A Wild Adventurous Day!

Hello families!

The zoo trip was a beautiful success.  The tour that Carrie signed us up for was just perfect.  We began on the bus to drive around the zoo, getting a tour and information about the animals and the people who work with them.  We lucked out with the fact that a baby giraffe was born the day before.  We were able to see it before it was one day old!  The guide, Emily, shared many informative facts and also was impressed with the knowledge our group knew.  She fed a giraffe in front of us and the students were so close!  The tongue was quite facinating.

Next stop, we fed a camel.  Many of the students were brave to do this because there was quite a mass of slobber that went along with the task!  We enjoyed the close up visit with these animals, and the morning felt quite special.  We found a nice spot for lunch and then the different groups spread out to use the afternoon to check out particular animals that they were curious about.

My afternoon group had an extra special moment when we saw a mother duck and her many chicks.  What was especially interesting was that we were right in front of the jaguars.  The mother duck was trying to get her ducklings across in safety and all the while, the jaguars were very excited.  They were super alert and paced around, back and forth, wishing to be out of the cage.  It was so interesting to see this wild animals so close and so alert.  (The duck family got by to safety!)

Everything came together to make it a beautiful day.  Thank you to all the parents who came out to make the day fun and safe. Have a happy night!  Love, Jennifer