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Marie was born in London. She had an English father and a Latvian mother. She was educated at a German school in Riga before moving to Paris, France in 1940. Paris fell to Nazi Germany and she was interned in the Frontstalage interment camp at Besancon. She escaped the Nazis and helped a wounded British airman return to England. She was then recruited by the Special Operations Executive (SOE) i 1942. Her task was to assess and test the security awareness of trainee secret agents. Her code name was 'Fifi ’ and she had a cover identity of Christine Collard. Her reports showed that flatter and attention were all the trainees needed for them to reveal everything they knew. As a result of her reports ( documents declassified in 2014) trainee agents were sacked from SOE. It was only after her files were made public in 2014 that people became aware of her remarkable job. It is now no secret what an amazing undercover agent Marie was during WW11. She died on 5th November 2007, aged 87 taking her secrets with her. Sources Wikipedia *Great Women who changed the World by Kate Pankhurst

Recently there has been a lot of news about Climate Change and the number of serious fires we are now experiencing . Over the years I have created several Phrase and Vocabulary sheets. Friend or Foe/ could be a good discussion/ starting point I have included a short story when, during a dispute, the green goddesses were trundled out in England - written by myself. There are also 2 poetry aids with a few ‘couplets’ included for starters. There is also a blank ‘comic’ strip and 2 best copy sheets. I have included 3 pages from a book called Emergency - the author describes how to put out a fire and describes the use of basic firefighting equipment. There is also a page about breathing apparatus. There is a general Rescue sheet. Finally I have included information about fire-engines/lorries/trucks and other vehicles. There are lots of FREE photocopiable sheets on firemen/fighters and fire engines available on Google. Sources Challenging the Physical Elements by Tony Batchelor Wikipedia What to do in an Emergency Reader’s Digest

Stephen was an English born monk and abbot,he and one of the founders of the Cistercian Order. He is honored as a saint by the Catholic Church. He spent his youth at Sherborne Abbey in Dorset. He travelled to Scotland and France and went on a pilgrimage to Rome. Back in France he joined a monastery at Molesme in the Burgundy region. In 1098 Stephen, along with Robert and Alberic, left Moleme to found a new monastery at Citeaux. Robert was the first abbot but called back to Molsme by Pope urban II. Alberic for 9 years became the second abbot. On his death Stephen became the third abbot. To begin with it was difficult to get new members but when Bernard of Clairvauz joined with 30 companions it greatly improved. Together they spearheaded the order. In 1119 the order received the Charter of Charity an important document for the Cistercian Order- it established its unifying principles. The rapid growth in the 12th century were certainly due in some part to Stephen’s leadership. He insisted on simplicity in all aspects of monastic life. He was an accomplished scribe and one of his greatest achievements was the Harding Bible. Stephen was abbot for 23 years. He resigned in 1133 because he was going blind. He died on 28th March. 1134. Stephen Harding’s feast day is 26th January. Sources Wikipedia Oxford Dictionary of Saints by David Farmer