Year 2

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June 19, 2010

Hall Hill Farm - Year 1 & 2

As part of their food & farming topic, on Thursday 20th May, Year 1 and Year 2 went on a visit to Hall Hill Farm.


Year 2 Wedding Day

On Tuesday 2nd February 2010 as part of our "Let's get Married" topic, Year 2 went to St Mary's Church in Whickham for a special wedding.
Hope you enjoy our "Wedding Album"

May 21, 2010

Year 1 & Year 2 visit to Hall Hill Farm

hall hill farm logo: click for home page  

As part of their food & farming topic, on Thursday 20th May, Year 1 and Year 2 went on a visit to Hall Hill Farm. We had all wished for good weather and our wish was granted, the weather was perfect, it was sunny, warm and dry!   

 

 

Hello children, welcome to our farm, hope you have a good day..  baa baaa ba baa! 

  

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We enjoyed looking at the deer. 

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We had fun feeding the horses.  

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One of the lambs decided to come out of the field to see us.

 

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We gave the sheep their food pellets. 

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We were also allowed to handle the chicks. 

 

 

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We all took turns in bottle feeding the lambs.

 

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No matter how hard you try,

you will never get through that small gap!

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We had a ride on the tractor train. 

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 There were other animals too, do you know what they are?

 

If you would like to look at the farm, please click on the link below.  www.hallhillfarm.co.uk 

May 14, 2010

The Great Potato Race Y1 V Y2

 

On Friday 23rd April the "Great Potato Race" began ! Three children from Year 1 and three children from Year 2 planted two types of potato to see which kind would grow first. Our photographs show the start of the race ! !

Watch this space to see how the race progresses.

READY, STEADY... GO !

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1 potato,  2 potato,  3 potato   4,  now let's see if we can grow a few more !

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  READY, STEADY... GROW !

 

May 7, 2010

Willow Sculpture - Indian Bride by Year 2

For four days in March (Tuesday 23rd - Friday 26th) Year Two had lots of fun and learned new skills when they worked with an artist, Shirley Wells on a willow sculpture of an Indian bride. Lots of mums and grans helped too ! This is what we did:

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Planning the designs for the bride's dress.                         Choosing some designs for the dress.

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Cutting the willow to the right size.                                       Starting to make the hoops.

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Bending the willow.                                                             We're very proud of our hoop!

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 Making the structure.                                                         Covering the tissue paper with glue.

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 Adding the tissue paper to the structure.                             Nearly covered !

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Painting over the tissue paper.                                           Painting designs onto an acetate tile. 

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Printing onto the sari.                                                        Adding the designs on the dress

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April 30, 2010

Year Two Wedding

 On Tuesday 2nd February as part of our "Let's get Married" topic, Year 2 went to St Mary's Church in Whickham for a special wedding. The service was performed by Father John and parents, relatives and friends joined us for the celebration. Lisa Mills a former pupil of Fellside Community Primary School was our official photographer. Here are a selection of her photographs for you to enjoy.

 

The Ushers greet the guests.

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The arrival of the bride.   

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 The service begins.

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Exchanging rings. 

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The Blessing.

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                                     Dodging the bubbles.                                  

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  Our wedding album! 

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November 3, 2009

Year Two's Visit to St. Mary's Heritage Centre, Gateshead

On Tuesday 29th September Year Two went to St. Mary's Heritage Centre, Gateshead to find out about the 'Great Fire' of Newcastle and Gateshead. Richard Stephenson was our guide. We had a great day and learned a lot too! Here are a few snapshots of our visit.

 

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Richard showing us the stained glass window in St. Mary's Church before the fire.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Looking at the site of the warehouse where the fire started.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Standing on the Newcastle side of the river, where the flames from the explosion spread.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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In Bessie Surtee's house which didn't burn in the fire.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Examining artefacts. What jobs did these people do?

 

 

 

 

 

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Beating the carpet! 

 

 

 

 

Thanks to Richard we had a fantastic day!

 

 

 

 

 

March 10, 2009

Year Two Wedding 2009

On Tuesday 24th February 2009 Year Two were joined by friends and relatives at St Mary's Church in Whickham for a special wedding. Father Barry kindly performed the service. Here are some photographs of the happy event!

 

 

The ushers greet the guests and show them to their seats.

 

 

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 The service begins.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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The best man and the pageboy.

 

 

 

 

 

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Exchanging rings!

 

 

 

 

 

 

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The bride's parents watch anxiously.

 

 

 

 

 

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The Blessing.

 

 

 

 

 

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Signing the Register.

 

 

 

 

 

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The photographer in action!

 

 

 

 

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The 'Happy Couple' lead the procession.

 

 

 

 

 

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Dodging the bubbles!

 

 

 

 

 

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The 'Happy Couple' with their families. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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The guests. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Cutting the cake. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Congratulations!

November 11, 2008

Making Puppets

Year Two have been making a variety of puppets this term. We started with pin puppets.
If you follow our instructions, you will be able to make some of your own.

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Colour in the puppet parts carefully.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Cut round the puppet pieces, following the outline.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Pin your puppet parts together, using paper fasteners. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Finally attach the lever and have lots of fun moving the arms and legs of your new puppet!

February 26, 2008

Year Two Wedding 2008

On Tuesday 29th January Year Two held their wedding at St Mary's Church, Whickham. Father Barry performed the ceremony in front of a congregation of family members. Everyone had a wonderful time!

Click below to download an extract of the wedding movie! Please note that this is a large file and my take a few minutes to download. You will also need to have QuickTime Player installed on your machine to view this movie file. The best way to download this file is to click the link below with the right hand mouse button and select 'Save Target As...' from the menu that appears. Then select Save to save the file on your computer and select Open once the download is complete.

Download Movie file (mp4 format)


Here are a few snapshots of our special day!

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Don't the wedding guests look fantastic in their best clothes!


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Listening intently to Father Barry's words!

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The serious part - the vows!

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Signing the Register.

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The Wedding Party!


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The photographer was busy all morning!

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The guests blew bubbles over the 'Happy Couple'!

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We all enjoyed eating the delicious wedding cake back at school!

November 6, 2007

Year Two Puppets

This term, Year Two's Design and Technology topic has been 'Puppets'. First, the children made moveable stick puppets which they joined using paper fasteners.Here are some of them:

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Next, the children made simple finger puppets with holes for their fingers to wiggle like legs. They designed their character, then added colour and paper decorations.


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Here are some of their wonderful characters:

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July 11, 2007

Beamish Museum Visit

On Tuesday 10th July Year One and Year Two spent a day visiting Beamish Museum. Year Two experienced what it must have been like to be a Victorian schoolchild. They took part in a lesson which covered handwriting, a recitation of a poem and learning times tables. We had great fun and the sun shone all day!

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Year Two - Arts Week Activity

Year Two made Victorian samplers for their Arts Week activity. Nature was this year's theme so we included ladybirds, snails, butterflies and flowers in our designs. We had lots of help from our relatives and friends. Thank you!

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