Today was another great day for Jose. We visited the Beijing Zoo. The zoo has two Giant Pandas. Do you recognize the plant that the panda is eating in the picture? It is called Bamboo and is found throughout China.
Watch the video to see the panda in action.
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Since Jose was starting to miss all his friends at San Jose, we found a cuddly panda to keep him company. His new friend will be traveling back to Jacksonville with us and cannot wait to meet all of Jose’s friends at the school. The little Chinese panda does not have a name yet. Can you think of one for him?
From China: Dim Sum:
The Giant Panda of China is sometimes called a panda bear.
Scientists think pandas are related to the bear and the raccoon. There are Giant Pandas, Red Pandas, and Lesser Pandas.
The Giant Pandas of China live in the bamboo forests of China. Their favorite things to do are eat, sleep and play. They tear the stems and leaves of the bamboo plant off for their food. They have big appetites and eat a lot of bamboo. A panda may spend all day eating.
A panda baby is born in the fall. The panda baby is tiny and pink with almost no hair. A panda mother carries her baby around in her mouth. The mother holds the baby very gently. Panda babies are very playful. After about one year, the panda baby is grown up enough to live on its own.
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We think Jose’s new friend should be named Bamboo, Boo for short.
The second grade thinks we should wait to name the panda until he is hundred days old like they do in China.
We absolutely loved the precious pandas and the video. Some name suggestions for Jose’s new friend are:Ling-Ling,Bamboo,Shanghai,Sing-Sing,Chow Mein,Shen-Hai,and Noodle.How long does the mother panda carry the baby until birth? mrs.gatling’s class
Names from Mrs Dawson’s class:
Oreo
Chop Sticks
Ping
Mao Quing
Lily
Lee
Mrs. Menger’s class thinks Pamboo is a good name for Jose’s friend.
Do they eat anything else besides bamboo? Can they swim?
First grade knew Jose would make another friend, and we are so happy he will be joining us at San Jose. We decided we would vote on a name tomorrow. We’ll pick the top name from each class and vote on our #1 name for Jose’s friend. We hope the new panda will be able to visit our classroom when he comes to San Jose!
Dear Jose,
We are so excited to meet your new friend. Our class voted and we think that the panda’s name should be the Chinese word for chopsticks.
Love,
Mrs. Balek’s class
We heard that Panda’s mostly eat Bamboo, but our guide said, that they would also eat meat. Since they move so slowly though they have a hard time catching any prey.
All the names that everyone is coming up with are great. It is going to be tough to pick one.
Awwwwww…they are soooo cute! Here are some names from Mr. Foster’s class:
Oreo
Bamboo
Zing Zong
Ching Chang
Jing Jong
Leo
Zippy
Xian
Ziggy
Zim Zam
Yin Yang
Mrs. McGarity’s class really likes the name, Bamboo! David also suggested the name, Tux, because he looks like he’s wearing a tuxedo!!!!
We loved finally seeing a real panda. The video was really fun! Jose looks so cute in our winter outfit.
We agree with Mrs. E.’s class….let’s name him Boo!
Can’t wait to see you!
Mrs. Freyer’s class suggestions for names:
Chop Suey
Yum
Lee Hung
Chinese word for pretty
Jing
Bruce Lee
Bamboozle
Chop Liver
Ying Yang
Boo Bear