Spiders (pūngāwerewere) and Butterflies (pēpepe) - made out of paper!

We have been learning that butterflies are insects and spiders are arachnids. We found out that spiders hatch from eggs and are call spiderlings. The spiderlings shed their skin as they grow. Butterfly eggs hatch into caterpillars. A caterpillar sheds its skin as it grows, and then it becames a pupa (chrysalis). After metamorphasis, a butterfly emerges from the pupa. We also found out that adult insects have 6 legs, 2 antennae, 2 sets of wings, and 3 body parts (head, thorax and abdomen). We already knew a lot about spiders but we didn't know that some spiders catch fish and others catch birds - mean! Most spiders have 8 eyes but they have very poor eyesight and use their legs and hairy bodies to feel their way around - creepy! We have found out so much more - just ask us.
We made these beautiful butterflies and spooky spiders out of cardboard, paper, tissue, pipe cleaners and cellophane - what do you think?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thank You Cards

Room 1 children made and wrote thank you cards for the wonderful parent help and rangers at Travis Wetland.

Snail Trail

We have been learning to draw and paint the shape of a snail. We then made a snail trail. What do you think of our wonderful work?

Spiders and Butterflies - Yum!

Last week the Room 1 children made spiders and butterflies, using bread and butter, hundreds and thousands and liquorice. The best part was that they then got to eat them.....Yummy

Travis Wetland

Tyrell and Jacob

Listening to Lou

Lou talking about decomposition 

Lifecycles

What have Om and Saffron found?

In August Room 1 enjoyed a school trip to Travis Wetland. The children wrote about their experiences there and shared these with the rest of the class. They enjoyed spotting birds, finding creepy crawlies in amongst the foliage and playing an interesting game about bio-diversity - trees, birds and insects. What creepy crawlies do you suppose they are the most interested in?