Hello Families!
This week we had a visit from the esteemed Lepidopterist, Dr. Danaus Plexippus (Dr. Dan for short). He was able to catch a butterfly named Monarcha who was wanting to make her way to Mexico. Sadly Monarcha was ill-prepared considering she had none of her special butterfly parts to make the journey. Being a Lepidopterist (a butterfly scientist), Dr. Dan gave her everything she needed to safely migrate the over 4000km to Mexico. Ask your budding Lepidopterist if they can list the butterfly parts that were given to Monarcha and what they are for.
We sent off Monarcha to Mexico with our Gotta Go chant and said goodbye to Dr. Dan. Before he left we learned that he was named after the scientific name for Monarchs - Danaus Plexippus. What a coincidence!
Today, we received a special letter from our new friend Dr. Dan. He was thinking that maybe our classes would like to have their own dress-up kit just like Monarcha's and sent in an awesome kit for us to use in our dramatic centre. It even has a Dr. Dan lab coat!
Luckily Ms. MacDearmid was able to catch a few photos of Dr. Dan and Monarcha. I wish I would have been there to meet Dr. Dan - maybe next time....
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| Dr. Dan and Monarcha |
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| Monarcha trying out her new wings! |
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| Mexico - here I come! |
