Swallows and Amazons Book 2: Swallowdale

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

The Ring of Brodgar

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

Mosaics

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

Dragon Night

I have written this poem to practise making the /or/ sound. Dragon Night Talking to each other with a roar,The dragons are flying in the starry night.Using flame to add to their score.Using eyebeams to make their way bright.

Wentworth

A zoomed-in photo of the mausoleum. Two towers can be seen at the entrance. The mausoleum has three storeys, the top two having pillars.

Today we went for a walk, starting at Wentworth village. We walked through the village to the Wentworth Estate. The first building we saw was the huge stone horse stable block. Further on, we came to the unbelievably grand Wentworth Woodhouse. In the distance we could see the mausoleum, which we saw throughout the walk. … Read more

Conisbrough Castle

A photo of the main tower and ruined stone walls of Conisbrough Castle. There is a grass bank in the foreground.

On Monday, we went for a walk from the woods to Conisbrough Castle. The walk was about nine miles long. From the woods, we walked to the nature reserve. At the end of the nature reserve, we joined the Trans-Pennine Trail. When we came up to the first bridge, there were pink flowers on both … Read more

Cusworth Hall

A photo of a boy running on a path between a yellow wheat field and a green potato field.

This week, Mum and I went for a walk from the woods to Cusworth Hall. First, we walked through Sprotbrough village. Eventually, we came to a path that went between a wheat field and a potato field. Further on, we were able to see our destination, Cusworth Hall. When we came to a right turn, … Read more

The Chocolate Bicycle

One sunny summer’s day, Tom was riding his new chocolate bicycle at the obstacle course in North Apple Park. He was about to turn to avoid a concrete wall, when suddenly his handlebars started melting. Just before his bike hit the first concrete wall of the slalom, Tom jumped off landing with a thud on … Read more

Lindrick Dale

A close-up of a family of swans on the water: two adults and three cygnets.

This week, Oliver, Mum and I went for a five mile walk at Lindrick Dale. While we were going up a road to the woodland, Mum spotted a topiary of a rooster. When we got to the woods, we spotted a ram called Arthur. In between parts of the woodland there was a golf course. … Read more

How to Make a Carrot Farm in Minecraft

First, clear a 7×10 area, using wooden blocks as a border Afterwards, destroy three wooden blocks on one of the shortest sides, leaving a wooden block between each gap Put three dispensers in the side with the gaps Connect the dispensers with redstone dust (remember to put redstone dust on top of the middle dispenser), … Read more