Observing nature: students hatch chickens in third grade classroom

Something is hatching in Mrs. Seward’s third grade classroom at NR-S. With a peep and a pip, chickens are breaking their way out of their shell, and the students couldn’t be more delighted.

“I’ve never seen a baby chicken before today!” exclaimed one student.

Seward made the decision this winter, when the ground was still frozen and the snow clouds billowed overhead, that she would...