Today was one of the best days ever in the Hillpoint Media Center. I had this reptile program planned for months. I wanted to surprise the kids with just a fun day about reptiles and reading. So, this morning when seeing the man set up for the program, the chatter in the hallways was hilarious. They had no clue what was going on. The only staff that knew was the administration and the other resource teachers. So, all classes came to the library during their resource today for this very special program. The man, JB of JB Rattles presented to the kids. He talked about safety, what to do if they came across a snake in the wild, venom vs. poison, habitats, predator/preys, mimicry, defense, geography and so much more. The kids were so excited, so into the presentation and were aching to participate. Of course I connected the presentation with literacy and we will extend the presentation into some reptile research. It was just a fun day. I had people in and out all day, from teachers, custodians, administration, the fire department (they were there for routine inspection) and even mom brought Emma and Hannah to catch in some fun at the end. Hannah loved the reptiles and Emma did not touch anything! I am so proud of these students. I love seeing them excited about learning. It was just an amazing day.
Mr. JB brought a Milk Snake, an albino snake, an African Spurred Tortoise, a scorpion, a Burmese Python, a rescued alligator and an African lizard. Talk about a library being boring - not ours!
the Burmese weighed 50 lbs!
our acting assistant principal!
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