Our students and community at Glacier Park are taking advantage of a wonderful new outdoor display case and science tools to support learning. Right now, the display features information about resident and migratory birds. In the case is a story for teachers to read to their
class, three sets of binoculars, and a book so students can identify birds they
see in the garden. Last week, Cathy Haws class went
out to the garden to harvest potatoes, tomatoes, corn, and squash. After they finished they sat in the garden
and read about Rufus the hummingbird. In
the story the hummingbird visits the fields in the foothills of Mount Rainer to
store up fat for his long migration to Mexico.
Just then a Rufus hummingbird visited the garden and feasted on the
nectar in the feeder. Then as if they
knew the story a second hummingbird arrived and the first defended his
territory. In the words of both teacher and students, "It was magical!"
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