14 September 07 - 14:33The Bridge

Today we went to the bridge. We are going to the bridge because in October we are going to go to college on Friday mornings. We are not the only school going, we are going to college with another school called St.Stephens. At the bridge we got split in 2 groups. One group went upstairs and made part of the song we are making. We are making a song about friendship. The other group was downstairs and they made actions for the song. The people that do this with us are called Morag, Maggie, Joyce and Megan.

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07 September 07 - 14:50Art

On Thursday we had art. We were told to do a technique called take the dog for a walk. We had to make different sections
by just moving the chalk in and out of a circle. We had to make sure the sections were big and not to small. We had to draw different patterns inside the shapes. Then we made a border out of black and white paper.You got a white strip of paper and cut strips of black paper and stuck it on top of the white strip. We coloured in the background of the outside of the picture.

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04 September 07 - 14:44Peregrine Falcon

Its breeding range includes the Arctic tundra, through Europe, and North America, and south into Africa, South America, the Pacific Islands and Australia. Essentially, this species can be found everywhere on Earth, except in the polar regions, on very high mountains, in deserts, and most tropical rainforests. The only major ice-free landmass from which it is entirely absent is New Zealand. Both the English and scientific names of this species mean "wandering falcon", and refer to the species' wide range.
The Peregrine Falcon Is the Fastest DIVING bird as the fastest flying bird is the Spine Tailed Swift. The Peregrine Falcon can reach up to 200 mph! That is faster than cars on the motorway.

The Peregrine Falcon first breeds at approximately two or three years of age. The pair mates for life and return to the same nesting spot annually. The courtship flight includes a mix of aerial acrobatics, precise spirals, and steep dives. The male passes prey it has caught to the female in mid-air. To make this possible, the female actually flies upside-down to receive the food from the male's talons. During the breeding season, the Peregrine Falcon is territorial; nesting pairs are usually more than 1 km apart, and often much farther, even in areas with large numbers of pairs. The distance between nests ensures sufficient food supply for pairs and their chicks. Within a breeding territory, a pair may have several nesting ledges; the number used by a pair can vary from one or two to seven in a 16-year period. The pair defends the chosen nest site against other Peregrines, and often against eagles or ravens.

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