Exciting news in Mrs. Hickey’s classroom! Nine baby chicks are hatching this morning and more are on their way. The 1st grader biologists are exploring the structure, function and behavior of a variety of animals.  Students are recording, first hand, changes in an animal life cycle as they investigate the growth and development of chickens. By being parents of their newborn baby chicks, they will find out how the structure and behavior of baby animals is alike and different from themselves and their own parents.