Yesterday I was lucky enough to join Layla and her class on a field trip. We went for a walk to see the salmon who have returned to the Okanagan River to lay their eggs.
Our high that day was a frigid 11 degrees so our morning walk was very cold. It seemed like the adults were the only ones who felt it though. Kids just don't seem to feel the cold like we do. By the way, Layla is the girl in the pink jacket and blond braids on top (sometimes wearing a purple hat)
Baron was happy to join the class on their walk. He loved watching all of the children and didn't make a peep the whole 90 minutes we were out there. Very unusual for the Bearster.
Here is Mrs Millward teaching the class about the river restoration project which includes returning the river to it's natural twisty state rather than the straight channel it had been made into years ago. This gives slow moving areas and pools for the salmon to spawn without having to fight the current so hard.
I had a great time and hopefully I'll be able to join them on more of their field trips, they seem to have a tonn of them. So far this year they have gone to a farm and picked a tonn of fruits and veggies (and got to bring them home), skinned a deer, picked grapes at a vineyard and learned how to make them into juice, went to the Nk'mip golf course to run the Terry Fox run, and next week they are going to pick pumpkins from a pumpkin patch to take home. I guess full-time kindergartners have lots of time for extra activities. Lucky girl.
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ReplyDeleteAnyway, field trip looks fun. We don't get very many, and I've never been able to go. You're a fun mom!
Looks like fun, but did you see any salmon?
ReplyDeleteYes, there were lots of salmon, not as many as last year but still lots. And there were some big carp there too waiting to eat the salmon eggs. Bullies. - Mary
ReplyDeleteWait a minute....back up the truck! For a field trip they "skinned a deer"!? Scary. What did Lays think of that?
ReplyDeleteHa ha! Yes, Amy. I guess they do it every year. Layla was excited and wanted to go back so she could eat some. She is not phased by blood and gore. I guess this is what happens when you live in a mountain town and send your kid to school on the reserve. Good life lessons that she would NEVER learn from me.
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