caterpillars

The children are so excited to see the caterpillars!

We spoke about their features and what is in the pot to help them survive. The children knew that they will turn into a butterfly. We looked closely at the spikes and the children thought that this was to stop people from picking them up. The children asked about the web they could see inside and asked where the spider was hiding. We spoke about the food and when they spit it out. The children demonstrated a good understanding how what will happen at each stage and made links to the butterflies they have already observed.

Science

We've had a great day being Hartsholme scientists!


The children were given a challenge from the robbers from the story. This entailed the children completing a science experiment and learning how to predict. We had a look inside the sack to see if it was our IPad's that they stole. However, when we opened it we took out five bottles of vinegar and five tubs of soda. We then looked under the mystery blanket where we had some instructions. As a class we discussed what predicting is and the children said, "it's going to explode, it will go pop, it will bubble." We then tested our predictions by doing the experiment which the children LOVED doing. We added sparkles and colour to see what would happen.





The other experiments included making gloop using cornflour and water. This developed new words such as "runny, soft, slimy, sticky, smooth." The children watched the gloop change properties as they picked it up and watched it drip through their fingers. They enjoyed watching it drip into the tray and tried to catch each others drips.

What the ladybird heard..

This week the children have been making wanted posters to try and find the robbers out of the story book 'What the Ladybird Heard'. We discussed the purpose of a wanted poster and what features it needs to have by looking at some examples. The children then helped to make a rubric and used this when creating their own. The children used the story to look at what the robbers where wearing and selected the right colours. They also added their own rewards. The children came up with "3 donuts, medals,  Lollipops and money."

Knight

The children were excited to put their fingerprint onto the Hartsholme Academy knight. We spoke about the different knights we have already seen in our community and what they look like.

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