SAND Club Finishes Mammal Studies

After a Mammal Hunt in which various club members found squirrels, cats, dogs, people, moose, horses, and even a whale (these guys are thorough!) we talked about what makes a mammal a mammal and then began to discuss Mammal families (canines, etc.). We finished up with an in-depth look at the common St. Croix Valley mammal orders and families and then did our Presentations. Yours truly got so involved in em-ceeing the event that I forgot to take pics until the end--but here are some.

Time Travelers Study Martyrs and Saints

It was neat to study St. Valentine in "his" month--as well as some less well known saints like St. Christopher, St. Barbara, St. Clement, St. Felix and St. Philomena. We also heard about the difficulties that the later Roman emperors had "balancing" all the duties of being an emperor, leading to the split between West and East. Here Nicholai gets a try at being an emperor and trying to balance it all....



I'm sure he was relieved to get some "caesars" to help him...

We finished out the month with a semi-serious puppet show using the hand puppets we made of the 12 disciples. The kids learned where they preached and how and where they died.

SAND Club Visits Mammals at the MN Zoo

On Friday, we saw a fisher, wolf, coyotes, puma, lynx, and many other mammals and other animals while visiting the MN Zoo. Here are some photos of the children enjoying the swimming gymnastics of the river otter.






I confess I forgot to take photos during the rest of the mammal visit, but did manage to snap one when we met up at the aquarium!