Our Zoo Trip
On Tuesday, May 11, 2004 the second grade classes from N. O. Nelson Elementary School visited the St. Louis Zoo.
My Trip to the Zoo
By Madison
Yesterday we went to the zoo. I saw some monkeys. They were weird looking. Guess what I saw? some lions. Most of them were hiding. We saw some birds. I took pictures. When we went to the reptile place, I saw alligators and snakes. The alligators were huge. I saw snakes about 14 feet long. We saw two snakes that had shed their skin. It looked like they were in it. I saw two kinds of bears: some polar bears and grisly bears. The polar bears were swimming. The grisly bears were sleeping. Then we saw penguins. They were so cute. When we walked father we saw prairie dogs. We saw some lizards. They were in trees. It was almost time to leave. Then we saw some fish. I did not know what kind there were. When we were walking back we saw some giraffes. They were skipping along. I had much fun. I hope I get to go again.
What I Saw at the Zoo
By Haley
Guess what I saw at the zoo? I was with Katie and my mom. First we went to Rivers Edge. We saw an elephant. He was throwing dirt on his back to stay cool. Then we saw a hippo farther in Rivers Edge. There were three of them. The hyena was the next thing we saw. He was in his cave. He was cute. Then we saw a cheetah. It was eating. After that we saw anteater. It was a gray color, a black color and a white color. After that we went to Red Rock. The first thing we saw at Red Rock was a zebra. It had tons of stripes! Next we saw a camel. Katie named one Humphrey because his humps weren’t as big as the others and it was funny. Then we saw a giraffe. We saw the baby, too. I like the patterns on its coat. After that we went to lunch. Next we saw went to see the penguins and polar bears. The penguins stunk. It was funny when the polar bear looked like he was in a cold tub. At Cat Country we saw a snow leopard, tigers, and a puma. They were all sleeping. That’s what I saw at the zoo.
When I Went to the Zoo
By Marcus
When I went to the zoo. I saw snakes, hippos and elephants. When I saw the elephant, he put water in its nose. It saw us and fell in the water. Oh, yes, I forgot to tell you about the snakes. Do you now what I saw? I saw the King Cobra, and it was moving. Then I saw the most venomous snake in the whole wide world and it is called the rattlesnake. It lives in Mexico. Then we had to go bake to school.
The St. Louis Zoo
By Marquise
Guess what I just saw yesterday? the zoo. I saw a freaky thing called a leopard. Well, I didn’t actually see it, I just wrote about it. I saw a big cat with dots at the St. Louis Zoo. I didn’t see the baboon. I went in the Bird House and I saw lots of different birds. I also saw a camel. I saw a bald ape. It looked freaky. Then I went in the Snake House and I saw lots of snakes, lizards, and big snakes. I hope you can go to the zoo and see lots of different things too.
My Trip To The Zoo
By Chloe
Guess what? When I went to the zoo I was with Sydney, Mariah, and our chaperone was my dad. When we were all at the St. Louis Zoo we first started at the penguins. We saw a starfish and coral. Then we went to the bears. We saw a sun bear, black bear and a polar bear. Then we saw a zebra. My dad said, "Look, someone chased those animals around with permanent black marker." Then I think we went to see the big fat and chunky guys. That’s what Sydney calls the hippos. After that, we saw an elephant and it was washing itself. It was fun to watch the elephant take a bath. After that we ate lunch. When we were eating lunch we saw two pelicans and one peacock. Then we saw a giraffe and we got Sour Skittles. They were good. Yum, yum! After that, we saw a lot of flamingos. It was fun watching the flamingos. Then I think we saw some big cats. Here are some of the names of the cats: leopard and cheetah. That’s all of the cats I think we saw. Then we saw the baboon. Then we saw the prairie dogs. It was fun. After that we had to get on the bus. On the bus it started to rain. We got soaked. The zoo is fun to go to.
My Zoo Trip
By Kaitlyn
Tuesday was awesome! We went to the zoo. I was with Haley and her mom Carrie. First we saw the elephant. He was eating. Then we saw the Bush Doggies. They were so cute. Then we saw the anteaters. They were huge. I mean humungous. We also saw the cheetah and the hyena. They were cool. Right before Red Rock, we saw the hippo and penguins. They were cool! Before lunch, we saw the camels. I named the baby camel Humphrey. Then for lunch I had a pudding and a sandwich and some other stuff. After lunch we saw the bears. They were cool! Then we went home. That’s all!
