My friend Shackalack came to visit today he is small. I am trying Tumainis maths and I’m doing very good I am doing Miss Dale’s challenge but it is very hard. Mum said my writing was very good today. I spoke to Airen it was fun.

Bye Bye

By Harry

I have finally finished my Percy Fawcett work! I’m trying hard to catch up with Mrs Dale on hit the button but she is amazing at it. I have watered all my plants veggies and fruits with special food. My red  currant and black currant trees have a bunch of berries I hopefully they are tasty. We have 1  single red strawberry thst is s bit of a wierd shape.

By Tumaini

Holywood Sports Week:    1st – 5th June 2020

Active Schools have put together some virtual sports events for you to compete in at home – these look great and will be a fun way to get the family moving. However, it’s Holywood and we have decided that this would be an excellent opportunity for us to have a week of sporting/lockdown related events which link to school learning too…

Holywood Sports Week

I tried to do some writing about what I did at the weekend, I need to keep working on my spelling. I went away with my dad yesterday in his tractor and that’s what I wrote about today

Today I read and watched a film about what would happen to the earth if our sun died. It would get very cold, plants and animals would die, even humans.

I made some artwork using fuzzy felt. I made a fairy garden with all the fairies and animals dancing and happy. I used lots of flowers and little petals. The fuzzy felt was my mummy’s when she was little.

Mummy got me a special seed mix for my garden birds. They call out to me for food now and come down when me and mummy put the food out for them.

My cat Ludo is doing much better and isn’t in his cage much now. We need to take care of him though as he is not allowed to run, jump or climb as his bones are not properly healed. I really love him very much.

Mummy made corned beef hash for lunch and I had a second plate because it was really yummy. But I got very full.

Byee, see you tomorrow. Love from Tanith xxx

Today I tried to do some neat writing and practice my punctuation. I done a messy copy first and then I realised wrote it nearer than my first. I have also been doing some reading and some maths too, my mummy’s not very good at maths.

I have also been playing on my xbox, playing with Lego and playing outside on my trampoline and swings

Today i done some Writing and wrote about what i dis at the weekend. i done a messy one first and had mummy check my spelling then i made a good one. 

i love helping on the farm

This morning the farrier (the person that fixes horses feet) came. My pony Duncan his feet were really bad. The farrier has lots of tools for the feet. My pony has horse shoes on his front feet so he got new ones put on. Sometimes horses shoes fall off in the field and my pony had one in the field somewhere. By the way we were socially distancing. That’s my blog for you bye. By Orla.

Hi everyone

Well on friday Wendy the tadpole who looks nearly like a frog was ready to go back to her home so we drove to Ae forest and found a small pond where we found her 10 weeks ago. I was sad to let her go but I  knew we had to as she needs to be back with her own family. Unfortunately Bobby died the night before which was very sad but atleast we still had Wendy. I think Wendy will love her new pond.

Can u see Wendy in the photo? She is really camouflaged so she can hide away from predators who might want to eat her. I hope she is ok.

I facetimed my friend Beth today. I miss not seeing and playing with her.  I miss seeing all my friends and family.

Today I went on a bike ride then we did some tricky sums for maths. I have read 2 books today and we are going to play word and number bingo tonight.

Bye x

Marianne North

My journey to Australia 1980

I am writing this with a candle in my room as it is night. It isn’t the best room, but I can cope with this. I am certainly used to much harsher conditions, sleeping in tents. At least the temperature is warm. In Japan ,a small time ago, I fell ill with Rheumatic Fever. This means I can no longer cope with colder climates. This did upset me, but I recovered and I’m keen to keep going.

I started my journey in Marseilles in France. We came via Sarawak, where I discovered the carnivorous pitcher plant. I have been travelling for months as Australia is so far from France and I made the stop along the way. I have been to many different places across the world so I know what it feels like to travel on a steam ship. I don’t mind the long journey on a steam ship. I can use the time to paint and reflect.

I am always excited when going on adventures to discover new plants or animals I have never seen or heard of. As usual I am travelling alone despite people finding it strange for a woman to be doing this. I just find my own company to be the best. I bring very few spare items of clothing with me, but always pack plenty of painting supplies and my easel.

I’m heading to Australia because my friend Charles Darwin said my work is excellent, but to complete it I should go to Australia as there are many things to be discovered. I must rest now and take this journey to gather my energy for exploring when I arrive.

In Australia 1980

I’m coming to the end of my trip in Australia. I started out in Brisbane visiting the Botanical garden. However, I much prefer the countryside to a big city, so I headed inland. I spent over an hour laying under a eucalyptus tree with my handkerchief on a tuft of grass for a pillow studying this species of tree I had never seen before. I visited the Blue Mountains where I saw the beautiful Waratah plant in the wild for the first time. The red of its petals were so vivid. The shape reminds me of a raspberry. I also got to see the native bear of Australia. It’s coat was grey, ears rounded with a flat black nose. My eye was constantly drawn to plants not native to Australia in people’s gardens struggling in the heat and dry soil. As a lover of plants this slightly disturbed me. Although I am also not native so also find it hot wearing a full dress, but this is what is expected of me.

I painted a picture of the native bear alongside the Australian pears with my usual medium of oil paints. I often have to pack away my paintings before they are even dry as there is so little time and a lot to see and do. Thankfully this painting turned out exactly as I wanted.

I am returning to England now but looking forward to sharing my findings and my next adventure.

By Cleo.