Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Hedgie's Playground Designs














In room 20, we worked hard to design playgrounds for Hedgie. We designed them by thinking about the needs of a hedgehog as well as working in groups.
The first step was drawing our design on paper.
The second step was transferring our design onto a bigger piece of cardboard.
The next step was building the playground. Some of the materials we used were:
- paper
- rocks
- clear coloured paper
- pipe cleaners
- foam shapes
- popsicle sticks
- coffee stir stix
- toothpicks
- pom poms
We attached our building materials using hot glue, white glue and glue sticks.

The final step of our building process was taking a picture of the finished product. We felt awesome and happy and so proud of ourselves!

Here are some pictures of our finished products of our Hedgie Playgrounds.

Some of the things that were included on our playgrounds are:

Zainab, Natasha, Bhableen: A store for if Hedgie needs worms. She could go get them. They are a favorite food for her. There is also a water bottle.
Henna, Preetpal, Justin: We included a store for worms. There is a running wheel for Hedgie to run on. There is a fence because Hedgie can't get outside. There is a swimming because she can swim.
Nathan, Mohammad, Ahnaf: We made a jungle because she can find worms and fight snakes. There is a flag because Hedgie can climb it. We built a playhouse so Hedgie can play in it. It is rubber so she can bounce!
Dylan, Farhan, Ali: There are rocks because Hedgie won't get hurt. There is a slide so Hegdie can climb up and down and get exercise. There is a shelter because she needs protection. We put a running wheel so she can get more exercise. We also put a food bowl and a worm place.
Sukhmani, Jaskaran, Dakota: We included a rainbow so that Hedgie can go in it. We put monkey bars so she can do exercise and stretch. We included a worm store so that Hedgie can eat worms. We included fake worms.
Austin, Jamaal, Morgan: We made a place Hedgie can slide down and land on the pom pom and turn into a ball and bounce. We made colourful monkey bars so Hedgie can climb because she is a good climber.
Aroosha, Kamilah, Latesha: We made a house because Hedgie will go inside it. We made a worm store so she can eat worms. We put pom poms around a swimming pool so Hedgie can swim. We put trees so she can climb up the trees and have shade. We also put a running wheel so she can exercise.

Friday, May 21, 2010

Hedgie Goes for a Swim

Did you know that hedgehogs can swim? Watch the video to see our hedgehog go for a swim!


Tuesday, May 18, 2010

Habitat in the Wild (Where Hedgehogs Live)




What we have learned about a hedgehog's habitat in the wild:

- Hedgehogs find food by using their sense of smell. (Henna)
- In the wild, hedgehogs will curl into a ball to protect themselves from predators (Zainab
- They live in the forest. (Sukhmani)
- Hedgehogs do not live in Canada because it is too cold. (Natasha)
- Hedgehogs live in Europe and Africa. (Austin)
- Hedgehogs can be wild or tame. (Ahnaf)

Monday, May 3, 2010

What has Hedgie been doing in Room 20?

Our pet hedgehog sleeps a lot when we are at school! This is because she is nocturnal. Nocturnal means she sleeps during the day but wakes up in the night time.
Sometime she wakes up during the day.
Last week Mrs. Knowler brought in some meal worms for Hedgie. She loves them!
Hedgie is good at smelling. She smells her food and she smells the people.
At night she runs on her running wheel. It is good exercise for her!

Friday, April 23, 2010

How to Care For Your Pet Hedgehog



Here is some information we have discovered about how to care for a pet hedgehog:

- Hedgehogs need food. Our hedgehog eats Hedgehog Formula. We give her carrots, insects, and wet dog food or cat food for treats.
- Hedgehogs need a lot of water.
- Hedgehogs need toys. Our Hedgie has a running wheel.
- Hedgehogs need big cages so they can run around. The cage needs a lid because hedgehogs are good climbers.
- We need to clean out the cage once a week.
- Hedgehogs need a litter box to go to the bathroom.
- The area where a hedgehog lives needs to be warm but not in direct sunlight.
- Hedeghogs need a hiding place.

Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Hedgie Arrives!





Today we arrived at our classroom after gym only to discover that someone (or some THING) had taken Mrs. Knowler's keys!!! We found a note that left us clues and led us on a scavenger hunt all around the school yard! When it was finished, we were led back to our classroom to find that we had a new class pet! A hedgehog! Here are some pictures of the hedgehog that Mrs. Knowler and her husband took!

Thursday, April 8, 2010