Fact Hunters: Cathedrals, cats & ants

This week we have had a tremendous number of interesting facts being shared by the children. Congratulations to the following children who have amazed us with their ability to hunt out interesting snippets of information:

Georgia Brooks 
Did you know that a cat has 32 muscles in each ear, compared to a human's 6 muscles each. A cat can rotate its ears independently 180 degrees, and turn in the direction of sound 10 times faster than those of the best watchdog.

Lelethu Nombeko
Incredibly there are over 12,000 different types of ants found around the world. Some ants are able to cut leaves and carry them back to their nest while others have very painful stings – the bullet ant.

Jude Gore
Did you know that we are called Great Britain as a result of the Romans? In AD 43 the Roman Empire began its conquest of our island, establishing a province they called Britannia.

Ella Nash
Did you know that the immune system is the body's defense against infectious organisms and other invaders. Through a series of steps called the immune response, the immune system attacks organisms and substances that invade body systems and cause disease.

Alisha March & Sienna Nickson
Did you know that St Paul’s Cathedral took 35 years to complete? It replaced a cathedral that burnt down in the Great Fire of London.

Ellis Curtis Rich
To begin with, you couldn’t call a town a city unless it had a cathedral. This started with Henry VIII. However the rules have now been changed.

Emily Johnson
Did you know that the dome on the top of St Paul’s is the second largest in the world? The biggest is the dome on the top of St Peter’s in Rome.