We just wanted to update you on our gorgeous chicks on their penultimate day with us. A massive ‘Thank You’ to Arabella’s family who have agreed to adopt our last homeless chick, Jesus. They now all have homes to go to tomorrow! The photos below show you the size difference- the first one is a picture of me at the weekend with two chicks in one hand. The second is a photo from this morning of Miss Rhoades with our biggest chick (who has actually managed to start flying a bit)! They are no longer completely fluffy as they have wing feathers and  a couple of them even have tail feathers! It has been a wonderful experience for the children as they have been able to observe and hold them as they have developed. Who would believe they are only a week old? We hope the children keep exploring and learning about the topic at home. Please let us know if your children have been doing this by putting their ideas in their home learning books.

Miss Rhoades and Miss Moncreaff

Please continue to revise all Phase 3 sounds and continue to share as many stories as you can at home.

In Number Crunch this week we have been halving and doubling. Can you find a recipe that requires halving or doubling and try it out? Eg making fairy cakes and halving the amount of cakes you made at the end?

We have been busy bees today exploring our chicks. Lots of us have had cuddles and one of us was even lucky enough to be the first child to get pooed on! Now that we know for sure that we have 4 girls and 2 boys their names are…

Jesus

Daniel

Aurora

Rosara

Lisa

Fiona

“We have been having so much fun at Miss Moncreaff’s house! We have been sleeping soundly most of the time as well as having lots of cuddles! One of us keeps sitting in the food bowl but, as comfy as we are, we can’t wait to come back to school to see you all!

Lots of love,

The Chicks xxx”

“We have been having a lovely time staying with Miss Moncreaff! On the way home we were very noisy because the car isn’t quite as warm as the heat lamp. We fell over like dominoes at every single roundabout! Once we got home Miss Moncreaff cleaned us out and gave us some fresh water and food. We have had lots of cuddles and keep falling asleep!

After a lovely night sleeping we woke up to fresh grapes. We didn’t know what they were and kept treading on them instead of eating them so Miss Moncreaff had to give us a bath to wash our feet! We disapproved. We will be sure to write again tomorrow! Lots of love,

The Chicks xxxx

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I would just like to say a MASSIVE Well Done for Seahorse Class’s fabulous assembly this morning! I am very proud of every single one of them and expect you are too!

In other news, the last of the chicks has hatched! We have 6 in total and hear that this is a very good hatch rate!

Miss Moncreaff

We have two problems in reception!

1. We have found homes for the hens at the end of our chick experience, but not for the males! Could you be their next home?

2. We would love to display pictures of men with pens in their hands to motivate our boys to write! Would your Dad/Brother/Babysitter/Dog like to be photographed for the cause? Please send a photo in if you can!

Miss Rhoades and Miss Moncreaff

So far we have …

Buddy

Little Chicky

Jesus

Daniel

These were names chosen and voted on by the children, as we thought they were all boys. The lemon chicks are male, and they all seemed lemon when they first arrived but some of them are looking like they might need new names!

Watch this space for more updates!

Miss Moncreaff and Miss Rhoades

Have a look at the videos of our first hatched chick! He keeps falling asleep standing up and is very entertaining! Click the links below to see him.

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Miss Rhoades and Miss Moncreaff