Overtown Primary School

Primary Five/Four have been learning about money and finance over the past two weeks. This morning they were very lucky and received a visit from Bank of Scotland Branch Manager, Carole Anderson.

The children thoroughly enjoyed her visit and asked lots of interesting questions to build on their knowledge. They learned about budgeting, different accounts offered in a bank, jobs within a bank, counting money and keeping money safe. They also got to handle large note denominations which I think was their favourite part!

Today, Primary Five/Four went to Amazonia at Strathclyde Park to build on their knowledge of rainforests. They thoroughly enjoyed all of the interactive learning experiences; including handling animals of the rainforest!

On Monday afternoon, Primary Five/Four released their five butterflies in the playground. They chose a perfect spot with bright flowers. The butterflies were so happy with their new home that some were still there the next day!

The children have thoroughly enjoyed seeing the lifecycle of a butterfly ‘in action’ over the past few weeks. Here are some of their thoughts on the experience:

Zara – I enjoyed having the caterpillars in the classroom and it was nice to set them free as butterflies.

Emma M. – I enjoyed pointing out to Miss Gibb how they had changed each day.

Grace – I enjoyed setting the butterflies free, even though, they were still in the same spot when we came into school the next day.

Isla – It was amazing how the tiny caterpillars we got grew into beautiful butterflies.

Lauren – It was a great experience to find out we had baby caterpillars in our classroom.

Jay – It was magnificent seeing them go into their chrysalis and then come out as butterflies.

Emma T – It was great having them in our class and I was sad to let them go.

Craig – It was fantastic seeing one tiny caterpillar grow into a massive butterfly.

Jennifer – I enjoyed having the caterpillars in our class. I like how they transform into beautiful butterflies.

Ziad – It is amazing how they go into a chrysalis and come out as a butterfly.

Marie – It was amazing how the caterpillars turned into butterflies.

Morgan – I enjoyed watching the caterpillars life cycle and we were lucky enough to see one come out of it’s chrysalis.

Jodi – It was amazing how the caterpillar makes the chrysalis and changes form from a caterpillar to a butterfly.

Chloe – I enjoyed watching the caterpillars turn into butterflies. It’s amazing how they change in their chrysalis.

Jake -It was amazing having caterpillars in our class.

What an exciting week in Primary Five/Four… three out of five butterflies have now emerged from their chrysalis!

The first emerged on Wednesday during lunchtime so it was a huge surprise when the children came in from the playground. Another two emerged yesterday.

The children are thoroughly enjoying watching the butterflies explore their butterfly garden.

Primary five/four have been learning about the different layers (strata) of the rainforest. They worked collaboratively to create 3D models, using a selection of materials, which clearly show the four different layers; the forest floor, the understory, the canopy and the emergent.

Here are some photos from start to finish!

Primary 5/4’s caterpillars have been very busy eating their food and are growing bigger every day! I’m sure you will not ice a huge difference from the first photographs we posted.