Wednesday, November 25, 2015

Happy Thanksgiving

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving show yesterday!  The kids did a fabulous job.  It was nice to see so many parents in the audience.  Here are some videos just in case you couldn't make it.









Thursday, November 19, 2015

Plimoth Plantation

Here are some photos from our beautiful day at Plimoth Plantation.  It was a beautiful day to "travel back in time" to the 17th Century.

Checking out the inside of the Wampanoag Wetu

Inside the Longhouse

A Wampanoag woman making rabbit stew

Showing us the rabbit 
At the craft center we learned about candle making

Students asking questions

Dipping the candle in hot wax

Walking up to the Pilgrim Village

Looking down at the village from the fort

A view of the ocean

Learning about the houses

Listening to the woman talk of their journey and their jobs

Each yard had gardens and most had wildlife

Visiting the chickens

Trying on the soldier armor

Pretending to be a 16 year-old Pilgrim boy

At the top of the fort

Checking out the cannons

It was feeding time at the barn






cuties

The Mayflower

Here are some photographs from the Mayflower.  What a beautiful day and great experience.  I have so many photos, I will post Plimoth Plantation separately.
Exploring the ship 
Ready to board the ship!

Learning about the parts of the ship.

On the top deck

The Round House- Map room

The Helm

The Great Cabin 
A bunk


Below deck learning about how to steer the ship

Looking up!

Another attempt at a group picture

The whole gang at Plymouth Rock