PM Army Heroes

Although our field trip to Fort Riley sadly was cancelled, we were fortunate enough to have 3 army recruiters visit our class and share about being hometown heroes. Several of our students are from military families, and their excitement carried through as they were able to share what their own moms and dads did for the military. We came up with some good questions for our guests, including "Where do you go to help people?" "What tools do you use?" "What kind of tanks do you have?" "What do you do?" and "What are you packing (to take on deployment)?" At the end of their visit, our class had an understanding of heroes traveling wherever people need help, their use of a variety of tools including hammers, screwdrivers, and pliers (the tools kids were asking about), the type of tanks they have, the fact that they help and protect people, and that they have backpacks full of all kinds of gear--clothes, food, anything they might need while they're away from home. Overall, it was a great visit, and the class especially loved the gifts the recruiters left for them. You can see several of them posing with their footballs in our class picture!

AM Hero Day

For our Fall Festival we dressed up as Heroes and had a parade for the parents. We had a lot of fun and some very creative costumes. Thank you to all of the parents for your hard work in making this day great!Introductions were made by all of the students. We said what hero we were and what we did to make us a hero.Thank you to all of the families that filled up our cubbies with yummy goodies!

AM Some Hero's come to UCC

Unfortunately the field trip to Fort Riley was canceled. So instead of the students going to see the Hero's, the Hero's came to see us. We had a lot of fun talking to them about being a hero, but the best thing was the football toys that they brought to share with the class.

AM Pumpkin Patch

On October 13th our class took a field trip to Browndale Farms in Clay Center. It was quite a trek to get there, but once we arrived it was well worth the trip.

There was a very fun slide to a corn pool!

One of our favorite animals was the sweet dog that greeted us at the vans.Here Bryleigh demonstrates how to ride a tire horse swing.
One of the fun activities there was the "corn pool"!

PM Pumpkin Patch

What a fun day at the Pumpkin Patch! Despite the hour drive, visiting Browndale Farms was well worth the trip! Upon arrival, we sat down at the picnic tables to eat our lunches. Between the excitement of activities to explore and all of the bugs bothering our meal, I'm not sure how much food was actually consumed, but the kids still had plenty of energy for their big day. Below are a few pictures of the activities:

a slide into a pool of corn

jumping across hay bales

trying the obstacle course through the trees

a line to try the zipline quickly formed

hang on tight!

watching our friends try bowling

going for a tractor ride in barrels

lounging in bed of corn--don't lose your shoes!

going for a hay ride

and of course, picking pumpkins!

Thanks to all of the parents and siblings who were able to join us. I hope everyone had a great time!

-Mrs. Marisha