Dear Angwin Families,
We have had an exciting week, following the lifecycle of our Monarch
caterpillars. We have been eagerly waiting to see if the pupa changes into a
beautiful butterfly, whilst our other two caterpillars are busily eating more
and more of the milkweed. The children have noticed so many changes and detail
in our observations….
Joshua S: It makes the
shape of a letter… just like our name.. before it changes into a pupa.
Lachlan B: The eggs look a
bit like silver or a pencil
Walter: If we didn’t
have the right leaves the caterpillars would die straight away
James: What are the
antennae for?
Mrs Rocca: What if the
birds find the pupa? Did you know that birds don’t like them because they don’t
taste good!
Walter: It’s pupa is
green so it’s trying to camouflage itself, like the same colour of the leaves
In Chinese Wenting has been sharing the story of “The Hungry
Caterpillar” by Eric Carle, in Chinese which has fascinated the children.
Our investigations into rainbow lorikeets, has gathered momentum with
amazing painting on the art easels… the children have been finding more and
more feathers as we go on walks around the College. We have borrowed a bird kit
from the Nature Education Centre, to explore and find out more about birds that
are in our environment.
Last Friday we collected 21 pears from our pear tree. We have been busy
counting the pears and matching the numbers on our number line.
Our class bee hive has inspired us to create our own bees, looking at
diagrams and thinking about their features, as we have created clay bees.
Our preparation for Grandies Day has included lots of secret business
singing practices in readiness for our concert for the Grandies. We have been
reflecting upon what makes our Grandies special, creating our own framed
portraits of them to have up in our classroom for their visit.
We are so excited about our Grandies coming next Tuesday!
Kind Regards,
Pip and Coney
