I Have a Project Posted on DonorsChoose.org

Thank you for visiting my blog to access our Donorschoose.org project!

As I noted in my newsletter, matches will be doubled on Wednesday, October 18 and Thursday, October 19.  All donations are welcome, no matter how large or small.  Here is the link that will take you directly to my project:

https://www.donorschoose.org/project/books-we-gotta-have-em-so-we-can-read/2853336/

Thank you!  I will let you know when the project is filled!

Update:  As of 10/20/17, our project is half funded!
               10/21/17, $149 more needed!
               10/25/17  Project is funded!  Thank you to everyone for your support!

Perfect Weather at the Maine Wildlife Park!

We had a wonderful day at the Maine Wildlife Park today.  I am always happy when every student in my class makes it to these special field trips and all seventeen were here today!   Thank you to all of the wonderful parents who rearranged their busy schedules to help me ensure that every first grader had a memorable day at the wildlife park.

Here are some pictures of my students enjoying their day.

Here are some pictures of the animals we saw at the park:

These were not in an enclosure but had made themselves right at home. 

Look carefully and you will see two peacocks from the bird sanctuary.

A beaver.  We will study beavers in depth during our science unit on how animals prepare for winter.

The moose was having a rest during our stay.

This is a flying squirrel.  Their habitat was very interesting.  There were buttons that visitors to MWP could press to shine the lights on the squirrels.  Here is one filling up with nuts.

He was taking a long, long nap.

The black bear meandered over to near where I was standing and practically posed for this picture!

The fox was taking a big drink while we visited. . .

. . .and then he left his watering hole to give us a really strong stare.

Two turtles sunning themselves on a log.

He was watching all of the visitors very carefully. 

A turtle wandering around the bank of the pond.

This was taken just after feeding time so he was just settling in for a nap.

This is the MWP's famous albino raccoon.

Two skunks shuffling around their enclosure looking for food. 

A turtle sunning itself on a log.  There won't be too more days like this before winter!

This is the second beaver in the enclosure.  He was foraging for food.

            Another picture of the albino raccoon. 

Thank you to everyone who helped make this trip possible for the first graders at Dike-Newell!