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PIRATES LIFE FOR RECEPTION
The Reception children loved learning about pirates and the pirate’s way of life this last term. The children went to the Polka Theatre to watch
the play ‘The Pirate, the Princess and the Platypus’. It is about a princess who wants to be a pirate and a pirate who wants to be a princess. Their
friend, the platypus, is a confident and witty character who made us laugh from beginning to end. The moral of the story was lovely, and it goes
along with what children have been learning this year. ‘It is good to be different and we can all be whoever we want to be’. On our return, some
children shared the things they liked about the play. They loved the songs and dances. They also liked that the characters could be whatever
they wanted, a princess or a pirate, as well as how the characters worked together to build a boat. A few of them also mentioned funny parts
such as the different animal names the platypus kept being called and the time when the pirate got its foot stuck in a wooden box when
climbing through a window to save the princess. All in all, it was a great success and closure to a fantastic topic. The Reception Team
BUTTERFLY SEASON
IN YEAR 5
Year 5 have been looking at the metamorphosis of
caterpillars into butterflies. When the caterpillars
first arrived, they were thin like threads and in tiny
pots. The caterpillars grew rapidly to about 2cm
and became thickly covered in fur and spikes.
They slowly lumbered to the top of the pot where
they hung in a J shape. In no time, they had
transformed into chrysalises. Shortly afterwards,
we put these in a large net enclosure. As soon as
one turned into a butterfly, we put sugar water,
fruit and leaves inside. After they had all
transformed, it was time to release them into the
wild. It was harder than we thought as they
wouldn’t come out and so we had to encourage
them by moving the net or fishing them out. As
the butterflies began to swoop out, we made up
names for them such as Justin Bieber and cheered
when they flew up into the air. One even landed
on Tilly’s face! Some of them weren’t so lucky. One
fell out of a tree and another’s wings didn’t grow
properly but most survived. By Tilly and Milla-Jane