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St. Mary students visit the Ft. Wayne Zoo

By Douglas J. Heckler 

Hank Kopack, a second grade student at St Mary’s, got a chance to     hold a ball python at the Ft. Wayne Children’s Zoo. (Photo submitted.)
Hank Kopack, a second grade student at St Mary’s, got a chance to hold a ball python at the Ft. Wayne Children’s Zoo. (Photo submitted.)

On Thursday, Oct. 9, St. Mary of the Assumption’s Kindergarten, 1st, and 2nd grade students took a field trip to the Fort Wayne Children’s zoo.  The students are starting their science units on animals and their habitats and used this opportunity to see some animals up close and in their own environments.  The classes had assignments to visit each of the 3 different areas of the zoo; Australian Adventure, Indonesian Rain Forest, and African Safari.  At each of these locations the students had to find 3 animals and identify them and their habitats.  Students brought this information back to school and are working on some different project based learning activities in the classroom.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

POSTED: 10/22/14 at 1:56 pm. FILED UNDER: St. Mary's News