When we Went to the Zoo
By Lauren
Guess what? Yesterday we went to the St. Louis Zoo. It was very fun. We saw a lot. We saw things you can’t imagine. One of them was some hippo poop. It was large! The hippo was big, too. We also saw the tiger Rachel adopted. He was so cute. He was sleeping in the shade. I saw a snake that was as long as me! It was green. I almost touched a pelican. When we were heading towards the elephants, we saw a Sun Bear. He was up in a tree. It looked like it was posing. We got a picture with us with the Sun Bear. He was posing still. We went on and saw prairie dogs. They are so cute! They’re so cute I want one as a pet. But they dig, that’s the bad part. Let’s talk about cats. They look cute, too. After a few minutes, I found a wooden canoe. I sat in it with Rachel. We started to sing" Row, Row, Row You Boat Gently Down the Stream." Mrs. Burns took a picture of me in it. Then when it was time to go, it started to rain. We got in the bus just in time. Sadie was sitting by the window. The window was open so she got soaked. We went back to the school and went home.
My trip to the Zoo
By Kayla
Guess what? On Tuesday we took a class field trip to the St. Louis Zoo. It was such an adventure. My chaperone was Mrs. Coad. She’s Erin Coad’s mom. On the way to the zoo I talked to Evie and Briana because I sat by them. When we got to the zoo Erin and I went to find Mrs. Coad at the entrance area. Then we went to see the penguins, but they were closed because they were cleaning it. Then we looked at the grizzly bears. They were so cute. Then we saw the polar bears. One of them was playing with a little toy. There was also sun bears. One was in a tree and it looked like it was posing. Then there were prairie dogs. Two of them looked like they were kissing and one was digging. Oh, and there was a swan and she was sitting on her nest. Then she stood up and there were eggs. It was so cool. Then we saw flamingos. They were so pretty. We also saw tigers, leopards, snow leopards, and lions. But most of them were sleeping. We went to the Reptile House, the Monkey House, and the Bird House. Then we went to Rivers Edge. There were elephants, hippos, hyenas, bush dogs, ducks, and fish. I had a good time at the zoo and if you’re a second grader, I bet you did too!
The Zoo
By Drew
Guess what? Yesterday our class went to the St. Louis Zoo. First I saw two black bears. They were so small they looked like cubs. I was wondering if they were cubs. Then we saw polar bears. They were huge! One was swimming in a pool. Then we saw the penguins. One looked like it was having trouble swimming. The penguins were real small. Then we saw prairie dogs. They were so small. Two were standing right in front of me. They got scared and almost jumped in a hole. Then we saw the zebras. Two of them were playing leapfrog. The leopard was sleeping. He was not very exciting last we saw lizards. They were sleeping too.
Zoo Trip
By Daniel
Yesterday we went to the zoo. I brought a sack lunch. Everybody had a group. Drew and Eli were in my group. Then we went on the bus .We played Animal Alphabet. After the bus, we got to the zoo. My mom was the leader. We saw the penguins first. Then I saw two amazing bears; the sun bear and the polar bear. Then we saw amazing flamingos and pelicans. Then there was an amazing lizard. Then we saw these snakes that were 10 feet long. Then we saw these huge zebras. After that, we saw the great lion and tiger. After that, we saw the last thing the goat.
My Trip to the St. Louis Zoo
By Evie
Our trip to the St. Louis Zoo was so neat. My mom chaperoned. I was partnered with Marquise and Briana. First we saw the bears. One was playing in the pool! It was so cute. Then we saw the prairie dogs. They looked like statues. We saw flamingos that were standing on one leg. Then we went and saw the penguins. They stunk really badly! We wanted to go into the penguin house, but it was closed. So we went to the Ape House. There was this one ape that had cancer and it was bald! No hair! I felt sorry for it. Then there was this outside exhibit that had a gorilla in it. He was sleeping under the bridge. Then we went to Big Cat Country. All of them were sleeping. Then we had lunch. Marquise had a giant sandwich! We saw pelicans swimming. Then we went into the Bird House. It had some very exotic birds. There was this...this... thing on its beak that made it look like it had a visor on! Then we saw the okapi. They looked like brown horses with zebra legs! Then we saw the giraffes. There was a new baby giraffe! We saw the camels next. There was a new baby there, too! Then we went into the Reptile House. There were all kinds of reptiles. My mom liked the little orange frogs. They are poisonous to animals that try to eat them. We saw the lemurs then. They were so cute! Marquise wanted to see the elephants, but I wanted to see the seals. The elephants were to far away, so we saw the seals. They were so fun to watch. Then we had to meet at The Living World at 1:15. It took forever to find our bus. Then it seemed like a half an hour before the bus started moving! The bus ride back seemed shorter than the bus ride there. Rain was pouring down and my window wouldn’t shut. I was getting soaked. So Mrs. Burns told me to go sit with her and Chloe. She let me dry of with her jacket. I looked like I had just gotten out of the shower. Finally, we got all the windows shut and we all stayed dry. When we got back my mom signed me out. She signed my brother out, too. Our trip to the zoo had been very neat.
Zoo
By Nick M.
