Walk

Today we went for a walk up the hill near us. It is quite steep and has a road running up it.

On the way up we played "Nurse Who"; where there were bears coming to get us and "The Doctor's Son" had to save the day! Sounds very dramatic but I enjoyed it and I'm sure M did.
We were going to bring a camera but decided just to take binoculars instead. It was a shame really because we found loads of plants which we couldn't name but looked really familiar. They where almost like red hot pokers but they had different colours and where shorter! If we had had the camera then we could have asked people what they were.

When we reached the top there was another track which lead up to the road. It had loads of stones along the sides and must have once had a tarmac cover over the top. To the right there was a strange fenced of area that had huge bits of square stone with mettle through the middle. We thought they must have been something to do with WW2 or The Mine.

Which brings me to the mine. A little way along the track was the entrance. It was bricked up and almost hidden by the trees. Gosh; if you wanted something to remind you of The Hobbit that was it. One brick in at the top was missing but it hadn't fallen this side so we got spared from a million ghost stories by the fact that someone must have been trying to get in rather than out! For the rest of the way up we made up a story; each taking it in turn to say a line (or few.) M wanted it to have a happy ending but I was thinking the opposite! In the end I got my way and ended up dead. (It was supposed to be scary).

Here's another thing though. When we got to the road there was a barn filled with turkeys. I was totally freaked. It was exactly like one from a dream I had had. I can remember the dream pretty clearly so I don't think it was one that only got chosen out of the however-many you have each night because it related to something I had seen. It was actually one I remembered the next morning. Freaky, isn't it.

On the way back down we collected stones. I found two nice ones and M gave me a lovely piece of pottery he had found. Then we went into the strange fenced off area again to have a closer look. As we looked we thought it was quite likely to be WW2 because you could easily see stuff coming for miles. M was so lucky. He saw a grass snake in the nettles and I missed it. I found something out of the engine of a car. It was made of rusted mettle and was really heavy.

Then we walked down. No matter what the walk was like you have to admit the view from the top of that hill is spectacular! There are loads of small groups of trees and the field have beautiful contrasts between dark purple and light green.

I did really enjoy this walk. Especially as the weather was brilliant.

Potatoes

Ok, I know this is a little bit late but I think I should start adding post about our "Potatoes for schools." This is going to have to be a sort of two in one post seing as I didn't posts when we first got them.
When they first arrived M and I chose which paket we would like to have. We were lucky because we each chose a different one. I got VE (Vales Emerald) and he got R (Rocket). Then we had to start chitting them. To chit a potato you have to place it in an egg box and leave it in the light for two weeks. Mine's sprouts grew slightly longer and the actual potato grew firmer so I think that went quite well.
After that we had to plant them. We put the grow bags inside old tires to steady them. Below is a picture after we had planted them.

I am really looking foreward to seeing how well this went and being able to eat our crop!

What we are doing at the moment

Hello,

Recently we have been doing some D.T. about Tutankhamun. Sound confusing? Why isn't it history?

Well, the first thing we had to do was to look through a book about him and find an object we would like to try and recreate. I chose a model, alabaster boat found in the Annexe of his tomb. Then we had to discuss what would be the best way to make it. After that all that was left to do was make it.

I think mine went really well. The colours were't as bright as I had hoped but it looks good and is very different from the original. The picture at the top is my version of the boat, the one underneath is the original.

A little while ago we did a project on time. We were asked to make a clock with any materials we could find around the house. I decided to make a water clock so I did many experiments to find the best way to make it. In the end I found that an old hanger worked best. The way I made it was simple. I hung it from an old nail outside and tied an old paint bottle filled with water one side and a small pot filled with two-ps on the other. Then theoreticaly you left the bottle to drip and after three minutes it was empty. When it was empty the end with the coins in was heavier so it would lean the other way. The problem with this was it was almost impossible to get ecxatly the right amount of water.

In the end with numb hands and a wet coat I managed it and we hung it outside for the grand opening. in total it mostly gave a time around three minutes five seconds which wasn't bad.

