We had a wonderful time in Hardwick.  It is very exciting the first time we visit.  There are many trails so we really learned how important it is to be able to always see an adult.  We collected items from nature and made a mandala.  We then had a little bit of time to explore the brook.  The water was chilly and the some of the rocks were slippery.  We laughed when some of us slipped and got a little wet.  It was a lot of fun and we can't wait to go back.  Next time we will adopt a tree!

Today was our first visit to the Rail Trail.  Our biggest obstacle...who is going to carry the backpack!  This environment is very different than the Danville woods and Hardwick Trails.  It will take us a few trips to get the logistics of where to leave the bags and still have access to them if we need out tools.  We left our kindness rocks along the trail for others to find and collected items for a nature mural.  We walked a long way and our legs were tired by the time we got back!

Outdoor Learning was a wonderful success.  The children did a great job and what fun they had.  We visited the Danville woods and began with finding our meeting spot.  We then talked about the importance of staying within boundaries.  We played the whistle game that taught the children to come back to our meeting spot whenever they hear the whistle. We then talked about camouflage and how easily we can become camouflaged.  We talked about safety again and the importance of an adult being able to see you at all times.  We played hide and seek to prove the power of camouflage.  Miss Rivers could not find most of us!  We then got to explore and use some of our tools.  Clayton found some old barbed wire fencing and some of us helped him cover it with logs so we would not get hurt.  Thanks Clayton.  Everyone was very curious and had such fun exploring.   We finished with walking the path and finding rocks for a special project.  Oh, what a great afternoon.

This week the first graders have learned about being a good citizen.  Today we made mini first aid kits for classrooms.  We are good citizens in our school!