Last week Mr Bradley had found a chrysalis that had fallen from its plant so he brought it to Room 10 for us to take care of it.
The chrysalis stayed green for most of the week, but by Tuesday it had turned black and we could just see the colour of the butterfly's wings inside it.
Just after we had been discussing the chrysalis the butterfly began to emerge. It happened very quickly and Miss Gubb had to get the butterly on to some paper and take it outside to find a plant to hang on. We needed to find a plant so the butterfly could dry out and pump up its wings.
After being checked on at morning tea and lunch our new friend seemed just fine and almost ready to take off. We wish it the very best for its journey =)
Here a few pieces of writing from our class about the butterfly:
"A few days ago Mr Bradley brought in a chrysalis. It was green and gold.Then it went black. Finally today it hatched. When it came out its colours were orange and black. Mr Bradley was the one who rescued him" By Tayla Prestidge
"The chrysalis was black!!!The wings came out wet and crunched up. Its wings were saturated!!" By Kayla Vujcich
"I was shocked! We put it in the garden on a dead sunflower. It just about fell off again but luckily it stuck to the bottom of the leaf" Devin Thomas
"Its wings were saturated. It can't fly because it is too heavy and it needs to pump its wings. At the moment the wings are crunched up. On the plant it hangs upsidedown. I think it is having a rest" Shakaia Woodhead
