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The children quickly got used to the farm routines and never complained about the daily chores.
While the children were on the farm they had the opportunity to work with a poet. Here is one of the poems they wrote
Cockerel squawking at the break of dawn , stretch and yawn
Getting dressed and out, feeding pigs and birds
as the orangey pink sun rises
The horse gallops like a tiger, eyes like marbles,
teeth like razorblades.
Going up and down like a donkey buckaroo
They have big noses that stick in my face,
very soft fur lovely and silky
Brilliant hurdle jumpers, galloping, galloping far into the distance
Jasper white black Jasper would like to sprint alot
Evan tall big and silly sprints like an ocean wave
Pigs are smelly they always want food all the time
pigs have curly tails
Pigs are snorting, Horse are stalking, eating hay they are here to stay
Slurping pigs, guzzling pigs oinking snorting pigs
With the cows Ernie the donkey his brain is confused
with his identity crisis
Thinking he is a cow wanting to be milked by Jonathan
Panther the sleek cat all shiny and black
is very sneaky round the farm, so you hardly see him
Cockerel squawking at the break of dawn , stretch and yawn
Ryan, Harry , Luke, Bradley, Tori, Cara, Astie, Jack, Emma, Leon. Elisha, Gianluca
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Days on the farm start quite early. The children get up at 7.00am. However, before going to breakfast there are chores to be done.
One of the most enjoyable jobs on the farm is collecting freshly laid eggs.
The children take it in turns to go to the hen house and see how many eggs have been laid.
The children carefully place the eggs in a bucket and take them to the farm kitchen, where they are cooked for breakfast. Boiled eggs and soldiers have never tasted so good.............
Yummy!!
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Do they really start off this small and cute?
There are two types of pigs at Wick Court. The white ones are called 'Gloucester Old Spot' and the honey coloured ones are 'Tamworth'
The children asked the farmer what the difference was between the two types of pig and he replied 'the Tamworth tastes better'!! |
It's not long before they become fully grown!
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| This is a picture of the children herding the sheep into the next field. The sheep follow the children who are holding bags containing their feed. |
Here is Harry's Diary for the first few days at Wick Court
On the First Day When we got to Wick Court after the long journey we went in to the parlour and Heather told us about the Rules. Then we had jacket potato with beans and cheese for supper - it was lovely. Most of us had a shower and then we went to bed. I was on the top bunk | In the Morning When we woke up at 7.00am we got changed and tidied up for room inspection. So far, Solar is in the lead. Then we went to feed the chickens, gave whey to the pigs and cleaned the stables. We had to put a glove on and pick up the poo and then put it into the wheelbarrow |
Once again, Solar is in the lead by three points. We had to go out to do some work. First thing we went up to Oldbury where we fed some calfs and then cleaned the river of poo. I was sick and so was Luke, we had to wait outside. We ran back after the job and had a snack.
Later we had cake and a drink. | Best Time Ever!! We went to do the pigs and check on the sheep. It was the first time I had touched a sheep. The sheep's name was Jacob - it was the best time ever.
Bad Times My worst time is when I got stuck in the mud and we had to dig our way out. I couldn't jump out of my wellies. I started to cry, my hands were freezing but in the end it was actually fun, plus now I can look back and smile.
Also we were allowed to role down a big hill and the teachers did it as well - it was really fun. |