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Mrs Silverman's Class

Today our class visited the Rocky Shore website. We read the wonderful sea poems. These poems inspired us to write and illustrate some of our own.

We are looking forward to studying the rocky shore and visiting it sometime in June.

 

The Rocky Shore

By Mrs. Silverman's Second Grade Class

 

Rocks in our wardrobe Rocks in your hair Rocks out the door Rocks are everywhere If you see a rock you know they are real And you know they don't feel Like a banana peel By James W.	By Jamie
By Kaitlyn.	Sand in my mouth Sand in my house Sand between my toes Sand at my nose Starfish on big rocks I look a the sea And I am the happiest I could be   By Alyssa R.
Sand gets in your eyes Sand gets in your hair Sand even gets in your fries Starfish on rocks Starfish by the sand Starfish not on blocks I love the rocky shore I wish I could learn more   By Amanda M.	By Amanda
I wish I could talk to a mermaid She would whisper in my ear softly We would sing together We could play together forever Then she would teach me about the rocky shore I love the rocky shore because she taught me about it   By Jamie S.	Waves Big waves Small waves Waves in my bathing suit Gigantic waves Long Waves   By K.J.
Sand in your sandals Sand in your socks Sand everywhere Even in your clocks.   Sand in your sandwiches Sand in your smocks Sand everywhere Even in your locks   By Alex G.	By Nicole.
	Rocky shore is rocky I get pebbles in my food At the rocky shore when I eat my sandwiches Yuck, pebbles I get pebbles everywhere In my food and on me The rocky shore is fun And rocky and messy   By Kaitlyn
By Charlayna.	Sand in my shoes Sand in my big, big ears And more sand in my pears Sand in my hair Sand everywhere Sand on my sister Sand on my blister   By Charlayna R.
	Sand in my sandals Sand in my bed Sand in my head Sand in my hair Sand everywhere   By Aleisha O.
Rocks at the bottom of the sea It would be nice if they were all for me Rocks are cool They are in your pool   By Morgan B.
Mermaids in the water Mermaids in the sea Mermaids always whisper to me Holding my hand when I swim The mermaid said, "Hi, my name is Kim."   By Nicole G.

Mrs Silverman's class learned about horseshoe crabs.

They are so fascinating. It is amazing to see animals that are around today that were here before dinosaurs. Did you know that they are called "Living Fossils?" This is because they were here before the dinosaurs. These horseshoe crabs are so interesting that Mrs Silverman's class decided to interview them.

When Mrs. Silverman went home she couldn't resist a walk to the rocky beach to see these amazing creatures. It is springtime on Long Island, New York, and the horseshoe crabs are mating. These photos were taken at Cordwood Beach, Long Island, New York.

Cordwood Beach

Here are the interviews:

Interviewer: How many babies do you have at one time ?

Horseshoe crab: We have 20,000 babies at once.

Interviewer: What are your enemies?

Horseshoe crab: My enemies are birds , fish and eels.

Interviewer: Where do you hide when your enemies are coming?

Horseshoe crab: We hide in the sea grass.

Interviewer: How do you begin your life ?

Horseshoe crab: We begin our life in darkness.

Interviewer:How long did you live on the earth ?

Horseshoe crab: We lived on the earth for over 300 million years ago.

Interviewer: What do you eat?

Horse shoe crab: Tubeworms, crabs and clams.

Interviewer: What color are you?

Horseshoe Crab: We are light grey and pale green.

By Steven

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An upside down horseshoe crab.

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Interviewer: What do you eat?

Horseshoe Crab: Clams and Tubeworms.

Interviewer: Where do you live?

Horseshoe Crab: By the rocky shore.

Interviewer: How long did your species live?

Horseshoe Crab: 300, 000, 000 years.

Interviewer: Do you make nests?

Horseshoe Crab: Yes.

Interviewer: Do you lay eggs?

Horseshoe Crab: Yes, 20, 000.

Interviewer: Who are your enemies?

Horseshoe Crab: Birds, fish & eels.

Interviewer: Do you hurt people?

Horseshoe Crab: No, they hurt us.

By Kevin

Beach grass.

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Interviewer: What is on your back?

Horseshoe Crab: Those are barnacles.

Interviewer: Do you make nests?

Horseshoe Crab: We do make nests.

Interviewer: Do you care for your eggs?

Horseshoe Crab: We forget all about our eggs.

Interviewer: Who are your enemies?

Horseshoe Crab: Fish, birds, and eels.

Interviewer: What do you eat?

Horseshoe Crab: We eat clams and worms.

Interviewer: How long have you lived on earth?

Horseshoe Crab: We lived on earth for 3 hundred million years.

By Amanda and Aleisha

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Horseshoe crabs mating.

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Interviewer: Do you nest?

Horseshoe Crab: Yes, we do build nests.

Interviewer: Do you care for your babies?

Horseshoe Crab: No, once we lay our eggs we forget all about them.

Interviewer: How many eggs at a time?

Horseshoe Crab: We lay several hundred eggs.

Interviewer: How long have you been on earth?

Horseshoe Crab: We have lived 300 million years.

Interviewer: What do you eat?

Horseshoe Crab: We eat clams and tubeworms.

By Morgan and Rae

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Interviewer: What do you eat?

Horseshoe crab: I eat worms and clams.

Interviewer: Who are your enemies?

Horseshoe crab: My enemies are sea birds, fish, and eels.

Interviewer: How many eggs do you lay?

Horseshoe crab: I lay 20,000 eggs.

Interviewer: Where do you live?

Horseshoe crab: I live by at the rocky shore.

Interviewer: Do you harm people?

Horseshoe crab: No, not at all.

By Alex

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