What a fun week we've had! We prepared for our Aquarium trip by talking about different sea creatures, including the megalodon shark, which is the largest shark on record to have ever lived. Scientists believe it was 60 feet long, or the equivalent of about 15 second-graders. We needed to test this out for ourselves to get an idea of just how big that actually is! And all we can say is... Wow!... We would NOT want to cross paths with this shark! Tuesday, the big day came and we got to actually see the Aquarium animals. The bus ride was long, but we all agreed it was worth it! (Thank you so much to all of the parents who shared these photos with Madame! There were soooo many good ones that it would have taken forever to post them all, but here is a size-able sampling!) The Aquarium wasn't the only super fun thing we saw this week... Zahra and her mom also prepared a presentation for us all about Eid and Ramadan, a holiday that they celebrate in their Muslim culture. Zahra did a phenomenal job reading a script all about their traditions while her mom went through a prepared PowerPoint. Then they shared some treats with us - traditionally, something sweet and something salty. And one of the coolest parts... henna tattoos! This henna was extra special because it was brought straight from India by Zahra's dad. What an incredible gift this experience was to all of us! A huge "merci" to Zahra's family! Other highlights... Hey, there was an eclipse! We watched the live feed instead of the real thing, but Bodhi protected his eyes, anyway, with his special eclipse viewer. Smart guy! We were absolutely amazed at how dark it got when the eclipse was at totality! And "Farmer Crystal" (this will always be her name in Madame's heart) brought in our chick eggs! We loved checking out all the different colours of the eggs (different breeds) and have eagerly started tracking the chicks' growth within them with the help of a special app on Madame's phone. They will take about 21 days to incubate before they hatch. Extra photos...
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