With this beautiful fall weather, we find ourselves hurrying
through our classwork so we can go outside to work in our garden! Thanks to the
help of Mr. Christenberry from Old Tyme Feed and Seed, we are well equipped for
work. The elementary students are clearing the space from the summer crops and
preparing the rows for fall plantings.
The rehearsals for our original Christopher Columbus play
continue as we research new ideas and rewrite lines every day. We made a trip to the Goodwill store to
gather items for costumes. It is
interesting to see the formal way people dressed in the 1400’s.
The younger students took a memorable field trip to Mr.
Donnie Barrett’s Tea Plantation. They
learned so much and saw amazing things.
Some of the children were busy chasing the turkeys, and some of the
turkeys were busy chasing the children!
Students were able to compare and contrast the various nesting sites and
eggs of chickens, turkeys and peacocks.
The real excitement began when one student took an unplanned “swim” in
the Koi pond! Oops! There was plenty of time to dry off in the
bright sun as we happily wandered through the rustling bamboo forest.
The youngest students at Marietta Johnson were delighted to
celebrate Circle Day! Circles were everywhere
in all sizes and colors left the children and teachers going in . . . circles!
Light Spectrums and gamma rays are still on the agenda in
science, but we’ve also started focusing on the migration habits of Monarch
Butterflies and will be ready when they make their way through Fairhope later
this year. Earth science has us learning
about the layers of the earth.
Our reading in recent history items had us learning about
the Oklahoma City Bombings. This was a
terrible event that happened before most of us were born.
The older students are enjoying taking turns presenting a
cooking lesson every week. So far, we
have learned to prepare Shepherd’s Pie, Homemade Pizza and of course our bounty
from the recent Jubilee on the Bay.
Our new music teacher is already a hit with the children and
is showing us how various music uses different rhythms. The students look forward to exploring music
in many new and interesting ways throughout the year.
Plans are going full force for our annual Fall Festival on
Friday, October 28th. New
this year is an earlier safe and non-scary party for Preschoolers in the
community from 6pm – 9pm. The full
festival for the entire family will begin that evening at 6pm. With the guidance of the art teacher, the
students are working hard preparing games and decorations. And as always, the community is invited to
attend.
