Today we put our eggs into "lockdown". This means that we took them out of the automatic turner and placed them on their side with some extra wet paper towels to make sure they have enough humidity to hatch. Thursday is our anticipated hatch day and we are anxiously awaiting the arrival of our chicks! Stay tuned...

Next Thursday, March 31st is the Danville School Talent Show.  Here is some information from Mr. C:

The Danville Elementary Talent Show is on Thursday, March 31. We have a daytime show for students at 1:30 and an evening show at 6:00 pm. Shows will be in the school auditorium.
 
Families and friends are invited to attend either show, but please be aware that seating will be more limited at the 1:30 performance.
 
Student performers should plan to arrive at the auditorium 10-15 minutes before showtime.
 

Please remember to wear pink on Thursday in honor of Melissa Jenkins. Donations to the Melissa Jenkins scholarship fund can be made in the lobby. "Love Wins" 💕

On Thursday afternoon (day 7) we candled our eggs for the first time!  We were able to see through most of our eggs to check for embryo growth, but some were too dark to tell.  We candled all 26 eggs and found 12 that definitely had growing embryos inside, 7 that we weren't sure of, and 7 that didn't appear to have an embryo.  We saw some amazing things inside - embryos where we could actually see hearts beating, blood vessels delivering food to the embryo from the yolk, and air sacs.  We will candle our eggs 2-3 more times before our chicks hatch and we are very excited to watch them change and grow while being protected inside their shell and the incubator.  

Each day one student is chosen to be the "official egg monitor".  This student proudly wears a badge so everyone knows they're in charge of the eggs that day.  This student is responsible for keeping an eye on the temperature and humidity inside the incubator to keep our eggs safe and growing.  Only 13 days until hatch day!

Yesterday we went on a field trip to the Fairbanks Museum to help us with our study of maps and connecting the past to the present.  We had a great time and learned some really interesting information - Did you know that long ago all of Vermont was under water?!  

On Friday our Big Pals joined us to help us work on our measuring and mapping.  Each team had two leprechauns and one pot of gold.  Each leprechaun made a path on the map to the pot of gold and students then worked with their Big Pals to solve mathematical problems about which leprechaun's path was shorter and what the difference was between the two paths.  As always, the Firsties loved having their Big Pals around and they're already asking when they can come back.  

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