My sis is one ...

Happy birthday Spev ...

Most improved Robin this week

We lost our games today but I won the trophy for most improved player!




I know you think I would say this wouldn't I but ... We should have won !

What a week

Today was a Sussex competition in Hassocks.

Cosi couldn't come because he was sick.

I came second. Amerdip was first but we drew our last game against each other. Copthorne also won the schools top spot in our age group - thanks to Kieron, Amerdip and I.

It was a really good end to the week. As well as my Last Post performance, my exams went well (the results i have so far). I have been moved back up to set 1 in maths for a trial until Xmas. If i try hard and don't muck about i should be able to stay.

The Last Post

On the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, in the centenary year of the outbreak of the Great War, I stood on top of my school tower ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOP3jI39Wlg

Today ...

Telford #sussexjuniorchess

In Leeds ...

...for more chess and a chance to win my other half norm.

Wish me luck!

Half term in White Hart Lane

Tottenham 2 Brighton 0



And I was there! With Mum, Dad, Zilly and Cos.

It was a birthday present from Spev but she was with Moo because she is too young for a football match.

I had my name in the programme and flashing up on the board - it was so embarrassing and I threw a strop when Zilly kept telling random strangers I was in the programme.

Before the game we ate chips, had our faces painted and posed for pictures with Star Wars characters. There was lots going on because it was half term.

Can't wait to go to the next game - Spurs v Stoke - in two weekends time. Thank you Kai - another great birthday present (as long as we win ... Only Joking!) .

Our next Capital One cup tie is Newcastle at home - bring it on!

Save Ferris Bueller ...

Being 11 so far ...




Breakfast in bed - fake-on and bagel of course!


New tottenham kit (and tickets to the Brighton v spurs game thanks to Spev!)


Visit to grandma and grandpa - thanks for my voucher, money, DVD and magazine.
Then while dad and spev swam a quick trip to school to collect Zilly. Halfterm music theory lesson - very dedicated sis!


Bowling with the family - this year I said goodbye to Debbie and hello Derns (wonder how old I will be before the bowling screen gets my name right?). Maybe I'll be Ferris next time?


Halloween walk with my friends then back to mine for a sleepover. Awesome cake - thanks dad! Thanks too to all my lovely friends and family for all the fab presents - I feel really spoilt. So far I quite like this 11 thing ...

So today was the Year 6 Autumn Concert at Copthorne:

I played Baroque Celebration on the cello,

Drunken Sailor on the cornet

and then Lean on Me by Bill Withers on cornet and voice with the whole of class 6MB

See...

Nottingham Norm

This weekend I went to play chess in Nottingham for this thing where you are trying to get into the England trial. It was the Nottingham Closed England Championship.

On the first day I got one and a half out of the available points I could get which wasn't too good. But on the second day I got 1 and a half out of two which secured me this thing called a half norm.

A half norm means I am halfway to being able to go to the England trial.

We stayed with the Clarksons and we ate Chinese takeaway and on the second day ate at an Indian restaurant.

SIck

Really actually sick.

Off school.

Listening to Terra by Mitch Benn.

Robins versus Vipers

Busy weekend!



On Saturday I played my first Roffey Robins game. We were against the Storrington Vipers. I managed to nearly knock myself out saving a goal - although I wasn't the goalie! I fortunately we let in 12 or 14 others.

Then we went to look around Brighton College. We were shown around by a girl called Apple. I liked it a lot more than I thought I would about 8.5 out of 10. But I still prefer Reigate even though they for play football.

George was there for the open day so we bought him home and spent the afternoon at his house playing table tennis as watching telly. Then we had salmon for his birthday dinner and Zillyan have him the cake she made in the shape of the Pringle man.






It was so yummy and covered in marzipan.

Today we went into town and had a picnic on the way! I also practiced my cello scales a lot with Mum and we watched a Buffy where all her friends find out Angel is still alive.

Holiday diary - summer 2014

I wrote a list of some of the history things I want to see around the UK and we did some of them this summer.

We also went to Holland on holiday.

Romans

We watched Roman gladiator fighting at Dover Castle for Cosmic's birthday and we got a chance to battle a gladiator ourselves too!

We also went to York for the August Bank Holiday and visited the Treasurer's House in the middle of the City. Under the house it is a Roman road and we learnt about the ghost army people have seen in the basement.

Vikings

We also learnt about the Vikings in York when we visited the Jorvik Centre. Unlike the Vikings you would expect, most of them didn't have swords or any weapons. only the richest had them. The Vikings that came to England were from Denmark and the Vikings that went to Scotland were from Norway. This is why the English and Scottish look and sound different.

1066

We went to Battle to see where the Battle of Hastings took place. I have already written a blog post about my visit if you want to read more. It was an awesome day.

We also saw Clifford's Tower in York which was built by William the Conqueror to stop rebellions from people in the North. It has been rebuilt due to fires and if you go you can even see the red marks on the stones where the fire was.

