Zooniversity: Squirt written by Gemma

Have you ever heard of an arachnid that squirts vinegar for defense?  Well I would like you to meet Squirt.  Squirt is a Tailless Whip Scorpion and a vinagaroon which means he squirts vinegar.  Squirt lived in the South desert in Texas but now he lives at Zooniversity.

Zooniversity: Oscar written by Analia

Have you ever seen a possum? I have. His name was Oscar.Oscar is a Virginia possum. Oscar was found in the Galleria parking garage. He was only a baby.
A lady found him on the sidewalk and then gave him to Zooniversity. Oscar is an oportunistic carnivore. That means he can eat anything. He can probably eat anything because he has 50 teeth. I think Oscar was really cool.He was my favorite animal.

Zooniversity: Sampson by Ryan W.

Have you ever met a bull frog that eats meat?  I have and his name is Sampson. This cool amphibian is from jungles in East Africa. Sampson hides in mud to hunt his prey.  Did you know he squeezes his eyes to eat his food? Thank you for learning about Sampson. Bye!

Zooniversity: Tex by Ella

Have you ever heard of a snake with rear facing fangs? Well, Tex does ! Tex is a Western  Hognose snake . He eats frogs and toads .  To defend himself he pretends he's a rattle snake, cobra,or a dead snake. Tex used to live in West Texas but now he lives at Zooniversty.

Historical Figure ELM Launch

To launch our next ELM project on Historical Figures, the 3rd grade teachers dressed up as a significant individual for a living museum presentation. The kids loved it and we had a lot of fun (and lots of laughter) presenting to the students.

Winter Party

Sadly I missed the last day before the break, but by the pics I received from the moms who attended it looks like EVERYONE had a great time. I'm so glad that they enjoyed Ms. Pierce...she was a trooper!

Raytheon Laser Visit

We had employees from Raytheon come visit our classrooms today. They showed our class a presentation about job opportunities that relate to STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math). Students were then broken into groups and given a task to build a table only using 20 sheets of printer paper, masking tape, and a par it of scissors. They did a fantastic job. We have one team who's table was able to hold 9 think dictionaries!!!