sky

The skies above Ambleside

Pictures and facts by Grasmere Class

A beautiful sun shines on our mural. It makes the grass and trees grow. It makes the water rise in the air to start the water cycle. It gives us happy days playing football in the park.

The sky on our mural shows the moon as well. If you look carefully you will see a strange star near the moon. It has a tail. This is not a star it is a comet. When we were making the mural the comet "Hale-Bopp" was visible in the sky. Comets can take hundreds of years to go around the sun. It will be a long time before it comes back. People will look at our mural and be able to tell when it was made, just like the Bayeax Tapestry, which has a picture of Halley's comet in the sky.

Yellow Mountain Rescue helicopters fly above our school rescuing people from the hills who have got into trouble. The helicopters sometimes land in Ambleside to collect the Mountain Rescue Team. Most rescue helicopters are Sea Kings. A helicopter landed in our school playing field once and we were allowed inside.

You will see many military aircraft in the sky above Ambleside. Jets such as, Harriers, Tornados, Hawks and Jaguars, as well as turboprops such as Hercules. You will also see Tucano training planes. The pilots use the Lake District to practice for real battles.

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	A beautiful sun shines on our mural. It makes the grass and trees grow. It makes the water rise in the air to start the water cycle. It gives us happy days playing football in the park.
	The sky on our mural shows the moon as well. If you look carefully you will see a strange star near the moon. It has a tail. This is not a star it is a comet. When we were making the mural the comet "Hale-Bopp" was visible in the sky. Comets can take hundreds of years to go around the sun. It will be a long time before it comes back. People will look at our mural and be able to tell when it was made, just like the Bayeax Tapestry, which has a picture of Halley's comet in the sky.
	Yellow Mountain Rescue helicopters fly above our school rescuing people from the hills who have got into trouble. The helicopters sometimes land in Ambleside to collect the Mountain Rescue Team. Most rescue helicopters are Sea Kings. A helicopter landed in our school playing field once and we were allowed inside.
	You will see many military aircraft in the sky above Ambleside. Jets such as, Harriers, Tornados, Hawks and Jaguars, as well as turboprops such as Hercules. You will also see Tucano training planes. The pilots use the Lake District to practice for real battles.
	CLICK HERE to go back and find out more.