Owls visit fourth grade

On Monday, Feb. 5, wildlife rehabilitator Michele Segerberg brought some furry friends to the fourth-grade class.

The fourth grade is currently reading Hoot, the story of what three children do to protect burrowing owls from being killed by land developers.

Ms. Segerberg brought four owls – a screech owl, bard owl, great horned owl and saw-whet owl – to school and a red-tailed hawk. Seeing the birds helped students make a connection with the book.

In science class, students are studying animal adaptations, focusing right now on owls.

During science class, students dissected owl pellets to see what foods that they eat and will be examining different birds' beaks and how they are adapted to eating particular foods as well.