Bug Hotel

We made a bug hotel so all the good bugs have a home.  We used bamboo, some flowers, hay and cardboard to make our hotel.  We hope that the hotel will become a home to good bugs so they can help our garden to grow. This will be good for garden to table.

What's behind the fence?

Today we wrote a poem about living things. We had to use an adjective, noun and verb. Here is my published poem.

Maths

For maths we have been working in mixed ability groups to solve problems. The focus has been solving word problems using place value. We have to select the correct the correct strategy to solve the problem. I have chosen two problems to show you how I work them out.
I find addition and subtraction are easy.

SLJ - STRANGEST PLANTS IN THE WORLD

STRANGEST PLANTS IN THE WORLD.

I CHOSE THE VENUS FLY TRAP AND THE PITCHER PLANT AS MY STRANGEST PLANTS.

SIMILARITIES.

THEY ARE SIMILAR BECAUSE THEY BOTH EAT FLYS AND STUFF SO ARE BOTH CARNIVOROUS.
BOTH PLANTS HAVE UNUSUAL LEAF STRUCTURES AND ARE VERY COOL.
BOTH PLANTS HAVE SPECIAL ENZYMES TO DIGEST PREY.

DIFFERENCES.

VENUS FLYTRAPS USE THERE LOBES(LEAVES) TO TRAP PREY, PITCHER PLANTS TRAP THERE PREY IN SPECIAL LIQUID.
PITCHER PLANTS SMELL NICE TO ATTRACT PREY, VENUS FLYTRAPS DO NOT.
VENUS FLYTRAPS GROW IN CANADA, PITCHER PLANTS DO NOT.

THIS PHOTO IS OF A PITCHER PLANT AND IS FROM GETTY IMAGES.

PHOTO IS FROM GETTY IMAGES OF A VENUS FLYTRAP.

I TOOK THIS PHOTO OF MY FLYTRAPS IN CANADA.

SLJ - something smells fishy.

FUN FISH FACTS.

THE OLDEST FISH IN THE WORLD IS A 65 YEAR OLD AUSTRALIAN LUNGFISH?

TRUE

SHARKS ARE THE ONLY FISH THAT HAVE EYELIDS?

TRUE

STARFISH ARE A TYPE OF FISH?

FALSE

FISH COMMUNICATE WITH EACH OTHER BY MAKING LOW PITCHED SOUNDS (MOANS, HISSES ETC)?

TRUE

FISH USUALLY SWIM TOGETHER IN GROUPS CALLED 'CLASSES'?

FALSE

WWF - TIGERS

Tigers.

WWF is working to save tigers and other endangered animals.

The WWF is trying to save the tiger by:

* researching where they live and protecting there habitats.

* stoping people killing them.

* fundraising for money to help people help tigers.

* TX2 doubling wild tiger numbers.

The WWF have had a bit of success because the numbers of tigers are growing.

SLJ - Weird and wonderful.

Cactus.

first the days in the year 365
how much water per day 3ml
 365
x   3ml
----------------
  15
180
900
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1095ml

my birthday cactus needed 1095ml of water per year.

Cactus are some of my favourite plants - they absorb and hold water!