Dear Mattingley families and friends,
This week we have been very busy as we have continued to
observe our tadpoles. Every morning our friend Lochlann S reminds
us to check on the tadpoles to see if they have begun to grow their legs.
Not yet. They still tadpoles- Lochlann
Using our classroom computers we researched what it would look
like for our tadpoles when they did begin to change. This reminded Mrs Mason
that next door in the Angwin classroom there is a speckled frog that grew from
a tadpole almost two years ago. We went next door and asked Miss Bowden and Mrs
Cooper very nicely if we might be able to have a closer look at their classroom
frog, Billy. Carefully carrying him back to the Mattingley room we sat down
together to have a look. Some children were even brave enough to have a little
hold of Billy.
He is slimy- Edward
Really cold- Lochlann
His throat is moving. He breathing- Ashton
I wonder what his tummy looks like?- Chloe
Chloe's question had us all wondering. What does his tummy look
like? Then Mrs Rocca had a great idea. We put him on a plastic lid so we could
see.
It pink- Ashton
It looks different- Chloe
Seeing how big Billy had grown made us wonder about what he might
eat.
Meat- Lochlann
He must eat lots- Jasmine
Not meat. Lettuce- Leo
We weren't sure what he ate so we went next door to ask Miss
Bowden. Having spent the last year looking after Billy she has become a bit of
an expert on taking good care of him.
Yes he does eat meat, you are right Lochlann. He eats crickets.
Lots of crickets- Miss Bowden explained to us, inviting us to take some back to
our classroom with us to feed Billy. The children watched in wonder as Billy
moved around his tank, eating each of the crickets.
Wow! He fast- Marcel
He likes them- Lochlann
Focusing back on our tadpoles in our classroom again, some of the
children took a closer look using magnifying classes, which lead to them to
begin to record what the tadpoles look like now. They decided to do this
by creating some very detailed drawings. We will use these pictures over
the coming weeks to track their growth and to note the changes we observe.
Please make sure that you come and have a closer look using our magnifying
glasses. We wonder if next will be the week we start to see their legs growing?
Kimberley Mason and Coney Rocca
