The Prairie Racerunner Friends welcomed a new member to our community on Friday afternoon. We look forward to showing our friend the ropes. Welcome to Addy and his family.
On Friday the Racerunners discussed all of the changes happening in the Tadpole Pond since Monday. Due to their regular feeding schedule and time spent in the sun, the tadpoles were growing larger and many had already developed their hind legs. After a week of observing, wondering and researching, we now know that once tadpoles complete their metamorphosis into frog they will need access to insects, water and land. So we decided that over the weekend I would release them into a local pond so that they could have healthy living conditions. Our class thanked the tadpoles for their help in our tadpole inquiry and bid farewell for a three day weekend. On a particularly rainy Saturday afternoon I prepared the frogs (because most of them had developed into frogs) for their departure.
This week we continue our inquiry into the life cycle and Prairie Restoration as we head to Kent Park for a day of investigating local plant and wild life as well as participate in seed collection. Be sure to dress for the outdoors with proper shoes (no flip flops please), protective hats and clothing, and sunblock. We will enjoy our daily snack and lunch at the park so please send hearty and healthy choices on Wednesday.
I hope that you were able to enjoy the Labor Day Weekend with its beautiful rain, crisp sunshine and cool breezes. It is weekends like this that remind us why we are so fortunate to live in Iowa. Side note: During Daily News last week, Erika reported that Iowa City was voted as one of the healthiest cities in the U.S.A. Go Iowa City friends!
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