Welcome to Treasure Week

All the schools in our network are studying treasure this week……. Meaning: those who attack without legal authority not only ships, but also maritime cities. ship X marks the spot launch Treasure chest- fact or myth? Another popular meaning of the word in medieval England was "sea thieves". skull The theme at our school is “Pirates!” Other words meaning similar things: Buccaneer, freebooter, privateer

Where do pirates live? What do they do? Are they still around today? How can you tell a pirate ship? Who are the most famous pirates?

ships port stern decks starboard bow Pirates spent most the time at sea in tall ships like these looking for other ships to attack and steal from! mast galley Crows nest sails hull Modern day pirates come in high speed patrol boats to take your loot!

Life on board Scare tactics Hoist the Jolly Roger! captain Sea shanty Walk the plank Navigation by the stars Eating and drinking Take the wheel Swab the decks Scurvy and rickets Ship ahoy! All hands on deck! Splice the main brace If caught , put to death by hanging and left as an example Sleep in hammocks Look out duty Watches- bells Go aloft, climb the rigging

Pirates Food Bottled beer hard tack biscuits Limes for vitamin C turtles in the Caribbean eggs from hens on board ship

Pirates tasks on land mend the sails and rigging scrub the ship decks scrub the seaweed and barnacles from under the ship restock supplies of food and drink

Do you look like this today? tricorn belt Head scarf or cap shirt pistol cutlass Waist coat sash pantaloons boots

The Jolly Roger The name "Jolly Roger" is thought to have originated from a nickname for the devil, "Old Roger". However, it is more likely to have come from the French word for "pretty red", "Jolie Rouge . The red flag meant no mercy.

Some famous pirates Mary Read Captain Kidd famous for burying his treasure Some famous pirates Long John Silver ( Treasure Island) John Rackham “Calico Jack” Edward Teach “Black beard” He was named "Blackbeard", for his large black beard that almost covered his entire face. To strike terror in the hearts of his enemies Blackbeard would weave hemp into his hair, and light it during battle. Edward Teach was an unusually large man, carrying two swords, numerous knives, and pistols- he was feared by his own crew. Anne Bonny

Modern day pirates

What are we going to be learning this week? Making pirate ships, hats and weapons Looking at life on a pirate ship Reading treasure maps and how to navigate Finding out how to speak like a pirate Baking real pirates biscuits complete with weevils Living life as a pirate…….. Why are we doing this? To enjoy ourselves To produce some excellent work especially in writing To show each other what we have learnt To become pirate experts!

Sea-Fever by John Masefield I must go down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and the sky, And all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by, And the wheel's kick and the wind's song and the white sail's shaking, And a grey mist on the sea's face and a grey dawn breaking. I must down to the seas again, for the call of the running tide Is a wild call and a clear call that may not be denied; And all I ask is a windy day with the white clouds flying, And the flung spray and the blown spume, and the sea-gulls crying. I must down to the seas again to the vagrant gypsy life. To the gull's way and the whale's way where the wind's like a whetted knife; And all I ask is a merry yarn from a laughing fellow-rover, And quiet sleep and a sweet dream when the long trick's over.