Extension & Enrichment

 

 

HERMIT CRABS – MOVING HOMES

Year 2 Extension and Enrichment Literacy Group    with Mrs Watts

Mack N   Esmond D  Abbey R  Tiasha DS  Liam M

                          HERMIT CRABS 

Students viewed and discussed a mini – documentary by David Attenborough, about Hermit Crabs moving homes. They published a list of amazing FUN FACTS that they learned during the documentary.

                                                                          DID YOU KNOW?

• Hermit crabs need a shell for shelter and protection.      Tiasha
• Hermit crabs use ABANDONED sea shells as mobile moving homes.    Tiasha
• As it grows, its shell becomes too tight and needs to find a new PERFECT sized home – just right!      Esmond
• When an empty shell washes ashore, all the hermit crabs gather nearby and MEASURE and size each other using their legs and claws.       Esmond
• EXTRAORDINARILY, the crabs get themselves in a line, in order of size: the biggest at the front and the smallest at the end.     Abbey
• When the crabs are ready to EXCHANGE their shells, they start a domino effect, like a chain reaction, where they all quickly move into the next sized shell.     Mack
• A Hermit crab without a shell, can die from sunburn or predators.    Liam
• When a crab can’t find a bigger shell, it just sits under the old shell WAITING!  Abbey
• Hermit crabs can CLIMB into their shell in 8 seconds!     Mack
• They are SCAVENGERS and eat whatever they can find.   Tiasha

Year 4 LITERACY with Mrs Watts

 “POSTCARDS" 

@#weeden#year4#holidays#postcards

This term, students in the year 4 Extension and Enrichment Literacy program recently shared their reflections about school holidays. Students were asked to organise their ideas into a postcard format, selecting a range of expressive vocabulary and emoji icons to compose an entertaining and informative card to send to Mrs Watts.

   Connor X  Brian L   Evy M   Ahana P   Athan B