Gami: Nature Table

English Time Songs, Spring Is Here

seasons song

As you know we are looking at change in our environment. This week we will focus on the cycle of the seasons looking at each and focusing on the differences.

Athletics

Just a reminder its Athletics on Thursday the 3rd of April. 

We have been practising the different events over the last couple of weeks. Here are some pictures of our long distance runners

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Wondering Wednesdays

Sorry there were no questions last week, I lost the piece of paper.
Here are the questions we had today.

1. What is glass made of?   Alice
2. Why are the mornings so cold in Autumn?   Maddie
3. How do our eyes see?   Oliver
4. How long will it take for our beans to grow?  Dylan
5. How was our stoat stuffed?  Lilah
6. What makes a sticker sticky?  Lily
7. How strong is a monkeys tail?  Alyssa
8. How do birds make nests?  Warwick
9. How do remote cars work?  Alex

Get Set Go!

Today we were lucky enough to have a lady come and show us some new games and exercises.

She will be coming every Tuesday for the next couple of weeks.

Sorry about the quality of the picture.

More pictures can be seen in the picture folder. 

Beany Bags

Today we made Beany Bags. If you want to lean more about this please look at our Theme page.

Reading with Our Buddy Class

On Friday we met up with our buddy class and shared some reading. Room I shared their favourite book when they were little and Room G shared a book they had read that week. 

More pictures can be seen in the Picture folder.

Gami

Mr Crocodile: Poem

This is Room G saying a poem in front of the Junior assembly today.

Here are some photo's of  the students who ran the assembly.

 

Dandelion flower: time lapse

Time lapse fast growing corn, roots and leaves growing

San Diego Zoo Kids - Frogs!

We have been learning about frogs and their life cycle this week. Here is some more information for those students who are writing stories about the rain forest frog.

Mr Bean - Frog Spawn and Tadpoles -- Mr Bean - Froschlaich und Kaulquappen

Exploring the Nursery

Last week we focused on the green part of Manchester Street School's rainbow. This is about caring for our environment. To begin, we had to draw or write down things we would see in the nursery. Today we went to check what we had remembered and discover new parts of our nursery.

To see more photo's check out pictures on our blog.

The Seed by Eric Carle

Eating Pumpkin

Today we spotted one caterpillar munching on the pumpkin that Warwick brought. The pumpkin is starting to go moldy so Mrs Geary put him on the swan plant with leaves.

Mexico Monarch Migration

What a Surprise

It's getting out of control in Room G. We have chrysalis all over the room. Two at the top of the curtain, one near the roof and another on a wooden ledge above the nature table. Now we have found one on the microphone!

Wondering Wednesday

Here are some of the questions the students had today.

How long is a monarch caterpillar in a chrysalis?

What is a chrysalis made of?   Jayden M

How does the caterpillar attach itself?  Jaden M

Why do things float?    Abbie

How far is the planet Venus?    Temahia

How do computers work?   Kaden

Why do people put woolen scarves around statues?   Taylor 

Complete Life Cycle of the Monarch Butterfly

Monkeys

On Friday we coloured and cut out carefully some hanging monkeys. We have learnt a monkey poem this week and this was our activity.

Caterpillars Escape

Monday morning we found that the leaves of the swan plant are all gone. The caterpillars had been doing some serious eating over the weekend. We found caterpillars all over the classroom. Two are at the top of the curtain and one near the roof by the door. They might be looking for food or finding a place to make a chrysalis. We still have pumpkin for them to eat but they don't seem interested. The caterpillars keep growing!
The other major news is the chrysalis has opened up and the butterfly has escaped. We didn't find the butterfly for ages but Lilah and Ella saw it sitting on the top window. Mrs Geary opened the window and the butterfly flew away. The butterfly was beautiful  it was black and orange.

As we have been writing this blog one of the caterpillars on the curtain has turned into a chrysalis.

No More Food Left

Yesterday we had a problem, the caterpillars had eaten all the leaves off the swan plant and they were searching for food on our nature table. Mrs Geary asked us to bring some pumpkin in case she couldn't get another plant. This morning they were found in some crazy places. Mrs Geary had bought a swan plant, it is so tall. She had to pick up the caterpillars carefully and place them on the leaves. Warwick brought some pumpkin so now they have a choice. Warwick thinks they will eat all the leaves before they go near the pumpkin.

Wondering Wednesday

We got lots of interesting questions today.

 I will highlight some of the questions we would like to answer because they relate to what we will be focusing on in class.

 Students can report back to the class on what they have found out.

I have put the names of the students who asked the questions.

1. How does the rain and the sun make a rainbow?  Abbie
2. How hot is the sun?   Lilah
3. How do they make trees into paper?  Tipene
4. How are Zombie Chews made?   Mac
5. How long does it take for a bulb to flower?  Jayden N
6. When is it Easter?   Taylor
7. How does a volcano erupt?  Warwick

Update : Life on the Swan Plant

Today we watched as a caterpillar ate the leaf the chrysalis was on. We couldn't believe it. The caterpillar who made the chrysalis attached itself to the main vein of the leaf. It's hanging there by a thread. Isn't nature amazing!