Charlie, Nick and some more friends are finding caterpillars in our schoolyard habitat (Ellen McDaniel Memorial Garden.)

What can you find?

Teacher:  The Discovery Club is on it! Ranger Matthew found what we believe (after observation, documentation, and investigation) to be milkweed bugs. Can anyone confirm our theory?

Head of Lower School:  I was investigating yesterday at recess with Charlie Z and Maewen G.  Maewen seemed to think these (pic below) are milkweed bugs. She and Charlie wanted to know more about the caterpillars. 

Teacher:  ​Yesterday Nick A., Becca L., and I found a Steel Blue Cricket Hunter Wasp! I didn't get a picture, but here is one from the internet. It was so pretty!

They are mostly harmless. The males do not have stingers and the females will only sting if they are provoked or feel their nest is threatened.

I used the Seek App on my phone to identify the wasp. The app can also be used to identify plants and mammals!

Photo by Holly Kelly.  Will W. makes it to the top! Sunday November 3, 2019.

All About The North Bay

Sam S
Last week, the whole Lower School went to the North Bay! It  was fun.  We went  on a big swing.  I also went on a big zipline.  I got wet in the water.  I touched a snake.

Xavier O
Last week, the whole Lower School went to the North Bay!  We went to the big swing.  We went fishing.  We went swimming. We went zip lining. It was a little scary.   We wore a life vest.  It was a great field trip.

Dear Mrs. Child,
Thank you for planning our North Bay trip.  

1. I sat on the beach.
2. We found some good seashells.
3. I was glad I didn’t have to do math while I was there.
4. I felt happy and excited at North Bay. 
5. I did zip lining, big swing and fishing.  
6. The zipline was awesome.  
7. My favorite activity was the zip line and the big swing and fishing.
8. My favorite part was swinging on the big swing.   I also liked swimming because I like swimming. 
9. To go on the zip line for the first time was fun!
10. I want on the zip line. I went on the swing. I went high up on the swing!
11. I love the big swing, and the zipline made me happy. The coolest thing was the zip line.

I appreciate you setting it up, it was so much fun!
Thankyou!!
Group D

Kyran S
Last week, the whole Lower School went to the North Bay.  I liked fishing.  I liked swimming at North  Bay.  The water was cold.  The big swing was high. The zipline was scary. The field trip was long.

Charlie Z
Last week, the whole Lower School went to the North Bay! We went on a 1 and a half hour bus ride! On the way there, I read a book and on the way back I slept.

When we got there we checked out the lobby and some of us changed.  Then we went down to the beach and put on life jackets and swam in the water and caught minnows with a net it was fun but the water was cold but then it warmed up.

Next we went on a GIANT swing. I went with Ky and Eric but Sam, Sebastian and Xavier were scared. Ms. Boucher and Ms. Kideckel went as high as you can go and you kinda get this jolt in your stomach and then it is really fun.

Then after that we put on dry clothes then had lunch. I ate a pb&j and edamame 
After that we were supposed to do canoeing but it was too windy but we did something even better! We went….. Zip lining! It was super fun and fast and at the end of the zip line was a break it stopped you very quickly and then you bounced a lot.  Then after that a few of us went on the zip line. But the people that already went got to go inside and touch a snake! Then it was time to go on the bus.

The End.

DO YOU RECOGNIZE THIS BUG?
This bug, seen on milkweed plants in the garden, is a milkweed bug. They are orange and black, look like beetles grown up, and look like aphids when they are little. It is beneficial for the garden because it prevents the milkweeds from taking over the garden.