Spikey the Spider

This has been an exciting first week in the science room. On Tuesday Mrs. Gardner's class found a large spider in their classroom. We caught the spider and built him a little habitat to live in. The students in Mrs. Gardner's class voted and named our spider, Spikey. For their first science observation of the year, the third graders were able to observe Spikey catching and eating prey. Spikey is a wolf spider so he feeds on smaller spiders and other insects. This was an unexpected opportunity for students from all three grades to observe the animal world up close. 

~Miss Sluka~