The Chartres Cathedral

This is the Chartres Cathedral. It is in France near Paris and is built in 1220 AD. It's a church honoring a saint. The first Chartres was burnt down. It was built another time. After that a lightning strike made another fire and the Chartres Cathedral was damaged. The church had a special tunic. People believed that the tunic was worn by Mary, Jesus' mother. Many people that worship Mary go to the Chartres Cathedral. During the second fire, some people saved the tunic. The Chartres was quickly rebuilt. The Chartres Cathedral was famous for it's flying buttresses and stained-glass windows. The picture on top is a paper model of the Chartres Cathedral I made with Bailey's help.

These are the other paper models from the same book. The book is called Mouse House. The models in the book are supposed to be houses for the computer mouse. I got this book from Aunty Minna as a Christmas present.

This is the Parthenon.



This is the White House.



This is the Golden Pavilion.



This is the Taj mahal.

The Wicked Pirate and the Gentleman

Narrator : Look at this Pirate. He looks like he's up to no good.

Pirate : I'm going to see who I can disturb... Hey! That silly guy there looks like an easy target. Let's get him. There he is. We can sneak on him. Let's do it now or he'll run away.


Gentleman : Hey that Pirate looks awfully disgusting. Let's get out of his way.

Narrator : Oh no! What is happening here?

Gentleman : ARRGGHHH!!! I surrender! I surrender!

Pirate : Haha Haha!!! I want to create more trouble. Who should I disturb next?

-----------------THE END----------------

Playwright : Dominic

Casts
Pirate : Dominic
Gentleman : Bailey

Greek Language

Hello everybody. I know how to write my name in Greek. Do you? The picture below is my name.


I wrote this myself!

Guess what this other one says.


It says "Read my blog" in Greek.

I know this because I have a history book that we borrowed from the library. It has a page that shows the Greek alphabet. Do you know what letters are alpha and omega? Do you know who said "I am the alpha and the omega."? They are the "a" and "z" of the Greek alphabet! And it was Jesus who said that.

My Nature Trip To Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve

Today I went to the Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve with my usual homeschool group, mummy and Bailey. When everybody had reached, we walked one of the trails in the park. I saw many Golden Web Spiders in the middle of their orb webs ...



... and a few Monitor Lizards basking, crawling, sleeping and swimming. I even went up close to one of the monitor lizards. I was just an inch away before I could touch it! But I couldn't go closer because it scrambled away.



We walked, talked, played games and drew. I drew one Great Egret and a Cotton Stainer Bug in my notebook.

How to Keep Guppy Fry?

Last night, Mummy was in the balcony and found some Guppy fry. We were very excited because we have never seen a Guppy fry before. Daddy also came to see. We saw the fry hiding under a rock. Later, we found more fry.


We separated the fry from all the other bigger fishes. You can read more about what we did that night in Bailey's Basking Bay.

We didn't know how to keep them alive so Mummy went on the Internet to check this out. This morning, I read the information she found and tried to answer some important questions. Here they are.

How to know that a female Guppy is pregnant?
It's belly will be big and it will have a gravid spot on it's abdomen.

How to know that a female Guppy is going to deliver?
The female will try to find a hiding place, or stay around the aquatic plants in the tank. It will rub it's head up and down on the sides of the aquarium. The female may have difficulties swimming and also will not eat much. It's Gravid spot will be darker than usual.

How often does a female Guppy give birth?
It will give birth about once every month.

How many fry is delivered at one time?
8 to 25 fry may come out at one time.

How big are the fry?
The fry is about 7mm when it is born.

What should you feed the fry and how often do you have to feed them?
We should feed the fry crushed fish flakes or cooked egg yolk mashed with water. Feed them about 4 to 5 meals per day.