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!
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.
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.
The P7s explored pond life with the help from OPAL Community Scientist and The Conservation Volunteers. They discovered that caddisfly and dragonfly larvae are found in healthy pond water. Snails and worm-like animals indicate that the pond water might be polluted. They also had the opportunity to discuss and create a pond life food chain. In addition the children were introduced to various types of lichens. Next week the children will use their knowledge of lichens to explore air quality.
Primary 2L braved the cold weather and enjoyed taking part in a worm survey with the help from OPAL Community Scientist and The Conservation Volunteers. The children and our panda, Bamboo, learned lots about worms.
“There are different types such as red, stripy and pale worms” (Mani).
“A baby worm comes from an egg in a cocoon.” (Jade).
“Adult worms have saddles.” (Anna)
Daniel S and his group had a great time finding 19 worms!
Look out for our results on to the OPAL website!
Four lucky pupils from Borestone took our panda Bamboo and Doune Nursery’s panda to Edinburgh Zoo. Both Tian Tian and Yang Guang came out to say hello! The children learned that Edinburgh Zoo grows bamboo for the pandas eat. They were also intrigued to find that flamingos tend to stand on one leg.
A tiring but fantastic day was had by all on Friday!
At last after a few nameless days Borestone Primary’s Panda has been named! The name has been chosen from over 200 ‘Name our Panda Competition’ entries. Twelve pupils from various classes came up with the wonderful name of BAMBOO. Bamboo is excited about his trip to Edinburgh Zoo on Friday and can’t wait to meet the other pandas.
