Author: Caspian

Hi all, Caspian is back!

We had a virtual tour of LEGOLAND today, it was wonderful. I especially liked looking at the rides and the Lego everywhere. I love making Lego builds. Mum and Mark have got me most of the Ninjago Lego sets – all the dragon mechs and Garmadon’s volcano.  I’m saving up to get the DC Flash Lego set at the moment and I’m currently building the Dalek spaceship from Doctor Who.

My Lego facts:

1. It was first designed and made in Denmark.
2. Lego manufactures more wheels than anyone else in the world.
3. Lego means play well.
4. Their motto is, ‘the best is never too good’.
5. The biggest set is the Milleneum Falcon, Han Solo’s ship in Star Wars.
6. Its signature skin colour is yellow.
7. Many people try to make fake Lego.
8. there are six Lego theme parks around the world.
9. The most popular Lego game is Lego Dimensions.
10. Lego Ninjago has been aired since 2011.

After the tour, I designed a Doctor Who ride. Trouble is, as you will see from my picture, a Cyberman (wearing the eleventh doctor’s fez) and a Dalek (also in a fez) are manning the ticket booths so getting entry to the ride is a bit tricky! If you do manage to get on, a weeping angel takes the motion camera snap so is somewhat problematic!! One of the Silence lurks on the ride but visitors always forget they saw him (you will understand why if you are a Whovian like me). If you make it to the end of the ride (the cart is the TARDIS), don’t buy a souvenir from the Zygon who can’t spell in case he tries to steal your identity!

 

Hi all, Caspian is back!

Today I have been researching Glenn Miller, the American band leader. He played the trombone, and during the second World War, his ‘plane disappeared over the English Channel prompting many conspiracy theories to this day. I have been listening to some of his music arrangement (see title above). I learnt about syncopated rhythm like that in Chattanooga Choo Choo. It is not my kind of music but I know it is important to at least understand different musical types and from different eras. I give Moonlight Serenade a 1 out of 10, Chatanooga Choo Choo 4.5 out of 10. My scores are only on personal taste not the arrangement.

Tonight, we are playing my Doctor Who board game.

Bye.

 

Hi all, Caspian is back.

Today I have been researching grasshopper facts because I have heard and seen so many in the last few weeks.

1. They have ears on their thorax.
2. If caught by their leg, the leg will drop off.
3. Their cousins are locusts.
4. They have hidden wings in their backs.
5. They are an ancient species.
6. They have two small legs and two large legs.
7. They can jump at 8mph.
8. They are herbivores.
9. They can camouflage into sticks.
10. You can tell species apart by the size of their antennae.
11. They are food in many countries.
12. They damage many crops.
13. They can jump twenty times their own body height.
14. There are 11000 species of grasshopper around the world.
15. They can jump 25cm high.

I haven’t written many blogs this week because, well you know… but I have got my mojo back today so have been doing a bit of catch up. I have done some maths. I have been learning about antonyms and synonyms, and providing examples. I have also been working on piggy illustrations based on Doctor Who. We are making some windchimes later.

Good luck in your new school Jack. I’m sorry I haven’t done any pictures.

Today has been awful. You already know a car knocked down our cat Ludo a few months ago and broke his pelvis. Today we found out our cat Lunar Masquerade was knocked down and killed by a car two weeks ago.  Mum has been contacting all the vets in the area and posting on Facebook to see if anyone knew where Lunar was as she never spends the night away from us. A man who saw one of Mum’s posts called us this morning and told us the horrible news. Mum and Tanith have cried all day. Lunar was only five years old and the best cat ever.  I am trying to be brave but have also been very upset. I wish people would drive carefully and think of the animals instead of driving too fast.

Hi all, Caspian is back!

Today I have been doing some synonyms and antonyms, with a pinch of maths and vocabulary. I managed my time really well today so am doing some reading on Epic now to finish my day. I am also reading a Doctor Who book.

See you later!

Hi Daisy,

I hope you enjoy your new school.

From Caspian

Hi all, Caspian is back. I have been playing a lot of sumdog.

I have also been letting Tanith use some of my resources to make a fathers day card for Mark. Mark’s birthday is not long off now. I’m sorry it has been a short blog.

See ya tomorrow!!!!!!!!

Hi all Caspian is back today I will be telling you about Dame Vera Lynn. (Sadly, she died today)

Dame Vera Lynn was a normal London girl before her mum encouraged her to sing for the troops of WWII. Her No.1 hit was ”We’ll Meet Again”.                               She encouraged the troops on to win the war and they did. They said they could not win the war without her encouragement.

See ya tomorrow!!!!!!

Hi all,

Caspian and Tanith are back.

Yesterday we spent a lot of time researching British woodland in preparation for our woodland expedition today. We were really interested in learning about different tree barks and woodland bees. We found out thag there is a larger oak tree species called turkey oak. It is orange and has much bigger leaves. We actually saw one today!! We also wrote about the woods and how they make us feel.

 

At the forest, I see nature reclaiming it’s life essence. (Caspian)

Today we visited the woods. Wow!! We identified wild flowers, (yarrow, dog rose, sorrel, plantain, thistle, clover, foxglove, speedwell) different tree species, (oak, beech, acer, turkey oak, birch, ash) grasshoppers (Tanith actually held one), butterflies, frog spit (insect homes) and even a common lizard which was the first any of have ever seen. It was resting in some tree bark along with a lot of black beetles.

As no one was about, we were able to walk as far as Holywood railway station. Mum used to be an engine driver on an old railway so she taught us lots about how the railway line works in Holywood. Also down there is the bee association and we saw all the bee hives and a lot of bees collecting pollen. In the Woods, we discovered the burrow of a woodland bee.

It was a brilliant walk. We took it really slowly (Mum has to wear her leg brace) but it meant we could really enjoy our surroundings. We are really lucky to live in Holywood with all this nature.

We hope you like our photographs.

Bye (Tanith says I should put x’s but I’ve told her no!)

Hi again,

I forgot to mention, I have also been helping my step dad Mark (Mark Montgomery) do some research for his latest book. He is nearing the end of a crime novel set in a Roman fort in Cumbria. I have read some of the Vindolanda letters to help him look at normal life in a Roman fort. I want to be a writer like him when I’m older.