It's Almost Back to School Time!

I cannot believe how fast this summer has flown by!  We are only a week and a half away from the first day of school.  As I'm trying to get everything ready for the new school year, I realized I never posted an update on our chicks.

Back in June, I took my summer camp group on a field trip to Parky's Farm, which is the farm we donated our chicks to after they hatched last May.  When we arrived, I asked if we would be able to see the chicks and of course they said yes!  They were not old enough yet to be out with the other chickens, so they arranged to have them brought out especially for us.  The kids and I were super excited.  Unfortunately, our little black one that had the crooked neck did not make it, but we were able to see the other 4 - I couldn't believe how much they had grown!  They were almost 2 months old when we saw them - here are some pictures:

 

They were pecking at my hand through the screen just like they used to when I would put my hand by them when they were in our classroom.  I can't wait to do this project again next year, and I hope that Parky's Farm will be willing to take any that hatch again.  It is a wonderful place and the kids always have a great time there.

I plan to use this blog throughout the school year this year to show what we have going on in our classroom, so stay tuned if you're interested!

~Ms. Julie