Dear Cooper Room Families and Friends,
We have been following the life cycle of the monarch butterfly as
it hatches from the beautiful green and gold chrysalis that has been hanging
quietly for several weeks. On Monday the chrysalis changed into a dark brown
colour which was telling us the butterfly was about to emerge all squashed and
damp. On Tuesday just before lunch we witnessed the chrysalis opening as the
butterfly nibbled its way out. We read a little further into what happens next
and we learnt that the butterfly hangs until its wings and body dry and fill
out. Once the butterfly begins to flutter its wings it’s ready to fly. We then
released the butterfly out into the big yard so it could fly way. It was quite
amazing and the children were thrilled to be a part of the butterfly life cycle
experience.
We experimented in colour change by mixing our primary colours
blue and red to make the secondary colour purple and blue and yellow to make
the secondary colour green. During our process we discovered that by
mixing a pure colour with white increases lightness which is called a tint. The
children were intrigued when they created a lighter green colour by mixing
green and white together. The children continued to experiment at the painting
easel with pure colours and white paint to see the colour change.
Who knows
what two colours make the colour green?
Aston: We use paint.
Sebastien: Red and purple.
Rory: Green and yellow.
Zali: Purple and pink.
Sebastien: Why don’t we use white. I
think it will make green.
After
further discussion and experimenting with the colours we came up with this…
Aston: Actually I think blue and
yellow.
Rory: Yes, that’s right, blue
and yellow will make green.
Miss C: How do you think we can
make the green colour lighter?
Will A: We put white and green.
It’s been a wonderful week full of fun and wonder. During the week
we also went for a play up at the rainbow prep playground, explored the school
grounds, used our artistic talents in cloud painting, finger painting and name
dot painting, we visited the cooper room hair salon, watched the movie about
The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle, sorted various sized buttons and
continued to practice yoga and relaxation.
Have a wonderful long weekend!
Miss C and Miss Cass