Medieval England

Bramber Castle is near where we live so we went to see it. The castle is now ruins but is was founded by William de Braose. It is owned by English Heritage now. They say the castle was 'a defensive and administrative centre for Bramber, one of the six administrative regions – each of which was controlled by a castle – into which Sussex was divided following the Norman Conquest. It was held almost continually by de Braose and his descendants from its foundation by 1073 until 1450'.

We had a picnic there but had to leave early because Cosmic was fighting with us. We are going to go again soon.

We also saw Dover Castle and the tower which King Henry II built. He was King of England from 1154 . It is the only castle to have actually recreated the look of the castle from the time. It has sourced the real colours and reconstructed furniture based on scriptures from the time and the few remaining pieces still existing.

19th century

Vincent Van Gogh was a painter in the nineteenth century. He was one of two children and his brother was called Theo.

We went to see his pictures in a gallery in Amsterdam where Mum cut in a three hour queue. Whilst we were there we got the audio guide. We all started off with the children's guide because it was cheaper. but then Zillyan and I found a way for Mum and Dad to put it on the adult description.

My favourite bit was seeing the sunflowers picture. I found out he painted lots of sunflower pictures that were slightly different colours and they are in different museums across the world.

World War Two

At Dover Castle I went into underground tunnels to see a World War Two hospital. Everything was real so they covered it in fungi spray to protect it. We were told if we touched it and ate it we would be poisoned.

We heard a story about a pilot who was severely injured and he got bought there because it was the closest hospital. After the doctors brought him into the theatre and done all they could to help him they moved him to a safer hospital.

In Amsterdam we also visited Anne Frank's house. Anne Frank was a Jewish girl in World War Two and she got forced into hiding with her family so she didn't get gassed. Unfortunately right at the end of the war they found her family because somebody betrayed them. All of them were killed apart from the Dad because he was sent to Poland whilst the others were sent to Germany. Prisoners were let out in Poland before they we're let out in Germany.

The rooms they stayed in were really small and they closed in. They had to be very quiet all day and all night because otherwise peel would hear them. I am very pleased that I saw the house but the story had a very horrible ending.

The rest of my holiday ...

We did lots of other stuff in the holidays in England and Holland. 

I played with all my cousins and saw my youngest cousin, Alfie, lots.

 I saw my friends and played in the Delancy School Terrafinal challengers cup

I was one draw away from getting 35 pounds but I won a book. Yay! (I am being sarcastic).

I also read some books for the school challenge and did football training with my new club Roffey Robins.

Goalie nearly scored today

Have so much to write about as we did lots of historical sites on my list over the holidays. We also did lots of stuff in Holland where we went on holiday.

But before I forget and go and watch Dr Who I would like to say thank you to our friends Miles and James Sturt who have us tickets to today's football game between Brighton and Charlton.

Just before the end we thought Brighton had lost as it was 2-1 to Charlton. Then the Brighton keeper came out - he nearly scored! But in the end one of his teammates did and it ended as a draw, 2-2.

We saw Mr Tuck at the game. It was so funny because he supports Tottenham like me but perhaps his second team is Brighton too.



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Playing with my little sis

1066 and all that

This summer I would like to go to loads of different historical places in England.

Yesterday we went to Battle and saw the field where the Battle of Hastings took place. We all went and also took Cosmic's friend Louis. We listened to an audio guide telling us about the fight and the tactics used by William and King Harold.




This is the spot where Harold died - either by having an arrow shot through his eye or being hacked down by some of William's soldiers. When William was King he built a memorial Abbey on the site of the battle (at the top of the hill) and marked the spot where Harold was killed.



This is the view up the hill. Harold's men were at the top and they defended their position with a shield wall.



William's men were at the bottom where Zilly and I are standing in this picture. Many of them were on horse back. They carried lighter shields because they were on horses - we tried lifting the different shields and swords and Harold's men must have been very strong!

It was an awesome day. Wonder when in history we will check out next.

Thank you Than

Spurs 3 Fulham 1

Thank you so much for taking me Than - it was an awesome game.

2 legs good ...

Just read Animal Farm - my fifth book, on day 5 of our sponsored Readathon.

George leant it to me and although it was very challenging i enjoyed it lots.

Please if you haven't sponsored us and you can spare a few quid then go to our justgiving page :

http://www.justgiving.com/Zillyan-Rustom1

This year we are reading for Save the Children who really need money to help kids here and in other countries.

I will post full list of our books when we have read them all.

Cottesmore comp

So busy at mo but just to let you know Copthorne won the school chess competition at Cottesmore on Tuesday.

I played with Amardip and Madeleine. Amardip won the silver plate because he won all 6 of his games!


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34 again ...

Oh hang on, I mean 43!

Happy birthday Dad - the number jacks are on their way!