Primary 2 have began to explore their new topic – ‘The Rainforest.’ Firstly, we looked at what we already knew about and what we would like to learn about the rainforest. As a class we decided we would like to look at the various animals who live in a rainforest. We then chose an animal and used various materials to make a fantastic mask. We also looked at the four layers of the rainforest and worked in groups to create each layer. We are looking forward to learning more about the rainforest after spring break!

James Doran ‘Did you know that nocturnal means that animals sleep during the day and stay up at night.’

Aiden O’Donnell ‘I love monkeys so I’m going to make a monkey mask.’

Sophie M ‘The top layer of the rainforest is called the emergent layer.’

Shay Mulligan ‘We are making the canopy layer and toucans live on the canopy layer.’

Jonathan Delaney ‘We are making snakes and lizards for the understory layer.’

Eva McWilliams ‘The forest floor layer is very dark and you can get rhino beatles down there.’