Stockbridge Fire Department Visits

 Matt, Jim and Corey from the Stockbridge Volunteer Fire Department talk to us about fire safety and prevention. 

 We had SO much fun spraying the hose!

 Thank you for coming to our school with your fire truck.

Future firefighters!

Making Corn Fritters

Many jobs and tools used in making corn fritters this week.   Sifting.......

 whisking.........

 mixing........

 and of course....tasting. 

To quote a student "we made something delicious today."

Friday Explorers: Forest Sit-Spots

Sit-Spot observations while in the forest. 

Friday Explorers: Spider Web

 After reading The Very Busy Spider, we tried out luck at "spinning" a class web made from yarn.

Papa's Pumpkin Patch

 Enjoying a picnic lunch in the Pumpkin Patch with our Rochester friends.

 Dan, aka, Papa tells us how he plants the pumpkins and what he needs to do to keep them growing. 

 Picking out a pumpkin to bring home!

We had a fun time in Papa's Pumpkin Patch with our friends from Rochester Kindergarten and 1st grade.  Thank you Dan, Laurie and Megan for a great trip!!

Making Apple-Cheese Quesadillas

 Shredding cheese..........

 and peeling apples.

 We put the cheese and apples together between tortillas for a delicious snack!

Friday Explorers: Catching Bugs

 We caught insects in our nets. 

 We shook  the insects out of our nets onto a sheet so we could observe them.