Reception Places - September 2024

We still have a few places in our Reception Class for September 2024.  We would be delighted to show you around our fabulous school and welcome you to our school family.  


 


For any further information or to book a visit please contact our school office on 01744 678233.

Caterpillar journey

Date: 22nd Mar 2020 @ 9:04pm

Let me know how your caterpillar is doing. Don't forget to include lots of detail - you are scientists!

The butterflies are here!

I will put your photographs at the bottom of this post as your butterflies arrive. Click on the picture to enlarge it.

 

Helpful information:

It’ll soon be time to release your butterflies! Have your class keep an eye on the chrysalides. If they begin to darken it’s a sure sign your butterflies are preparing to emerge. 

 

If you look closely, you can see the outlines of their wings and bodies inside the chrysalis.
 
 
 
   

Butterflies emerge incredibly quickly – if you are very lucky, you may catch this magical moment!

 

When your butterflies first emerge, their wings will be crumpled.  It’s very important you do not allow them to be disturbed while they expand and dry their wings.

 

Don’t worry if your butterflies expel a red liquid.  This is not blood but meconium, it is leftover waste material from the butterflies’ amazing transformation.

 

When a butterfly emerges its proboscis (tongue) is in two halves.  You will see the butterfly coiling and uncoiling the two halves which will eventually join to form a tube-like tongue!

 
 
 

How to care for your Butterflies:
 
 
   

Just 1 to 2 hours after emerging, your butterflies will be ready to take flight!

 

You can feed the butterflies fruit (be sure to cut up and score the fruit), nectar (mix 5ml sugar to 100ml water) or flowers.

 

The nectar can be sprinkled onto the sponge of our Flower Feeder, if you have one.  Alternatively, saturate a tissue with nectar and place on a small plate in the habitat or, using your pipette, sprinkle nectar directly onto fresh flowers.

                       

Set them free!

 

After you have watched, studied and shared the wonder of your butterfliesfor a couple of days, it's time to let them go.

 

Simply upzip the habitat and patiently wait for the butterflies to fly away.  You can also allow then to crawl on your hand before taking flight.

 

Your butterflies will often land on little hands and faces before saying goodbye. 

   

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