THE
RANDOM ISSUE ii!
BY LEELA GUHA
Contents!!!
Creation page…………………………………………………………………………………………1
The Roman Empire…………………………………………………………………………………2
Random facts…….…………………………………………………………………………………..3
Headscratchers……………………………………………………………………………………….4
World War 1……………………………………………………………………………………………5
Road safety………………………………………………………………………………………6 &7
Monthly Myths ……………………………………………………………………………………..8
The French Revolution………………………………………………………………………….9
How many Aum (the Hindu sign)
can you find?
Creation page
How to make a model dragon
What you need:
Salt
Step 1
Flour
Mix the flour and salt, the ratio
is 2 parts flour, 1 part salt. So if
you had 100 grams of flour you
would need 50 grams of salt.
A bit of water
Step 2
Next you slowly add water until it has a consistency much like play dough
Use this dragon for
ideas.
Step 3
After that separate the dough into balls of different sizes, 4
similar sized balls for legs, 2 large balls for wings, a smallish
ball for a head, a quite big ball for a body and a medium
sized one for a tail.
Step 4
Finally assemble your dragon and leave it to dry.
The Roman Empire
Legions
Roman democracy
The Roman Empire was
the most developed
civilisation of all time.
They were the ultimate
fighters and politicians
and, nearly 1000 years
later, are still the best
the world has ever seen.
They conquered Italy,
England, Greece and
many other countries.
Roman armies (called
legions) fought with
incredible skill.
However, left handers
where not allowed to
join legions as each
man’s shield covered
half of his own body
and half of the person’s
next to him. Left
handers held their
shield in the opposite
hand and would have
ruined the order.
Rome was ruled by
the senate, a group
of elected citizens
that stood for a
group of people’s
views. At first the
senate was a group
of 100 advisors for
the king. Later kings
expanded the
group to 500
senators. After the
kings were
overthrown the
senate became the
ruling body, led by
a dictator. This
practice was
stopped when
Caesar was
murdered and was
followed by the
patriarchal system
of emperors
SPQR was the symbol of
Rome and stood for
senatus populusque
romanus, the senate and
the people of Rome.
Fun fact!
The Emperor Caligula loved chickens,
his favourite was called Rome. When
someone told him that Rome was lost
he was heartbroken, until he realised
they meant the city, not the chicken.
Random facts
Banging your head
against a wall burns
150 calories an hour.
When hippos are
upset, their sweat
turns red.
The average woman
uses her height in
lipstick every 5 years.
Polar bears could eat as
many as 86 penguins in a
single sitting. (If they lived in
the same place!)
The saying, ‘A cat always
lands on its feet’ isn’t just an
old myth. Some cats have
fallen more than 320 metres
onto concrete and come
away unharmed.
Write your own random fact in the box
below. Give your fact to a pupil post
member listed on thank you to. The best
three facts will be published in the next
issue. The writer of the fact will get some
special Spanish sweets!!! 
29th May is officially put a
pillow on your fridge day
In the UK, it is illegal to eat
mince pies on Christmas Day!
A flock of crows is known
as a murder.
Billy goats urinate on their
own heads to smell more
attractive to females.
Human saliva has a
boiling point three times
that of regular water.
King Henry VIII slept with a
gigantic axe beside him.
Cat facts
It’s not a flock, it’s not a
herd – a group of cats
together is known as a
‘clowder’.
It’s common knowledge
that cats are fans of milk,
but many of them are
lactose intolerant. This
means that they are actually allergic to milk.
Pteronophobia is the fear of
being tickled by feathers!
“Facebook Addiction
Disorder” is a mental
disorder identified by
Psychologists.
Cherophobia is the
fear of fun.
The person who invented
the Frisbee was cremated
and made into Frisbees
after he died!
Bikinis and tampons were
invented by men
According to statistics, cat
owners are healthier than
those without cats. The
risk of heart attack is cut
by a third among people
who have a pet cat.
If you’re a male with a pet cat,
you’re more likely to find true
love. This is due to the fact that
people view cat owners are
kind, trustworthy and sensitive.
