Our Amazing World - July
Welcome to the July, the 7th month of the year for many people.
July was first named Quintilis in the original Roman calendar.
Take another look at the name.
Using your understanding of word origins, can you guess what month of the year it was?
Quintilis comes from the Latin word for five. You may have noticed the connection with words like quintet and quintuplets.
The month was called this because it was the 5th month in the Roman calendar which was organised according to the phases of the moon.
In 44BCE, Julius Caesar reorganised the calendar to follow the movements of the sun and this became the 7th month.
It was renamed Julius in his honour.
July was first named Quintilis in the original Roman calendar.
Take another look at the name.
Using your understanding of word origins, can you guess what month of the year it was?
Quintilis comes from the Latin word for five. You may have noticed the connection with words like quintet and quintuplets.
The month was called this because it was the 5th month in the Roman calendar which was organised according to the phases of the moon.
In 44BCE, Julius Caesar reorganised the calendar to follow the movements of the sun and this became the 7th month.
It was renamed Julius in his honour.
July 1 to July 7 |
Inspiration |
July 1 - a. Struggling to stay awake in class today? Finding the lesson a little boring? Be thankful. It could be worse. On this day in 1983 the world's longest-recorded sermon finally came to an end. The Reverend Ronald Gallagher finished his epic 120 hour message to the people of his church in Appomattox USA. b. On this day in 1916, the first Battle of the Somme began during WW1. More lives were lost in the battle than in any other in modern times. More than 1 million people never came home. |
a. Feeling inspired to break a record of your own? Do a little research into other endurance records. Can you find one you think you may be able to conquer? Share your ideas with your teacher. You may even like to turn your idea into a charity fundraiser by seeking sponsorship. |
July 2 - |
|
July 3 - |
|
July 4 - |
|
July 5 - |
|
July 6 - |
|
July 7 - |