Wonderful Wetlands

Today's trip was eventful (read that as several people fell in the water while playing), and informative.  Not only did we take time to look at the destruction that was caused by last fall's tornadoes in Dunrobin (thank you Carol Ann H again for the emergency preparedness talk last Friday that got us talking about this), but the time in the wetlands at the Bill Mason outdoor ed center was very eye opening for the students.  Comments like "i didn't know there was so much alive in the water!" really brought to light the importance around educating the young about this vital part of our local habitats.  The class learned that Canada has 25% of the world's wetlands, and we discussed what happens to these rich ecosystems when humans choose to live on waterways and expand their communities.  Ask your child about fairy shrimp, and what I said their parents might know them as  (rhymes with Flea Spunkeys....).  Ask them also about prey predator relationships, and what living things need to survive (ask them what was blue, green, and red in the game). 
Just ask them about the day in general.  For all of the wetness *(it was a WETland after all) and the cool temperatures, i saw a lot more smiles than anything else.  A few even slept on the bus home it was such an adventure.