Headscratchers!!!
maths puzzle
mazes
spot the differences
Introduction
AMAZING FACTS
World War 1
World War One wasn’t called
the Great War for nothing. With
over 17 million deaths of
soldiers and civilians over the
course of the war, it was one of
the deadliest human conflicts in
history. When the first shot was
fired in South Africa, people
expected it to last a few months.
However, the fighting spiralled
out of control and the whole of
the British Empire was forced
to join in the conflict. World
war one showed how humans,
during hard times, can separate
1. An explosion on the battlefield in
France was heard in London!
2. 12 million letters were delivered to
the front every day!
3. Women working in ammunitions
factories often had yellow skin.
4. The youngest British soldier was only
12!
5. In September 1918, the cost of British
bullets fired in a DAY was 4 million!
or come closer.
Timeline of the Great
War
August 3rd 1914
October 29th 1914
Germany declares war on France
Turkey enters war on German side
Jan 19th 1915
August 9th 1915
First Zeppelin raid on Britain
Britain declares war on Germany
April 29th 1916
7th May 1916
British forces surrender to Turkish at Kut.
The Lusitania sunk by German U boat
November 9th 1916
December 5th 1916
Kaiser Wilhelm abdicated
Armistice sighted between Russia and Germany
Road safety
Road Safety Rules:
Always wear a seat belt
I survived
because I wore
a seat belt
GREEN
CROSS CODE:
STOP
LOOK
Don’t distract the driver
Now I have
to buy a new
car
LISTEN
THINK
Use the green cross code
Put the baby seat in the back
When a child is in the front turn the air bag off
get ready
Stop
Go
get ready
Road safety quiz
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Car, wheels, road, safe,
Stop ,think, look, listen,
seatbelt.
Colour the school bus in when
you have found the differences.
Which of the cars
below is completely
safe to travel in?
Monthly myths!
This month myths are the Hindu gods
Siva or Shiva
Vishnu
Supreme god known
as the protector
Ganesh
Anumati
Goddess of
wealth, intellect,
children,
prosperity and
spirituality
Supreme
goddess known
as the shining
one
God of
wisdom
knowledge
and new
beginnings
Shisha
Snake-like
god of time. It
is said when
he uncoils
time goes
forward and
when he coils
time goes
back ward
Devi
Mitra
Varuna
Bhaga
God of
wealth
Asvayujua
Goddess of
good luck,
joy and
happiness
Anala
God of
fire
Ravi
God of the
sun.
Valli
Consort
of
Murugan
Murugan
God of war
and son of
Shiva and
Parvati.
Patron god
of oaths
and
friendship
God of the
sea, water and
the night sky
Ayyappa
Son of Shiva
and Mohini.
Supreme
god known
as the
transformer
Thanks for
reading!
Parvati
The wife of
Shiva and
goddess of
fertility,
love,
power,
strength
and
devotion.
The French revolution
Introduction
The Estates General
For a peasant life in the 18th
century France was pretty
miserable. There were too
many people and not
enough food for everyone to
eat.
After helping America in their
war of independence, Louis XVI
was deep in debt. So in 1789 he
called a meeting of the estates
general (a kind of parliament),
trying to persuade them to help
pay his debts. The estates general
refused, and in return Louis
attempted to shut it down.
However, the poor members
took their meeting to a local
indoor tennis court, 576 out of
577 members made the tennis
court oath-an act which
questioned the power of the
king.
In addition to this, the poor
had to pay rent to farm on
the local landlord’s land.
When King Louis XVI came
to the throne he issued
many taxes to the poor and
none to the rich. This caused
anger and unrest among the
people, and the
overthrowing of the
monarchy first came to
mind. That was when the
revolution really began.
5th May
1789 –call
of estates
general.
Important revolution dates
14th July
1789 –
Bastille
stormed.
21st 1793 –
Louis XVI
executed.
10thNovember
1799
Napoleon
ends
revolution.
Thank you to!
Flo
Amelie
Millie
Hanna
JULIET