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site update 26 September 2011 Minimus in the news again! Read about the spread of Minimus in Norfolk, here and here. Download Newsletter 44 here |
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site update 12th January 2011 Download Newsletter 43 here |
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site update 17th April There's a new post on the Minimus blog, featuring Helen's Year 5's practising their legionary drill... Please contact Helen if you would like our list of commands, or any more information. |
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site update 29th March euge! The première of ‘Minimus the Musical’ will be taking place at Clifton High School on Thursday 1 st July 2010. For several months, Barbara has been working to write the lyrics for the musical, which like the books is based on a real family who lived at Vindolanda. Many of the characters in the books make an appearance in the stage version! She has worked closely with Bristol composer Christopher Northam, who has turned the lyrics in to a series of imaginative songs, full of beauty and wit. There will be three performances to choose from; Thursday 1 st July; 2.30pm & 7.30pm and Friday 2 nd July at 7.30pm. Tickets are £8 per adult and £5 for children and concessions. If you live in the Bristol area and would like to come to see the musical, either on your own or to bring a school group, please contact Joanne Rosser at Clifton High School; jrosser@cliftonhigh.bristol.sch.uk Tel: 0117 973 0201 for a ticket application form.
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site update 29th March Barbara has been very busy meeting important people to taalk about Latin and Minimus. Read her news for more about her investiture at Windsor Castle, and her recent meeting with Boris Johnson |
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site update 9th March eheu! The Minimus at the Museum Day in Chester has been cancelled. We hope it can be rearranged at a later date. |
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site update 8th February Minimus at the Museum Day (Chester) – June 10th A number of schools have shown interest in attending this event but firm bookings are not yet enough to make the day viable.
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site update 14th January There will be a “Minimus at the Museum Day” in 2010!
• Meet Barbara Bell (author) and Helen Forte (illustrator) |
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site update 25th October New material on the Minimus blog - some comic strip 'medice! medice!' stories by Helen's Year 6 children . Click here to see them. click here for the current Primary Latin Project newsletter |
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site update 25th October 2009 Details are out for the 2010 Mythology Competition. The topics are the Trojan Horse for pupils studying Minimus, and Romulus and Remus for those studying Minimus Secundus. Click here for details and entry forms. Also, please note a change of date for the Bristol training course to 30th January. |
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site update 18th October 2009 Helen and her Year 4's have combined digital photography, a trip to the Iceni Village and ComicLife software to produce a graphic novel version of Boudicca's Revolt. Click here to see all ten pages online, or here to download the comic as a PDF. Also, please note the change of date for the Manchester training day to 20th March 2010 |
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Site update 10th July 2009 Barbara is to receive an MBE for for services to local and National education. The ceremony will be at Windsor Castle in November. Barbara - and Minimus - are very proud! Read about it on Barbara's page here. |
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Site update 30th April 2009 Minimus is 10 years old, and has sold 100,000 copies! |
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Site update 21st April 2009 Hurry! There's still time to enter the Mythology Competition! |
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Site update 12th October 2008 Ruth Ann has added a little Latin story to the Homeschoolers' Page |
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Site update 28th September euge! The second set of MiniBooks has rolled off the presses, and can be ordered by post or email from Minimus Et Cetera. There are ten more fully illustrated little readers by Barbara Bell & Helen Forte, based on Minimus Secundus. Each book has a glossary at the back. There is another original story about each of the family. Buy now in time for Christmas!
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Site update 28th September Another question for Corinthus on the Homeschool page! |
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Site update 1st June eheu! This year's MiniDorm is cancelled. We hope to see another in the future. Meanwhile, disappointed Minimus fans can look forward to the second set of MiniBooks... |
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Site update 11th May The British Museum Day was a great success, with over 300 schoolchildren enjoying a day of activities and learning - click here for Barbara's report, and here for photos. |
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Site update 12th April Introducing our new pages for Homeschoolers! Ruth Ann Besse is in charge of these, and she welcomes any feedback or questions from home schooling parents or teachers. Email her at rabesse17@gmail.com There will be a regular 'Ask Corinthus' column, where various grammar questions are explored. We know that there are a lot of homeschoolers using Minimus, and we hope that this page will be a useful additional resource. |
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Site update 5th April Sign up now for this year's MiniDorm, at Bilton Grange on July 12th and 13th 2008. It will be a brilliant weekend of Minimus-themed activities for children aged between 9 and 12. Information and application forms here. |
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Site update 23rd February 2007 Dr Forte's Pandora film is up on the Minimus blog, complete with subtitles (and a script plus translation). Have a look - it represents a huge amount of work for the children as well as for the scriptwriter/costume designer/camera woman/video editor! |
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Site update 20th September 2007 Book up now for the Minimus British Museum Day on April 26th 2008! The day costs £8, and is suitable for children in Year 4 and above. Themed activities include a look at the Vindolanda tablets. Download details here. Barbara Bell now has her own page for news and information, which is here. |
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Site update 27th July 2007 Photos from this summer's highly successful MiniDorm residential weekend, held at Bilton Grange Prep School near Rugby. Thirty four children mostly aged between 9 and 11 enjoyed a range of Minimus-themed activities. Seven pages of photos here. |
