Lets go on a Field trip!

On Thursday, the 4th grade had their first field trip of the year! With 2 weeks of good behavior, I told them they could go to the Bird Park (which is right down the road from the school)! What a great incentive to behave well, right? They all were excited to go swimming and brought their suits to school. When we arrived (with 32 4th graders- which is no small feat), we saw that the little dam was opened because of the rain the night before. The water was moving too fast and would have spilled over. The kids just saw this as meaning: NO POOL. They started to get upset and frustrated, but then the most resourceful/swim-hungry ones just jumped in the river. Everyone followed suit and actually ended up finding a little swimming hole just deep enough to jump into and splash around. Catastrophe avoided. They all had lot's of fun and no one got hurt! A blessing in itself. So next week we can make it educational by giving some writing assignments about their experience and tie in science lessons with it too.