Hi Children.

Great News! We have two caterpillars form there chrysalis, which ones do you think was first and second-Alfie, Cherry, Thing1 or Thing 2? Votes please.

Hopefully it won’t be long before the others join them and I can move them over the their new home.

Take Care Jen

Hi Children,

I have just discovered time lapse videos and they are a fantastic way for us to observe our caterpillars over a long period of time. Take a look at this one and I will post more like this in the future. Have a great weekend. Jen 
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Hi Children,

The caterpillars are doing very well, they are getting very big. On the Twitter you will see I tried to measure a couple of these but it was a bit tricky as they were moving and bending. So the measurements are just approximations. We have one around 3 cm and another around 3.5cm. The other 2 were feeding!
We had a suggestion for the last 2 names. So they are called Alfie and Cherry. Thank you for that.

Take care, Jen.

Hi Children,

Last  week I received a special delivery of these caterpillars, I have posted more detailed videos on twitter, so please check these out. I am looking for name suggestions for 2 of the caterpillars, my children named the other 2 – Thing 1 and Thing 2! Please post them here and I will confirm their names through the week. I’m excited to share their journey with you and watch them grow into beautiful Painted Lady Butterflies. I hope you are all well, stay safe and take care. Jen

Hi Everyone.

Chester Zoo has had 4 virtual zoo days and they have some very amazing animals to see! One of particular interest is the sensational song birds which you can check out here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wK0aEZxETQ and this will give you access to many more of their keeper chats.

If you like role play here are some bird masks to cut out and use but if you are feeling very creative you could create your own. Have Fun everyone and stay safe over your May Break. 😊

Last week on Twitter we looked at making feeders for our feathered friends in our gardens and hopefully you managed to spot some and identify them using the chart.

Spring birds make lots of noise especially in the morning. They make a great alarm clock! Andy from CBeebies has a series of podcasts with a little robin  who helps us to identify them from their song and has plenty of other useful information too. Check these out here https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/curations/radio-little-robin-meets

I hope you enjoy these. Jen