THANK YOU DENMARK AND SCOTLAND!

Thanks, we have enjoyed this year very much. We are happy because our 10-week-holiday has started. Have a nice summer! Now we have to go to swim.

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Questions from Kuvansi- and our answers!

We had hoped to ask these questions last week, by webcam, but unfortunately, we had some problems.
Here are Mr Ikonen's class' questions, and our answers.

1) Oletteko te pitäneet blogista? Have you liked our blog?
Yes, we have had lots of fun this year with the blog. Kiitos paljon! Thank you very much!

2) Kuinka monta ihmistä teidän kaupungissa asuu? How many people are living in your town?
There are around 700 people living in Gifford. The picture shows the village hall.



3) Oletteko te nähneet karhua? Have you seen a bear?
Blackie saw bear footprints when she was on holiday in Canada. Puddock also saw a bear when she was on holiday in Canada! There are no wild bears here in Scotland.

4) Suomessa on paljon hirviä. Onko niitä Skotlannissa? We have lots of elk here in Finland. Do you have any in Scotland?
No, we don't have elk here.

5) Mikä on suurin villieläin Skotlannissa? What is the biggest wild animal in Scotland?
The Red Deer.


6) Kuinka moni on nähnyt Loch Nessin hirviön? How many of you have seen the Loch Ness Monster?
All of us have seen it.

7) Mikä on suurin järvi? What is the biggest lake (loch) in Scotland?
It's Loch Lomond, (in the picture below)though Loch Ness, where Nessie lives is the deepest loch in Scotland.



8) Mitkä ovat teidän lempiaineita? What are your favourite school subjects?
Writing, Maths, ICT, PE.

9) Mitä pelejä pelaatte liikuntatunnilla? What games do you play in PE lessons?
We play Unihoc (floorball) benchball, rounders and basketball.

10) Onko Harry Potter elokuva kuvattu teidän lähellä? Have Harry Potter movies been filmed close to you?
Yes, some of the movies were filmed at Alnwick Castle, which is about 1 hour from Gifford.

11) Mitä te harrastatte? What are your hobbies?

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