Olivia brought in something very exciting to show us on Monday. Her chickens at home had been laying eggs and she brought in some to show us. We decided to crack one open and see what was inside;
“Uuumm a chicken” suggested Marcus,
“It’s a chicken” agreed Alyssa as we cracked it into the bowl.
The children all had a look at the cracked egg and agreed it was indeed a chicken…perhaps we’ll examine that a bit more closely next week!
We then decided to put the other egg in the microwave to see how it would change,
“It’s gonna make popcorn” suggested Olivia.
We put it in the microwave in some water and watched and listened as it went around and around. Next thing, there was an almighty bang! What had happened to our egg!?!
“Da egg went bang!” cried Izabella with excitement!
Kind regards,
Jess, Kerry, Jennifer and Hayley
Mead
Dear Mead Parents,
This week was full of mixing and concocting in the Mead Room! One experiment we tackled was yoghurt making (although the children didn't know what we were making at first).
First we added the white (yoghurt) powder to water. "It's turning pink"! Harry said enthusiastically as the powder changed colour once it hit the water.
"It's a milkshake" Gabe added.
Leon squealed with excitement as we took turns to shake the mixture and all had a smell to summise what flavour it was............"Smells like banana" Grace suggested.
"Strawberry" said Leon.
After leaving it to set overnight, the next day we sat in a circle and had a look at what changes had taken place.
"It's ice" Tommi suggested of the set yoghurt, "It looks like yoghurt" he added.
The children loved tasting the delicious yoghurt they had made.
"I wonder how it changed or what made it change from runny like a milkshake to yoghurt that sticks to the spoon?" Mrs McKenzie asked.
The children were a little unsure. Magic was suggested as a possibility.
"No" Harry stopped everyone, "Maybe the moon helped. It might have floated down through the ceiling and down here and helped" he decided.
Best wishes,
Emma M, Susan and Emma G
Cooper
This week Sami's family very kindly gave us some miniature rubbish, recycling and green waste bins. The children were very excited about getting these and thought of lots of possibilities for their play. In our Morning Meeting we shared a big book called Where Does the Rubbish Go? and, before we started reading, the children told us their ideas...
"The rubbish bin" said Erin.
"Some rubbish on building sites goes in the skip and the rubbish truck takes it away to the garbage dump" said Oliver.
"In Toy Story 3 Woody gets put in the dump" said Charlie.
The book gave us information about landfill, recycling and composting. The children already knew a lot about recycling...
"They cracked them in half" said Sami, looking at picture of a huge pile of glass pieces.
"It’s bottles from other bottles" Noah told us when he saw the recycled plastic bottles picture.
"I live on a farm and I give the scraps to my pigs" explained Henry.
"When I lived on a farm I gave my scraps to the ducks and the chickens" said Erin.
We collected a large tray of different rubbish and recycling materials and the children carefully sorted them into their bins.
"I’m recycling paper and bottles" said Deacon.
"I’m recycling plastic" decided Charlie.
"This is the rubbish truck that collects the rubbish and dumps it on the land to make things grow like compost" explained Oliver.
"Plastic belongs in mine" said Charlie.
"I’m giving all the plastic to Charlie" said Deacon.
"Look how many I have… bottles and lids" said Ajeet.
"Compost ready!" said Oliver.
We hope they can help all their mums and dads put out the rubbish this week too!
Kind regards,
Ali and Susan
Chapple
The Chapple Class Lemonade Recipe:
1. Squeeze the lemons
2. Then sugar
3. Then stir it up, then ready
“It’s going to be all sour. You need to put sugar so it tastes like when you are making lollies” said Oliver
“It might taste like sour snakes” suggested Nicholas“It tastes sour lolly juice” said Oliver“That was delicious” exclaimed Lucas"Lemonade for sale....anyone want some lemonade" the children called out from their shop as everyone gathered around to try some.
We have had a lot of fun squeezing, mixing, and tasting delicious lemonade. We watched it bubble when we put the baking soda in and felt it change from a sour to a sweet taste when we added sugar. Thank you for the lemons and squeezers you have donated, the children have really enjoyed the experience!
The children have also enjoyed designing and making their own planes using not only paper but also clay. The children have been interested in magnets and have been exploring if they can attract magnets through wood, paper, plastic and water and some children have even tried to make their own magnets.
We have been chefs, artists and scientists all in one week!
Best wishes - Suria, Sinead, Rachel and Sue.
EdgerleyDear Edgerley Parents,
This week we have been busy as authors creating our own books. We have always enjoyed illustrating our ideas and story lines but this week we have really taken off with experimental spelling. It has been fantastic to observe so many boys want to write in sentences to convey the meaning of their pictures. One book was even made up just of words “like a adults book, like one of them you know” said the author. We will continue to foster this interest next week by using the Too Publish program on our computer next week and we will begin to add labels to our letterland dictionary on our wall.
Happy reading
Kind Regards
Mel and Rosalie
