Our New Pet

By Miss Kerri Ann
Peter's mom, Julie brought in a new classrom pet today.  This Western Tiger Salamander is the Colorado State Amphibian!  The kids loved to touch his wet skin and learn about how he lives underground and eat worms.  The next day, we had to dig several worms out of the garden for him. 
We have not yet chosen a name for our pet but here are a few sugesstions:  Sam, Sally & Mr. KiKi.  this is going ot be a tough decision.
Throughout the winter, we will be growing worms in a worm compost bin so that we can feed our salamander.  Julie has set us up with the indoor composting bin and the entire class will be involved in caring for our pet and his food: the worms.
What a wonderful class project!  Thank You Julie!