Thursday October 18, 2018
Waxing Gibbous Moon
Today we took a special trip to Roseman Creek Ranch to harvest acorns,
explore the farm, and play with puppies! When we first arrived, we had
circle around the fire pit with our host Ms. Katie before moving into
the kitchen and learning how to make and can apple sauce. Each student
took a turn stirring the apple sauce as it cooked, then we all sat down
and had snack together. Ms. Katie shared her delicious homemade granola
and bright pink apple sauce. After snack we went for a walk around the
property with the dogs and puppy, until we came to a beautiful Oak
forest. When we arrived at the forest, we reviewed what we learned
about acorns in class, including how to chose the best acorns to
harvest. Next, each kiddo took a paper bag and began harvesting acorns
and acorn caps (for future art projects.) We also climbed and played in
the Oak forest as we harvested.
Once our bags were full, we moved back
to the main part of the ranch, where we took a tour of the farm and
harvested delicious pears and apples. As always, there was so much more
to do than we had time for! As we were getting into the cars, the
students were excitedly asking when we would get to come back! Big
thanks to Katie Pence for hosting us! We had a delightful time and
can't wait to visit again soon!