Maine Wildlife Park

This past Tuesday, the entire first grade from Dike-Newell School got to attend the Maine Wildlife Park. It is an amazing trip that correlates with the essential question, "How do animals prepare for winter?" The students loved learning which animals hibernate, migrate and adapt during the winter months.

L.O.C.A.L. Garden

This past September, my first graders got to enjoy the L.O.C.A.L. Garden where they learned about various vegetables and got to pick carrots!

Thorne Head Preserve

Today, our first grade class went on our spring field trip to Thorn Head Preserve right here in Bath. The generous Kennebec Estuary Land Trust organized and conducted the trip. They provided the students with a hike along the preserve where they learned about the life cycles of several animals such as the dragonfly, mallard duck, garter snake and green frog. They also assisted the students in a exploratory project by the pond where students were taught the difference between invertebrates and vertebrates and explored the pond for these animals. The field trip was a great success!