Archive for September, 2009

Kenai Refuge Staff visit

Thursday, September 17th, 2009

The KNWF Center staff came to get us ready for our Wetlands field trip. They asked us tough questions and gave us a slideshow about wetlands. They told us why wetlands are special places that should be protected. We were a little nervous when we were asked to speak in front of the class.  🙂

Mr. Daniels’ Dad?

Thursday, September 17th, 2009

Yes, Mr. Daniels’ Dad came to visit. He was a school principal once. He asked us a science question and will return for the answer soon! We’ll be ready for you Mr. Daniels (senior)!

Famous Class Visitors!

Thursday, September 17th, 2009

Monte and Joann visited our class today. They are famous Alaskan singer/songwriters! They entertained us with songs and stories. We had a great time singing with them as well. We hope they can visit again someday. Watch two videos here! embedded by Embedded VideoYouTube Direkt embedded by Embedded VideoYouTube Direkt

Fire Ecology Field Trip!

Thursday, September 17th, 2009

We had a great time answering and investigation questions on our Fire Ecology field trip on Wednesday. We answered questions such as: What is a boreal forest? What happens to a forest when disaster strikes? What are the stages of a boreal forest? We also went to Skilak Lake beach and played a game and […]

Welcome to the 09-10 School Year!

Monday, September 14th, 2009

I am excited about the learning opportunities we will have this year. We’ve already had one great wetland field trip and we’re getting ready to go on another to investigate what happens to a boreal forest after a forest fire. We are learning about what a boreal forest is, what animals live there, what are […]