Goodbye Butterflies!

We released our Painted Lady Butterflies today. Check out the video to watch us say goodbye!

Happy Birthday Matthew!

Today, we celebrated Matthew turning 6 years old!

He brought in some scrumptious caramel rice krispie treats for the class! He also shared some of his favorite memories from growing up.

Happy Birthday, Matthew!

The Painted Ladies have emerged!

Over the weekend, our Painted Lady Butterflies came out of their chrysalises!

We have 6 new butterflies and a name for each and every one of them: Sky, Noodles, Sweetie Pie, Orangey, Scaley and Picasso. One Painted Lady still remains in his chrysalis. We've named him Leo the Late Bloomer.

Check in with us later this week to watch the Painted Ladies released into the world!

Rain in a Jar

Emma is our Scientist for J Week! 

She showed us how with a jar, hot water and ice, we can make rain! She placed the ice on top of the jar filled with hot water.

And we watched as the heat from the water and mix with the cold air from the ice. When the hot and cold air met, condensation formed creating rain inside the jar!

Great job, Emma!

The Very Hungry Caterpillars

Our painted lady caterpillars are growing and changing into a chrysalis.

Scientist of the Week

Kiera is our Scientist of the Week!

Our experiment is called The Talking String for "T" week. We used a piece of string and a button to demonstrate how, when the string is wound up then pulled apart quickly, the button and string will vibrate together. 

The vibration makes it sound like the string is talking!

Great job, Kiera!

Caterpillars!!!

Caterpillars have arrived in Pilot B! We are watching them go through metamorphosis while learning about their stages of life. Check back to see our butterflies soon!

Pilot B Visits the Zoo

Pilot B had an amazing time visiting the Maryland Zoo.  The students loved finding their favorite zoo animals.