On Friday last week the children in Class 2 had a day out at Thwaite Mills on a Back to Nature Workshop. After a short safety talk we were all given a pair of gardening gloves and some trowels and small spades and we started to look for mini- beasts in the soil.
We recorded all the insects we had seen onto our worksheets.
Next it was time to go into the wooded area to look for anything that was living in the trees and bushes. We were given nets and magnifying glasses to help us look.
We went in the green room and George showed us different species that we might see on the island.
We saw a birds nest and a bees nest....
and we looked at things up close underneath a microscope.
The activity that everyone was looking forward to the most was the pond dipping.
We went to the pond in small groups and dipped our nets.
We found lots of different creatures in the water and George helped us to identify some of them.
It was then time for lunch. We were all very hungry after such a busy morning.
In the afternoon we went inside for a craft activity.
We used pipe cleaners and tissue paper..
fuzzy balls and sequins..
to make dragonflies and butterflies.
We think they look brilliant!
We had a great day out getting back to nature, the weather was perfect for us and it was a fitting way for Class 2 to celebrate the end of the year.
