Over the past three weeks Jenni Scoggin, a teacher in Forest Class, mother of Gabe and bee extraordinaire, has been visiting our language groups to teach us about bees. Thanks to a grant Jenni and Tommy, a MS teacher won, CFS has two beehives on campus. The Lower School hive was named The Humble House of Honey by students. Sky Class has been preparing for Jenni's visits by reading non-fiction texts about bees and writing down questions we have in our classroom Bee Box.
Jenni did a wonderful job teaching us about the roles bees play in the hive. We even learned more about all of the different jobs the worker bees have. I was amazed to find that each worker bee has a specific job such as caring for the baby bees, building the honeycombs, collecting pollen, clearing out the dead bees and more. We also discussed safety in the classroom and discussed what our visit to the hive would be like. Finally it was time to suit up for our walk over to the hives. The full bee suits and veils weren't necessary for our visit, but were a great precaution and were fun to put on.
At the hive students observed the bees entering and leaving the hive, doing the 'wiggle dance' and more. Jenni was also able to take a frame out of the hive, so we could see what was being built inside the hive. It was incredible! We are so grateful for Jenni's support and assistance and are eager to learn more about bees and visit again soon!
You can learn more about the CFS Bee Project here.
