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.