9: ing , ed
Term 2
Unit 10: Soft g, e, dge
Unit 11: wa, qua
Unit 12: tion, ation
Unit 13: sion
Unit 14: adding suffixes
Check Up 1
Unit 15: contractions
Unit 16: homophones
Unit 17 : silent letters o, h and c
Unit 18: ei, y and other tricky words
Term 3
Unit 19: ous
Unit 20: dis, mis, in, im, il, ir
Unit 21: un, de, re, pre, non
Unit 22: ly ending
Unit 23: sure, ture
Unit 24: wh, ph
Unit 25: compound words
Unit 26: silent w
Unit 27: words in words
Unit 28: dictionary work
MATHEMATICS
Term 1
Chapter 1: Whole Numbers
Chapter 3: Addition
Chapter 5: Subtraction
Chapter 7: Measure 1
Chapter 8: 2D and 3D Shapes
Term 2
Chapter 9: Multiplication
Chapter 11: Division 1
Chapter 13: Division 2
Chapter 15: Division 3
Chapter 4: Time 1
Chapter 12: Time 2
Term 3
Chapter 16: Fractions 1
Chapter 18: Fractions 2
Chapter 2: Angles
Chapter 6: Money
Chapter 10: Measure 2
Chapter 14: Statistics
Chapter 17: The 4 Operations
GEOGRAPHY
What Is a Globe?
What is a Map?
A World Map
The Continents
Latitude and Longitude
Intermediate Directions
A Map Grid
A Map Key
Pictures and Plans
A Neighbourhood Plan
Transportation Routes in a Town
Recycling
HISTORY
Ancient Egypt Introduction
Timeline
The River Nile
Clothing and Jewellery
Daily life
Egyptian Rulers/Leaders
Religion: The Gods
Mummification
Tombs
Tutankhamun
Architecture: The Pyramids, The Sphinx, Obelisks
Language: Hieroglyphic Alphabet
Halloween
Guy Fawkes
SCIENCE (Topics)
Flowering Plants
The Rainforest
Rainforest Animals
Teeth and Eating
Dinosaurs
HANDWRITING
Targeting Handwriting- Learning the cursive formation of each letter
KS2 Cursive Handwriting Further Practice Sheets
KS2 Cursive: Fluency, Style and Speed Practice
Handwriting is practiced on a daily basis
GRAMMAR FOCUS and English Skills*including supplementary worksheets
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| September | FOCUS |
| 1st -4th | Unit 1 Parts of speech
Unit 2 Nouns |
| 7-11th | Unit 3 Verbs
Unit 4 sentences and Phrases |
| 14th – 18th | Unit 5 Adjectives and worksheets |
| 21st – 25th | Unit 6 subject & verb
Unit 7 nouns (singular and plural) |
| 28th 2nd | Unit 8 Exclamation Marks
Unit 9 verbs (past & present) |
| October | |
| 5th– 9th | Unit 10 Adverbs
Progress unit A |
| 12th – 16th | REVISION |
| 19th – 23rd | TEST
Unit 11 Pronouns |
| 26th – 30th | Unit 12 Main Clauses
Unit 13 Adjectives |
| November | |
| 2nd – 6th | Unit 14 Prepositions
Unit 15 Adjectives (Comparatives and Superlatives) |
| 9th – 13th | Unit 16 Prefixes
Unit 17 Apostrophes |
| 16th – 20th | Unit 18 Paragraphs
Unit 19 Direct Speech |
| 23rd – 27th | Unit 20 Commas
Progress Unit B |
| 30th – 4thdec | Revision of Unit 11-20 |
| December | |
| 7th – 11th | Test of Unit 11-20
Christmas Language Activities |
| 14th – 18th | Christmas Language Activities |
| ENGLISH SKILLS: COMPREHENSION, GRAMMAR, VOCABULARY , CREATIVE WRITING | |
| January | |
| 7th-8th | Key comprehension unit 33 computer health |
| 11th– 15th | Page 4-5 The Woodcutter
Page 6 -9) Phonics, Punctuation , vocabulary, writing |
| 18th– 22nd | Pages 10-15 Echo
Phonics, capital letters, vocabulary |
| 25th-29th | Pages 16-21 Tutankhamen
Grammar have, has, did, done Capital letters Vocabulary Writing |
| February | |
| 1st – 5th | Pages 22-27 White Shark
Grammar Punctuation Writing Vocabulary |
| 8th– 12th | Pages 28-33 The Hummingbird
Adjectives Grammar: To, Two, Too – There, their – Where, were Vocabulary |
| 15th-19th | Pages 34-39 The Matchgirl
Vocabulary Grammar: Plurals and verbs Writing |
| 22nd – 26th | Pages 40-45 Boeing 747
