Daily Update - Meet J J (Jaba Jr)

At breakfast today our conversation quickly turned to Jaba, and then to we need a new class pet. They asked can we have a spider, snake, penguin, polar bear, skunk, monkey, rat, whale, after being told no and given reasons why, they decided we just needed a new hamster. I asked them what they would name a new hamster and they said Jaba. I said we already had a Jaba we should think of something else and someone said it should be Jaba Jr. Everyone thought that was a great idea, and I said we could call him J J for short. They all loved it! So, I sent R and C to the office to ask Miss Lynn if we could get a new hamster. She said Yes and said she would call the pet store right now. She went this morning and found us just the right J J. While she was gone the children helped us clean out the cage really good and got it all ready for J J.  We are so proud of this group of children! I wasn't sure when they would be ready for a new class pet, but I'm happy it was so quickly! It was heartbreaking to see how sad they were yesterday and I couldn't stop smiling today watching them work together and seeing their excitement when Miss Lynn walked in with J J. We really have a special group of children at CLC and we are so proud to be their teachers! Thank You Miss Lynn for making 13 children so happy this morning!!