Capes, Timelines and Original Stories

Thursday was the end of the trimester for my peeps.  Amanda and Claire had a party and showed off their work on the formation of the earth and the medieval unit they've been studying. We braided hair, wore lovely dresses, and our fancy red capes. 

And a big shout out to Mr. Clark and Mrs. Dunton!

Each of the girls have been working on their own 40 ft timeline of the earth scroll. 

 Amanda brought hers home.  We tried to take a picture down the driveway, but we had to call in reinforcements because of the wind...

Here's a few close-ups she took...

And Amanda's story - complete with illuminated title.

The Story of Heidi

By Amanda Petersen (7 years old)

Once upon a time, there was a beautiful village.  One day, an old wizard came into the town.  He cast a spell on the town so that everyone would burn down their houses.  On the day of Pentecost, Heidi came and told King John what was happening.  He decided to send a knight to help.  King John knew of a secret water - whoever drank it would make peace.

Heidi and Sir Lancelot set off on their journey.  They had to travel a long time across the sea.  They got on horseback.  They had to cross a bridge.  A very ugly knight came out and said, “None shall pass!” 

Heidi was frustrated.  “How dare you tell me what to do!” said Heidi. 

“None shall pass!” said the ugly knight.

Sir Lancelot said, “Hush now.  I challenge you to a duel!”

“Okay,” said the ugly knight.  “What happens if you loose?”

“I will give you fifty grand,” said Sir Lancelot. 

They agreed.  Sir Lancelot won.

They walked and walked for a long time through the forest.  They came upon some bandits.  They were wearing masks and carrying sacks.

“Help!  I’m tied up!  Help!” called a farmer from a lake in the forest.  In a flash, they were there. He was about to drown. They untied him. 

“Thanks for saving my life,” said the farmer.

“You’re welcome.  Would you like to join our quest?” asked Heidi.

“Thanks, but no thanks. I’ve got to farm the land,” said the farmer.

They said goodbye.  They were almost there.

The last battle was when they faced an evil knight that guarded the secret water. 

“You may never drink the water.  Ha, ha!” laughed the evil knight.

“But we have to make peace.  Please, I’ve got to drink to save my village and my house.  I’m begging you,” said Heidi. 

“You may never drink from the water,” said the evil knight.

“I will do anything,” pleaded Heidi.

Sir Lancelot interrupted and said, “Let her drink or I will fight you to the death.”

            They fought for hours and hours. He shed some blood, but Sir Lancelot finally won.

            “Now, let me drink the water,” cried Heidi.  She finally drank the water.  She put it in a barrel.  She went home and saved her house and her family. 

Lancelot had to go to the hospital for eight days.  He got out of the hospital.  The King was very pleased with him.  He saved Heidi. They had a big feast.

They all lived happily ever after. Heidi and Lancelot got married and had 20 children.

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Great job, Amanda.  Great job!