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Just to let you know that this is our last post on the blog for this week.

Staff have in-service days on Wednesday and Thursday.

Friday is a holiday, so we will post again next Monday.

Some of our staff are out supporting in the hubs so they will not be having a holiday this week – a huge ‘Thank You’ to them!

Have a great week everyone and keep in touch by leaving a comment for staff – we love to hear from you all. Take care everyone!

Here’s a story by Gemma Merino for you to enjoy… It has a rather surprising ending!

Have a listen and ask if an adult can help you with the challenge at the end!

 

We hope you enjoyed the story!

Can you think of 2 animals who live on land?

Can you think of 2 animals who live in water?

Can you think of 2 animals who can fly?

We’d love to hear from you in the comments, about the the animals you can think of.

Perhaps you’d like to spend a short time learning about a new animal, using the internet to find out more…

Let us know how you get on!

 

 

 

Over the weekend I thought I would try a cool science experiment, It was AMAZING so I thought I would share it with you all.

You will need one egg, a clear jar or glass and some vinegar.

Next step is to add the vinegar into your jar and then gently add the egg (you want the vinegar to cover the egg)

Once you have added your egg, you will start to see bubbles appear on your egg, this is a chemical reaction between the vinegar which is an acid and the egg shell which contains calcium. The vinegar causes the egg to release carbon dioxide which creates the bubbles.

The egg has to stay in the vinegar for 48 hours- two whole days!!

The next morning your egg should have lots of bubbles on it and you will start to see the shell disappearing

The second day your egg will have very little shell left on it.

Once your 72 hours is over, gently take the egg out of the vinegar and run it under some water. gently rub the egg to get the rest of the brown shell off.

Once all of the shell is off you can see what the vinegar has done to the egg shell.

The vinegar has caused all of the calcium to float out of the shell (through the bubbles) causing the shell to become squishy.

You have to be very careful with your egg as it is very easily popped!!

Once the egg has popped you can see the shell is still there, if you rub the empty shell you can see little pieces of the egg on your fingers! HOW COOL IS THAT?

Leave us a comment and let us know if you try this experiment and how you got on. We cannot wait to hear from you.

We all love magic tricks! Now you can learn a new trick at home! All you need is a plate with some water, paper towel and coloured pens… And of course – your imagination! We can’t wait to hear what you think!

Cosmic Kids Yoga – Frank the Frog

Check out Bookbug on Twitter for ideas and links to literacy activities to do together with your child.

https://twitter.com/Bookbug_SBT?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor

….or link to site

https://www.scottishbooktrust.com/bookbug

You could visit this site each day and choose a different activity.  Remember that children learn by repeating activities so keep offering opportunities to re-visit favourites. This will build your child’s confidence as they become more familiar with the songs and rhymes.

Today, Mairead chose a story written by Gareth Edwards – “The disgusting sandwich”. Ohh we wonder what could be in such a sandwich… worms? mud? leaves? What do you think?

Enjoy! 🙂

The Weekend

A nice thing to do this weekend, might be to take a trip to a museum…but they’re all closed I hear you cry! Lots of museums are offering virtual tours so you can visit them from the comfort of your own home. Have a look on the internet and see which museums you would like to visit.

I love the artist, Vincent Van Gogh, so I’m going to take a trip to the Van Gogh museum this weekend:

https://www.vangoghmuseum.nl/en

 

If you decide to visit this museum, Story Zoo has a lovely follow-up video that you can enjoy with the children.

https://youtu.be/Qk1lFYaUslk

How exciting that we are now able to have a peek into the various museums, even when they are closed during this difficult time.  Some of the museums around the world have decided to open up their virtual doors.  Why don’t you take a look?

National Museum of Natural History

http://naturalhistory.si.edu/vt3/

The Louvre

http://www.youvisit.com/tour/louvremuseum

The British Museum

http://www.oculus.com/experiences/rift/1177199742298383/

 

Please let us know in our comments if you enjoyed this.