Wild Action Zoo

Junior M's reflections on their visit from Wild Action Zoo last Thursday -

I learnt that:

There are big cockroaches – Jacob

Centipedes can really hurt you by biting – Amelia

The gigantic burrowing cockroach eats leaves and turns it into dirt – Stephanie

There’s such thing as a bearded dragon – Will

A spider called a bird eating spider can melt skin – Joe

Praying mantis’ want to stick onto things so they don’t fall – Riley

There are lots of mini-beasts – Patrick

Lizards like to eat worms – Jessica

I liked the stick insect because they can stick to anything – Jack

Lizards eat mini-beasts – Maria

When crabs are scared they stay in their shells and if you are quiet they will come out – Bassy

There are special types of cockroaches. Also, I like the big spiders because they run quickly – James

Some spiders melt insects’ skin – Brandon

Lizards can be pets. We saw a lizard called “Snake” – Ava

I like how Xavier brought a spider and I like spiders because I like things that are venomous – Angelo

I loved the spider because I learnt a lot about it like it spun its web on the ground – Lauren

I learnt that there are insects called mealy worms. I also learnt that mini beasts help us lots and lots!!!! - Natalie

The big cockroaches are called Giant Burrowing Cockroaches. I also learnt that crabs are mini beasts - Madeline

A mini beast visitor

This morning Joe found a praying mantis on his bag. We brought it into the classroom and it flew up to the highest window.

Bugs Alive!!

Today is our second day back at school for term 2. We completed a placemat activity that shows some of the things we know already about mini beasts. We will do this activity again at the end of term to show just how much we have learnt about mini beasts and their environments here at school. Some of the things we know about mini-beasts and how they help us are:
Butterflies live near flowers - Maria
Ants live in an ant pit - Lauren
Praying mantis live in a tree - Brandon
Ants live on the ground - Ava
Bees help us because they make honey for us - Jackson
Worms live underground - Jack
Bees can hurt you - Seb
Mini beasts live in dirt, the ground, air and trees - Pat
Spiders kill moths and flies so we stay comfortable at night - Riley
Worms help us make compost - Joe
Mini-beasts help us grow plants - Amelia
They live in the ground - Jacob
Bees give us honey - Jessica
They live in the dirt - Dylan
Bees make wax for crayons - Madeline
Worms eat fruit scraps - Will
Snails live in their shell - Stephanie
Mini-beasts live in bushes, holes, holes in cliffs, underground and in hives - James

Our Visitor from Canada

Today Junior M took Gill the goldfish outside to see their playground. Gill is the class mascot of our friends at Gill Ville in Ontario, Canada. He is visiting us for a short time and then our class mascot Ella, will visit Gill and his class.

Making music

 

Today Junior M made music with the musical instruments that we made on Friday in Art. All these instruments were made with recycled materials that we brought in from home. 

Have anyone else made their own musical instruments before?

Ambient Orchestras

Yesterday John and Lex from Ambient Orchestras (http://www.ambientorchestras.com/) spent the day with all the Juniors at school. They showed us how to create a musical performance that used all the performing arts we have been exploring. We divided into 4 groups and made our own songs, dances, costumes and backgrounds, with the theme of seasons.
To make this a really successful day there is one thing in particulalr that we needed to do.
Can you guess what it was?

Learning from the Seniors

On tuesday the grade 5/6's visited the Juniors and showcased their talents in the areas of Singing, Dancing, Drama and Music. Not only was it a lot of fun, but the Juniors learnt something new about themselves, as well as the Seniors.

What are your talents and how did you learn them? Please share with us in the comments section.