Battle of Bannockburn (my experience)

Today we went to the Battle of Bannockburn and got to go into the 3D experience.
It was amazing. We also got to see the battle on a board that had the map marked out and it had the mountains surfaces and  rises. Then after that we went head to head with the English team in a battle game that we got to play as the Scottish commanders.

The battle game was a computer generated game which was controlled by a game master who told us what our moves looked like. He was very good at describing things.  It was sort of like playing warhammer.

Our job was to beat the English so they can't get to the Castle of Stirling so we could win freedom of the Scots. It was super intense and we won in 1 day instead of wining in 2 days as that's what happens in real life history.

Then we got to go and stand where Robert the Bruce set up camp. We also stood in front of the statute of Robert the Bruce.

Edinburgh Castle

Today we went to Edinburgh castle and we looked at the canons, cells, the view, the stone of destiny and the Crown Jewels of Scotland. 

It was very cool looking out on the city, especially when it was all misty. 

It was very dark rainy and cold. But that didn't stop us from looking in the cannons and around the place like in the cells.  The cells were recreations of when prisoners were there in 1788

It's not as light as it looks :)

This is Mons Meg. It is 500 years old.

? Where does this cannon shoot ?

Sooo cold and wet. but this is where the Edinburgh Tattoo is done :)

Music lesson 8 - Percussion

Percussion are instruments that do have strong and are not brass without having to blow on them. They are usually played by hand. 

They are things like the triangle and xylophone as well as all types of drums.

This is a drum set. They are  the loudest percussion instruments. 

Wallace Monument

Today we went to the Wallace monument.  It celebrates William Wallace as  a national hero. He was not a hero when he was alive as most thought he was a rebel at best. In the 1800s Scottish people began to feel nationalistic so this monument was built.

We climbed the 264 steps and saw the sword and many others things that had to do with the battle of Falkirk and William Wallaces other battles.

It's was very high I thought it was amazing if look very well shaped by the architect. It was very fogy from the top of the monument but well worth it.

Battle of bannockburn (what happened)

The battle of Bannockburn was in 1314 in Sterling in Scotland. It went for two days.

The battle was between Edward ll and Robert the Bruce. Robert the Bruce had 10,000 soldiers and Edward ll had 20,000.

The scots where out numbered by the English. But the scots still won because of the training and the leaderships that they had.

This is an important historical event for Scotland because It was the first time they had won a battle with England and that it lead to the freedom of Scotland as an independent country.  That ended sadly in the 1700s.

Math lesson 8 perimeters square rectangle triangle

A perimeter is the outside of a shape.

Perimeter are used a lot to find out how big a certain shape is actually in architecture or in farming or in buying a house block.

To find the perimeter of a square you have to use a formula. The formula is Ax4
the S means side.

To find the perimeter of a triangle you need to do Ax3.

To find the perimeter of a rectangle you need to do Lx2 and Bx2   L is length and B is breadth. Another way is (L+B) x 2

Music lesson 7 The Woodwind Section

The woodwind section has instruments that are played with a reed they have to be blown on. This is a saxophone.

The instrument doesn't have to be made from wood.It is the reed that makes it a woodwind instrument.  

Math lesson 7 shapes - square rectangle triangle

At school I love shapes because they had so much that you could learn and it was very interesting.

Shapes are lines in a certain order.

Shapes are useful to know so you can make things and place them together like a puzzle.

A square has 4 sides. The sides are exactly the same as each other. Each angle has to be a right angle.

A triangle has three sides. Its angles are acute and obtuse.

A rectangle  has four sides. Each angle has to be right angles. two sides are longer than the other two sides.

Geography - The USA

The USA is best known for Hollywood,  Disney, the Grand Canyon and New York City.

The USA is under Canada and on top of Mexico and is in the continuent of the Americas.

The size is 9,857,306 km². It is 2 million km2 bigger than Australia - so its pretty close to the same. 

316.1 million people live there. That is 

They speak English primarily but also speak Spanish, Italian Polish and Chinese. 

In America they have a Presidential system government.

This is there flag it has fifty stars for all fifty states

They use US dollars as their money.

There national animal is a bald eagle.

Famous people from America are Abraham Lincoln and Benjamin Franklin.

