Holifield-Plano ISD

Happy Earth Day from the Holifield! 🌎🌳🐞🌻🦋

Lulu the ball python has many different talents. Here she is seen assisting her teacher as a drink koozie! Thanks Lulu!

4th grade had a wildly good time at the Outdoor Learning Center earlier this week! #StrongBobcats 🐾

4th grade students from @MathewsMavs discovered a great blue heron in the creek during their field investigation. #LevelUpPlanoISD

Weather cooperated and no rain fell on our student scientists from @ChristieCubs 4th grade #LevelUpPlanoISD

Hightower 4th Grade leveled up their observation skills today. #LevelUpPlanoISD

First HSLC field trip of the 2023-2024 school year with 4th grade students from @DooleyElem #LevelUpPlanoISD #pisdsciencerocks #hslclearns

Check out how caterpillars become butterflies on our live stream through May! @holifieldcenter9947/streams" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">youtube.com/@holifieldcent…

Today is a special day @HolifieldSLC We welcome back students for the first time in over 550 days! Thanks for joining us @Hickey_Allstars 4th graders #outdoorlearning is back!

It’s been 577 days since we have had our trail guides back in the building. It’s another step closer to students back at the Holifield! #outdoorlearning #thework

The SEL team had such a wonderful time presenting to @HolifieldSLC !! Thank you for making such an impact on our PISD kiddos! We love our @HolifieldSLC peeps!! @pisd_sel

@Connemara_Allen @Plano_Schools Seven babies here and several more getting bigger with lots of dedicated volunteers! 🐣

These are Bobwhite Quail eggs that Connemara recently donated to @HolifieldSLC. They’ve been incubating these eggs for a few weeks and today we received word that some have hatched! Students in @Plano_Schools were able to watch the hatching live on the Holifield Critter Cam.

@HolifieldSLC and the PISD EAS planned such a COOL presentation for our fifth graders for #camponcampus. Even the virtual learners were in awe! 😳 @StrongBobcats #beverlylearns

Tuning into the @HolifieldSLC For Raptors of Texas Live Stream! #CampOnCampus

Not necessarily. Bigger isn't always better. Owl's larger eyes are designed for absorbing more light, so their eyesight is better in low-light, but not in other conditions.

The Bilingual Academy @SAH_BA_2020 asks: If an owls' eyes are bigger does that mean that their eyesight is way better than most raptors? #CampOnCampus

@CentennialPISD asks: Do these birds hibernate? No. There are a few select species of birds like the Common Poorwill that have been known to go into a short hibernation (called "torpor"). While the Poorwill looks a bit like an owl, it is not considered a raptor. #CampOnCampus

Skin color like this is due to things called carotenoids in the bird's skin. This is also what makes carrots orange. These birds don't eat carrots, but can't break down any carotenoids in their diet to make them colorless like we do, so this color is still visible in their skin!

Gulledge, Centennial, and Mitchell ask: Why do these birds have yellow skin? #CampOnCampus @Gulledge5th @CentennialPISD @PISDMitchell

Students from Andrews ask: "What kind of raptor is a secretary bird?" Secretary birds are kind of in their own classification of raptor (sagittarii), but are more closely related to hawks than say owls or vultures. #CampOnCampus @AndrewsEagles