{"id":2059,"date":"2017-09-15T10:41:32","date_gmt":"2017-09-15T14:41:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/smiths\/?p=2059"},"modified":"2017-09-15T10:41:32","modified_gmt":"2017-09-15T14:41:32","slug":"thursday-open-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/smiths\/2017\/09\/15\/thursday-open-house\/","title":{"rendered":"Thursday, Open House"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Thank you all for the great turn out tonight for your child! \u00a0It is always one of my favorite visits.<\/p>\n<p>Here are a few pictures from today&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Math-Making Patterns with Pattern Blocks<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/smiths\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/398\/2017\/09\/Pattern-Blocks2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2061\" src=\"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/smiths\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/398\/2017\/09\/Pattern-Blocks2-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/smiths\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/398\/2017\/09\/Pattern-Blocks2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/smiths\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/398\/2017\/09\/Pattern-Blocks2.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/smiths\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/398\/2017\/09\/pattern-blocks.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2060\" src=\"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/smiths\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/398\/2017\/09\/pattern-blocks-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/smiths\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/398\/2017\/09\/pattern-blocks-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/smiths\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/398\/2017\/09\/pattern-blocks.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/smiths\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/398\/2017\/09\/rima-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2062\" src=\"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/smiths\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/398\/2017\/09\/rima-1-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/smiths\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/398\/2017\/09\/rima-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/smiths\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/398\/2017\/09\/rima-1.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/smiths\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/398\/2017\/09\/rima-2.jpg\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/smiths\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/398\/2017\/09\/Rima-pattern-blocks.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2068\" src=\"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/smiths\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/398\/2017\/09\/Rima-pattern-blocks-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/smiths\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/398\/2017\/09\/Rima-pattern-blocks-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/smiths\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/398\/2017\/09\/Rima-pattern-blocks.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>SCIENCE-Our chrysalis hatched in the wee hours of the morning! \u00a0We have a Monarch Butterfly! \u00a0We named her &#8220;Maya.&#8221; \u00a0To say the kids were excited is an understatement&#8212;oh my goodness!! \u00a0Happy Birthday Maya \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/smiths\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/398\/2017\/09\/Maya.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2069\" src=\"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/smiths\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/398\/2017\/09\/Maya-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/smiths\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/398\/2017\/09\/Maya-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/smiths\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/398\/2017\/09\/Maya.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/smiths\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/398\/2017\/09\/Meet-Maya-the-Monarch-Butterfly.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2071\" src=\"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/smiths\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/398\/2017\/09\/Meet-Maya-the-Monarch-Butterfly-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/smiths\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/398\/2017\/09\/Meet-Maya-the-Monarch-Butterfly-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/smiths\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/398\/2017\/09\/Meet-Maya-the-Monarch-Butterfly.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Maya was very quiet and tired from her work in hatching. \u00a0By the afternoon she had gained some strength and left her stick for some wing stretching and strengthening. \u00a0By 24 hours after hatching she will be very hungry so I gave her an orange slice and watermelon wedge.<\/p>\n<p>Maya has to make a very long journey to Mexico City, Mexico, and then back up to Houston, Texas area to lay her eggs. \u00a0so, we will release her this afternoon so she can begin her flight. \u00a0She will live for 9 months, she&#8217;s the super-mom. \u00a0After she lays her eggs and they hatch, her daughters will fly to Oklahoma where eggs will be laid and her daughters will live for only 3 months. \u00a0Then the granddaughters will lay eggs, hatch, and fly north, lay eggs, hatch and great-granddaughters will fly on to Michigan, living only 3 months. \u00a0So you see, Maya is really the &#8220;Super-Mom!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We will miss her but, hopefully, our &#8220;Clara, the Caterpillar&#8221; will spin her chrysalis by next week and&#8230;!!!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thank you all for the great turn out tonight for your child! \u00a0It is always one of my favorite visits. Here are a few pictures from today&#8230; Math-Making Patterns with Pattern Blocks &nbsp; &nbsp; SCIENCE-Our chrysalis hatched in the wee hours of the morning! \u00a0We have a Monarch Butterfly! \u00a0We named her &#8220;Maya.&#8221; \u00a0To say [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":497,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2059","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-class-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/smiths\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2059","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/smiths\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/smiths\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/smiths\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/497"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/smiths\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2059"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/smiths\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2059\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/smiths\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2059"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/smiths\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2059"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/smiths\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2059"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}