Wednesday, October 21, 2015
Good Day Sunshine!
We were greeted to a beautiful sunrise this morning over Saco Bay. After breakfast of cereal, scrambled eggs, blueberry crisp, and fruit salad, the kids went on their morning lessons. I joined the groups that took the bus to the Biddeford Tidepools. The other group learned about the Saltmarsh ecosystem. (I will download pictures from that group later today)
Tuesday, October 20, 2015
Lights out!
The weather this afternoon was beautiful! Kids have been out in lessons and enjoying their free time. Dinner this evening was salad, rice, bread, mixed vegetables, and chicken. The table I ate at had three bowls of the chicken! They are also devouring tons of fruit, the only snack available here. The evening lessons were Marine Lab, for those that did not have it last night, and Astronomy. It was fun watching kids create marine animals with three different adaptations they needed to survive in the tidepool. I also saw groups learning about the planets in our solar system, and they had to create a skit or commercial to convince people to move to their planet...of course the skits were out of this world! They are comfortably in bed and resting up from their busy active day. Good night...lights out!
Abiotic Adventures or Forest Lesson
After a lunch of salad, clam chowder, and stromboli (which the kids at my table devoured!) one team went on the forest lesson and one team went on an abiotic adventure. One group I saw had all the ingredients to make dirt, and they were quite successful at making it! However, they were unable to make soil...that of course requires time. The group was instructed to return to Ferry Beach on October 20, 4015 to see their soil. I may be retired by then.
Saltmarsh and Tidepool lessons
One team walked to the saltmarsh and learned about this ecosystem, while the other team traveled by bus to explore the Biddeford Tidepools.
Good Morning!
The kids are all up and have enjoyed a breakfast of cereal, French toast, and sausages. One team will soon be off to the Biddeford Tide Pools, and the other team will venture off to the saltmarsh. Day 2 is underway!
Monday, October 19, 2015
Nature at Night and Marine Lab
Since we brought a large group of 5th graders, they are split into two teams. One team had a lesson on Marine Lab, where they learned about snatchers, slurpers, sweepers and more types of marine life they will encouter on their trip to the Biddeford Tide Pools tomorrow morning. The other group had a lesson called Nature at Night. The kids learned about animal adaptations that help them survive at night. They played a game called Bat/Moth, where kids were blindfolded, as the bat, and used a plastic egg with sand and gravel inside. One kid was the bat and shook his egg, while the other student played the moth and responded by shaking their egg. The bat was using "echolocation" to find his prey. The kids also learned about night vision and how eyes adjust to the darkness. A candle was lit while the kids kept one eye covered and the open eye on the candle while their educator told a story about the pirate Blackbeard. After the story was told, the candle was extinguished and the kids noticed that the covered eye could see very well in the dark, while the eye on the candle could not. It is why Blackbeard wore a patch! Later we walked down to the beach and scratched the sand and saw the dinoflagellates light up! The kids in the groups I saw were amazed this evening at things they had never experienced before. It is now 9:42, they are safe in bed. Good night from Ferry Beach.
It's a Chili Day at Ferry Beach!
We have arrived safely! Your children have been to their dorm rooms and have made up their beds. Then they had dorm orientation and learned all about the dorms including a practice fire drill. After, they went out and enjoyed some free time before lunch. Our lunch today began with salad, and of course, Chili! We then ate some delicious pulled pork fajitas with all the fixings. I went around to all tables and the food seemed to be a hit with the kids. Soon they will begin their first lesson: The ABC's of Ecology. Day 1 is in full swing!
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