As part of our ocean unit we are studying whales. 

We have partnered with The Whale Center of New England (www.whalecenter.org/adptchce.htm) to adopt a humpback whale.  We raised money for this special project by playing a great money counting game called “Spare Change”.  For two weeks the kids asked their parents to empty their pockets or change cups so they could try to count the change.  If they correctly counted the money…they could keep it.  If they could not count it correctly…their parents could keep it.  On “Count Up Day” (4/25/08) the kids tallied all of their change to see if we reached our goal of $40.00.  We collected $42.29!  As a class we discussed the whales that were up for adoption and decided to adopt Colt.  He is a 27 year old humpback whale that is often seen off the coast of New England.  Since April-November are prime whale watching months we hope to be able to post info on Colt sightings soon.

 

 

 

Colt, the newest member of the Bass Bunch.