Vocabulary Grammar: Masculine and Feminine – Collective Nouns |
| March | |
| 1st – 5th | GRAMMAR REVISION FROM ABOVE |
| 8th– 12th | GRAMMAR TEST FROM ABOVE
Pages 46-51 One Man’s Horse Vocabulary Grammar- Nouns/Opposites Writing |
| 15th – 19th | Pages 52-57 Polar Bear
Grammar –Nouns, similes Vocabulary Writing |
| 22nd – 26th | Pages 58-63 Walk on the Moon
Grammar – Adjectives, on, of, off, its. It’s, our, are Writing |
| 29th – 2ndApril | Pages 64-69 Planet Problem
Grammar : homonyms , verbs , Vocabulary Creative writing |
| April | |
| 5th – 9th | Solar system project |
| 12th – 16th | Pages 70-75 Tyrannosaurus
Grammar speech marks Vocabulary Creative writing |
| 19th -23rd | Dinosaur project
Comprehension Research |
| May | |
| 10th – 14th | Grammar revision
Comprehension test |
| 17th – 21st | Grammar test
Pages 76-81 Dako Grammar suffixes Vocabulary Creative writing |
| 24th – 28th | Pages 82-87 The Marrog
Grammar adjectives, adverbs Vocabulary Creative writing |
| 31st – 4thJune | Pages 88-93 Everest
Grammar adverbs, verbs, past-passed Vocabulary Creative writing |
| June | |
| 7th – 11th | Rainforest project
Comprehension – research |
| 14th – 18th | Countries project |
| 21st – 25th | Countries project
Pages 94-96 |
YEAR 5 – TERM 1 |
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| ENGLISH | MATHS | SCIENCE | HISTORY | GEOGRAPHY |
| Grammar
Focus Unit 1 – Parts of Speech Unit 3 – Verbs Unit 4 – Auxillary Verbs Unit 5 – Adjectives Unit 6 – Adverbs Unit 7 – Apostrophes Unit 8 – Nouns (singular and plural) Unit 10 – Pronouns English Skills To, too, two Capital letters A and an Sounds Nouns common and proper Gender Subject and Verb agreement Conjunctions Singular and plural I and me Prefixes Pronouns |
Chapter 1
Whole numbers Chapter 2 Addition & Subtraction Chapter 4 Multiplication & Division Long Division
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Keeping Healthy | Explorers
Maps and Marvels The Spice lands Monsters and Terrors of the Unknown Life at Sea Finding the Way Christopher Columbus Vasco Da Gama Ferdinand Magellan |
Water
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| Comprehension
Nelson Units 1 – 10 English Skills |
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| Spelling
Units 1 – 10 English Skills |
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| Handwriting
Pages 1 – 20 |
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| Creative Writing
All about me Diary Interesting Animals Proof reading Fairy tales Writing a letter and addressing an envelope Story writing |
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YEAR 5 – TERM 2 |
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| ENGLISH | MATHS | SCIENCE | HISTORY | GEOGRAPHY |
| Grammar
Focus Unit 11 – Subject, Verb and object Unit 12 – Possessive Nouns Unit 13 – Possessive adjectives & Possessive pronouns Unit 14 – Phrases Unit 16 – Subject and verb agreement Unit 17 – Prepositions
English Skills Suffixes There or their Adjectives Homonyms Vocabulary Verbs Learn of teach Tenses Participles Phrases Adverbs Quotation Marks Similes |
Chapter 5
Negative numbers Chapter 7 Special numbers Chapter 11 Fractions 1 Chapter 16 Fractions (2) Chapter 6 Measure Chapter 9 Decimals Chapter 13 Percentages
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Gases Around Us | Explorers
The Aztec Way of Life Gods Education Where did the Aztecs live? The Spanish Conquerors The End of the Aztec Empire The Spanish Empire
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Coasts
