They have had duck eggs in their classroom for the last few weeks, candling them and learning all about eggs. Lucy has been impressing everyone, asking them if they know what 'oviparous' means. (Born from an egg). I tried to convince her that she was oviparous, but she didn't believe me. Surprise surprise.
On Tuesday she was so excited to go to school because she knew the ducks would be hatching this week. And they did not disappoint. 3 hatched over the weekend and the other two hatched during class-time that day.
Note from the teacher:
I arrived in the morning with 3 ducklings who had hatched the evening before. We moved them to the brooder where they could stay warm under a lamp. We had 2 eggs left... the ducklings had both been working hard for a day already to hatch.
The whole class plus teachers and a few moms stood and watched one of the ducklings as it worked it's way out of the egg and finally emerged into the world for about 40 minutes!!! The kids were amazed and had incredible patience. I couldn't believe that the whole group lasted until the duckling finally hatched.... everyone cheered!! It was so exciting and a lifetime memory!!!
Later that afternoon our 5th duckling hatched. During the morning / afternoon the kids each held the 3 older ducklings and cuddled them then we watched them swim at the end of the day.
Hopefully the weather will warm up next week so we can have the ducklings outside with us for a walk and a swim. :)
So while they say hello to some new classmates, they get ready to say goodbye to the others. For Lucy it's a bit more of a permanent goodbye, since we will be moving across the country in a few weeks. I wish we could transport her class and teachers with us. Can't you just hire a teacher to be with your child all the way through school? Oh right, if you have enough money you can. Oh well. Here's praying that the teachers in Ontario are just as amazing.
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