Mrs. Chartier

What a hoot! We began our study of owls by listing what we thought we already knew about them in our "Owl Journals." Jeff's mom arranged a visit to the World Forestry Center in Portland so we could learn about the habitat of some of the owls that live in Oregon. Rick was our guide - we learned SO much about forests! Back at McBride, we wrote questions that we had about owls in our journals. We had lots! Then we started to look for answers. We read books. Dan from the Portland Audubon Society came out to St. Helens with a wonderful presentation - slides, stories, things for us to touch and look at - he could even do owl calls! Mrs. Kearsley, our library aide, brought barn owl pellets from her brother's barn in Pendleton for us to dissect with our sixth grade buddies. The bones that we found were amazing! It was so much fun to try to identify them. We looked on the Internet and learned even more. Taylor had given our class library a great "birthday book" last year. It's called "Tiger With Wings: The Great Horned Owl" by Barbara Juster Esbensen. It really had good information. Here are some of our poems, pictures, and letters to our Canadian keypals. We hope you enjoy them!
Owl Has tufts Beak can bite A man can scare it Great Horned Owl by Damian	Great Horned Owl Big eyes It eats skunks Feels good when it eats Raptor by Evan
The Great Horned Owl Big round eyes Sees very good at night An eagle is an enemy Raptor by Ryan E.	Owls Smooth feathers Can fly and eat Owls fly at night Raptor by Bradley
Great Horned Owl Soft feathers Sleep morning, fly at night Tired in his nest Bird of prey by Amy	Great Horned Owl Flat face Not very good nest builder Feels good if he eats Raptor by Jeff
Barn Owl Brown Can fly Hunters scare owls Bird of prey by Grant	Owls, Owls, I Love Owls Look like birds Catch food Feel safe in nest Owls are cool! by Thomas
The Owl Has ears you can't see Hunts at night, sleeps in the daytime It feels hungry sometimes Great Horned Owl by Angela	Owls Enormous eyes They fly softly When they're cold, they feel freezing Great Horned Owl by Robbie
Great Horned Owl Hard curved beak Not very good nest builder Tired after he goes hunting Bird of prey by Mayra	Owls Sharp talons Sleep, fly, eat Happy when they're in the nest Birds of prey by Alisha
Owls Are Cool They are soft They fly softly People can scare owls Birds of prey by Ryan G.	Great Horned Owl Brown Eats birds Feels sick if it eats too many mice Raptor by Monica
Owl Big Owls can bite Happy when he goes to sleep Bird of prey by Terence	Owls Beaks are sharp Eat with beaks Hungry in the night time Raptor by Seth
Great Horned Owl Has tufts They like skunks Hungry for little skunks Raptor by Sam	I Like Owls They have feathers Can't build nests good They like to eat Birds of prey by Emmaleah
Great Horned Owl Eyes are very very big and round It is quiet Feels happy when it eats Bird of prey by Heather	Barn Owl Soft Silent as night Happy that it has a mate Raptor by Heidi
Great Horned Owl Has tufts Swoops down and catches its prey A mate makes it happy Bird of prey by Kiana	Owls Lots of feathers Fly with their wings Sad if they can't find food Great Horned Owl by Shawna
Great Horned Owl Curved beak It flies in the air Not very good nest builder Owl by Cameron	Great Horned Owl They have tufts of feathers Hunt at night They are happy when they have mates Owls by Taylor
Click HERE to see the letters to our keypals!