March 7

Our field trip was a great success today!  Although chilly, the only complaint I heard from students was that our time at the Bird Sanctuary was too short...

Getting ready to go!

We are off!

We made our way down to the Bird Sanctuary first thing this morning. We arrived right on time and we were first in the classroom.  Here we reviewed some key words like adapt and migrate and talked about how we as humans adapt to the environment. Here are a few of our students showing how they adapt:

mittens, rubber boots, sunglasses, and windbreakers...

We then had the chance to do a few different stations to learn about how animals keep warm and cool in the different seasons and how they have adapted. We had the chance to touch replicas of bird and coyote skulls, coyote, rabbit, and muskrat pelts and use magnifying glasses to take a closer look at feathers.  We also learned about how animals blood helps them survive in the winter.  Ask your child how frog's blood is different from human's blood.

 

 

Next, we headed outside for a short walk.  We were all a little reluctant as we knew it was chilly, but we had dressed for the weather and the sun was shining just right which made it an enjoyable walk.  We stopped along the way to see the chickadees and magpies, look at the animal tracks, and see a beaver dam.  This led to many wonderings that we hope to answer through our science and social studies investigations.

It was a busy morning that left many of us sleepy and hungry.  I hope you all sleep well and come back refreshed tomorrow!  Thank you to all the parents who were able to volunteer today. We always appreciate you giving up your time for us :)

Coming Up:

• Fun Lunch tomorrow
• Book exchange tomorrow
• Early Dismissal next Friday - March 17