When I went to the zoo amazed. I saw tons and tons of animals. I was in a group. I saw monkeys elephants you name it. When we saw the monkeys they were very active. When we saw elephants they were playing with their tire. When we saw the bears, they were playing two in their tree. Then we saw the birds. It smelled so we went around as fast as we could. Then we went pelicans. It stunk again, but what do you expect. The place they were in was amazing. All the animals were absolutely acrobatic. That’s all I have. It started to rain.
Our Trip to the Zoo
By Erin
Yesterday my class went to the zoo. My mom chaperoned. I saw a turtle. We also saw a hippopotamus. There were two. They were both sleeping. We saw an elephant. He was playing with a tire. We also saw two girls, too. They were eating. We also saw two pelicans. They were swimming. We saw some flamingos. They were cool. We also saw some hyenas. They were sleeping and so were the leopards. The tiger was not very awake. Neither were the lions. There also were some sun bears and one of them was posing for pictures. Oh, the prairie dogs were so cute. We saw 3 different kinds of bears. There were three polar bears. One was in the water and the other two were walking around. We also saw a black bear, some birds, lizards, snakes, and some other reptiles. Then we got on the bus and it started to rain.
Our Field Trip
By Mariah
Yesterday we went to the zoo. We had a great time. My chaperone was Mr. Phelps. The first animal we saw was the sun bear. First one was in a tree. Next, we saw polar bears. They were on the ground. Next, we saw penguins. One peed. It did not smell so good. Most people might have the same opinion. Then we saw the prairie dogs. They were so cute. They sleep in hole. Then we saw flamingos. They were pink and they stand on one foot. Then we saw big birds like an owl. We saw peacocks, most of them were out. We saw the lizards. Most were red or green or blue. Then we saw the snakes. Most were green, blue, red, orange, and gold. Next, we saw the giraffes. They had long necks. Then we saw hyenas, tigers, and a lion. They were all asleep. So we saw the alligators. They looked fake, so we left. We saw the zebras. They were not doing as much as I thought. So we saw the hippos. One had a baby. We could not see its face. Then we saw the Asian elephant. It was brown and gray. The pelicans were white with a big mouth. One scared me! It yawned or something. We left. That was it.
The Zoo
By Nick R.
My class went to the zoo. The Tigers are so cool. Can you believe monkeys are so wired. Polar bear are big, fat, and chubby. Zebra are so neat. like cheetahs because they are so nasty. That’s why I like the zoo. But the bird house stunk. The best place at the zoo was the snake and eating lunch. There are a few more things I went to see. The prairie dogs are so cute. Oh, and we saw the pelicans and the penguins, too I had a great time at the zoo.
The Class Trip
By Sydney
Guess what I saw yesterday. I saw a lot of animals. I saw them with Chole, Chole’s dad, and Mariah. Chole’s dad was nice but aren’t all dad’s nice? Any way, we saw the bears first because we were walking to the penguins. We could not go in. We saw a starfish. It was sticking to the bottom of whatever it was. Next, we saw the prairie dogs. They were cute. I wish I could have one for a pet. After that were just walking around and we saw two pelicans and a lot of flamingos. They were cute. Then we saw the monkeys. Chole liked that but we all thought it smelled. Next we saw the birds. It was cool. I like birds. After that we saw ate lunch. Mrs. Burns came and said your eating an hour early but we kept on eating. I had a good lunch. Well after that we saw the big cats. They were scary. Then we saw the giraffes. They were tall. Then we saw the sea lions. They were ok. Then we saw the hippos. They were fat and chubby. After that we saw the elephants. They were cool. Then we went back to the penguins to show Mrs. Burns the starfish. That was the end. We got on the bus and left.
The Zoo
By Kyle
Guess what? We went to the zoo. We saw a bear. He was big and fierce. Then we went to the penguins. They stank so we got out of there. Then we went to the wild cats. They were big, too. I saw the elephant. They were huge and one was playing with a tire. It saw we funny. Then we saw we saw the giraffes. They were tall. Then we went to the bus and went back to school.
My trip to the Zoo
By John
I saw so many things at the Zoo. At first we tried to find the penguins, but it turned out that we saw the bears first. We saw three kinds of bears. First, I saw a Black Bear. Then we saw the Polar Bears. Then I think we saw the ducks and the flamingos. Then we saw an alligator. Then we went to the Reptile House. It was so cool. The coolest thing I saw was big turtles. Then we got to go to the Monkey House. I love monkeys. My favorite kind of monkey is like a small monkey. I saw a baboon. The baboon was so cool. Then we went to the Bird House. I saw some pretty cool birds. Then we went to the Big Cat Country. I saw a male lion and a female lion, a plain leopard and a Snow leopard. Then I saw a camel. I saw a camel that was really big. Then I saw the Zebras. There were not many of them. Then we saw the Kangaroos. We saw one that looked like Kangaroo Jack. Then we saw the giraffes. I saw a really tall one. The last stop took a long time. We were trying to find elephant. But you have to go on like a trail to find them. But we finally found them. I had a great time at the Zoo.
