DINOSAUR PLANET EXHIBITION
Year 1 and 2 bought their topic, ‘Dinosaur Planet’ to a close by setting up their own museum, just like their visit to the Yorkshire Museum. The children chose the different pieces of work that they wanted to show and share. Thank you to the parents who made it to see the exhibition and for some of the lovely comments made. The children did make rather wonderful tour guides. Thank you to all the parents who had worked at home to create the marvelous masks and headdresses. I think you’ll agree it all looks fantastic.
Recount of our trip to The Yorkshire Museum Dinosaur Exhibition
On Wednesday 22nd November we went to the Yorkshire Museum in York. All of the Year 1’s and 2’s went to the museum for all of the school day. The grown ups that went with us were Mrs. Huntriss, Mrs., C., Mrs. Charlton, Mr. Cairns and Mrs. Barr.
First, we got on the tall, white bus and went through the wind to the Yorkshire Museum in York. Next, we went through the gardens to the museum. Then, we went to the lunch room and put our bags down and then we went to explore the museum.
We had lunch and did some arts and crafts activities. After that, we went to the library to look at dinosaur books. Then we went to the gift shop. Next, we went to play in the garden. We got back on the white, fast bus to school.
My favourite part of the day was going to the shop and I got a pterodactyl teddy.
By Ben Hopwood
My Mary Anning Biography
Introduction
Mary Anning was a famous fossil hunter. She was born in Lyme Regis (Dorset) on 21st May 1799. She did not become famous until 200 years later!
Early Years
Some people say she was born twice because she was struck by lightning! Every day her brother Joseph, her Dad and herself went down to find curiosities (fossils). One day, an Elizabeth Philpott came and told her that these curiosities were actually fossils. Mary Anning and her family were very poor so they sold there fossils for just 1p (which was lots of money back then). Sadly, when she was 12 her dad died.
Adulthood
She found the pterodactyl and the plesiosaurus! One day a man travelled all the way from the Natural History Museum London and bought the ichthyosaur for £25 (which was a lot of money back then). She didn’t get the recognition until she died because she was a female and not a male!!! All the fossils were
displayed at the Natural History Museum but they never said who found them. She died in Lyme Regis on 9th March 1847.
By Amelie Conlon