by Carmen and Hanna
Lady is a short haired female guinea pig and the class pet for Margie’s first grade class pet. She is one and a half years old and came to Westside when she was two months old. Andrew, a first grade teacher, came up with the name, Lady, because the guinea pig seemed very ladylike.
We asked students what they thought of Lady and this is what they said:
“Lady is beneficial to the classroom because it's fun to have a pet to look at; if we didn't have lady there would be a lot of open space, really really cute.”
We also asked what they learned:
“We learned that she's really soft and she puffs when shes resting, that she likes lettuce, kale, carrot strips, bok-choi, broccoli and arugula.”
Finally we asked if she was a distraction?
“According to the students and teachers lady is not a distraction. But, at one time of the day she gets a little crazy, snack time. She squeaks loudly around snack time because she knows shes about to be fed.”
The students get to take her home on the weekends and Margie the first grade teacher cleans her cage. She is very popular with the students and is super cute!
