Goodbye to our Painted Lady Butterflies

We released the final butterflies today in the bright afternoon sunshine.  I was so impressed by how careful and considerate the students were around the butterflies as they flew out of the butterfly house and around the school yard.

Some of the butterflies became quite 'attached' to the students and they were wondering if they might have to spend the rest of the afternoon outside waiting for the butterflies to take flight :) It actually didn't take all that long and then we headed back inside.

As we were walking back I overheard a couple of students talking about the butterflies.  One said to the other, "Did you see that?  Those butterflies really loved us."