Our New Specimen!

We have a new specimen from the Museum of Nature in our classroom. We have a super adorable little Columbian Ground Squirrel.

When this new friend arrived, I knew I recognized him.

When I went to California with my husband, Matt, two summers ago, we went to see wild elephant seals and all over the parking lot were super friendly ground squirrels.

This is my husband, Matt and a Columbian Ground Squirrel in California. I like that they're both doing the same pose. They made Matt a little nervous!

To see photos of them in action, check out my flickr album!

Room 305 is OBSESSED with squirrels

The "Zombie Squirrels", the lovely grade 4/5 students in room 305, have discovered a common interest - squirrels. From the first day of school, students have expressed their interest in the tiny mammal common to Ottawa.

We have created a squirrel-based class name, written a squirrel theme song, compared and contrasted two types of squirrels (of which we have specimen samples from the Museum of Nature in our classroom) and observed a photo of an albino squirrel in order to infer which species it is.

For more squirrel information, talk to a student in room 305, or visit one of the following sites: The Trinity-Bellwoods Albino Squirrel, The American Red Squirrel, and Grey Squirrels.