Stone cairn models

Lovely Autumn day today.

Craig's Hotel this early this morning.

Today the grade 6 kids made Neolithic cairns in the playground using stones ( some we collected and some I bought) and sticks and held together with mortar. In Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children ( we will be finished the book by Friday) the hero Jacob crosses into a 'time loop' via a Neolithic stone cairn on a Welsh island so I thought we would have a go at building some in the playground. The results were fantastic.

Digging the entrance way out.

Laying the stones after mixing the mortar.

Adding peat ( moss)

Finished effort.

My grade 3 girl finished her second CYOA story and she will help the grade 6 kids to write one tomorrow.

She based her second effort on Goldilocks.

The kids wrote a little play which I filmed for them where they could practice their Italian.

I made a sample row boat for the Miss Peregrine unit.

My grade 2 girl planted some carrot, capsicum and radish seeds today.

The Fiskville inquiry findings came out today. I will be looking with interest for information about Fiskville Primary.