Dressing up
was fun because you could feel what it was like to have to wear the clothes and
to be the people who wore them. Archie was wearing what John Rae would have
worn on his expeditions. Ellen is wearing what the Inuit people would have
traded for beaver skin. The hat was very itchy and furry all the clothes were
very hot and heavy.
Ellen &
Archie
I really enjoyed the trip to the
Stromness museum it was big and it was amazing how much information about John
Rae we found out in maybe an hour or 2. In my group we had Anna, Abi, Abi’s
mum, Kavan and me we had a worksheet to complete it was very easy to finish
because there was so much information. We also got to see a replica of his snow
shoes there was so much cool stuff. We got to go upstairs and try to draw one
of the stuffed animals mine looked very weird but it didn’t help right next me
was Kavan and he drew a beaver and it was so good.
Dan
Trip to the Stromness Library
Our trip to the Stromness library was interesting to go because it linked in to our topic like there was a place called the John Rae room. In the John Rae room we had our lunch after we went outside and saw the John Rae statue so we all stood around on it and took a picture.
Noah and Leah
Model Kayak
This morning
we got the chance to see a very old, very delicate model of a kayak and do
annotated drawings on it. It has a little figure that paddles and a big harpoon
to fish with. The model looked very nice and the attention to detail is
amazing. It was probably made of seal skin and little bits of wood and it
looked quite realistic. It must have been hard to make because it was all
handmade, all sown together and very fragile and easy to break. We think it
might have been used to model kayaks. It was probably valuable to the people
how made it as well as the people who own it. Just take a look at it.
Kavan
the trip was good fun i really enjoyed finding out more information about John Rae. I loved the library it was nice and warm and rewarding after the cold walk but it was worth it. I also really enjoyed lunch because i was so hungry!!! By Dan
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DeleteI agree Dan and Charlie! I was super hungry after! Jenna
DeleteIt was really fun going to Stromness. We learnt lots about John Rae and his arctic expeditions. I liked it. Kavan
ReplyDeleteI had great fun on the trip to Stromness. Especially doing some drawing in the library. Charlie
ReplyDeleteThe trip was very fun.The museum was very cool and fun.Sadly i never got to go to the library.But it was so so so much fun thew. Callum.C
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed stromness I liked the museum because I liked seeing the history of the guns and boats and old things I also enjoyed the library because you got to have some quiet time and read I enjoyed reading the signs on the walls about the history and where John R
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it was fun to go to stromness and find out about john ray. callum f
ReplyDeleteThe trip was really fun and enjoyable. we learnt a lot about John Rae, his past, more about Orkney and hunting. We also liked the museum, tall ships and how John Rae lived his life.
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It was very fun when we did the hunt for the John Rae things. One of the things we found caught my eye, that was the Scrimshaw Carvings. There were walrus and whale teeth on display with pictures of wolves and whales and ships and walruses and geese and polar bears. After we did the hunt me and my group- Ellen, Hermione, Leah, Hermione's mum, went up to the Victorian bit. In there was ALOT of stuffed animals. It was a fantastic experience. Jenna
ReplyDeleteAfter the museum we went to the Stromness library. When we got there we had lunch because we were all very hungry. After lunch we went to the library bit and it was nice and quiet. It was very nice that we got to relax and read. The book I am reading is Foals in the field. I am very happy that we got to have a rest after the museum. Jenna
ReplyDeletei enjoyed going to the liebrary and seeing the mueseim
ReplyDeleteLooking good Ellen and Archie! I’m glad you all enjoyed your visit to Stromness. It is a very interesting place.
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