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What is Advent in preparation for?
Jesus's birth or Christmas
What is Mrs. Hudd's favourite food?
Chocolate!
What is one trait that mammals have?
They have fur or hair. They don't lay eggs. They feed their babies milk and care for them.
Who moved to Prague from Thailand this year?
Finlay
What does the word "segregate" mean?
To keep groups of people separate from each other
Name a Muslim festival that someone researched for the fair.
Ramadan, Eid-al-Fitr, Eid-al-Adha
What kind of pet does Miss Ashley have?
A dog (named Gypsy)
Why does a child look like his/her parents?
He/she gets genes from both parents that determine many of their traits.
Who lost a tooth in class this week?
James
Name one of the US states where slavery was legal until the American Civil War?
Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, Texas, Missouri, Louisiana, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky, Virginia, Delaware, Maryland
What is one way that the Early Church is different to most churches today?
It met in houses. It didn't have official leaders. The people were persecuted by the Roman government.
Which team did Mr. Stewart support for the World Cup?
England
If a mouse with red eyes and a mouse with black eyes have a baby, what colour eyes is the baby most likely to have?
Black eyes (Either a 50% chance if the black-eyed mouse carries a recessive red-eye gene or 100% if they have two dominate black-eye genes)
Who is most likely to do a fabulous piece of artwork for their homework?
Ivanna
Name one leader or influential person from the Civil Rights Movement and explain what they did?
Rosa Parks, Malcolm X, The Little Rock Nine, Ruby Bridges, Linda Brown, John F. Kennedy, Thurgood Marshall, Martin Luther King Jr...
Why did Paul write letters?
To teach and encourage the people who were following Jesus around 'the world'.
Where did Mrs. Stine live before she moved to Prague?
Thailand
What is the scientist Gregor Mendel famous for?
He first realised that when traits were passed down from plant to plant some traits were dominant and some were recessive.
What are the names of the new students joining our class after the holiday?
Yibo and Nina
What was traded in the Triangular Trade?
slaves, rum/cotton/tobacco, manufactured goods (like cloth, tools and guns)
Why would a birthday not be considered a festival?
It isn't a collective celebration for everyone in a cultural or religious community.
What is a language that Miss Pecuh speaks (other than English)?
Ukrainian, Croatian
If an animal's scientific name is 'panthera leo' what Genus is it part of? What does this category tell us?
Panthera (because it is a big cat)
Who represented Czech Republic in an international cricket tournament this term?
Henry
What powerful East African kingdom was in the same area that slaves were captured from?
The Kingdom of Benin