Abraham Lincoln was a president and he abolished slavery. Benjamin Franklin was he guy who flew the kite in the storm to see if lightning had electicity.

In America they love there pizza and party food like hot dogs, fried anything and subways.

Most people live in big tall apartments. They also live in very big houses.

They have alot of celebrations including Halloween, New Years, Christmas and Thanksgiving.

Thanksgiving celebrates when the pilgrims were starving and the indians came and gave them food. Americans eat turkey on Thanksgiving.

If you were a tourist, you would go to The Statue of Liberty in New York, Hollywood, Disneyland in Florida and California, the Grand Cannon, Mount Rushmore where there is a huge carvings into the mountain to remember  to  U.S. presidents George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln.

Feedback - well done Morgan.. Really getting the hang of research now

Music 6 - Brass Section

The brass section has 5 instruments in it such as the euphonium, the trombone, the trumpet and the french horn. All these instruments are buzzed not blown on.

This is a euphonium.

U.S.A Geography Report Draft 1

The USA is best known for Hollywood,  Disney, the Grand Canyon and New York City.

The USA is under Canada and on top of Mexico.

The size is 9,857,306 km². It is 2 million km2 bigger than Australia.

316.1 million people live there. 

They speak English primarily but also speak Spanish, Italian Polish and Chinese. 

In America they have a Presidential system government.

This is there flag it has fifty stars for all fifty states

They use US dollars as their money.

There national animal is a bald eagle.

In America they love there pizza and party food like hot dogs and subways.

Most people live in big tall apartments. They also live in very big homes.

Feedback

Great first draft - but you still need to answer all the questions.

what about the famous people?  what about the festivals?  What about the important dates?

Grammar lesson 7 - tenses

Past Tense is words like was, when and has.

Present Tense is words like run, jump and swim.

Future Tense start with going like going to run and  going to walk.

Grammar lesson 6 - prepositions

A preposition is a word that shows where the noun is. Examples of a preposition are in, on, under, over, above and behind.

Math lesson 6 decimals on a number line

decimals on a number line are very simple .

They can be useful for when your doing things that have numbers like 1.23 and 1.34  -so you can see which is bigger.

We see decimals in measurements like kilometres and centimetres as well as  in money.  A decimal is a fraction of a whole.  .5 is half.  0.1 is 1/10th 

France Geography

France is best known for its wine, cheeses and perfume. It is also known for the revolution in 1788 where they chopped lots of peoples heads off. In 1788, Australia was settled by the British convicts.

France is located in Europe under Belgium and on top of Spain.

France is 640,679 km² big. Compared to Australia - you can fit it into Australia 14 times.

It has 66.03 million people living there.

In France they speak not only French, but 34% speak English, 13% Spanish, 8% German, 2% Italian. 

The government that France has is semi presidential system with a constitutional democracy.

This is the French flag.

In France they use euros as their money.

In France their national animal is a rooster.

In France they have the same shapes roofs as England. It is pointy so the snow doesn't stay on the roof as much. Alot of people live in villages and the houses are very old and small.

The most famous food you eat in France is croissants, frogs legs, snails and crepes.

Famous people from French history are Edith Piaf, Joan of Arc, King Louis V1X and Napoleon.

Napoleon was a self appointed Emperor and Military Leader. He was the most celebrated leader in military because he changed the way the military was trained and operated.

Some important events which happened in France are  Joan of Arc was burnt at the stake in 1431, the French revolution in 1788, the battle of Waterloo in 1815, the first and second world wars were fought alot in France.

As a tourist, you should go to Paris first to see the Eiffel Tower, the Lourve, the Arc de Triumph, St Tropiz and the Palace of Versailles.


Feedback

Great report Morgan.. you are getting the hang of it!

Music 5 String Section

The string section is made out of 4 instruments the cello, the violin, the viola and the double bass.

Grammar lesson 5 - pronouns

Pronouns are words the replace nouns like Morgan can be replaced with he or him and Lilly can be replaced by her or she.

Math lesson 5 fractions on a number line

Fractions on a number line are easy when you get them down pat and know them.

They are useful when you can't do the fractions in your head or on paper. 

You can see what is equivalent - so its easy to see.  We use fractions on a number line to see what is bigger and smaller than the others.