Baby+Chicks

 Welcome to our Chick Hatching Project!  media type="custom" key="3694497" We were on TV! The AM class was featured on NBC for a segment called the "Teacher Says." Check us out! Click on the link below. [|The Teacher Says]

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 * The chicks got out of the brooder box! Check out what they do when we aren't here! **


 * April 15, 2009

WE ARE STILL WRITING AND THINKING ABOUT OUR BABY CHICKIES! Today Wesley and Sarah in the PM wrote a letter to the chicks on the farm. They wrote:

Dear Chicks, I hope you like playing under the stars. Watch out for the sneaky fox. Love, Sarah and Wesley**


 * I LOVE HOW THEY USED AN EXPENSIVE WORD TO DESCRIBE THE FOX!



April 7, 2009

Elizabeth wonders if the chicks hav more fathrs.

Miss Zorzi- I am wondering the same thing! I think they definately have more feathers than they did when they left school on Friday. I hope they are having a good time at the farm!

// What do you think the chicks are doing on the farm? Write what you think here! //


 * Jeffrey in the PM class thinks that the chicks are playing and having a flying contest to see who can fly the highest!

WOW Jeffrey! This is Miss Zorzi, and I wish I could see the flying the contest! Who do you think would win?

Chase thinks they are meeting new friends.

Lucas thinks they are playing with their new friends.

Kate thinks they found their mom and dad.

Carina thinks they found their family.

Sarah thinks they will go crazy at the farm and have a dance party! **

April 3, 2009

We said goodbye to our baby chickies today. I am so proud of all of the kindergarteners for taking such great care of them! We won a ribbon for a "GREAT HATCH!" YIPPEE!



April 2, 2009

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 * We had so much fun with Miss Aditi from channel ten news! SHE WAS SO NICE! We showed Miss Aditi how we do kid writing on the Smart Board! We were so excited to show her our baby chickies too!

April 2, 2009


 * The PM class says:

Julia- The baby chicks are cute. Brynn- The chicks got out from the brooder box and they were everywhere! Chase- When they got out of the brooder box they started building blocks at the block station. Elizabeth- The chicks are so cute and fuzzy! Kayla- I am going to miss the baby chicks when they go back home!! The baby chicks got out of the BROODER BOX! These two chicks are building at the blocks station!**



GOOD NEWS!! Channel Ten news is coming to see our baby chickies!! We can't wait!



April 1, 2009

We love holding the baby chicks. They are so soft and fluffy!
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Emily and Gavin in the AM class wrote all about the chicks and their brooder box! **



The PM class read a poem today today about a chicken! We searched for all of the /ch/ words and even wrote some words of our own!



March 31, 2009

AM kindergarten has lots of "wonderings!" During our morning meeting we talked about what we are still wondering about. Check out some of the things we are still wondering about.

Miss Zorzi is wondering what egg hatched first. Glenn is wondering if the baby chicks are missing their mom and dad. Michael is wondering where the baby chicks are going to live after they leave kindergarten. Hayley is wondering if they are scared in the brooder box. Paul is wondering if there are more brothers and sisters. Jordan is wondering what the chicks do when no one is here. Abygail is wondering how baby chicks cheep. Dylan is wondering how long it takes for a chick to grow into a rooster or a hen. Gabe is wondering how the chicks eat and drink.**
 * The entire AM class is wondering when the baby chicks will fly.

The PM class has decided to name one of the chickies yellowlicious! We like that name because we love the book Pinkalicious! We also have many "wonderings" in the PM.

Chase is wondering how we can tell if the chick will be a rooster or a hen. Erin is wondering what kind of food is in the brooder box. Wesley is wondering what they like to do for fun
 * Brynn is wondering if the egg tooth will fall off.

**THE PM KIDS SURE CAN DANCE!

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March 30, 2009


 * WE HAVE BABY CHICKIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 11 chicks hatched early this morning :) We still have one egg left and a chickie who will soon be out! Here they are...

 **UPDATE!! **NUMBER 12 HATCHED this morning! At 9:25 this morning the AM class watched the baby chick peck its way out! It was one of the coolest things we have ever seen! McKayla D. and Glenn in the AM class used photographs to tell the story! I love how they numbered the photos.

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Carina and Kate in the PM class wrote a caption for this photograph! They know lots of facts about the brooder box! Did you know that a group of chicks is called a brood??? **



 We just saw the photos-how cute are those chicks! Jeff can't wait to see them at school this afternoon! - Mrs. Sinsel

March 27, 2009 Our baby chick eggs are 18 days old! The little chickie inside is almost fully developed. It has wings, legs, feathers, a beak, scales, claws, and even an egg tooth! The chick's head is turned towards the blunt end of the egg where the air sac is. Several changes will take place between the 18th and the 21st day. On the 19th day the chick will eat what is left of the yolk. By day 20 the chick is fully formed and occupies all of the space inside the egg except the air cell. Before I left school today I had to turn the eggs one more time and make sure there was enough water in the incubator. I also put paper towels between the eggs to prepare for the BIG HATCH! Only three more days!

[|Click here to watch an EGG HATCH!]

What number egg do you think will hatch first??? Put your child's guess right here!!!

McKayla D. thinks #12 will hatch first. Gabe thinks #1 will hatch first. Heather thinks #6 will hatch first. Jeffrey in the PM class thinks #2 will be the first to hatch. TJ thinks that egg #5 will hatch first. Glenn in the A.M. thinks # 6 will hatch first.

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Josh and Paul in the AM illustrated a picture of a baby chick inside the egg. They wrote: The Chicks are going to hatch on Monday. It is going to take a couple of hours. He is squished.



