Ben's class was in for a real treat the week of May 4th. His teacher had applied for "Zoo School" years ago, and Ben and his classmates were now the lucky recipients of her hard work! They got to spend the entire week at the zoo: learning about all the animals, studying and observing a chosen animal each day, feeding the animals, going "behind the scenes" of the zoo. I was lucky enough to have a friend offer to watch Nathalie for the day so I could volunteer on Monday the 4th. Here is a photo of Ben and his class getting ready to start their amazing adventure!
Here is Ben hard at work observing a markhor...drawing the animal and writing some facts.
These were "my boys" for the day. Three "wild and crazy" guys!
More free time to explore and make notes in their journal. Visited the rhino and also saw the komodo dragon. Super cool!
In the afternoon, the students that chose to study Red Pandas for the week headed for the enclosure. Both male and female were sleeping at first, and then the female started to wander around. The kids asked such great questions and made really thoughtful observations. Can't wait to read Ben's journal at the end of the week!
And of course, we couldn't let the day go by without wishing you..."May the 4th be with you!"
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