Pheasants
We have had an exciting few days.
Yesterday, Anthony came to visit us to do a presentation about pheasants and conservation.
He is a Youth Development Officer of the NARGC (National Association of Regional Game Councils).
More excitingly, he gave us some very precious gifts to take care of- 9 pheasant eggs!
The children got to mark the eggs (as we need to rotate them daily) & place them in the incubator.
The children will be responsible for turning them daily and ensuring there is water in the little font. The water feeds into a little humidifier which helps to soften the shells to allow the pheasants (hopefully) break their way out in approximately 21 days- if we are lucky.
He gave us a brooding box with a heated table for the pheasants to be transferred into when they hatch. He will take them back before the summer holidays and hopefully return in the Autumn to show us how they look then.
Anthony also gave us pots, compost and sunflower seeds to plant. Sunflowers attract pollinators like bees and butterflies, while the seeds themselves provide food for numerous birds. They also enhance soil health. The children planted them in pots today to grow in the classroom, but we will also be planting some outside.
He gave us a bird feeder too which we hope to set up tomorrow- thanks to the kind donation of a huge tub of bird food from a child today.
Yesterday, Anthony came to visit us to do a presentation about pheasants and conservation.
He is a Youth Development Officer of the NARGC (National Association of Regional Game Councils).
More excitingly, he gave us some very precious gifts to take care of- 9 pheasant eggs!
The children got to mark the eggs (as we need to rotate them daily) & place them in the incubator.
The children will be responsible for turning them daily and ensuring there is water in the little font. The water feeds into a little humidifier which helps to soften the shells to allow the pheasants (hopefully) break their way out in approximately 21 days- if we are lucky.
He gave us a brooding box with a heated table for the pheasants to be transferred into when they hatch. He will take them back before the summer holidays and hopefully return in the Autumn to show us how they look then.
Anthony also gave us pots, compost and sunflower seeds to plant. Sunflowers attract pollinators like bees and butterflies, while the seeds themselves provide food for numerous birds. They also enhance soil health. The children planted them in pots today to grow in the classroom, but we will also be planting some outside.
He gave us a bird feeder too which we hope to set up tomorrow- thanks to the kind donation of a huge tub of bird food from a child today.
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We completed Stained Glass windows as our Lenten Art.
Bhain na paistí a lán taitneamh as na pancóga inniu le im, siúcra, torthaí...
The children had a great time today ordering their pancakes in Irish.
The children had a great time today ordering their pancakes in Irish.
Tír na nÓg
We learned about Oisín in Tír na nÓg. The boys and girls wrote letters from Oisín in Tír na nÓg back home to his father Fionn MacCumhaill.
Winter Art
We enjoyed making snowmen and painting robins in their birdhouses.
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Halloween
We did Hallowe'en printing. We used old apples to print the pumpkin patches.
Clay
The little monsters were making clay monsters in Art.
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The Twits
We read "The Twits" by Roald Dahl and had great fun completing this collaborative piece of art.
