Ellie

About Ellie

Nose in a book, singing out of tune, making and creating.

Poetry Corner

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For Dad school I have been reading some poetry and having a go at writing some poems of my own. Here they are: The Clatter of the Hooves On top of a hill, you can hear him riding, riding, The …

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Gorgeous grand great gigantic glaciers

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Over a short amount of time we have been lucky enough to see lots of glaciers and have visited a glacerium in El Calefate which gave us lots of facts. It is my turn to write a blog and I’m …

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Goodbye Nanna and Grandad

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We have sadly left Nanna and Grandad at the airport, it was very sad but we have had a fabulous time with them. Here are some of the things we will always remember. Meeting them but having to wait a …

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Following in Welsh footsteps.

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In May 1865, a boat called ‘Mimosa’ brought a boat full of Welsh settlers to Patagonia in search of new land where they could set up a new protected Welsh culture.  They disembarked in Puerto Madryn where we arrived this …

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Journey to the centre of a volcano

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Whilst in Mendoza tourist center, mum and dad found out that there was a tour to the middle of a volcano! Of course we had to go, so on  Tuesday the 29 we set out. First we had to go …

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The Protectors

These guardians seem everywhere No eyes and little hair. They speak to you but without a sound And making you feel really close to the ground. Heads held high They soar into the sky Drawn to stare at their huge …

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Catching Barry

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In English lessons at Daddy school, I recently had to practice writing precisely so that someone could follow what I had written as a set of instructions. This was quite difficult especially for me as Mum and Dad usually accuse …

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Happy New Year from Belize

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Happy New Year. WOW we had such a different one this year. Instead of watching the count down and playing games in the lounge, we were sitting round a fire on the beach in the dark at 8:00! Even though …

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Maya facts

We have just been to the Maya ruins at Caracol to see the winter solstice and the end of the Maya long calendar. I have found out some facts about the Maya. Maya’s Who are they? Maya’s appeared out of …

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Some Chinese geography

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One of my projects at ‘Daddy school’ has been to find out some facts about some of the cities that we’ve visited. Now that we’ve left China, this is what I’ve found: My favourite city was Lijiang because it was …

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