Jersey is the sunniest place in the British Isles — about 2,000 hours of sunshine every year! ☀️The Jersey cow is one of the oldest dairy breeds in the world — dating back over 300 years! 🐄Jersey has its own parliament called the States Assembly — one of the oldest in the world! 🏛️Jersey is closer to France than to England — just 14 miles from the Normandy coast! 🇫🇷Mont Orgueil Castle has been standing for over 800 years — since around 1204! 🏰Jersey has one of the largest tidal ranges in the world — the sea can go back nearly 1.5km at low tide! 🌊Jersey has its own language called Jèrriais — a form of Norman French still spoken by some islanders! 🗣️The Jersey Royal potato has its own Protected Designation of Origin — just like champagne! 🥔Jersey is the sunniest place in the British Isles — about 2,000 hours of sunshine every year! ☀️The Jersey cow is one of the oldest dairy breeds in the world — dating back over 300 years! 🐄Jersey has its own parliament called the States Assembly — one of the oldest in the world! 🏛️Jersey is closer to France than to England — just 14 miles from the Normandy coast! 🇫🇷Mont Orgueil Castle has been standing for over 800 years — since around 1204! 🏰Jersey has one of the largest tidal ranges in the world — the sea can go back nearly 1.5km at low tide! 🌊Jersey has its own language called Jèrriais — a form of Norman French still spoken by some islanders! 🗣️The Jersey Royal potato has its own Protected Designation of Origin — just like champagne! 🥔

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World Religions: Hinduism

Discover the beliefs, gods and festivals of the ancient religion of Hinduism.

✓ Hinduism is one of the world's oldest religions, with origins in the Indian subcontinent over 4,000 years ago.

✓ Hindus believe in one supreme being called Brahman, who can be worshipped in many different forms as gods and goddesses.

✏️ 📖 English

Conjunctions and Connectives

Learn how conjunctions link ideas and make your sentences more sophisticated.

✓ Conjunctions are words that join clauses or sentences together, such as 'and', 'but', 'because', 'although' and 'while'.

✓ Co-ordinating conjunctions (FANBOYS: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so) join two equal clauses.

🥁 🎵 Music

Rhythm and Beat in Music

Explore the difference between beat and rhythm and how music is organised.

✓ The beat is the steady, regular pulse in music — like a heartbeat or a ticking clock.

✓ Rhythm is a pattern of long and short sounds played over the beat.

What is an Algorithm?

Learn what algorithms are and why they are the heart of computer programs.

✓ An algorithm is a set of step-by-step instructions to solve a problem or complete a task.

✓ Algorithms must be precise — each step must be clear and unambiguous.

Healthy Eating

Find out why eating a balanced, varied diet is so important for your health.

✓ Our bodies need a balanced diet including carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins, minerals, fibre and water.

✓ Fruit and vegetables should make up the largest portion of our diet — we should aim for at least 5 portions a day.

🪨 🔬 Science

Rocks and Soils

Explore the three types of rock and discover what soil is made from.

✓ There are three main types of rock: igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic.

✓ Igneous rocks form when magma cools and hardens; sedimentary rocks form from layers of sediment pressed together over time.

💬 📖 English

Speech Marks and Direct Speech

Learn how to punctuate direct speech correctly in your writing.

✓ Speech marks (also called inverted commas or quotation marks) are placed around the exact words a character says.

✓ A new speaker always starts on a new line in written dialogue.

💧 🌍 Geography

The Water Cycle

Learn how water travels around our planet in a never-ending journey.

✓ Water evaporates from oceans, rivers and lakes when heated by the sun.

✓ Water vapour rises into the atmosphere, cools, and condenses to form clouds.

Deserts — Not Just Sand: The World’s Driest Places Explained

Journey to the driest corners of the globe, from scorching sands to frozen ice.

✓ A desert is defined by low rainfall, not just heat.

✓ Antarctica is actually the largest and coldest desert on Earth.

How Maps Work — Latitude, Longitude and Grid References

Master the secret grid lines that allow explorers and sat-navs to find any location.

✓ Latitude lines run east to west, measuring north and south.

✓ Longitude lines run north to south, measuring east and west.

Why the Amazon Rainforest Is the Lungs of the Earth

Find out why a forest in South America is vital for the air you breathe in Jersey.

✓ The Amazon spans across nine different South American countries.

✓ It produces about 20% of the world's total oxygen.

The Water Cycle — How Rain Is Made and Where It Goes

Take a journey from the deep blue ocean to the clouds and back down to earth.

✓ The Earth has the same water it had billions of years ago.

✓ The sun is the engine that powers the whole cycle.

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