Grant Second Graders enjoyed a day at the Henry Doorly Zoo on Monday, May 7th! For many students it was their first time visiting the zoo. After returning to school, students completed a writing piece about their favorite memories.
Our trip to the zoo always becomes a favorite highlight of our second-grade year! Enjoy reading some of our memories from the zoo:
Veronnica: We saw bobcats. They looked at us. They were so cute!
Levi: I saw many animals. I saw a silverback, which could be Ivan. I saw it’s bones.
Heath: I saw a waterfall and we got wet. We all went on a bridge, it was wobbly.
Khloe: We went to the aquarium and got to touch starfish. They look so soft but they are hard and the water is cold.
Joel: I saw the white alligator. It was not moving at all. I was not scared.
Andres: My group walked to the Desert Dome. It was very hot in there!
Jorden: I saw animals in the basement of the Desert Dome. They were nocturnal.
Bailey: I saw starfish. They felt smooth. They were funny feeling.
Jenahcie: I saw a Red Panda laying in a hay bed. It was red and fluffy.
Nihemiah: I went to the swamp. It was stinky, so I held my breath.
Elijah: I saw the penguins. The penguins were cute when they were on land.
Thomas: We saw the cheetahs in the African grasslands. They stared at us.
Savanna: We saw a sloth in the Kingdom of the Night. The sloth was moving so slow.
Diana: In the aquarium,I saw a lot of sharks. I saw an orange jellyfish and stingrays.
Ruth: I saw a starfish. I touched the starfish. They come in different colors.
Malachi: I saw a Komodo Dragon. Their slobber is deadly poison. They are so big and small.
Jaycin: I went to the jungle. I saw the animals in the jungle.
Nevaeh: I got to see a sloth. They were so slow. I saw them swinging from the trees.
