gotta keep reading!

As summer grows closer and closer remember...GOTTA KEEP READING!
http://www.schooltube.com/video/e9bd79d29b4d0e6a2345/Gotta-Keep-Reading-Ocoee-Middle-School

more zoo photos

Mrs. West LOVED the gorillas best!

This guy has lost over 120 pounds...He looks hungry to me.

Arathi, Katie, Bhumika, Rushabh, Alyssa and Zack: TEAM TIGER!

NO WORRIES, Alexa survived the big fish mouth!

Rachel, Bryce, and Natalia

The biggest starfish we've EVER seen.

This guy was incredible. He's right near the new Bear Gratto.

Madison and an elephant

zoo field trip

Our class joined all other second graders on a trip last week to Brookfield Zoo. We saw lions and tigers, but no bears, oh my! Unfortuately, the new Bear Gratto wasn't open yet to the public and the dolphins weren't open either. So bring your family back sometime this summer to see the brown bears, polar bears, and black bears in their new exhibit and watch the dolphin show too! We had the perfect weather and were each able to see our favorite zoo animals up close and get photos for our published poetry we've been working on. As we continue to create cinquains, acrostics, couplets, and finally definition poems about an animal we will be able to insert the photo into our final published document!

All lined up along the painted fence

At the exit surrounding the lion statue

Mrs. South's second grade dolphins

Some animals we saw...

Ahhh, the life of a camel!

This peacock was really interested in a nearby peahen and wanted her attention.

He was squawking and shaking!

At lunch, this goose was really interested in Mrs. Finfrock and her food.

Kara was thrilled to share something with Mrs. Finfrock! We were all amazed at the interesting animals we don't get to see everyday.

We watched these gorillas for so long. This naughty gorilla stole this stick from another gorilla and headed straight back up the tree to keep it for himself!

Jake, Kara, and Laurel didn't get to see REAL polar bears, but got a photo of this one: