Burrowing Owl Visit and Estimating

This afternoon we had a very special visitor!  Potter came to our school to help us learn about the endangered species, the Burrowing Owl.  Lori Johnson from the Saskatchewan Burrowing Owl Interpretive Center in Moose Jaw, brought Potter to give two presentations to the Grade One and Two students.

The students were thrilled to meet Potter and learned some new things about owls that we didn't already know!  Potter wanted to try flying around the Music Room, but Lori had him on a short tether so he couldn't get too far!  At the end of the presentation, each student had an opportunity to pet Potter.

 

Potter, the Burrowing Owl

Each student had a chance to pet Potter.

 

Potter wasn't too sure about our class owl, Hootie!  He tried to peck at his eyes!

In Math, we have been learning about estimating.  Students practiced their estimating skills by collecting a handful of objects (cubes, buttons, macaroni, two-sided counters) and then making a "good guess" (estimate) of how many objects they had.  Then they counted their objects using their ten frames to see how close their estimates were.  

Collecting a handful of two sided counters to estimate.

Recording estimates and counting how many using ten frames.