Aquarium Field Trip

First grade got to visit the Aquarium today! We learned a lot and made plenty of fun memories!

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Caterpillars, Harvester Ants and Butterflies, Oh my!

Room 103 is turning into a critter zoo! Adding to our tadpoles we have caterpillars and harvester ants. We got tiny caterpillars last week and they have already plumped up and some have even gone into their chrysalis! When the metamorphosis is complete, these caterpillars will be beautiful "Painted Lady" Butterflies. We should see them emerge next week. As butterflies they drink sugar water.

The harvester ants came a week after our caterpillars and have not wasted any time making their house a home! The ants sting, so they have to be refrigerated for 10 minutes before being transferred into their  "AntWorks" container. You can see all their hard work in the tunnel designs they have created!

Spanish Program

We are lucky to have the high school spanish classes come to do a Spanish Program with us every Friday! We get to learn words and songs in spanish, such as months of the year, days of the week, seasons, numbers to twenty, the alphabet, and traditional spanish songs. The students are also exposed to instruments from various spanish speaking countries as well as toys and games. They even won authentic mexican bracelets that are fun to wear! The kids are learning a lot and having a great time! 

Tadpoles!

In our first grade froggie classroom we of course had to get some tadpoles for our class pet! These are not any ordinary tadpoles though, they are going to grow into Poison Dart Frogs! A friend of mine breeds these frogs and this generation no longer secretes the poisonous hormones through its skin. When they transform into frogs, they should be a beautiful bright blue color. Right now one has back legs and is growing front legs. The other still has its long tail. Having these tadpoles are an added "hands on" element that allows students to actually observe the life cycle of a frog while we learn about it in class!