OH, RATS!
Who let the rats out? Ms. Diane Wildfong's fifth grade class did!
Last fall these fifth graders, who need to study heredity and genetics for science,
adopted a male guinea pig named Rocky and two male rats that they named Rascal and Stewart. Just after Christmas the rats had four babies! Stewart and Rascalina were proud parents! Three weeks later they had 12 more! We have had eleven adopted so far.
It has been great fun raising these rodents in our classroom. Daily feeding, cleaning the cages, watching their antics and getting to hold them often can be quite fun!
We like it when they ride our shoulder and crawl up our sleeves. It is also fun to see how adults react to them! Scaredy cats!
Best Fat Furry Friend Forever
He's my furry rat
Some say he wears a hat
If you look at him once or twice
You could say he's really nice
You can say he's as cute as can be
He obviously loves me.
He is also very fat
But I still love him 'cause he's my rat!
by Joselyn Krawczyk
