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Welcome to our Critter Camp blog.
Windsor Elementary 4th Grade and the Animal Rescue League of Iowa are partnering to create "Critter Camp". The 4th grade classrooms will be caring for small animals from the ARL that are in need of foster care until they are ready for adoption. This blog will share about our foster critters' progress and their search for their forever home.

Thursday, February 13, 2014

Furby Fun

This week is Windsor Elementary Spirit Week.  We made our Box Top collection goal, so we are celebrating with a week of fun.  Yesterday was crazy hair day, so Furby rocked her crazy hair.  Today is Windsor School Colors Day, so Furby joined in on that one too!  She also made lots of new friends this week.  EVERYONE loves her, and she loves EVERYONE who stops in to pet her, brush her, hang out in her pen or hold her.  She is the SWEETEST bunny!

Furby's "Crazy Hair Day" Style.

Furby visiting the office to show off her Windsor Elementary School Pride.


Thanks Mrs. Wilken for letting us borrow your cute bow for a few photos today!
Our Math Leader, Mrs. Crabb stopped in for some snuggle time with Furby today.

Wednesday, February 12, 2014

Cream's Big Field Trip!

Cream got to learn all about our upcoming family math and literacy night today as he accompanied Ms. Johnson to the staff meeting.  He sat politely in Ms. Johnson's lap and gave all the teachers and other staff members a nice distraction from the stresses of the day.  On the way back to Mr. Buyck's room Cream decided the perfect spot to hangout was in Ms. Johnson's scarf.  We stopped and visited our PE teacher, Mr. G, and Cream gave him some tech. help.  Finally we stopped and visited Mrs. Sunny, our office manager, and he helped take some phone calls.  Cream was a perfect gentleman and impressed a lot of people during his field trip this afternoon after the kids went home :)  Don't worry about Cookie, he was taking a nap. Stay tuned for his field trip later this week!

Just chilling at the teacher staff meeting.
This looks like a nice place to hang out.

You click here to turn it on.
Good thing this computer doesn't need a mouse :)

I can take this one.


Helping Mrs. Sunny take calls.



Tuesday, February 11, 2014

Furby Exploring Critter Camp

Furby had a great time exploring her new place. She even gave us a few "binkies" to show us how much she liked what she saw. She was so excited to check everything out.


 

Furby and Her New Friends

Furby is already right at home in our classroom.  She made fast friends today with Trey, Sean and Ikra.  Ikra even got to brush her.  Furby did a great job with being brushed even with a first time groomer! She just laid down, relaxed and enjoyed the pampering.

Trey getting a quick pet in while cleaning out her litter box.

Sean taking a break from his book to play with Furby.

Furby enjoying some grooming from her new friend Ikra.

Furby was a perfect angel when she was being brushed today!

Meet Furby

Yesterday we welcomed our newest camper.  She is a BEAUTIFUL Angora Mix bunny who is a bit less than a year old.  She has been in a home and seems to have been pet, picked up and brushed regularly.  She was very comfortable right away with us.  She already has a GIANT fan club of teachers and students who have been visiting all the time.

Furby checking out her new space.
SO FLUFFY!!!!
Showing off for her many admirers today. 
Furby hanging out in her new space.
Furby even let Ms. Johnson pick her up on the first day!

2nd grade teacher, Mrs. Heemskerk, is a big fan of Furby.

Ms. Johnson getting some snuggle time.



Friday, February 7, 2014

Getting Ready for our Newest Camper.

After our field trip to the Iowa Energy game yesterday, we had just enough time to start getting ready for our new camper.  The students can hardly wait.  When they walked in this morning they said, "It looks so bare and lonely back here without the pen set up and our bunnies!"  We are so excited for our new bunny to get here Monday!

Sean made new toys, Bazi cleaned and refilled the litter boxes, and Keylan and Trey swept up all the stray hay and rabbit droppings.

New Camper Sneak Peek!

We are so excited to announce our newest camper will be joining us on Monday.  All we know right now is that she is a female long haired bunny, but we will post more as soon as we find out.  She is going to get some pampering from the awesome volunteer groomer this weekend, so we can't wait to meet her and see how pretty she looks after her grooming.  Leave a comment if you have any suggestions for names for her.