Nesting season excitement is sweeping the school. Our great tit mummy has laid 8 eggs and they look a little different with light red-brown speckles. There are several differences from the blue tits that we’ve noticed so far. We haven’t seen the male bird at all and the female is not around much during the day, although coming back late afternoon and sitting on the eggs overnight. We have some amazing birdwatchers in school and they are carefully observing every detail.
It was great to see so many parents and carers at Year 4 Hera’s assembly. Adults took away seeds they had planted and pledges they made to look after the planet. The children were able to share their fantastic learning and their knowledge of the planet and recent focus on the Northern Lights
Who’s feeling gassy? Today Hera class explored this question and tried to figure out whether gas weighs anything. Even though most gases are invisible, we wondered if they have a weight. We tested a fizzy drink by weighing it brand new and unopened then we really got to work shaking and opening, shaking and opening until they were flat. We measured again and found they were lighter than they started; meaning those little bubbles of carbon dioxide gas in our fizzy drinks do weigh something! Check out our enthusiastic shaking! shake it off, shake it off!
