KES NEWS SY 2013-2014: RIP Bluey The Crayfish

RIP Bluey The Crayfish

On November 2013, our class pet Bluey died.

Bluey was first introduced to H-102 on August 5th 2013. It was the first day of school. We were all so excited to see him because he wasn't just any crayfish, he was blue (the name says it all)! Those kids are very RARE!

Most crayfish are red. Bluey wasn't the nicest class pet, but he really meant a lot to us. He would always try to touch our fingers with his claws when we changed his water and when we tried to feed him. He was very quiet and mysterious. He never really interacted with Rocky (our turtle), but you can tell that they had a strong connection. Bluey was a good sport and will be dearly missed.

On the day that Bluey died, we had a funeral outside our class for him. We all had a time to be REFLECTIVE and remind ourselves about the memories that were shared throughout the 3 months Bluey was alive.

We all wrote down all our memories with him and what we taught of him. Our teacher told us that the writing piece was called a EULOGY. Many of our classmates were really hurt by his death and wrote a really touching paper about him. While students were reading what they wrote, students dug a hole in the ground for Bluey.

In the meantime, Jillian and Jayde were practicing on a song while Bluey was going to be carried to his grave. When the hole was finished, we all got into a line. Keoki slowly walked to the hole. Jillian and Jayde played the SLOW version on Jingle Bells (that’s all they knew how to play).

When Bluey was placed in his whole, students covered his grave slowly. Once the hole was patted down, there was a moment of silence. We all closed our eyes and hoped that Bluey was in a great place. It was a really depressing and shocking day for all of us. We still visit his grave everyday wishing that he was still alive. He will be greatly remembered by our class. We really miss him!