Reception JG: It's a wolf!

We have been keen to share our bird watching experiences following the ‘RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch’. We are so good at identifying different species of birds now. Lorimer spotted two dippers by the river in Uppermill the other day. Mrs. George was very excited when she spotted a tree creeper in her garden. We are waiting for the birds to get active soon, when it is time to build their nests.

The strong winds have swept a visitor into our classroom. On Monday morning we found leaves, straw and sticks scattered all over the floor. On one of the tables we found some large muddy paw prints and scraps of fur. Who could it be? After a discussion and looking closely at the evidence we think it was a wolf! Through sustained and critical thinking floor mat time, with Mrs. Warran, we shared our knowledge and understanding about wolves and formulated questions to ask, to further our learning.

On Tuesday, to our amazement a real wolf entered our class. His name was Rupert . He had travelled all the way from North America. He was a little sad, because he had lost his tail and wondered if we had seen it. We hadn’t seen his tail. We asked him lots of questions which we had generated earlier, to further our knowledge and understanding of wolves. He shared lots of key facts about wolves with us. He told us about a wolf called Roger who liked to eat pigs. Thankfully Rupert was an old friendly wolf. We took him outside to play ‘What’s the time Mr. Wolf?’ We had lots of fun.