Visit from a fairy!

This morning we came back from Collective worship and found a visitor in our classroom... A fairy had appeared when we were in the hall, with an envelope containing a letter addressed to us!

In the letter the fairy told us that she had just moved to Great Gaddesden from Fairy Land and was looking for a new home. She asked for our help and told us some things she was looking for in a home. She liked seeing flowers in spring and she wanted to be near some new friends. She also said she didn't like being cold at night and would need something she could use to make a cosy bed. We decided to go exploring and find some places where the fairy could live. We took clipboards and paper, pencils, sound buttons and cameras to record what we found, and binoculars and magnifying glasses so we could look closely at the things we found.

First we went to the bark area. We found daffodils that were starting to grow, leaves and moss the fairy could use for a bed, and a birdhouse she could live in. We looked at the trees and thought there might be birds and squirrels she could be friends with.

Then we went into the garden. There we saw a pond - but we decided this wouldn't be a very good place for the fairy to live, because she might not be able to swim! Also the water might be rather cold. We saw that there were flowers here too, and there might be birds and animals to be her friends. Rhys said there are snails and worms that she could be friends with, too. We also said that she could sleep on the grass. Hope found something that could be a chair for her, and Matthew found a birdhouse that she might like to live in.

Finally we went to the music room. This was warmer because it was inside and there was a heater, but there weren't any animals that the fairy could be friends with. There weren't any flowers growing there, but Matthew said that she could look out the window to see the garden. Aaron suggested under the piano, but Jamie thought it might be too dark. We thought she might like playing the instruments and hearing the music, and she would have lots to eat because our snack is kept in there!

This afternoon we wrote reports on all the places we had explored. First, we wrote one altogether about the music room.

Then one group worked with Miss Ayres and wrote a report about the garden...

While the other group worked with Mrs Waites and wrote reports about the bark area.

Then we shared our work with each other.

Where do you think would be a good place for a fairy to live?