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This is one of our favourite walks because at this time of year there are are thousands of bluebells blooming in this wood.<\/p>\n
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Wild garlic is also flowering there at the moment so the smell there is amazing!<\/p>\n
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Over the past few weeks I have been keeping an eye out for butterflies. I have seen lots fluttering about from flower to flower but they are very difficult to get a picture of. They are very quick to fly away when someone (or a dog!) gets too close to them. I did manage to take photos of three different butterflies since the beginning of April and then I had to do some research to find out their names. I used the website http:\/\/www.irishbutterflies.com\/<\/a> and I hope I got them right! Why don’t you check my research? Have a look at this PowerPoint I found on Twinkl to find out more about the Life Cycle of a Butterfly<\/a>.<\/p>\n Orange Tip butterfly\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (this one is a male, a female has black patches on her wings)<\/p><\/div>\n Green-Veined White butterfly<\/p><\/div>\n Peacock butterfly<\/p><\/div>\n <\/p>\n Tadpoles<\/p><\/div>\n <\/p>\n And now a tadpole update!<\/p>\n They might have got a teeny tiny bit bigger since the last time I saw them. As you might have learned from the life cycle of the frog PowerPoint last week, it usually takes them 6-9 weeks to fully develop as a tadpole. I also don’t know when these tadpoles hatched from their eggs so I will have to be patient for a few more weeks!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Counting and maths activities<\/strong><\/p>\n Please keep practising the counting activities, addtition activiites and maths games that are in my previous four posts!<\/p>\n Here are some maths games for you to play this week.<\/p>\n Number order 0-50: https:\/\/wordwall.net\/play\/1776\/267\/801<\/a><\/p>\n Number recognition; Count on, count back up to 20, 30 or 99: https:\/\/www.topmarks.co.uk\/learning-to-count\/blast-off<\/a><\/p>\n Addition activitiy – missing number, e.g. 6 + ?<\/span> = 9: https:\/\/www.ictgames.com\/mobilePage\/handyCounters\/index.html<\/a><\/p>\n 10-frame activities – how many?, how many more to make 10?, addition to 10 and 20: https:\/\/www.nctm.org\/Classroom-Resources\/Illuminations\/Interactives\/Ten-Frame\/<\/a><\/p>\n Number order, count in 1s 2s 3s 4s 5s 6s 7s 8s 9s 10s 11s 12s and 25; what’s missing?: https:\/\/www.ictgames.com\/mobilePage\/saucerSorter\/ <\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Have a lovely week and stay happy and safe!<\/p>\n Ms. Whyte<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Please note: For internet based activities please ensure your children are supervised while accessing the internet.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Hello again everyone! I hope you are all keeping safe and well. This week (like every other week!) I have been going on lots of walks with the dog. Last week with the extension from 2km to 5km we were … Continue reading <\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a>