Flitter, Flutter...another Butterfly

Not the best photos...but we had another butterfly emerge this morning. Two to go. The chrysalis went very black and you could see the orange wings through it. Amazing. We took it down to the Nature Garden and it flew up into the cabbage tree. Then we came back to class to complete a soduku puzzle about the four stages of the life cycle.

Metamorphasis

There has been great exitement in Room 7 today...we have our first butterfly. It emerged from its chrysalis this morning to much shreeking and yelling. I am very surprised that it didn't promptly hop back inside it's chrysalis!! It has now gone home to Poppy's garden to flutter around and lay some eggs...starting the whole life cycle once again. Truely magical.

Caterpillar and Tadpole Update

We have two caterpillars fixing themselves to the stem of the milkweed plant and about to turn into a chrysalis. Very exciting. The children are fascinated. The tadpoles have settled into Room 7 and seem to be doing well...no back legs yet :-)

Our Chysalis

We have a couple of chysalis and two caterpillars chomping through their milkweed plant. Many thanks to Mrs Lee who donated two swan plants and Lara's mum for continuing to provide us with more leaves. We are loving observing their changes.

Tadpoles

Thank you Mrs White (Callum's mum) for getting us five tadpoles and setting up the aquarium for us. The children are so excited about being able to watch the life cycle of the frog. The children are loving our current topic about creatures great and small...we are so captivated by these little creatures I am not sure we will even get to look at the great big ones.

Reading in the Native Garden

We sneaked down to the Native Garden this afternoon to read The Enchanted Wood by Enid Blyton. The children are captivated by this story. It was the perfect place to read and when we were very quiet we could even hear the trees going wisha, wisha, wisha. It is bringing a touch of magic to an otherwise busy, full on term :-)

Caterpillars and Butterflies

We have some resident caterpillars in Room 7 who are munching through their milkweed. I am only hoping they don't change into a crysalis over Labour weekend and the children miss the magical change. After our trip to Butterfly Creek and our inquiry into the Life cycle of the butterfly...we are experts of knowledge at each stage of the cycle. The children have been creating a booklet. We are all loving this topic.

Reading in Room 7

Reading activities are a fun way to reinforce early reading skills. We recently acquired some new headphones and the children are enjoying reading along to audio stories with their reading group. Assessment is well and truly under way for upcoming reports and it is wonderful to see that the children are more confident and reading with fluency. Thanks for all the continued support with the home reading programme. It makes such a difference to children's learning when their home reading supports the classroom programme.

Calendar Art

Here is a sneak preview of our calendar art this year...a pop art theme.  Definitely worth getting. The kids have enjoyed creating their masterpieces.

 

 

Father's Day Breakfast

Once again our fabulous fathers were treated to a yummy breakfast and a chance to have a look around their child's classroom last Friday. Some lucky Dads went home with some super prizes that were drawn at assembly. Some children in Room 22 and 23 shared some poems about their Dads too.

 

Thank you for all the Dads who were able to come...the children loved having you at school.

Wearable Arts

Thank you to all the wonderful parents who are helping create awesome garments. The children are loving it and I am so incredibly grateful for your support.

Book Week Dress Up

Wow...what an awesome bunch of children. We have pirates, fairies, princesses, knights, Luke Skywalker, Jessie, Willie Wonka x2, Strawberry Shortcake and lots more characters. What a fun day we are having. Thanks Mums and Dads for getting into the spirit of Book Week.

30 Years of Service to Botany Downs Primary...wow!

Thirty years ago today Mr Johnson started work at BDS as a caretaker. He has given thirty years of service. Wow...what an achievement. Congratulations Mr J.

Happy and Safe Holidays

Room 7 and 8 had lunch together today to celebrate the end of term. Wishing you all a safe and happy time in the holidays.

100 Days of School

Today we are celebrating being at school for 100 days. Every morning we look at the place value of our new number. We are learning numbers how to write two digit numbers to 100 and how many basic facts we can think of. We are now 100 days smarter :-)

Our Wonderful Room 7 Violinist.

Today JW brought in her violin to play for us. We sat very quietly waiting for JW to begin and then WOW. We were so impressed. Thank you JW...you are an awesome musician.

Changes in the Kitchen

Today we made Meringues with Mrs Ready. It was a great way to explore the changes in eggs after they are mixed and heated. We are all looking forward to tasting them this afternoon. Thank you so much Mrs Ready for sharing your culinary expertise with us.