{"id":8048,"date":"2023-11-15T15:07:32","date_gmt":"2023-11-15T23:07:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/gourlays\/?p=8048"},"modified":"2023-11-17T07:42:35","modified_gmt":"2023-11-17T15:42:35","slug":"aquarium-field-trip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/gourlays\/2023\/11\/15\/aquarium-field-trip\/","title":{"rendered":"Aquarium Field Trip"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/gourlays\/files\/2023\/11\/111BA94E-B8B5-4B4D-8475-9D814A9D0276.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8053\" src=\"http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/gourlays\/files\/2023\/11\/111BA94E-B8B5-4B4D-8475-9D814A9D0276.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/gourlays\/files\/2023\/11\/111BA94E-B8B5-4B4D-8475-9D814A9D0276.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/gourlays\/files\/2023\/11\/111BA94E-B8B5-4B4D-8475-9D814A9D0276-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/gourlays\/files\/2023\/11\/111BA94E-B8B5-4B4D-8475-9D814A9D0276-768x576.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">We had an exciting day at the Vancouver Aquarium!<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">It was a beautiful autumn day . . . sunny and crisp!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">When we first arrived at the Vancouver Aquarium, we had a visit from Scuba Claus.\u00a0 &#8216;Tis the SEAson&#8230;Ho, Ho, Ho!.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">At the Aquarium, we got the opportunity to learn about the ocean and its animals using all of our senses.\u00a0 We saw playful otters, basking sea lions and hungry feeding seals. 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src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22640%22%20height%3D%22360%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20640%20360%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"fiv-ctrls\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fiv-prev\"><span>Prev<\/span><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<label class=\"fiv-count\"><span class=\"fiv-count-current\">1<\/span>of<span class=\"fiv-count-total\">26<\/span><\/label>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fiv-next\"><span>Next<\/span><\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">We visited the Tropical Rainforest where we saw turtles, monkeys, snakes and the elusive sloth.\u00a0 We heard exotic birds, screeching monkeys and shrieking bats. 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Listening to their questions and comments today, I believe that the children care a lot about their world!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Thank you to all the parent volunteers who enabled this wonderful trip to take place!<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We had an exciting day at the Vancouver Aquarium! It was a beautiful autumn day . . . sunny and crisp! When we first arrived at the Vancouver Aquarium, we had a visit from Scuba Claus.\u00a0 &#8216;Tis the SEAson&#8230;Ho, Ho, Ho!. 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