Trees and Leaves The leaves carpet the ground.Now that leaves are falling,The trees are looking as magnificent as ever.Because there are leaves on the shining water,I wondered to myself is there water there? Fungi Rain is a sign of fungi,Clouded funnel, sulphur tuft, fly agaric and polypore.Colours of fungi:Red, white, cream, brown and more. Animals … Read more
The author of Swallowdale is called Arthur Ransom. In this exciting adventure classic, the Swallows, John, Susan, Titty and Roger, shipwreck their boat-Swallow. This makes them camp in Horseshoe Cove. Titty and Roger explore and find Swallowdale, which becomes the Swallow’s new camp. Next, the four explores climb Kanchenjunga with the Amazons-Nancy and Peggy. On … Read more
I read a legend about how The Ring of Brodgar was made, which said that giants from each of the islands of Orkney had turned to stone while dancing. Today, I carried out some research on this circle of megaliths. The circle of megaliths, huge stones, was built in Orkney between 2500BC and 2000BC. There … Read more
This week, I made a mosaic of a volcano picture in a picture frame. I did this by placing little glass tiles on a piece of square board that was covered in glue. Yesterday, I learnt about mosaic history. The Greeks made mosaics out of stones, shells and ivory, with themes including the triumphs of … Read more