We have been continuing to sort and classify things that we find. Today we used a Venn diagram to sort items in the playground. Some of the things were a bit tricky to decide but Bamboo helped us to decide though.
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Category Archives: Borestone
Hunting!
We went on a treasure hunt with Bamboo and our new friends that will be in our class next year. We showed him how we sorted and classified the items we found in a table. It wasn’t as easy as it looked. We were not allowed to use the same item twice. We needed to discuss with our partner what we wanted to choose. We also had fun at the end playing with our new friends. Bamboo was quick at catching us!
Growing Strawberries
P1M at Borestone were learning about how to look after strawberry plants and make them grow. It was messy business! We showed Bamboo the Panda how they needed soil, water and sunlight. We also worked out how much to sell them for at the Summer Fair tomorrow. We think £1 is a bargain and should make us plenty of profit.
Biodiversity @ Borestone
Borestone Primary School have had a busy two ‘biodiversity’ weeks. Primary 5 conducted a study to find out exactly what has been going on!
They discovered that some pupils have been creating bug hotels to keep wildlife safe. Others have been finding out how to encourage bees, birds and butterflies to come to our garden. There have been a lot of plants, herb and trees planted around the school. After learning how to prepare land to grow potatoes P7 have successfully created Borestone’s first potato field. Now we need to wait and see if our hard work pays off!
Panda travels!
Patrick the Panda had a great time today at Seoul’s massive science centre. He learned lots about how science had helped people all over the world and how it could help solve problems.
He learned about wind power and how it can be used to make renewable energy. He also met the inventor of an electric kit car. Electric cars can be powered by renewable energy and can help tackle climate change. This is because they don’t produce as many greenhouse gases as cars that are powered by fossil fuels. The inventor hopes his electric kit car will become popular in Korea. He made it himself in the science centre’s make lab.
Patrick went all panda-eyed when he saw this man zipping about in Seoul. He thinks was an in line skate. He’d never seen it before but if people left their cars behind and used this to travel short distances then it could also reduce emissions. Walking would be even better but Patrick is a bit of lazy Panda at times!
Panda Reporter visits Korean schools
Patrick the Panda visited a middle school in Korea today. In Korea children go to middle school from ages 13 to 15. There are also elementary schools for younger children and high schools.
Patrick was delighted to see that many of the posters around the school were all about climate change. The posters were really colourful and were written in English too. 
The school were working hard to reduce the energy they were using too. It was another cold day in Seoul but the heating in the school was limited to just 18 degrees Celsius. This is national policy for all schools and government buildings to help tackle climate change.
Patrick also spotted that the school uniforms included a nice tartan design. Tartan seems to be quite popular in Korea – some of the teachers also had tartan ties.
Patrick is also amazed that there are not more traffic jams in Seoul. You would hardly think that 25 million people in the city. Most use the excellent metro system and buses to get around. This is just one of the other ways Korean’s are trying to protect the environment.
Patrick the Panda Reporter learns about the history of Korea
Here are some pictures Patrick the Panda Reporter took today…
These pictures show some of the statues outside the war memorial.
The statue of the brothers depicts a South Korean soldier meeting his brother from North Korea on the battlefield. It represents love, reconciliation and forgiveness. The big crack in the statue reminds people of how the two nations are still separated. 
Panda Reporter finds out about Korean vulnerable species
Today Patrick the Panda Reporter learned about some of the vulnerable and protected species in Korea. There are around 100,000 species in Korea but only 30,000 of them are recorded.
Within the national parks there are 15,000 species including 133 out of the 221 species that are considered endangered in Korea. There include birds, plants, reptiles, mammals and fish.
Panda reporter was sad to hear that the Asiatic Black Bear was one of those listed as being vulnerable. It is sometimes known as moon bear or white-chested bear. It is found in the Him alabaster, Russia, Indian sub-continent, Japan, Taiwan and also Korea.
The map shows where they can be found and the areas where they are becoming vulnerable or extinct. Their numbers are reducing because they are being hunted for body parts. Quite often their body parts are used in traditional medicine. They are also being out at risk because their forests are being cut down.
Black bears are good at climbing and walking on its rear legs. One was spotted walking for over a quarter of a mile!
Panda Reporter also had a chance to visit the National War Memorial in Seoul today. He was sad to hear that 1.5 million Koreans died in this conflict in 1950 – 1953. It is incredible to believe that it was only 60 years ago. The City of Seoul was destroyed in the war but is now very highly developed. The South Koreans have worked extremely hard to rebuild their capital city.
What is in our Wooded Area?
With the help from OPAL scientists and The Conservation Volunteers, the adventurous P3s went on a bug hunt. They explored our playground, school playing fields and wooded area. They discovered that bugs prefer the wooded area as there is much more cover and food. Lots of worms, slaters and beetles were found but a ladybird got away!
The children recorded the bugs they found. Look out for our results in the OPAL web site. The children are looking forward to comparing what they find on their bug hunt in June.
Encouraging others to save energy
Primary 3 were learning about technology and how it impacts on our environment. They designed posters to encourage others to save energy by “turning off lights when not in use” and “walking saves money and our planet”. Our panda ‘Bamboo’ helped the children to choose the winning poster.