The Zoo
By Joseph
Guess what I did? I went on a field trip to the zoo. The first thing we saw was the bears. We first saw black bears It was just walking around. The next bear we saw was the Grisly bear. It was black, too and was also just walking around. It was cool. Then we found the penguins. We only saw a few because it was closed. One went to the bathroom. It was cool. Then we saw a Polar bear. It was amazing. They were white. One was swimming and one was just walking around. Then we saw the sun bear. It was amazing. It was my favorite bear. It was black. One was in tree and one was on the ground. After the bear, we saw a duck, flamingos, and some other kind of as bird. It had a wobbly throat. My mom liked the flamingos. I saw turtles. One was in the water. There were four on a log. It was cool. Then we saw the crocodile. It was cool and scary. Then we saw the alligator. It swam toward us. It was cool. It was green and spiky. We went to the Reptile House. We saw snakes in all sorts of colors and sizes. We saw an alligator snapping turtle. It was big and spiky. We saw my favorite kind of snakes; the King Cobra. It was cool and very scary. I’m glad I did not fall in. We went to the monkeys next. It stunk. We saw all sorts of monkeys. We saw a chimpanzee. It was cool. It had a red butt. After the monkeys, we saw a peacock. It was cool and amazing. Then we saw the Big Cat Country. We saw lions, leopards, and snow leopards. Then we saw zebras, giraffes, and camels. It was very cool. Then we saw the sea otter and sea lions. I liked it. Then we saw the elephant. It was playing with a tire. I think that was my favorite one. Then we went home. It rained. I got wet. It was fun going to the zoo!
My Zoo Trip
By Sadie
Guess what we did yesterday? Well, we went to the zoo! We saw a whole lot of amazing animals like the snake. There was a snake that was about 14 feet long. I was amazed! Then we went to see the lizards. There were green lizards, gray and kind of black ones too. Then we went to see the prairie dog. I thought that they were so cute. The prairie dogs looked like they were hungry and it looked like they were eating the mulch. Then we went to see the black bear and the polar be Also, I saw the polar bear swimming the pool and he or she was under the water for about 20 seconds and I said, "I wonder when he or she will come back up?’’ Then we saw the black bear. The black bear ‘was just laying in the sun relaxing. Then we went to see the big cat. There was just about four of them. It looked like they were sleeping. Then we saw the zebra I saw four big zebras and one baby zebra eating. Nest, we saw the giraffe. There was only three but they weren’t really doing anything but eating. Then we went to see the hyena. Two hyenas were playing and the other hyenas were laying on a rock. I really had a great time at the zoo.
My Trip To The Zoo
By Eli
Hi! I was on a bus to the zoo 3 days ago. It was fun. Do you want to know what I saw Well, I got off of the bus I was at St. Louis Zoo . I said "wow"! to myself . My leader was Mrs. Baker. She was nice to me and Drew. We saw the penguins first because Mrs. Burns said there would be big line. Then we saw a leopard. It had a lot of spots on it. Have you ever seen a leopard? Do you know what a big cat is? It is like a lion. Speaking of lions, do you like lions? I do. Have you ever seen a zebra before? T hey are really neat. At the zoo 3 days ago, I saw them playing piggy-back ride. On Tuesday, I saw giraffes. They had very long, long necks. One was at least 50 feet longDid you like learning about animals?
The Zoo Adventure
By Briana
Let me tell you what I did when to the zoo! First I am going to start with the bus. When we were on the bus I sat by Evie and Kayla. We played a game called Tic, Tac, Toe. It is not like the game called Tic, Tac, Toe. Well, I forgot how to play, so I will skip on. So when we got off the bus we went to see the black bears. Then we saw the prairie dogs. They were posing for pictures. Then we went to see the leopards. They were all sleeping. I know why, because they sleep all day and hunt all night. They do this in the wild. In the zoo they sleep all day and then at night the zookeepers come out and give them their food. Then we saw zebras. They were eating grass. Then I spotted zebra poop. It was sick. Then we saw the camels. Then we saw the flamingos. Then we ate lunch. After lunch we went to see the gorillas. Then we saw the monkeys. One of the monkeys was bald! No hair! The monkey with no hair was beating on the window at a kid. Next, we went to see Polar bears. They were just posing for pictures. Then we saw the penguins. They stunk. Then we saw the seals. Then we saw the snakes. They were scary. Next we saw the turtles. There were baby turtles, too. Then we saw crocodiles. Next we saw the peacock. Then we saw the pelicans. They were weird looking. It was fun at the zoo.