PM Zoo Field Trip

I'm so thankful the weather decided to hold out and leave us with a wonderful day to visit the zoo! After a brief delay (one of our vans wouldn't start!), we were off to Sunset Zoo to learn all about animals. Miss Meridith, one of the zoo's staff, taught us about animals and the different movement they use and how it differs from how we were created. We looked at vulture feathers and hawk wings to learn about animals that fly, touched the smooth shell of a turtle and discussed flippers that help them swim, saw the tiny skull of a prairie dog and talked about their skilled digging, and pet a snow leopard pelt and learned about their big paws that give them speed and thick tails used for balance. Thanks for teaching us so much!

Our class waiting to begin our adventure on the steps of the picnic area

Little hands reach out to pet the animals

Jamie and Colton slide side by side

Abigail peers through the fence at the animals

The Red Panda was one of the class favorites to look at

Nate watches the otters come out to play

Faith looking over the playground

Jordan and Cadence climb to the top of the slide

Friends wait for their turn as Allie chooses her "trick" to slide down

Racing hyenas!

Brenna and Aiden make friends with Elvis the Emu

Faith, Phoebe, and Kinley show off the clay joeys they made

Caleb pets Blossom the Opossum. Look at that tail!

Colton pets our hopping animal -- a rabbit!

Students have their first introduction to a chinchilla

Savannah feels a tortoise's shell

The class is able to look and feel a snow leopard's fur

We played a game using the different animal movements we learned

Thank you to all the parents who were able to come with us! I hope everyone had a great time and learned a lot about different animals and their movements.