Jeffrey and Conner in the PM wrote: On day eighteen the chick is so big, it touches the side of the shell.



March 26, 2009


 * Megan and Makayla in the AM know that when baby chicks are born they have down and then when they get older they grow feathers. **



Julia and Aubrie in the PM know that baby chicks have to peck for hours before they can get out of their shell! This is tough work for the chick. After the chick makes a hole in the shell, the chick sleeps for a few hours.



March 25, 2009

Today we talked about what is happening inside our baby chick eggs. Aby and Matthew in the AM illustrated their own eggs and used speech bubbles to write what the little chickies are thinking! Did you know that their brains are fully functional at about 52 hours of incubation???!



Derek and Alyssa in the PM wrote all about what is happening inside the egg! We learned that the yellow part of the egg is the yolk and the white part of the egg is called the albumen. The baby chick eats the yolk inside the egg as it grows.



March 24, 2009

The AM class learned how to take care of the baby chick eggs today! We have lots of rules to follow when we are looking at the eggs. Check out what Jordan and Aiden wrote today on the Smart Board. I love how they labeled the photograph!



Brynn and Lucas in the PM added labels and captions to this photograph taken yesterday! They wrote; Roosters have spurs. They are little bumps on their legs. Brynn and Lucas are famous for using expensive words! Way to go!



March 23, 2009


 * The baby chick eggs are finally here! Farmer Albie from Quiver Farm came to deliver our 12 eggs. He brought everything we need to take care of the eggs. We know that we need to keep the eggs safe and warm in a special incubator. The incubator keeps the eggs warm. The temperature in the incubator stays at 99.5 degrees. We have to turn the eggs three times a day. The eggs are marked with numbers 1-12, this way we know when we have already turned an egg. Farmer Albie even brought the eggs' parents! We met dad (rooster) named Mickey and mom (hen) named Minnie. Our eggs are scheduled to hatch Monday into Tuesday. We learned so many new things from Farmer Albie! He was sooo COOL!

What should we name our chickies?? Parents...put your child's suggestion for a name right here!!

Miss Swanson thinks you should name one of the chicks “Louie” after Louis F. Pfaff!  Dr. Lock thinks you should name one of the chicks after Ms. Zorzi since she organized this wonderful learning experience for you. Perhaps you could call the chick Miss Zee:)

Erin likes the names Alvin! and Cheepers! Abygail likes the names Fluffy the Hen and Ronnie the Rooster! Heather likes the names Goofy, Pluto, Daisy and Donald Wesley likes the names Lassie, Nemo, and Max

Fuzzy would be a trifvik nem! Elizabeth. Kayla thinks Emma is a great name for a baby chick. Paul likes the names Luke, Kirby, Leonardo & Chickie Sarah wants to name one of the chicks Susie! Gabe's dad thinks 'Super Mega Power Chick' is a great name for a chick. Especially if the chick knows karate! Megan likes the names Clementine and Princess! Jeffrey in the PM class thinks the name Chirpy would be great for a baby chick! McKayla D. would like a girl chick to be named Molly. TJ thinks that Sponge Bob would be a good name. In memory of his hermit crab Sponge Bob who died last week. Jeff in the A.M. thinks that "Muscles" is a good name for a strong chick. Glenn thinks Chick-Rex is a good name for a Free Range Chick Glenn's Mom thinks Rose is a good name for a chick (only because Glenn made her pick this name) Glenn's Mom thinks Farouka Salt is a good name for a high maintenance chick. Glenn thinks the best name for a chick is "Fox and chickapottamus". He's sad to see the chicks leave tomorrow! Katie, Glenn's sister, says you should name one Nike!

Below is Erin's illustration of our 12 eggs in their incubator! I LOVE how Erin labeled her illustration! WOW! **





Check out Mickey! He is the ROOSTER DAD! Here are the parents! Mickey and Minnie (HEN MOM)!



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March 23, 2009 (Before the Eggs got here :) 

Jeff wrote: The chicks are coming today at 1:30.

 Facts that we have learned: Parents, add facts here that your child has told you.

Miss Swanson knows that the mother hen can hear the chicks peeping inside the eggs before they hatch.

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<span style="color: rgb(255,0,255); font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"><span style="color: rgb(0,0,255); background-color: #ffffff;">Jeff in the A.M. says "Roosters puff up their feathers when predators come- especially foxes - so that they can scare away the predators when they come so the baby chicks don't get eaten."

Miss Feeney knows that baby chicks need to stay warm for a few weeks after they hatch.

<span style="color: rgb(128,0,128);"><span style="color: rgb(0,255,0);">Heather knows that eggs will need to be kept in an incubator in the classroom before they hatch**.** Brynn knows the chicks will be wet when they hatch.

Erin knows that hens are girls and roosters are boys.

__//<span style="color: rgb(0,128,128);">I know that chicx eat the yolk when they are growing inside the egg! Elizabeth. //**__

<span style="display: block; color: #008000; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="color: rgb(0,0,255);">Farmer Albie taught Dr. Lock that the eggs need to be turned three times a day.

Derek knows that chicks have an egg tooth to break the shell, but the chicks fall asleep and take breaks.

Megan knows that roosters protect their baby chicks from wild animals.

<span style="color: rgb(0,0,128);">Jeffrey in the PM class knows that the baby chicks eat the yolk inside the eggs.

Jeff in the AM class says that "chicks are soggy and wet when they hatch."

Glenn's Mom LOVES getting all the updates on the chicks from the Wikki pages. She thinks it's very cool to see everyone's writing!