Amisadai and Louisa's Adventures in Africa: January 2012

Tuesday 31 January 2012

Amisadai's Data Collection: Please Submit Answers!

FOOTWEAR FUN

I am making databases in math and I am collecting data! Please can you help me by giving me some information about your Footwear! You can comment on the blog or facebook or email me at rachelmonger@gmail.com I will post my results on our blog when I have finished!

Thank you! Amisadai Monger

Types of Footwear

Welly Boots

Flip-flops

High heels

Cowboy boots

Runners

Sandals

Crocs

Plimsols

Snow boots

Ice boots

Slippers

Tap shoes

Ballet shoes

Ice skates

Dress shoes

Dressing up shoes

Doodles

Hiking boots

Please answer these questions:

What country do you live in?

Which footwear do you find the easiest and most comfortable to walk in?

Which shoes take longest to do up? Which shoes are quickest for you to put on?

Which footwear do you like best?

What is your favourite colour for shoes?

Louisa's Data Collection: Please Submit Answers!

Polar Animals and Pets

I am making databases in math and I am collecting data! Please can you help me by giving me some information! You can either comment on the blog or facebook or send an email to me at rachelmonger@googlemail.com. I will post my results on our blog when I have finished!

Thank you! Louisa Monger

What is your favourite polar animal?

walrus

arctic fox

arctic hare

caribou

arctic wolf

polar bear

penguins

Orca whale

terns

seal

How many pets do you have?

Wednesday 25 January 2012

A Story by Louisa

The Car That Would Not Start

By Louisa Monger

Once upon a time, there was a man called Tim. One day his land cruiser did not start. He pushed and pushed and pushed but it would not start. He went and got Rachel.

“Come and push this big white land cruiser” said Tim.

They pushed and pushed and pushed but it would not start. Rachel went and got Louisa.

“Come and push this big white land cruiser” said Rachel.

Tim and Rachel and Louisa pushed and pushed and pushed but it would not start. Louisa went and got Amisadai.

“Come and push this big white land cruiser” said Louisa.

Tim and Rachel and Louisa and Amisadai pushed and pushed and pushed but it would not start. Amisadai went and got Lulu.

“Come and push this big white land cruiser” said Amisadai.

Tim and Rachel and Louisa and Amisadai and Lulu pushed and pushed . It started! “Hooray! Where shall we go?” said Louisa.

(This story is very true, except for the bit about Lulu the Pig pushing)

On Monday, Daddy got really stuck. It took a long time to get him out.

There were lots more people here than in my story

It was really stuck in the mud!

Friday 13 January 2012

Expeditions! How do you poo in the Arctic?

We have been to Matema beach. We went swimming LOADS of times in Lake Malawi. In the afternoons,the waves were so big. I was playing with Louisa, and a HUGE wave came and we were underwater! We also had lots of water fights. Daddy and I tried and tried to get Andy. Daddy got him and Andy kept hiding behind his dear wife Angela, making excuses that if we got her we would be in hot water! But I squeezed a balloon over him and got him wet!

CAtching the waves!

Birthday at Matema

We had an expedition to a volcanic crater lake and looked for German treasure. And we had an expedition high up in the mountains and looked for gold. And an expedition to see a natural bridge made out of lava.

Can you see us?

Tonight is my birthday party because I was at Matema for my Birthday.The Galvins will come and Marta, Laura, Andy and Angela. There will be a bonfire and light-up balloons and we will roast marshmellows and hot dogs, potatos and dough boys. We will paint baloons, the ones other people did looked really funny! We have made birthday gingerbread house from Taylor and Matthew in Canada instead of a cake.

We have started learning about the poles, the Arctic and the Antarctica. Do any of you know how to poo in the Arctic? I need to plan an expedition and I need to think about these things! What do you think I might need to take with me? Here is an Arctic joke ... what vegetable was forbidden on ships of arctic explorers? (Leeks!) Did you know that when polar bears try to catch seals, they put their paws over their noses so they can't be seen?

Tuesday 3 January 2012

Christmas Photos

We have had a lots of fun at Christmas! And we hope you have too! We had so much fun playing with Elia and Finley at Christmas! They are friends from England who now live in Tanzania and they came to stay with us. We had lots of fun with Andy and Angela too, and have just come back from a holiday with them. We will tell you about that soon. But here are some photos of our Christmas.