Students from JK to Grade 3 at 28 elementary schools (representing 68 classes) are learning about butterflies. In fact, they are watching the entire life cycle of the painted lady caterpillar-from the larvae stage through to emerging as a butterfly.
Schools received the caterpillar/butterfly kits in mid-May. Since then, students have been learning through the Understanding Life Systems strand of The Ontario Curriculum. They have discovered what happens during the nurturing and care of the caterpillars as they grow, change during the chrysalis formation and observe butterflies emerge.
A mass release of painted lady butterflies will take place on Friday, June 6, 2014. Some schools have already released their butterflies due to them being ready early.
The following schools are participating:
- Bayside Public School
- Bird's Creek Public School
- Breadner Elementary School
- College Street Public School
- Deseronto Public School
- Earl Prentice Public School
- Foxboro Public School
- Frankford Public School
- Harmony Public School
- Harry J. Clarke Public School
- Hermon Public School
- Hillcrest School
- Madoc Township Public School
- Massassaga-Rednersville Public School
- Maynooth Public School
- Park Dale School
- Pinecrest Memorial Elementary School
- Prince of Wales Public School
- Queen Elizabeth Public School (Trenton)
- Queen Elizabeth School (Belleville)
- Queen Elizabeth School (Picton)
- Queen Victoria School
- Sir John A. Macdonald School
- Stirling Public School
- Tweed Elementary School
- Tyendinaga Public School
- V.P. Carswell Elementary School
- 28. York River Public School
For more information, please contact:
Kerry Donnell, Communications Officer, 613-966-1170 or 1 800 267-4350, extension 2354, [email protected]