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How cool is this? Sarcophagus of Prince Thutmose’s Cat Ta-Miu. The body of this sarcophagus of a cat is completely decorated with scenes, while the lid is inscribed with hieroglyphs.
New Kingdom, late 18th Dynasty, reign of Amenhotep III, ca. 1391-1353 BC. Limestone, from Memphis

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Studying for your final maths assessments? Check out this Ancient Egyptian papyrus which is a study guide to arithmetic and geometry from around 1550BC. #ancientegypt #maths #learning #schooltextbook

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Today is #hocaustmemorialday. Y7 + 8 students will be thinking about #HMD in history lessons by reading @tompalmerauthor’s book #afterthewar, a story about 3 Polish children moving to England after surviving the Holocaust. Find out more here https://t.co/1XvfTuxrFw @libraryatTHS

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Find out all about life at THS Sixth Form including the History A-Level. Check the website for details! #teamhistory #tuptonhallschool #outstandingsixthform

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We live to see some classical history and this a great Greek myth! Check it out 🙂

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VIDEO: Staff are #reading favourite #books, #stories & #poems for you to enjoy as part of Literacy In Lockdown 🗣️📖

Mrs Harvey-Grayson reads Arachne & Athena from her childhood book of Greek Myths: https://t.co/LXuM1RnhEc #ReadingForPleasure @THSEnglishDept @THS_History

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This is fantastic! ☺️

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Lovely to be recognised as part of this line-up of schools doing awesome things on social media 👍👏 Thank you! #SchoolAwards #edutwitter

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Check out this @BBCNewsround article on the first Viking ship burial dig in 100 years! #archaeology #vikings https://t.co/KYnZGVx4qk

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Have you uploaded your scores yet?! Today’s event is ‘climbing Mount Everest’. Did you know the first people to reach the summit were Edmund Hillary (from NZ) and Tenzing Norgay, (from Nepal) on 29th May 1953? The height of Everest is 29,035 feet above sea level. #humanitiesfacts

[Jessica Harvey-Grayson @oddsock97]

Come on Team Turbutt! Day 4 of #virtualsportsday is here so don’t forget to upload your results! Here are my pics from yesterday to prove I took part! Now I’m off to jump over a shoe and then for a well deserved ice cream... #teamturbutt @TuptonHallPE @TuptonHalls 🐟💜🐟💜🐟💜

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Don’t forget to get your results in for the virtual sports day everyone! @TuptonHallPE

[Jessica Harvey-Grayson @oddsock97]

Come on #teamturbutt! Let’s smash this #virtualsportsday! Managed to take Agatha out for a spin today and racked up 15k for our house. Make sure you upload your efforts ASAP! @MikeEdwards79 💜🐟💜🐟💜🐟

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More fantastic #suffragette work from Oliver in Y8! Brilliant statue design and explanation, well done! #deedsnotwords #votesforwomen #onlinelearning #womenshistory #teachinghistory #emmelinepankhurst #turbutthousepoints

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Fantastic work from Gabby in y8! Loving the flag! #votesforwomen #suffragettes #history #year8history #deedsnotwords

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Awesome bit of Suffragette merchandise designed by George W. here! Love it! Keep them coming in everyone! #suffragettes #deedsnotwords #onlinelearning #history #womenshistory #year8history @TuptonHalls

[Jessica Harvey-Grayson @oddsock97]

Can’t wait to see what my year 8s come up with! Here’s some ideas if you haven’t started this task from your knowledge organiser on class charts. #onlinelearning @THS_History #history

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Check out Mrs HG with these Suffragette ladies! We’re looking forward to seeing what suffragette merchandise the year 7 and 8 historians have been making! Don’t forget to email them in to your teachers so we can share them! #onlinelearning #suffragettes #getcrafty

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Have you ever wanted to see inside an Ancient Egyptian tomb? Well now you can! Check out this virtual tour of Ramasses VI’s burial chamber! https://t.co/OqQZ0Pywg5

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Morning historians! This week Mrs Harvey-Grayson has challenged you all to make a #timecapsule! She’s even made a video to help you! We can’t wait to see what you make - don’t forget to tag us or email your history teachers! #onlinelearning #historyteacher https://t.co/OYsHy00y1V

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We’re so looking to forward to meeting our new historians from year 6. Find out all about transition from Mrs Sinclair.

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VIDEO: Our Transition Leader Mrs Sinclair wants to say 'hello' and tell you about our plans for Year 6 Transition. We're sorry we can't welcome you face to face right now, but we're working hard to provide you with all the information and support you need.
https://t.co/kJoIaypMwB

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Today is International Nurses Day, and it’s no coincidence it’s on the 12th of May - it’s Florence Nightingale’s birthday! Did you know that although she was born in Florence, Italy, her family home was near Matlock? Here’s to the #ladywiththelamp and to all our #amazingnurses 👏🏻

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Mrs HG busy celebrating today!

[Jessica Harvey-Grayson @oddsock97]

Such an amazing day on our street, so lovely to meet more of our neighbours and remember those family members that served during WWII. #VEDay75 #streetparty

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Hoping you all had a nice time celebrating VE Day. Don’t forget to send us your pics if you had a front garden party! Check out this picture of Chesterfield market place on 8th May 1945!