James Hill School

Langley, British Columbia, Canada


May 12, 2003: Here at James Hill school in Langley, we are very happy and excited that Tunia has arrived for her visit with us. Because this is her fourth visit to our school, we know that she is feeling quite comfortable outside in the schoolyard checking out how big her special tree has grown since last year.

The first thing the Grade 2 students did to welcome Tunia, was to sing her tunes "If You Know a Bug Named Tunia" and "T-U-N-I-A". Tunia was all smiles! One of the children also read her very favourite book, The Grouchy Ladybug to her at silent reading time. We think she is feeling right at home. Watch out tasty aphids!

May 13, 2003: Our Grade 2 class visited Critter Care Wildlife Society as part of our study of our community resources. The staff and volunteers at Critter Care take care of injured and orphaned wild "critters" that live in our community. Some of the animals they look after are beavers, squirrels, raccoons, skunks, opossums, and deer.

This is Tunia sitting on top of the sign on
our trip to Critter Care.

Tunia cuddles with an orphan baby raccoon, waiting to be bottle-fed with a special formula.


June 6, 2003: Tunia left James Hill School in Langley on June 4th for the long flight home to Providence, Rhode Island. We were sad to see her go but we know that the children in Mrs. Cafferty's class are looking forward to having Tunia home again. We wish her a safe journey home.

One last exciting event in our classroom just after Tunia left was that one of the older students brought real ladybug eggs to our classroom. The very next day we had such a surprise when we got to school - the larvae had hatched! They were so hungry that they were eating their eggshells and when that was gone, the children took them out to a bush just covered with yummy aphids!

Tunia had fun visiting the schoolyard with the Grade 2
students to see how all the special trees and bushes had grown since last
year. Here is Tunia sitting in her "own" tree, on the lookout for tasty
aphids, no doubt.

Tunia is having a rest from the hot sunshine in her
leafy tree.

Tunia always enjoyed storytime when we read a book about
ladybugs. Here are two of her favourites, "Bubba and Trixie" by Lisa
Campbell Ernst and "Are You a Ladybug?" by Judy Allen and Tudor Humphries.

To celebrate on the last Friday of Tunia's visit, we had
"Ladybug Colour Snacks". Just look at all those tasty treats sent in by
our creative parents!

Each year that Tunia has visited, the children have planted a
garden in her flowerbed for her. Here is one of the colourful marigolds
that are blooming.

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