St. Joseph Catholic Elementary School

St. Joseph students search for signs that animals leave in the winter months

Students at St. Joseph in Killarney were treated to a day outside to do some physical literacy.

Mr. Blackwell, who specializes in Outdoor Education discussed habitats and how animals survive winter. The students then looked for clues/signs that animals leave behind and the stories they can tell us. The students also became ‘nature detectives’ in search for clues such as tracks, scat, chew marks and the sounds of geese.

To finish the day, they made pine cone bird feeders to take home and even hung one in the school groun

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