Day 67 Lockdown - The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Welcome! Today we will be looking at a summary of the first 2 chapters of Huckleberry Finn, a book from the 1800s. This book is a book I need to read by next year and it is very hard to understand but I hope you enjoy. XP!

Chapter 1:

Huck is introduced to the reader along with the Widow and Miss Watson. Huck heard that his friend was starting a band of robbers so Huck thought he might join but he returns home late to find the Widow weeping over him. The Widow teaches Huck about Moses and the bulrushes. Huck snuck out late the next day to find Tom Sawyer waiting for him. Tom thought up the gang in case you didn't know.

Chapter 2:

Huck and the other lads who wanted to be in the gang met up in a cave where they swore an oath that meant if you told any secrets, your family would be killed along with them. Jim, Miss Watson's slave, is convinced the devil has spoken to him and given him a 5 cents coin before witches came and took him away.

That is all for now!

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Day 66 Lockdown - Bank Holidays

Bank Holidays

Welcome to my blog! Today, we will be looking at why we have bank holidays. Enjoy!

Bank holidays were first introduced by a man named Sir John Lubbock who was a scientific writer, banker and politician, and the first Baron of Avebury. (He is also reported to have studied ants and tried to teach his poodle how to read!). In 1871, he drafted the Bank Holiday Bill. When it became law, he created the first official bank holidays. Initially, it was just banks and financial buildings that would close, which is where the name comes from. But as time went on, businesses, shops, schools and the government all joined in.


People don't have to take off a bank holiday if they don't want to - it all depends on their job contract.
Royalty can also add extra bank holidays whenever they want if they feel like it. For example, the millennium bank holiday on 31 December 1999 and the Golden Jubilee bank holiday on Monday 3 June 2002 were extra special days when many adults got an extra day off work.

Here is a list of all the English Bank holidays:

• New Year's Day
• Good Friday
• Easter Monday
• Early may Bank holiday
• Spring Bank Holiday
• Last Monday in August
• Christmas day
• Boxing day

Aren't we so lucky to have these days off!

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Day 65 Lockdown - Silly Sundays no 8

Silly Sundays

Welcome to yet another blog! Today is yet another Silly Sundays where I will tell you some random jokes. Enjoy!

• My friend David lost his ID. So now I call him Dav.
• Diet Diary, Day one: I removed all the fattening foods and items from the house. It was delicious!
• Which member of ABBA was the oldest? Bjorn. It's easy to remember because he was Bjorn before all the others!
• What do you call a bunch of old men who clap? Menapplause.
• People tell me that my grammar stinks. That's really harsh; she's 101, bless her.
• Do you know why I make puns? Because it's my respunsibility
• Why was 6 afraid of 7? Because 7 8 9.
• A man just assaulted me with milk, butter and cream. How dairy!
• What do fish need to stay healthy? Vitamin Sea!
• My dog swallowed a phone. Now, I have to ring his neck.

Thanks y'all!

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Day 64 Lockdown - Games

Games

Welcome! Today is about to bring you a little review on my favourite games. This is also the blog on which I will catch up to the right date on. Enjoy!

1. Fortnite: I love this game and even though some parents might disagree, I think it is good for kids. There are silly things involved like dancing as well as some calculation which is needed especially for long range. You also have to learn to conserve materials and ammo. For me, 10/10 game.
2. Roblox: Roblox is a game that is very fun because there are over a million games you can play on it. They can be games that are similar to Fortnite or games that allow you to work at a pizza place. This game gets a 11/10 from me! Heh heh.
3. NHL: NHL stands for national hockey league as it is only for American and Canadian teams. If you have heard of Fifa, this is almost the same but only it is ice hockey. There are so many different game modes and so many different teams. My only bad comment is that at some times, your character can get in fights just like real hockey so it might not be for children under the age of 7. 9/10.
4. Fifa: I explained above that this game is similar to NHL although it has just a few less game modes. My favourite thing about fifa is that you can play a mode called career mode where, you guessed it, you take on a career as a manager or a player for any team you like. Great for young and older people who love football. 9/10.
5. Madden: This game is literally the same as the previous 2 but only this time, it is about American football. Everything is super fun except when you get this thing called input delay which means when you press a button, it might take a few more seconds before something actually happened. Again brilliant for all American football fans who also love video games. 8/10.

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Day 63 Lockdown - Bicycles

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Bicycles

Welcome! Today, I will tell you about a quick bicycle ride which happens to be only the 2nd this lockdown. Enjoy!

At 2 o'clock this afternoon, me and my friends who live next door and down the road went on a cycle ride which is perfect for the current weather. We have so many different routes to take that are all as fun as each other. We decided to take the route just at the end of the road where my old friend used to live. We then went up a small hill before zooming down the other side. Another short climb later, as expected, we came to a gate leading to a field that my family calls the heath; my favorite part about it is that there is this little oval shaped sand track that my dog shares passion for too. There is also a miniature lake that is surprisingly deep. We then turned round back the way we came but took a right turn to enter a more woodland area were others had previously built shelters out of logs and big sticks. We put our bikes down there and ran around, laughed, chatted and had a good time. We then rode back on our bikes to a gate at the end of the field were we then travelled up to the closest village to us named Pirbright which is where I currently go to school. We went past a pub, the butchers and the park before we rode on a long strip of pathway until we reached home. Tomorrow, we might even go to a shooting range that is rarely used for a dog walk; it has a giant sand bank that we all like to climb up onto. All in all, it was great fun and I would love to do it again soon!

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Day 62 Lockdown - Spy Letter

Spy Letter

Welcome to episode 62 of my blog! Today, I will be sharing yet again a piece of my schoolwork which this week is about spies. Enjoy!

