We began our day reading the story "Flight of the Hummingbird"(click here for a video) and creating our own environmental tales. We used props and our fantastic acting skills to create stories with morals/messages such as, "Do not pollute the water" and "It is not ok to litter."
Our new friend Rachelle, took us on a walk around the Shepherd Wetland. It was amazing to see evidence of badgers, Canadian geese, and coyotes! We saw some scat, animal tracks, animal dens and some of the remains of a meal. There were some coots swimming across one area and we saw them bobbing their heads back and forth (that is why they are often referred to as a combination of a duck and a chicken). We learned that the dark rock mark on the walls of RKP show the 100 year flood line.
This afternoon we were inspired by famous naturalist artist Robert Bateman to create our own animal art. We used basic shapes to find the form of our animals and blended pastels to make the right shades we needed to make them look realistic.
Reminder that TOMORROW is PICTURE DAY. Our photos will be taken before we leave for our day at RKP.
FYI-all movie night tickets are sold.
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