June countdown begins Now!

Zoo Trip

I'm sure you've heard many stories from our field trip by now.  Believe it or not we had a fabulous day!  Going to the zoo in the rain was quite an adventure.  Aside from the giant puddles (thank you for sending rubber boots) many animals were out and about and active.  Since the zoo was rather quiet we had opportunities to talk with zookeepers and get some inside information.  One zookeeper was collecting snake eggs and even broke one open for us to see!  Taking pictures in the rain is slightly difficult so we only have a few shots.

 Group shot in front of the new Australian walk-about where we walked with Emus.

 Our excellent tour guide! (Thanks for sending umbrellas)

 Baby reindeer.

 The new Penguin enclosure.  These are South African penguins.

 We got to see Hudson eating fish for lunch.

 Luckily we were able to enjoy our lunch at an indoor picnic area.

We had a couple of breaks from the rain.

Spelling

Due to the number of special events last week no spelling lists were sent home.  This week there will be spelling words for both grades.  Grade 2s will have a different format this week.

Flat Project

Watch for the Flat people to appear on the bulletin board this week.  I can't wait for everyone to see all the fantastic places we have learned about.  Thank you for helping us out with this project.  I am so appreciative that your friends and family have been so generous and responsive to our letters. 

Butterflies

You may have already heard that we are also growing butterflies in our classroom.  They are currently in the larva stage.  Stop by and take a peak.  We are so excited to see them turn into butterflies over the next few weeks!