We are having an exciting time in Darling class as we get to know our surroundings, access and engage with the environment and the resources within it.

Here is a little taste of what we have been enjoying...

Creating our own aquarium, complete with fish tanks, tickets and souvenirs...

Making funny faces with play dough...

Counting, matching, comparing and sorting...

Baking a wedding cake...

Building up our muscle strength...

Helping with the harvest...

Designing and building homes with our own choice of materials...

After creating some imaginative birds, we decided to see how well they could fly...

We started with a low zip wire and found they needed a bit of a push...

How about we start them a bit higher...

They went much quicker and smoother...

How about short and steep was another suggestion...

They flew down this one...

But what about a triangle...

Or a square...

Then home to roost...

This week we read the wonderful story 'The Ugly Bug Club' by Gail Abbitt.

This led to a fascinating debate over which bug would make the best pet....

"I would choose a spider because it would tickle me"

"I would choose a woodlouse because I don't like slugs or snails because they are slimy. A woodlouse isn't scary or slimy, and it wouldn't bite me."

"I would like a stick insect because I'm scared of spiders and I would keep it safe and put another stick next to it so the predators would get confused."

"I would choose a spider because then I could use it to scare people."

However, knowing that we couldn't take an actual bug home, we made our own minibeast pet to look after and play with...

We all agreed that the Ugly Bug Club should be renamed 'The Lovely Bug Club' and here they are having their very first meeting...