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Site update 14th April 2007 Italian Minimus is out! Minimus: Avviamento al latino has been published by Loescher. Find out more about the new book, visit the publisher's page, or read an article about it from the Times Educational Supplement |
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Site update 11th March 2007 Book now for the 2007 MINIDORM! This year, it's at Bilton Grange in Warwickshire, on July 14th and 15th. The last one was terrific fun, so if you are aged between 9 and 12, why not join us for a weekend of Minimus activities with other mouse-fans? Click here for more details The NEWCASTLE training day (April 21) is filling up - contact Jerry Paterson now if you would like to arrange an overnight stay and a visit to Vindolanda as part of the trip! |
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Site update 18th February 2007 Information on this year's Mythology Competition Pictures and a report from Barbara's visit to the ACL conference I think I have fixed the postcard page... I have put up a new MouseTrap, and some 'Roman Artefact' ideas on the Minimus Blog. I hope we'll have some news on the Italian edition soon! |
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Site update 10th September 2006 Have a look at these wonderful mosaic panels, made by the pupils of a village primary school in Yorkshire. |
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Site update 27th July 2006 Having managed to plough through one tutorial, I got a little carried away with two more. resulting in two new games - a snap card game matching the family members, and a simple jigsaw of Roman Britain. I plan to make more jigsaw pictures (eventually...) |
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Site update 25th July 2006 After some days of fighting with impenetrable and arcane tutorials, I think I have managed to put together my first Minimus game. It's in Flash, so you may need to download the free player. There will be more when I work out how to do them... There's more on the Minimus blog, including a site feed so you can find out when it's updated. |
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Site update 11th July 2006 I have finally posted the winning images from the first Minimus Mythology competition. Pupils chose between the Sirens and Medusa - the quality of work is amazing! |
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Site update 9th June 2006 We've added 3 packs of Minimus extras to our PayPal list, so now overseas buyers can get hold of pencils, stickers and other incentive products. Another video on the weblog - A Quiet Day at the Surgery! |
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Site update 17th May 2006 I have started a Minimus weblog! I'm hoping to share some of my experiences and ideas, and perhaps read some comments. To start with - the video version of 'Auricoma'! |
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Site update 17th April 2006 I've completely revamped the Teachers' Resource area, and put up some new material including some exercises to download. |
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Site update 10th April 2006 We have finally set up a PayPal account, so our overseas Minimus readers can get hold of the MiniBooks. All you need to do is email us your order, and PayPal do the complicated bit. Go here for details. We are working on a section for teachers to contribute lesson plans and ideas. If you would like to share your brilliance with a wider audience, contact either Barbara or Helen! |
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Site update 9th February 2006 CELEBREMUS - dress Minimus and Vibrisssa for a party! Two exercises for pupils to practise their subject and object endings - these work in Internet Explorer but apparently not in Firefox (yet!) These pages were made over New Year in St Andrews on my mini-laptop - thanks Steph! |
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Site update 27th December 2005 The MiniBooks have been flying around the country from Minimus Et Cetera's HQ in Bristol, and have no doubt appeared in various Christmas stockings. We are thinking hard about how to make the MiniBooks available outside the UK. Watch out for updates. Photos and report from Helen's MiniBook launch party here. |
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Site update 7th November 2005 The MiniBooks are here! Ten little books, one about each different character in the Minimus family. Perfect presents for the young Latin enthusiast! The books are only available from Minimus Et Cetera, 82 Swiss Drive, Ashton, Bristol BS32RW. Email either Barbara or Helen for more information or download an order form. |
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Site update 25 July 2005 Minidorm photos (six pages of them!) and reports. Most of the support sheets are now available as PDF files to download - plays, songs and lots of tips from Minimus teachers. Latin song page Look out for news of the Mythology Competition coming soon! |
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Site update 15 July 2005 Minimus in Philadelphia - report on the work of two public schools with Latin Fingerpuppet pattern designed by Helen Forte (photo shows the prototype!) Download the latest Mousetrap here (it will appear on the site soon). The Times published an article on Minimus on 18th June 2005, titled 'in omnia paratus'. Type 'minimus' into their search index. This weekend sees the MINIDORM sleepover weekend at Wells Cathedral School - pictures and story soon! |
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Site update 1st January 2005 Inset training page A couple of new links and POSTCARDS! Send a Minimus e-card (12 different designs). And there are some new things to buy at the Minimus Cafepress Shop |
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Site update 7th August 2004 update to training days and support sheet list. update to min etc order form and min book prices york day photos pupil gallery - send pics garden game practising prepositions from min1 chapter thing |
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Site update 21st April 2004. Photos from the Minimus Secundus launch party, and publicity about the York Minimus Day in June, which should be a wonderful day for schools! |
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Site update 18th January 2004. I've finally added a page of photos from the British Museum day. There are two new animations - made by year 6 pupils and featuring Minimus as action hero! There's a Bingo Game to download, made by a teacher in the US. |
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Site update 20th February 2004 Minimus Secundus comes out on Monday! Review article from Zee Ann Poerio, another US teacher. Pam Macklin's Mousetrap magazine makes its first online appearance. The Minimus Cafe Press shop opens to the public! Details of the York Minimus Day in June - a follow up the wonderful British Museum event last year. |
