--- title: "Strange egg-shaped objects found in the Reception Class outdoor area!" url: "https://gillibrandprimary.co.uk/blog/2017-02-03-16-50-31-strange-egg-shaped-objects-found-in-the-reception-class-outdoor-area" school: "Gillibrand Primary School" --- # Strange egg-shaped objects found in the Reception Class outdoor area! 3 February 2017 [Class of 2016](https://gillibrandprimary.co.uk/blog/category/class-of-2016) This morning, while outside admiring our new den making area, the children found some very strange egg-shaped objects inside, what appeared to be, a nest! The children examined the objects and found they were cold, hard and smooth. Some children thought they were balloons filled with ice. Other children thought they might be eggs from an animal such as a giant bird, a dragon or a dinosaur. We left some of the eggs in the nest and brought a few of them inside to look more closely at them. The children looked really carefully at the 'eggs' and drew some fantastic observational drawings of what they could see. The ice-eggs in the classroom started to melt whilst the ones outside stayed solid. Some of the children had fantastic ideas about where the eggs had come from and were able to write and draw about their ideas. The ice-eggs in the classroom melted into water by the end of the day but the ice-eggs outside were still there at hometime. I wonder if they will still be there on Monday morning...watch this space! ### Ice Eggs in the outdoor [![](https://files.schudio.com/gillibrand/imagecache/720x720s/gallery/10597/DSC01324.JPG)](https://files.schudio.com/gillibrand/images/gallery/10597/DSC01324.JPG) [![](https://files.schudio.com/gillibrand/imagecache/720x720s/gallery/10597/DSC01325.JPG)](https://files.schudio.com/gillibrand/images/gallery/10597/DSC01325.JPG) [![](https://files.schudio.com/gillibrand/imagecache/720x720s/gallery/10597/DSC01326.JPG)](https://files.schudio.com/gillibrand/images/gallery/10597/DSC01326.JPG) [![](https://files.schudio.com/gillibrand/imagecache/720x720s/gallery/10597/DSC01332.JPG)](https://files.schudio.com/gillibrand/images/gallery/10597/DSC01332.JPG) [![](https://files.schudio.com/gillibrand/imagecache/720x720s/gallery/10597/DSC01333.JPG)](https://files.schudio.com/gillibrand/images/gallery/10597/DSC01333.JPG) [![](https://files.schudio.com/gillibrand/imagecache/720x720s/gallery/10597/DSC01334.JPG)](https://files.schudio.com/gillibrand/images/gallery/10597/DSC01334.JPG) [![](https://files.schudio.com/gillibrand/imagecache/720x720s/gallery/10597/DSC01335.JPG)](https://files.schudio.com/gillibrand/images/gallery/10597/DSC01335.JPG) [![](https://files.schudio.com/gillibrand/imagecache/720x720s/gallery/10597/DSC01338.JPG)](https://files.schudio.com/gillibrand/images/gallery/10597/DSC01338.JPG) [ Titanic Challenge](https://gillibrandprimary.co.uk/blog/2017-02-03-09-35-45-titanic-challenge) [On line Safety ](https://gillibrandprimary.co.uk/blog/2017-02-03-16-52-53-on-line-safety) ### Our School - [Headteacher's Welcome](https://gillibrandprimary.co.uk/our-school/headteacher-s-welcome) - [School Vision ](https://gillibrandprimary.co.uk/our-school/school-vision) - [Mission Statement](https://gillibrandprimary.co.uk/our-school/school-vision/mission-statement) - [Academy Trust Details](https://gillibrandprimary.co.uk/our-school/academy-trust-details) - [Financial Information](https://gillibrandprimary.co.uk/our-school/financial-information) - [History](https://gillibrandprimary.co.uk/our-school/history) - [Our School Day](https://gillibrandprimary.co.uk/our-school/our-school-day) - [Staff list](https://gillibrandprimary.co.uk/our-school/meet-the-staff) - [Job Vacancies](https://recruit.sampeople.co.uk/Jobboard/Trust/aspirationalfutures/00002) - Governors - [Local Governing Board](https://gillibrandprimary.co.uk/our-school/governors) - [Special Educational Needs](https://gillibrandprimary.co.uk/our-school/sen) - [Ofsted](https://gillibrandprimary.co.uk/our-school/performance-reports) - [Performance](https://gillibrandprimary.co.uk/our-school/performance-reports/performance) - [Policies](https://gillibrandprimary.co.uk/our-school/policies) - [British Values Statement](https://gillibrandprimary.co.uk/our-school/british-values-statement) - [General data Protection Regulation (GDPR)](https://gillibrandprimary.co.uk/our-school/data-protection-notice) - [Mental Health & Wellbeing](https://gillibrandprimary.co.uk/our-school/mental-health-wellbeing) - [Equalities](https://gillibrandprimary.co.uk/our-school/equalities) - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/people/Gillibrand-Primary-School/61564646614865/?locale=en_GB) - [Staff Email](https://mail.google.com/) - [Staff Use Only](https://gillibrandprimary.co.uk/our-school/staff-use-only) - [OPAL Lunchtimes](https://gillibrandprimary.co.uk/opal-lunchtimes) - [Sustainability](https://gillibrandprimary.co.uk/our-school/sustainability) ![Gillibrand Primary School](https://files.schudio.com/gillibrand/images/logo/gillibrand_logo_2.png) #### Gillibrand Primary School Grosvenor Road Chorley PR7 2PJ 01257 274983 #### Social Media - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/people/Gillibrand-Primary-School/61564646614865/?locale=en_GB) © Copyright 2015–2026 Gillibrand Primary School School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://gillibrandprimary.co.uk/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)