Last Friday the second graders went to the Philadelphia Zoo for FREE!! As part of our participation in the UNLESS contest, we were invited to the zoo to visit with our chosen animal, the golden lion tamarin and to discuss our progress in the contest. What a great time of the year to attend the zoo! Lucky for us, the weather cooperated and it was not too cold. We received personal tours and lectures from several zookeepers. A siberian tiger actually walked right on top of us!
Here is a female gorilla with a baby born in August:
We met with Brad, who we skyped with earlier in the school year and visited the golden lion tamarins, Jameson and Archie. Archie was being shy and hiding in his box.
Then we talked with Brad about our progress in the contest. We told him about our efforts to learn about the golden lion tamarin. We also discussed how we have been learning about water and how water is used and wasted. We decided to take on the cause of replacing our water fountain in our school with a hydration station. We submitted our project for a grant and were approved for the grant. Next, we are going to do a fundraiser at school to raise money for the golden lion tamarin and give each student who donates a free water bottle that he/she can use when the new water hydration station is installed.
We will be having a whole school assembly to explain our cause by showing a video that we have been making over the past several weeks. If you would like a link to the video please email me and I will send it to you when it is complete.
We also made the local newspaper.... again if you would like a link to the article, email me and I will send it to you.
The contest entry is due in March and the winners will be announced in April. The top five schools will be invited back to the zoo together and the grand prize winner will be announced that day.
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