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| Comprehension
Units 21 – 32 English Skills |
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| Spelling
Units 11 – 21 |
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| Handwriting
Pages 21 – 40 |
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| Creative writing
Story writing Letter writing A Visit Newspaper Advertisement
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YEAR 5 – TERM 3 |
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| ENGLISH | MATHS | SCIENCE | HISTORY | GEOGRAPHY |
| Grammar
Focus Unit 18 – Clauses Unit 19 – Indirect Speech Unit 20 – Verbs (future tense) Unit 2 – Types of Sentence Unit 15 – Paragraphs
English Skills Other words for Walked or Went Commas Language The apostrophe Of and Off Contractions Has and Have Conjunctions Do or Does Abbreviations Prepositions Vocabulary
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Chapter 3
Angles (1) Chapter 8 Angles (2) Chapter 10 2D & 3D Shape Chapter 12 Coordinates Chapter 14 Measure (2) Chapter 15 Algebra Chapter 17 Time
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The Solar System
(Earth, Sun and Moon) Changing Sounds |
Explorers
Exploration and Encounters Aztec Society Montezuma and Cortes South America Today
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Coastal Settlements
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| Comprehension
Units 11 – 21 English Skills |
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| Spelling
Units 21 -28 |
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| Handwriting
Pages 41 – 56 |
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| Creative Writing
Book review Things that make me mad Story writing Proof Reading
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MONTH |
MATHEMATICS | ENGLISH | SIENCES | HISTORY |
GEOGRAPHY |
| SEPTEMBER
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Chapter 1: Addition and Subtraction of whole numbers
Chapter 2: Multiplication and division with whole numbers
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GRAMMAR: Unit 1: Singular and Plural
Unit 2: Pronouns and adjectives Unit 3: VERBS – Tenses Unit 4: Sentences: Direct Speech Unit 5: Adverbs-clauses Unit 6: Nouns – possessive Unit 7: Sentences: Direct Speech Supplementary material: English Skills SPELLING: Unit 1: Simple Plurals Unit 2: Tricky Plurals Unit 3: Using Prefixes Unit 4: Using suffixes Unit 5: Using suffixes COMPREHENSION: E.skills – Fiction Comprehension Book-factual, Fiction, Autobiography WRITING: LETTER Introduction to Narratives Narrative Introduction to Ist and 3rd person Introduction to biographies |
UNIT 1: Human Organs and Systems
1.Where are our Major Organs? 2.What do our major organs do? 3. What happens if our major organs don’t work. 4.What happens if our major organs don’t work. |
TUDORS
The War of the Roses The Tudors Life in the Country Town life Henry VIII |
Unit 1: RIVERS
Where does water come from? Where rivers begin Down to the coast Rivers and People River Nile |
| OCTOBER
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Chapter 4: Numbers and patterns
Chapter 6: Parts of a whole
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Grammar:
8.Sentences: SUBJECT –predicate 15. Sentences: subject – Predicate 9.Homophones 13.Homonyms
Spelling: Unit 6: Maths and Science words Unit 7: ph words
Comprehension: E.skills: factual Comprehension Book: Factual –narrative, Fiction Writing: Diary entries Adventure story (link comprehension) Setting descriptions Character descriptions |
