Monthly Archives: March 2011

We had a very easy journey back from Nethercott – and it was SO quiet…… loads of people slept most of the way. Now we are trying to adjust back into a more indoor life and begin our preparations for … Continue reading →

We can’t believe our stay at Nethercott is nearly over; many of us would like to stay….and maybe bring home and school here too! Today was a working day; we were our at 7.30 again in the haze of a … Continue reading →

Hello everyone! Just a quick word to explain why some of our children don’t seem to actually BE at Nethercott so far; it’s because we have three cameras with us, but only two can be connected to the computer to download … Continue reading →

Today we completed our first rotation of farm tasks; we now know lots about milking, silage, beef cattle, sheep and lambing, pigs, chicken, geese and donkeys! We still have lovely weather and the views are amazing – we can see … Continue reading →

We awoke to a bright, clear, sunny day and were out to do our morning tasks on time. After a hearty breakfast with as much cereal or porridge as we could eat, we were ready to meet the local villagers … Continue reading →

What an amazing start to our farming career! We had a very easy trip down to Devon, stopping at the new adventure playground at West Bay. We made such good time that we arrived early and spent 40 minutes letting … Continue reading →

We are just starting a theme called ‘Muck and Magic’, based around the books of Michael Morpurgo and our visit to Nethercott House in Devon for a week of farming. We go on Friday 11th March and we hope to … Continue reading →

Making our laminated paper portraits of famous people has taken a long time and lots of perseverance! See if you can spot a resemblance to the people we chose to model.