'W' is for 'Worm'

'W' is one of our focus letters for this week.
Today we read our poem 'The Wiggly Worm'. We discussed what we already knew about worms  and then decided to find our more about worms.
We read a non-fiction book about worms and visited the Ilam School worm farm.

Our worm farm is situated at the back of Room 6 and 7.

Worms like our food scraps but NOT citrus like oranges or mandarins.

Ben, Connor and Lincoln from Room 1 shared their expertise about how the worm farm operates.

This is worm juice. It is the juice that comes out the bottom of the
worm farm. It is really good for growing plants. It does need to be
watered down so that it doesn't burn the plants.

Below is some of the writing we did after all our new learning and experience.


I found it so fascinating to hear worm's casts help plants to grow. Worms make tunnels in the ground so when people put water in the garden the water goes through the holes of worms, right down to plants growing in the soil.
Worms stretch and shrink to move.

By Ashley


Worms don't have legs or hands. When it rains worms come out.

By Nathari


Worms are really important for the plants. When the worms poo and wee, the poo and wee makes plants grow faster and stronger. Worms don't have legs. Worms have big muscles. That is how worms move.

By Charlie


Worms are important because they fertilise the plants. The worms make the plants grow because the worms pee and the worms poop. The poop and the pee makes the plants grow.

By Alex