A WHALE OF A GOOD TIME

Nicholas is currently learning about animal migrations in school. This section finishes up next week. However, it ends with a study of whales, which have become quite the hit around here.

Last week, the children in Nicholas' class had a whale-themed bake sale. They raised over $200, and the proceeds will go to a whale museum in Washington State. For math, they sort whales and count the teeth in the tooth whales. For writing, they write about whale adventures, and for reading they study whale-themed books. All of this integration surely captivates the kids' attention, and I am quite certain that they do not even realize they are learning.

How much fun is Nicholas having in school? Well, today, he had a dentist appointment during the day that finished up around 1:00PM. Even though his class is dismissed at 3:00PM, he asked Kathleen to drive him all the way back down to school from our neighborhood. She gladly obliged. Who could refuse especially after seeing his passion for the current whale section and for school evidenced in his drawing below?



Here's to Nicholas!