Tuesday, September 29, 2009

It's a Girl!


Mrs. Quinn's class is proud to announce the birth of a new monarch butterfly. Buttercup was born on Monday, September 29, 2009 at 8:53 a.m. How do we know it's a girl? By the lack of spots, of course!

Friday, September 18, 2009

September is Caterpillar Season


Every September, the third grade class studies the life cycle of the monarch butterfly. This caterpillar is quite plump and looks like he'll be ready for the chrysallis soon!

Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Back to School Means Back to Science


The second grade students think science is fun! They learned about volume and mass by completing an experiment that measured how many drops of water take up the same amount of space as a penny.