Welcome to terrific Tuesday. What a change in the weather - we have been very fortunate to have such dry weather. We're now forecast for a couple of weeks of mixed wet weather. So keep an eye for the dry spells and try to spend sometime outside.
Did you guess who our first self portrait was? We have had a few more entries .....
Please send your entry to your year group email and your teacher will forward them onto us.
MAKE A WORMERY
This activity is great for learning about soil and the marvellous little worms that make our soil healthy. To make a Wormery simply cut the top off a large clear bottle, fill with a layer of gravel and then alternating layers of sand and soil, on top of the last layer of soil add a few worms from the garden. Finally cover with some leaves or vegetable peelings like grated carrots for food. Keep moist with a few drops of water and watch the worms tunnel their way up and down. After a few days, please release the worms back into the garden! We would love to see some of your pictures.
DANDELION PICTURES
Something you can do inside. Toilet rolls are on everyone’s mind, could it be possible that people are using more these days? Anyway, there are so many useful projects we can make with the interior cardboard part of the toilet roll and now more than ever before, making the most of every bit of toilet rolls has become very important to many. Dandelions are one of my favorite flowers.
You will need:
- Empty Toilet Paper Rolls
- Scissors
- Poster Paint (white)
- Cotton Wool (or cotton balls or squares)
- Dark coloured paper
Next use the cotton wool, dipped very lightly in the paint, dab on spare paper first to get rid of most of the paint, practice a few times before you go for it on your picture. Next add the detail, you could use a strip of thick card dipped in paint to make the stalks.
We would love to see your masterpieces - again, send then to your year group email address.
Just wondering....could we form a Forest School Band?
We challenge you to find a dandelion trumpet. Look for a dandelion with a big chunky stalk. Have fun hunting down dandelions and if there are only a few, leave them for the bees and search out a bigger patch. Before you pick the dandelion just think where it is, make sure it's not from near a road or where dogs and other animals might have been! Remember you are just blowing through the stem...not eating it!
I managed a squeak! Below is a 'youtube' link to show you how it works.
Again, we would love to see/hear your creations.
Mrs Turland's Veg Patch Watch
Week 6
Well, with the glorious weather - I have been able to transfer some of my plants from the greenhouse to my raised beds. Fingers crossed the drop in temperature, especially at night time won't affect them.
Keep practicing the knot Mrs Cherry shared with you last week - you will need this skill at the end of the week!
Some pictures you have sent in to share...
Take care,
Mrs Turland