Linking perfectly with Science learning, year 1 children received a surprise visit from Chris the Animal Man who brought in a range of different animals for each class to look at and touch!

For starters, the children met Moana the spectacled Owl. She loved to sing and had beautiful orange eyes and feathers. She was a carnivore and liked to eat scorpions and bugs. The children were able to gently stroke her feathers.

Next up was Fluffy the rose-haired Tarantula. She was very shy and sat very still whilst some brave children were able to carefully hold her. After that, the children met Jambo the Royal Python who liked to sniff the children using his tongue. The children were able to hold Jambo or put him around their necks!

Velvet, the crested Gecko, was our next visitor.  Her tail was missing as she dropped it a few years ago when she was scared. She came from Australia and the children enjoyed holding her and were able to identify her as a reptile. The next animal was very peculiar, it was Princess Peach the legless lizard. She was very mysterious and looked more like a snake! She lived in the woodlands and is an omnivore, eating fruits and insects (she also loves dogfood).

Peter and Quill were next, they were Tenrecs from Madagascar, who looked very much like Hedgehogs. They had a superb grip and could hang upside down, but they couldn't curl up into a ball like hedgehogs. Finally, we met Alfie the Kinkajou. He was a mammal who was covered in lots of soft fur and had a very long pink tongue. The children thought that he was incredibly cute.

The children were very brave today. They all sat brilliantly allowing the animals to feel safe and respected during their visit. Later in the week, the children all wrote a recount of the visit during their English lessons. 

As a school, we very much appreciate our brilliant Greswold PTA for funding this curriculum enhancement, which really helped the children to immerse themselves within their Science learning.