In Year 1, we have been learning about how a tadpole develops into a frog.  Frogs are amphibians.  They can live in water and on land.  We have researched the different stages that occur during a frog’s life cycle.

Miss Tracy’s Kindergarten class has tadpoles in their classroom and very kindly invited us to take a look.  We used magnifying glasses to study the tadpoles more closely.

We discovered that on the first day, female frogs lay thousands of eggs in the water   At first, they need to stay in the water to survive.  As amphibians grow, they change.  After a while, they are able to breathe air and go on land.

But do all frogs lay their eggs in water?  Click on read more below to find out!

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As part of our new topic on The Birth of America, we set about creating a huge mural together.  This is our second big cooperative art project this term.

We wanted to create a landscape of the Great Plains to help us imagine this massive area of land.  Using lots of torn paper and glue, we had to organise ourselves into groups so that we could create this enormous collage.  Talking and sharing, agreeing and challenging, compromising and explaining – we did it all in order to complete the project in just over an hour!  We can’t wait to put our literacy writing and topic work all over it now!

Click read on to see more photos and keep an eye on Flamingo Class for more exciting projects throughout the term!

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Our first science topic this term is Healthy Lifestyles and Year 5/6 have been investigating just how we find out what different  foods and drinks do to our teeth.  We didn’t want to do the experiments with our actual teeth, so we used eggs as their shells are similar to the the materials found in the enamel of our teeth.   We decided to look at the effects of acids on our teeth.  Acids are made by plaque bacteria, which cause tooth decay and cavities.  Some foods are acidic too, like vinegar and soda.  We immersed an egg  in vinegar and… after leaving it for just a little bit, we could already see some results!  Our ‘vinegar’ egg was on the point of turning transparent and it felt more than a little soft!  Scary results indeed!

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