Max

Meet Max.

Max is our class tortoise.

His full name is Max Alex Poko.

Don't ask me why.

A few months ago, he wondered into the yard of another teacher and managed to avoid being eaten by two dogs...so we decided he's probably sturdy enough for 23 6-year olds!

Around the middle of December he managed to escape/was released from his outside box. We just figured he'd had enough. We looked for him for about a week and even prayed he'd be safe.

Then last week a secondary student came by in the middle of the day with Max! The students were thrilled! He'd somehow managed to cross a small ditch and wonder over to the secondary block without being eaten by crows, snakes, or mongooses. (Thought: Do mongooses eat turtles? And yes, it's mongooses not mongeese. I looked it up.)

Right now he's making laps around the classroom. (I let him wander at night.) He's been around at least 10 times and just keeps going. I was wondering if he only went clockwise but he just turned around and is going counter clockwise. His favorite place is under the book bin at the back of the room.

Don't worry, we let him outside as much as possible! During every break we have 'Turtle Time' and students keep an eye on him...he tends to wonder off...

:)