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

Potato Update

A few months ago, we planted a potato to grow some more. Today, we dug them up. I spotted a potato, before I put the plant on its side. After a bit of soil clearing, I found the second potato. We found six new potatoes altogether. The potatoes, which are thick parts of roots called … Read more

The Deep

A view out to sea, from The Deep.

This week Grandma, Mum and I went to the Deep. On our way to see the creatures, we saw a model of a megalodon mouth and a megalodon tooth fossil. I found out that megalodons were heavier and larger than a T. rex. My favourite creatures were the axolotl, which we hadn’t seen before, and … Read more

Beowulf: Part 3

The death-dragon laying atop the hoard of golden treasure

Soon after Beowulf killed the sea hag, his king died. After fifty years of Beowulf being king, a slave finds a dragon’s hoard and steals a golden cup. Knowing that his treasure has been stolen, the dragon wakes up and burns the Geat kingdom. After having a fire-proof shield made, Beowulf goes to find the … Read more

Formal and Informal Letters

This piece of work is a formal letter from John walker to Mr and Mrs Jackson, who are characters from Swallowdale, about a shipwreck. Swallowdale,High Moor,Rio,H48 1RZ. 7th July 1940 Dear Mr and Mrs Jackson, I am writing to apologise and explain about the shipwreck of Swallow. The rest of the Swallows and I were … Read more

Sundials

A photo of me measuring the length of the shadow.

Method: First, I put a stick in the ground in a sunny area. When it was sunny, I drew a line using chalk over the shadow of the stick and put the time at the top. Then, I measured the chalk line in cm. Results: Conclusion: The shadow was 38.5 cm long at 11:19. In … Read more