Pirbright MI6,

To begin this letter, I would like to apologise upon the hearing of your previous agent's death. But, I would like to suggest myself to fill the very important role as I think myself to be perfect in all ways needed and I am proficient enough for even the most difficult of missions. I must say that the end result in any mission is important to understand why any kind of event occurred throughout the time in the field that might be relevant during the mission. I cannot and will not proceed to tell you of my previous office as it is classified information between me and my clients. However, I can tell you that of my highest quality skills:

• Sniping
• Disguises
• Krav Maga
• Observing
• Poisons

Again, I think I would be perfect for the role and I hope to hear from you soon.

L. Wosoisky

Day 61 Lockdown - Warships Results

Warships Results (so far)

Welcome! Today is going to be very short as it is just a recap for you over the latest Battleships results we have received. Enjoy!

Alexander P vs Dylan M = Alexander P Wins

Aiden C vs Callum P = Callum P Wins

Alexander P vs Luke R = Alexander P Wins

Dylan M vs Luke R = Luke R Wins

Aiden C vs Luke R = Luke R Wins

Rowan G vs Callum P = Rowan G Wins

My game against Aiden C was enjoyable and maybe the most fun I've had in ages! Thanks Aiden!

Send me your results soon folks!

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Day 60 Lockdown - My Mayan Myth Part 2

Day 59 Lockdown - My Mayan Myth

My Mayan Myth

Welcome to my blog! Today, I will be sharing with you a 2 part piece of schoolwork that my school set me. Enjoy!

There was once a family who bought a slave from a market in the centre of a city. He wasn't the first slave the family had bought; all the others had either run away or tried to harm their owner because of the way he treated them. However, this slave was special. He began his first day on a Monday where he was tasked to do 12 jobs in 30 minutes. They weren't easy jobs either; they were jobs like harvest all the crops and bake bread. When the slave heard the jobs, and the consequences, he merely smiled and said that at least the gods were on his side before he was slapped across the face with an eel. A family tradition with all the other slaves the family had owned. 

A few jobs later, the comedic slave heard a rustle in the bushes that he had just cleared behind him. He tiptoed over to them when he saw a giant and large lizard. The slave reached out to grab it before it scuttled away; the slave was mesmerized by it and dumbly he dropped his tools and pursued it. It took him over fields, down rivers, through dense forests and mini deserts before they came to a temple surrounded by fields of grain, pumpkins, orchards of apple trees and peaceful workers and worshipers to the god that was clearly the patron of seeds. The slave had come here once before for a sacrificial ceremony where he had sneakily escaped to a quiet room to worship the god Bolon Tz'akab. The god had taken a liking to him for leaving the ceremony to worship alone. The large lizard suddenly paused in front of a giant statue of the god tending to his wheat fields. From a door hidden behind the statue, a figure emerged with a vine of grapes and an apple. He told the slave that he had summoned him here to his temple. The god laid the food down in front of the slave and told him to eat. Little did the slave know that this was a challenge to prove if he was worthy of help; he needed help with stabalising the family that owned him.

That is the end of part1! Tune in tomorrow when I will treat you to parts 2 and 3 as I am behind on blogging!

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Day 58 Lockdown - Silly Sundays no 7

Silly Sundays

Welcome to my blog! Today brings more random jokes. Enjoy!

• My girlfriend said she was leaving me because of my obsession with the Monkees. I thought she was joking... but then I saw her face.
• What do you call a police helicopter? A heli-copper.
• My wife is leaving me because I am going bald. I'm not bothered; it's hair loss.
• It's a disgrace that gingerbread men and women are forced to live in homes made out of their own flesh.
• As I watched the dog chase its tail, I thought that dogs are easily amused. Then I realized that I was watching it chase its tail.
• When I told my mum I was setting up a theatre, she said, " Are you having me on?" I told her, " Well, I'll give you an audition but I'm not promising anything."
• What position did Bruce Wayne play in baseball? He was the bat boy.
• I keep trying to lose weight but it just keeps finding me.
• Why don't ghosts like rain? Because it dampens their spirits!
• What does a man on the moon do when his hair grows too long? Eclipse it!

Thanks y'all!

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Day 57 Lockdown - Riddles

Riddles

Welcome! Today brings some riddles that I have gathered. So... enjoy!

1. The poor have it; the rich need it; if you eat it, you will die. What am I? Nothing.
2. On the first day of school, in the morning, a teacher murdered a child. The police found 4 suspects: the gardener, the chef, the maths teacher and the headmaster. Each had their own alibis. The gardener said he was cutting the hedges outside with his secuters; the chef said hes was chopping up the meat for lunch; the maths teacher said he was collecting in the mid-year test; the headmaster said he was clearing out his office. The police immediately knew who was the murderer but who and how did they know? The maths teacher because it was the first day of school and he said he was collecting in the mid-year test.
3. I am once in a minute, twice in a moment and never in a thousand years. What am I? M.
4. Two girls were going into a forest looking for apples when suddenly, a thunderstorm started up. The girls found a shack to stay in and they camped there until the storm passed. When they came outside, the girls decided to split up to find some apples. One of the girls found an orchard of apple trees and choose to eat one before she turned into a tree! When the other girl came looking for her friend, she came across an orchard of apple trees and a strange old man who told her that her friend turned into a tree and that she only had 3 guesses until her friend got stuck. The girl took a look around and spotted her immediately. How? It had been raining and all the other trees were wet.
5. A man is born in 2000 and died in 1950. How? It was the BC time.

And an extra for you to answer...

You can see me in water but I don't get wet. What am I?

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