My favourite part of this project was probably the end when I got to show off my clock and see Myles'. He had made a salt clock which measured twenty-six seconds. I also enjoyed the first bit were we had to decide the idea of how to make it because there were so any ideas and it was the time when I felt most excited by the new project.

This is my list of stuff we are doing at the moment.

Maths: GCSE mathematics foundation level.
English: GCSE success foundation level.
History/D.T. Tutankhamun
Project: Water
Sports: Kickboxing
Other: My story

My story part 2

1
Natalie

Natalie Rodda walked to the room where the Freedom Fighters held their councils.
The guard standing outside placed a hand on her forehead; this was how he could read her mind. “Well, you may pass.”
She pushed open the double doors and walked in.
“Oh finally, Miss Rodda, we’ve been waiting for you.” Ovander Creek said. He was tall and slim, his silver hair was tied back and his features were sharp and defined. Like many elves he thought himself far above the human army and reckoned that they should just be weapons in the final face of.
“Yeah well this is the middle of a war, not everything can be punctual.”
“NO, we have to be on...”
A new voice spoke up, it was Nathaniel’s, he had brown hair, bright blue eyes and he was the sort of person who would stand up for anyone. “Leave her alone Ovander, she’s only a few minutes late and anyway, if I remember correctly, this is the only meeting this month you’ve turned up on time.”
A few cheers echoed from the human’s side of the room, quiet ones though, Ovander was a dangerous enemy to have.
Ovander turned to look around the room, “Now, Nathaniel, no need for us to argue over her, let’s get on with it...”
The door burst open and through them came a young elf. He staggered under the weight of something which he placed on the floor. All eyes became fixed on it and the hall was engulfed in silence, so when he began to speak, the terrible words he uttered filled the hall. “C...commander Sweet-apple’s dead; t...that’s her body...”

My story part 1

I have decided to do a story and post it on my blog. Here is the first chapter, hope you enjoy it!


Machine Warrior Magnus stomped onto the roof of his control tower. In front of him the slim figure of Commander Sweet-apple of the Freedom Fighters stood; ready for battle.
“Ah, so this is your last stand, a face off with a hulking great machine like me, on top of one of the biggest towers ever made,” Magnus mused, “how dramatic.”
“I’d hold your tongue till afterwards, maybe you won’t be so cocky then. On second thoughts maybe you won’t have a tongue left.” The commander said.
“I hear a lot of “maybes” in that sentence,” he snarled.
“Yeah well it’s not really that likely is it?”
Magnus sighed, the human was better than most of her comrades, not afraid of death and an excellent fighter. Shame she wasn’t smart enough to see the resistance would never win. He would have liked her but now she had crossed him and, like many before her, she had to die.
Without warning he slashed his huge fist towards her. She jumped back, out of the way. He tried again with the other hand, again she jumped but this time his spiked gauntlet clipped her chest. She drew her sword but blood was already starting to stain her shirt. She ran at him and with the last of her effort wacked the sword at his head. He gave her a little brush with his finger and she fell away like a leaf. He cupped his hand round her neck and picked her up. “Choose your last words carefully.”
The whisper that came out of her mouth was barely audible. “Go...to...hell,” her head drooped. Magnus threw the limp body onto the battle below.
He laughed manically, stupid humans.

More coming soon!

Forgotten... AGAIN

Sorry people, I know I keep forgetting to post on this blog but it just sort of happens.
Anyway on Saturday I took my kickboxing grading for brown (the belt before black!) I was realy nervous before but once I got in there it was alright. Golly it was hot in that room though lol.

For my project I'm doing WW2, I have done it before but this time it's more in depth. I am also doing GCSE foundation level mathmatics and English books.
I don't actualy have much to say so I will leave it there.

PARTY!

On Saturday we are going to have a realy cool party!
Its a kind of celebration for Fireworks night, Mum's birthday, Halloween and a sort of house warming party.
Loads of people are supposed to be coming and I'm really excited. We have already made the guy's body and he looks realy smart wearing a dinner suit, he's going to sit outside with a sign to greet people.
We have also had to help out in the garden a lot but there is loads still to do and I hope we get it done in time.
Tell you more afterwards.