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We managed to schedule a field trip the last day before Spring Break! :) Yep, good timing, I know! Our kiddos got to experience their first charter bus trip, literally going through the woods and over the mountain to the Frontier Culture Museum in Staunton, VA.
This is a FABULOUS place for a field trip! It focuses on the past and how early Americans settled in the area and their early life! In the "new world," it focuses on 1740s farm, 1820s farm, a one-room schoolhouse, and an 1840s farm. In the "old world," it focuses on the ancestry of folks who settled in the area, including an Irish farm, English farm, German farm, and African farm.
The interpreters are costumed and tell of life back then. Of course, my kids were wild about the animals they had there, especially the chickens! Don't ask me why...these are rural kids, so chickens are no big deal! :) Here are a few photos of our trip. If you ever have the chance to visit, this time of year is great! The weather was beautiful, and usually, there are baby lambs to see as well...so adorable! You can also visit the website and use the photos in your classroom, when you focus on past and present!
Yes, our house is still not quite fixed from last Fall's earthquake :( One, we weren't granted FEMA money until January, and then, replacing our sliding glass door (my dining room has looked like an episode from Hoarders with the table being on the subfloor and each and every piece of trash or riff-raff that is in the house has been attracted to this area!) for the THIRD time (they kept ordering the wrong door, the installer couldn't come, etc.)....so HOPEFULLY this Thursday, things will be FIXED! Well, that is, once my husband then replaces the laminate wood flooring....sigh, sigh, sigh. We won't mention the dogs and cat who kept thinking the exposed padding was some kind of invitation to a bathroom! :(
Okay, so Energy Boost....I guess that's kind of self-explanatory! I think all of us would like to have that...the days when we're dragging, our room is trashed, and all you want to do is go home and take a nap! Hmm, either that or a "motivation button"...but if I had energy, I'd have motivation, right?
I'll need that Friday! I'm in charge of this field trip to the Frontier Culture Museum and while it's a GREAT trip, I hate the whole stress of the $$$ and charter buses (which takes a $6 field trip to $27!). We did a "save the date" back in February, so parents would be aware of the cost, then gave them until this Tuesday to send in slips/money. So, it's nail biting time, to make sure we "break even"! Don't get me wrong...I LOVE field trips! I love exposing students to things they otherwise would never know about/experience. However, if I wanted to be a bookkeeper, I'd be one!
Whew! Thanks for reading my little rantings :) A big thank you to Farley at Oh Boy Fourth Grade for posting this month's Currently. I still can't believe it's April!!!!
