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Saturday 9 April 2016

Madam Butterfly

As part of our Science learning, we had a very special guest visit us this term. Jacqui Knight has a huge interest in butterflies and she came to May Road to share her expert knowledge. She gave us HEAPS of facts. Here's some of the ones we can remember:


What we learnt from the Butterfly Lady - Jacqui Knight
  • Don’t touch the sticky part of the tag, because the oil from your fingers will not make it last long. (Lorilei)
  • When its raining, butterflies close their wings to keep dry. (Farhad)
  • Don’t release butterflies on rainy and windy days. (Katalina)
  • When it’s raining, butterflies go to a tree and hang out there to keep dry. (Sione)
  • Heaps of rain is bad for the butterflies. (Christina)
  • Hold the back of the butterflies wings when you are tagging them. (Divya)
  • If butterflies want to lay their eggs, they can smell a swan plant from school to the end of Mt Roskill, which is about 2 kilometres. (Jordyn)
  • When you put the tag on the butterfly, you can detect where they are if you put the data into the website. (Ifalame)
  • They use their antennae to sense something. (Akosita)
  • They see colour but their eyesight isn’t very good. (Isabella)
  • Monarch butterflies aren’t scared of humans. (Vaisioa)
  • There is a difference between the male and females. You can tell if its a male because the wings are darker and have 2 dots.  (Marua & Azaar)
  • Butterflies can be tagged. (Sebastian)
  • Butterflies can have lots of babies (between 300 - 1000). (Jeneba)
  • Butterflies can taste with their feet. (Miss Percy)


We are all now super keen to find out more about tagging butterflies and how we can get involved in this special job!
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7 comments:

  1. Unknown4 May 2016 at 10:12

    Hi room 13 nice nice remembering all of those facts now I know more about butterflies

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  2. Unknown4 May 2016 at 10:13

    Hi room 13 nice nice remembering all of those facts now I know more about butterflies

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  3. Unknown4 July 2016 at 14:59

    Hi Room 13 good job listening and learning to Madam butterfly.I was learning about butterflies at home too.Next time you can tell us what the butterflies look like or what they do.

    -Divya

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  4. Unknown2 August 2016 at 12:29

    Hello May Road School.I like your poem very much because it tells me lots about butterflies.May be next time you could add more tips of butterflies. Did you know when butterflis get wet they can not fly.What is you Favorited type of butterfly?

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  5. Unknown2 August 2016 at 12:35

    Hi guys. I like your butterfly facts. I didn't know the difference between male and female butterflies before. Did you know butterflies need to stay dry on wet days. How did you find all those facts about butterflies?

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  6. Unknown2 August 2016 at 12:36

    Hello May Road School. Well done! That is an awesome butterfly fact story. You have learnt more than I know about butterflies!
    Maybe next time you could write longer sentences about what you know about butterflies. We had a swan plant in our class room and we had a chrysalis and it turn into a monarch butterfly and Mrs Panther let it fly away!
    It reminds me of when I write about butterfly's in my old class room in room 8!
    I would like too know is what is your favorite kind of butterfly?

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  7. Unknown2 August 2016 at 12:36

    Hi Room 13.I liked you butterfly poem good job!It reminded me of when I had to write a poem of a butterfly because I had a chrysalis in my class last year. Maybe next time add in same pictures. Did you ever have a butterfly in your class room?

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