Hi, my name is Flutter the Butterfly. I am an adult even though I am only eight weeks old. You often see me flitting from one flower to another whenever you spend some free time playing around the open fields at Ta Qali. However my life does not consist of simply flying around…
I started my life in a clutch of eggs which were laid on the underside of milkweed plants. The eggs were the size of a pin head and as the week passed, our eggs became darker till we finally hatched into long thin caterpillars.
As soon as we became caterpillars, we spent a whole month feasting on leaves. We only stopped eating when our skin got too tight since we grew bigger. By the end of the four weeks, from I tiny cm we reached the full length of 5cm!
Now my wings are beautiful and spread out but at first when I got out of the chrysalis they were crumpled and damp. So I pumped fluid from my abdomen into my lovely wings to open and harden them. Now my diet is different than when I was a caterpillar because I feed on nectars from the heart of the flower with our long straw-like tongue called a proboscis. My life span is from 2 to 6 weeks to enjoy the lovely, warm summer months.
Glenn Pace and Damian Zammit 5.3
Kif nixtieq li tkun is-sena 2010
Is-Sena li għaddiet ma tantx kienet ħażina. Jien ħadt gost għax għamilt hbieb ġodda .Darba minnhom kont waqajt u weġġajt. L-iskola qed nieħu ħafna gost ma’ ħbiebi.
Jien nixtieq li nibda s-sena 2010 bit-tajjeb. Jien fl-2010 se nagħlaq għaxar snin. Nixtieq li nibda nikteb pulit u li jkolli ‘pool’ id-dar. Nixtieq ukoll immur għand il-ħabib. Jien nixtieq li fid-dinja jerġgħu iqumu d-dinosawri. Nimmaġina li dis-sena se tkun sena tajba. Ser nagħmel proponiment li ma niġġilidx ħafna ma ħija.
Ser nipprova noqgħod kwiet dis-sena, ħalli nibdiha bit-tajjeb. Jien nixtieq li l-bnedmin kollha joqogħdu kwieti u ma joqogħdux jiġġieldu u jgħidu kliem ħażin Glenn Pace 5.3
On the 18th March we went to Manikata.It was sunny and we walked through the fields.We learned about
- Farmyard animals,
- Crops,
- Wild flowers,
- Trees,
- Strawberries,
- Roman tombs,
- The history of Manikata.
By Oliver,Dylan,Nicholas and Amy
It was the coldest day in Winter and we looked like Inuit with our hoods on.It was very interesting especially
- the narrow,curvy streets,
- the very big front doors,
- the Cathedral,
- the Norman house,
- the bastions.
The 24th April was a big day for our school as it was PRIZE DAY .Our class took part in the play which was about the environment.We were so exited on the day.Some of us had a prize too.We had reharsals every day.
We went to the institute of design and technology with our teacher and the science teacher.We were divided in groups and made these items,
- a frame
- a night lamp
- a mobile pocket.
We used the computer and designed them ourselves.
On the 28th April we visited the Ghadira Nature Reserve. We were welcomed by a guide who explained to us about the birds he saw that morning. It was very interesting and funny. There was a flamingo which made a show of himself walking up and down in front of us.
This is a video of our visit at the Għadira Natural Reserve
On the 29 th of April we’ve been to Ghadira Nature Reserve. We observed animals insects and plants in their natural habitat using binoculars and magnifiers. We went for a walk through the path until we reached the Hide. The Hide is a small room with small windows.
From there we could see different birds such as a flamingo, a mallard, some little ringed plovers, black-winged stilt and a sardinian warbler. We had a wonderful day where we learned in a realxing enviroment.
Mellieha Heights or l-Aħrax tal-Mellieħa
This is a big coast to the north of Malta near Cirkewwa. Here we find cliffs like those found at Ta’ Ċenċ in Gozo. It is a wild place with wild rabbit,wild flowers like the red orchild and wild grass like the sorrel or l-Ingliża. Birds like iċ-ċefa u l-garnija which are sea birds live on this coast too.
Jade, Michela, and Janice.
We all lvoed this poem so much and we would like to share it with you all.
Sea Song
Sea-shell, sea-shell,
Murmuring sand,
Murmuring sand.
Sea-shell, sea-shell,
Far-away land,
Far-away land.
Sea-shell, sea shell
Sing in my hand,
Sing in my hand.
Sea-shell, sea-shell,
I’ll understand,
You ‘ll understand.
James Kirkup
By Shalon, Nicole, Rebecca