5. Scientific names for the major organs.
UNIT 3: FOOD CHAINS 1.Along the Chain we go |
New Ideas and lands
Tools and Inventions Break with Rome
Thomas More Elizabeth I |
The River Amazon
The Murray River Polluted Rivers
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| NOVEMBER
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Chapter 7: Addition and subtraction of fractions and decimals
Chapter 8-DECIMALS
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Grammar:
10.Verbs: Suffixes 11. Adjectives 12.Pronouns 14. Punctuation: Apostrophe 19. Punctuation: Comma Spelling: Unit 8: Tricky words Unit 9: Word Roots Unit 10: Word Origins Unit 11: Unstressed letters Comprehension: Comprehension Book – Non Fiction, Fiction E.SKILLS: Narrative Writing: Narrative set out. Descriptive POETRY |
2. Along the Chain we go
3. It all begins with sunlight: The Sun provides energy… 4. It all begins with sunlight a. We can use pyramids…. b. Pyramids of numbers 5.Producers and Consumers |
Elizabethans at Sea
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Unit 2: MOUNTAINS
How are mountains formed Mountains and the weather The Himalayas The Andes |
| DECEMBER
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CHAPTER 8-DECIMALS
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Grammar:
16. Pronouns 17. Sentences: Clauses Spelling: Unit 13: Geography History Words Unit 14: ent, ence, ant, ance Words Comprehension: Christmas narrative Writing: Poetry, Christmas story |
Predators and prey
Different habitats and Food Chains Different habitats and different food chains. |
The Spanish armada
Theatres SHAKESPEARE |
Mountains and Tourism
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| JANUARY | Chapter 10: Geometry | Grammar:
Unit 18: Auxilary Verbs Unit 24 : VERBS Unit 20: Paragraphs Unit 21-VERBS prefixes Spelling: UNIT 15: Silent Letters Unit 16: Useful connectives Comprehension: E.Skills – Comprehension Book- Fiction/Non-Fiction Writing: Narrative – Christmas –Recall/Factual Setting description – Book Study Character description – Book Study
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UNIT 5: CARING FOR THE ENVIRONMENT
Looking after our world-Find out how humans have positive and negative effects on environment. |
VICTORIANS
The Victorian Age. The Spread of Steam Power. Prison + Workhouse
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UNIT 3: COASTS
Changing coastlines. Sand Dunes and people Buildings on the coasts
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| FEBRUARY | Chapter 12: Triangles | Grammar:
Unit 22: Confusing Words Unit 23: Adverbs Unit 25: Sentences Clauses Unit 26: Punctuation- Commas Unit 27: Punctuation
Spelling: Unit 17: Homophones Unit 18: er, ar, or endings. Unit 19: ery, ary, ory endings Comprehension: E.Skills- Comprehension Book: Fiction/non-fiction Writing: 1st Person narrative Letter: Friendly-Formal |
Looking after our world-Find out how humans have positive and negative effects on environment. | The Railways
Navvies at work Homes of the Poor Crime |
Using the coast
Holding Back the sea. Threats to Coasts |
| MARCH | Chapter 15: Parallel Lines | Grammar:
BOOK 6 Unit 1 + 2: Sentences UNIT 3 – Homophones and Homonyms UNIT 4 – Pronouns UNIT 5 – Verbs -auxiliary UNIT 6 –Sentences –relative clauses Spelling: Unit 20: tricky words Unit 21: British English or American English? Unit 22: a +double letters
Comprehension: E.skills- pg 40 Comprehension Book Writing: POETRY ARTICLE/REPORT |
Energy
Recycling Littering
UNIT 6: Mass and Weight Gravity is Force Weight is measured in Newtons.
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Victorian Workers
Work for Women and children. |
UNIT 4: CITIES
The growth of Cities Nairobi,Kenya
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| APRIL | Chapter 14: Area and Perimeter | Grammar:
UNIT 7 – VERBS – Tenses UNIT 8 – Sentences Multi-clauses Unit 10 – Sentences UNIT 9- Confusing Words UNIT 14 – Confusing Words Spelling: Unit 23: ie, ei Unit 24: more unstressed vowels Comprehension: E.skills: pg Comprehension Book; Writing: Summary Comparative writing |
Mass and Weight
Use units of force, mass and weight. Identify the direction in which forces act |
Young Chimney sweeps
Better conditions for workers. At war with the Boers. |
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Tokyo, Japan |
| MAY | Chapter 17: formulas | Grammar:
Unit 16: Sentences Direct Speech Unit 17 ¬ Verbs Modal Unit 18- Verbs Unit 23 –Verbs Spelling: Unit 25: tricky words Unit 26: using a dictionary Comprehension: E.skills: Comprehension Book Writing: Book study Memories(Recall) |
Use units of force, mass and weight.
Identify the direction in which forces act
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Masters and servants
Schools
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UNIT 5: Food and Famine
Food and people How does hunger affect people? |
| JUNE | Chapter 21: Equations | Grammar:
Unit 20-Sentences Unit 26 – Sentences Unit 24: Standard English – Double negatives. Unit 15:Punctuation Unit 25: Hyphen Spelling: UNIT 27: Tricky Words UNIT 28: Using a dictionary Comprehension: E.skills, Comprehension Book Writing: BOOK REPORT |
Know and Understand the idea of energy in movement. | Food and Drink
Pleasures and Pastimes Science and Fun(ART link) |
Famines caused by nature.
Famines caused by people. |
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