The chicks have been having a lovely time staying overnight at Mrs Sandra Kent's house!  They get to have a good spread of their wings and roam about.  We have managed to rehome nine out of eleven of the chicks so far to parents of Longfleet children.   

Day 2 after hatching: The chicks are growing so fast.  They are now beginning to grow feathers and are trying to spread their wings a little more.  They grow taller by the minute!  They are fed twice a day and need lots of water.  They huddle under the light to sleep and peck around in the sawdust for food when they are awake.  This weekend they will be taken home and looked after by Mrs Kent. 

Year One have been to Upton Country Park this week to learn all about trees and other plants. We even learned what evergreen and deciduous mean!

 

 

All of our chicks have now hatched.  We managed to hatch 11 out of 12 eggs and we have 7 girls and 4 boys.  They are all enjoying their new home with food, water and light and are certainly the centre of attention in school at the moment!

 

 

Year 5 competed in four matches against Oakdale school on Thursday. All four teams showed great commitment, skill and knowledge of the rules. The games were high scoring, with a 9-9 draw in one game and Longfleet victories in the other three.

Day 2 - one by one, they started to hatch! They looked really worn out when they came out of their shells, but it didn’t take long for them to fluff up. Everyone was really excited! 7 chicks had hatched when school finished today.

On Tuesday evening, our twelve eggs, incubator and brooder box were delivered along with a poster and some manuals. We were all very excited as we were told that the eggs would hatch on Wednesday.

 

 

Reception enjoyed making pancakes on Shrove Tuesday!

To encourage the children to become more aware of their learning behaviours, Reception have introduced ‘Learnersaurs’.  Their names are:

• Explorasaur
• Solveosaurus Rex
• Stickasaurus
• Askaraptor
• Tryatops
• Thinkadocus

Each Learnersaur will help the children to understand the way they learn best.  To launch this, Reception had a Learnersaur Day, with planned activities to develop their problem solving skills, ability to cooperate with others and persevere at tricky tasks.  One activity involved designing and making an effective egg protector for a dinosaur egg! The children also worked hard as a team to create dinosaur dens outdoors.