Plant and Animal Adaptations

Yesterday we did work on plant and animal adaptations.  In groups of three we got a animal and had to describe what it had that helped it survive in their environment. My group got a polar bear as you can see. We did lots of examples and most of them were right. I had fun during this lesson because we got to learn about different environments and what the animals who live their have to survive. 

Animal Classification

Today we learned about how animals are classified into groups. Animals are either vertebrates (which means they a spine) or invertebrates ( which means they don't have spines). Invertebrates are animals like jellyfish, crabs, insects and octopus.

Vertebrates are put into five groups. There are mammals, birds, fish, reptiles and amphibians. Mammals have fur or hair and give birth to live young. Birds have feathers and lay hard eggs. Fish breathe through gills and have fins. Reptiles are cold blooded and lay soft eggs. Amphibians breathe through their skin and need to keep their skin moist.

Five examples of each type:

Mammals: Elephants, Monkeys, bears, dogs and cats.

Birds: Robins, bluebirds, tuis, hummingbirds and sparrows.

Fish: Angel fish, gold fish, sea horses, parrot fish and x-ray fish.

Reptiles: Crocodiles, snakes, turtles, lizards and tuataras.

Amphibians: Frogs, salamanders, newts, caecilians and toads.

Evolution

We have been learning about evolution. Everyone did a title page and a page listing the vertebrates and invertebrates, so this is mine. Some the categories in vertebrates are fish, birds, mammals, amphibians and reptiles. Some of the categories in invertebrates are insects, spiders, octopuses, squid and snails/slugs.

Hansel, Gretel and the Witch

In drama this term we have been doing performances of bits of the Hansel and Gretel story. I had fun being the witch in this performance. In this scene the witch is wanting to eat Hansel and Gretel is trying her best to make the witch change her mind but it's not going to happen. She goes to fetch a pot of water for the witch when the witch tells her to see if it is hot enough when she has an idea. She asks the witch to check herself and pushes her in. She takes the key unlocks Hansel grabs some of the witch's money and runs back to their house. Doing this performance was really fun because we got to do funny voices and actions. I learned how to act with other people who are not my friends.

Jesus' Saving Work

This week we were looking at Jesus' saving work. We did a page on what saving work is and how we can do saving work ourselves in our daily lives. We also drew comics of someone doing saving work. Mine was about a girl who's pants were split open while she was doing cross country and a girl who helped her by giving her the jumper. The saving work here was the girl helping the other girl to not be embarrassed.