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Pony Riding at the Standing Stones Stables
The reception classes had a great time at the standing stones stables.
We met James, Alfie and Mouse and learnt all about how to take good care of these lovely horses.
You cant shout or it will hurt their ears. You cant walk behind it because it would kick you. I stroked him with a brush – Billy
We stroked them and had a go at grooming a very gentle Alfie and Bailey.
I liked going upstairs, I saw 2 guinea pigs, I liked horse riding and it was so bumpy – Elowen
Next we learnt about what they eat and where they sleep at night. We even had a go at mucking out the stables.
The horses eat hay and sleep on straw. I liked the horse riding – Fraser
We were really lucky to be able to have a pony ride too on Sponge.
I really liked riding the horse and always the caring bit about it is when they sweep up the poo. They actually had some chestnuts and they were for the horses to eat. So there was a toy for her to stop her being bored, so her just kicked it with her foot with these things inside and she tries to get them out and then eat them up -Ted
We also had a play in the field. We played games, practised our balancing skills and pretended to be ponies and T-Rex’s.
Class 1 and 2 would like thank Natalie, Kelly, Debs and Tanya for a great morning out. We had a great time.
Dusty and Brownie Visit Class 1
Cora’s guinea pigs visited Class 1 today.
They are really cute, they are the nbest pets in the world, I love cuddling them every time after school, Dusty is mine and I really love when Brownie is squeaking – Cora
We learnt that they like to eat hay and raw vegetables and only nap for 20 minutes at a time.
They are only 12 weeks old so are not fully grown yet. They will be adults at 2 years old and will live for 5 years.
They eat some cucumber and some carrot and maybe some cabbage, they sleep on hay – Elliott
They live in a hutch and have sensitive ears, which meant we all had to be quiet so we didn’t scare them.
One was naughty because he was running away, we cant touch their ears – Talia
Cora told us that Brownie is the naughty guinea pig because he like to escape out of his hutch and hide. He has escaped twice and hid underneath the his hutch and the TV cabinet and refused to come out.
They were soft and we stroked them – Albie
Class 1 would like to thank Cora and Mrs Kemp for sharing these very cute pets with us.
Reception Visit The Tate
Classes 1 and 2 had a great time visiting the Tate in St Ives last week as part of our Super Sculptures project.
We have been learning about Barbara Hepworth and her sculptures in school with the children creating their own sculptures the week before. We enjoyed being shown around the gallery by Helen and finding all the different sculptures with our spy tubes!
The children also got the opportunity to take part in a workshop with artists Steph and Emily as part of our visit. We had lots of fun playing musical sculptures, moving our bodies into different poses each time the music stopped!
After practising making sculptures using our bodies, it was time to recreate them on paper. The children took turns to draw around each others’ shadows before then creating them out of plasticine and wire.
After enjoying a tasty packed lunch we finished off our visit with a trip to the beach and had lots more fun making sculptures out of the sand, before boarding the bus to come back to Penpol.
We had a great day on our visit to the Tate and would like to say a big thank you to Steph, Helen, Emily and Rachael!