We had a bit of a goofy day today, schedule-wise. We all adapted well, though, so it was good.
This morning, we had a short Morning Meeting, and then headed up to the computer lab for the final segment of the MAP assessment (2nd of two math parts). After sitting quietly for so long, we had a bit of free time in the classroom when we got back to our room. After that, we got our jackets on (though we didn’t need them) and went across the street to Mount Olivet to their pumpkin patch. They invited us to come and hear some fall stories – we got to sit on hay bales and walk through their pumpkin maze. It was really fun, and by the time we got back to school it was time for lunch!
After lunch, the kids went out for recess, and then back up to our room for Read Aloud – we finally finished the Cam Jansen book! When we finished Read Aloud, we went up to the art room for class with Mr. Fairbanks.
When we got back to our room, we had a shared writing lesson – we collectively wrote a thank you letter to the nice people at Mount Olivet (in case you hear about them, the story teller was called “Pocketella” [she had pockets on her dress, and she was a “tella” of stories] and the other host was named Jackie – she was dressed in a pumpkin suit... I know, fun, right?). The kids also made little pumpkins and drew a picture of their favorite thing from the trip, all to send over to them tomorrow.
After that, we had Science Lab to wrap up the day. We continued our study of geology, looking at the vials of sand that we mixed with water yesterday in hopes of seeing the separation of layers of water, silt, and sand. Unfortunately, most of the vials got re-shaken, so we’ll have a better look at that tomorrow (hopefully…). Today we worked on making hypotheses about why the sand and water behaved the way they did, and where the middle layer of silt came from.
Before we knew it, it was time to pack up and head home!
