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Minibeast mansions

Visit To Skinflats Woods Day 12- Bruce

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On Friday Bothkennar went to Skinflats Woods. Some people brought their bikes and the rest walked.

When we all arrived at the woods, we got told we were going to build minibeast mansions. Mrs Lennie showed us a few pictures on her phone that some people had done. One was all different floors and the other one was just a pile of logs on top of each other so the minibeasts could go into the little holes. Mrs Lennie told us we couldn’t use glue or anything like that. All of it was to be from nature. My group was Kyle, Lauren, Macensey and Holly. Kyle was doing a great job collecting all the equipment that we needed. No one took charge and Kyle made little beds for the minibeasts. Holly and Macensey were putting the shelter together. Kyle went away to collect a few sticks for the shelter and I was inside the minibeast house but our house was so magnificent a mouse moved in! Mrs Sneddon was trying to take a picture but we never got it.

Mrs Lennie called us back to base. The walkers had to go to get back on time and the cyclists. When we were walking back, Miss McCarthy made us run for a count of ten. When we got back at school we had five minutes left, after two minutes the cyclists made it. So the walkers got to the woods and to the school faster than the cyclists did.

Photosynthesis, Trees, Woods

Recount of Visit to Skinflats Woods Day 2- Bruce

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Bothkennar Primary School went to Skinflats Woods with the little ones. We took a longer route meanwhile checking the cycle path at the same time. We were going to the chestnut tree because the class novel had a conkers competition in it. We were going to the woods to learn why trees are important. The day was Thursday the first.
When we got to Skinflats Woods, Mrs Lennie gave us a passage called “What do Plants Need?” and Mrs Lennie said “scatter” so we found a place to sit. We were learning about photosynthesis.
Photosynthesis is how trees make their own food. It needs sunlight, CO2 (carbon dioxide) and water. The leaves collect the sunlight and carbon dioxide furthermore the roots collect the water. The tree mixes all of it together and it makes energy for the tree. There is this chemical that makes the leaves green and it is called chlorophyll.
We need trees to survive and the tree’s waste is oxygen and we breathe out carbon dioxide and the trees need that for energy.

The trees in the woods had A, B or C. Mrs. Lennie asked us a question and we had to run to A,B or C after the quiz question.
The little ones went first.  We left after ten minutes and we got to a swing and it was very fun. After five minutes we caught up with the little ones. When we were about five minutes away from school three cars came down the cycle path. When we were just outside we made it in eight minutes past three and we made it in time!.