Upcoming tests...

Looking ahead to the next few days we are finishing several of our units of study.
LITERACY:  Theme test tomorrow (Nov. 16)
To help study/review...  LOOK at the study guide you got today during class and clean out the first two pockets of the literacy folder.  ALSO visit the "Theme 5 websites" in the literacy tab at the top of the blog... the web URL is... http://missliefer.blogspot.com/p/literacy.html

SOCIAL STUDIES:  Chapter 3 test Tuesday (Nov. 20)
To help study/review... Check out the review orange folder game from Miss Liefer.  Below are some pictures of us playing the game today.  ALSO look at the study guide you will get tomorrow during classtime.

MATH: Unit 3 Test Wednesday (Nov. 21)
To help study/review... Review old papers in math folder and math journal.  Monday you will fill out the "self-assessment" which is a helpful study guide.  Also Monday and Tuesday we will be working on a practice test. 

Happy Veterans Day

Thank you to everyone who has served the USA.

Friday we put our artistic skills into creating unique 3-D patriotic displays.

I was really impressed by the final products!

Check them out...

Our trip to the zoo!

big smiles

What's in there?

Crazy hair for Halloween and to support Hailey

checking out the ant farm

humm....what is their habitat?

filling out the scavenger hunt

great smiles

showing off pictures we took

lunch time!

ready to go into the zoo classroom

We are having so much fun!

Waiting for our class to start in the Living World.

"The Web of Life"

Carnivore:  Percy the owl

He is a carnivore.

look at those eyes!

Wow!  We got to touch it!

The feathers were soft.

What a memorable moment!

a chinchilla

He is a herbivore

SOOOO soft!

opossum

He is an omnivore.

What a great day!

In the Children's Zoo

riding a hippo!

The hippo was hungry and ate a fourth grader!

Miss Liefer at the famous gorilla photo spot!

bear just chillin'

a sunny day at the swamp

watch out camels spit

Is this donkey smiling for me?

Two ducks hanging out on the bridge

An elephant enjoying a cool drink.

dinner time!

a gazelle peeking over the rocks

You can't go to the zoo without seeing the giraffes!

Is he laughing at us?

The kangaroos were hopping all over their yard!

Enjoying a lazy moment in the sun.

What did one ostrich say to the other ostrich?

PENGUINS!

rhino taking a stroll

Of course we had to check out the new sea lion exhibit!

Miss Liefer always looks for the tiger when she's at the zoo.

Zebras catching some sun rays.

My favorite picture of the day. 
(I can't take credit for taking it.  Thank you to Evan's family for sharing this picture along with other snapshots from the field trip.) 

We had an excellent fall day at the St. Louis Zoo.  What a perfect way to wrap up our science study on animal adaptations and to celebrate Halloween!