It doesn't feel like autumn

Today the weather is lovely, it is sunny.
It is 16 degrees above zero.
And it is 16.7 degrees above zero in the water.
It doesn’t feel like autumn. But the leaves have started to fall from the trees.
The leaves, which still are on the trees, are green or yellow.
It is warm in the sun, but in the shade is it cold.
And that was the weather from today, 25 September.

Ida, Bianka, Emma

”Skoljoggen”

Each year Tanumskolan has a run for children with cancer. We started in the gym, were the gym teachers told us about the rules. You could also donate money to help cancer research.
After that we started to run or walk. You had to run at least two laps. One lap was 2 kilometers. After an hour and a half we gathered in the gym hall again. Then the girls who had run more than 5 laps and the boys who had ran more than 7 laps got a price. The winner ran a total of 10 laps which is 20 kilometers!

Well Done! All comparatives could win prices.
// Natali and Elin

Safety course on a school-bus

We had a safety course on the school-buses. A bus driver talked about security in the bus. For example he said that you need to wear a seat belt. And that smoking is forbidden. Because that can make it start a fire. Later, Lars from the local fire department told us, how you evacuate a bus, if something happens. After that we had to practise. The bus started to fill with white smoke. And everybody ran out. In the front of the bus there was not much smoke, but in the rear of the bus there was a lot of smoke and you couldn’t see anything, it was just white everywhere. When everybody had ran out and gathered about fifty meters away, the safety course was done.

//Ida and Natali

All 9 graders are soon off to Stockholm

Almost every year everbody in 9th grade go to Stockholm, Swedens capital if they can collect the money.
Its gona be so much fun. We will arrive next next Monday lunch and stay to the Thursday the same week so 4 sweet days with all of our best friends.
Were all excited and we are talking the whole time about everything were going to do, some are going to the cinema and some wants to go on theatre or the opera. If were lucky it’s a concert we can se.
Well, I will make an update when I come back.
/Calle

Lobster fishing

The big lobster fishing will start at the 22nd of September, and will go on until 30th of April. It is a big event in the area. You will put lobster cages into the water. In Sweden we call it “hummertinor”
Sometimes we call the lobsters the black gold, it is because when you catch them they are black. When you boil them they turn red.
They have to be rather big, you are not allowed to pick up the small ones, the small ones you have to put back into the sea.
The lobsters which carry roe, are you not either allowed to fish.
Soon there will be more information about the lobsters!!
/ Annie and Anna Clara

Oyster Celebration

Oyster Celebration

Grebbestad is the “oysters capital ” of Sweden.
The first Saturday in September there is a celebration to the oysters in the village of Grebbestad, 6 km from Tanumshede. You could try oysters in different restaurants all over the village. There was also a competition in who could open and serve oysters fastest.

Recipe
Gratinated oysters in white wine Calculated for 4 servings
4 large oysters, or 8 small 1 dl white wine 1 tbsp butter 1 tbsp flour 1.5 dl cream 1 tbsp dried breadcrumbs chives, chopped 2 dl salt water
To do this: Open the shells and pick out the oysters. Pour the wine, oysters and their own liquid in a saucepan. Simmer the oysters for a minute. Rinse the oyster shells carefully. Mix salt and water to such a texture that you can shape big "heaps" by using a tablespoon to put oysters in on a baking tray.
Add an oyster shells in each heap. (see photo)Make a thickening with butter and flour. Add cream and about half of the oyster and wine liquid. Let it simmer at low heat a few minutes. Put the oysters in their shells and pour a tablespoon of sauce on each. Sprinkle with an even layer of breadcrumbs. Cook in the oven at 175 degrees C for about 5 minutes, until golden. Sprinkle with some chopped chives and serve.
Source: http://www.tanum.se/

/Annie

Autumn has arrived!

The autumn has arrived

Today is the weather quite cloudy. It is 12 degrees above zero.
The sunrise was at 06.35 a.m. The sunset will be at 19.46 p.m.
In the water the temperature is about 17 degrees above zero.
Yesterday it felt like the autumn has arrived. When you go out you need a jacket or you are going to freeze. Many pupils have got an autumn cold.
The leaves are still on the trees.
This was the weather-forecast from Tanumshede.

Annie, Anna-Clara and Cristoffer

Rock Carving Copies

We made copies of some of the rock carvings. There are a few different ways to do this. We tried frottage. Usually you are not allowed to make copies -but we were told we could do it this special day -as it was for a special reason: we are going to send them by snail mail to the school in Capo di Ponte and ask if they could send us some copies of their rock carvings. Then we can compare them and see what is similar and what is different.

The Bronze Age Games

During the Twin Town celebrations we could dry different games from the Bronze Age. We had a fun day with beautiful weather!