A Field Trip and Jog-a-thon

K got to go to the aquarium with her kindergarten class on Thursday. I volunteered, along with 10 others, as a chaperon for the 47 kindergartners going on the trip. We arrived at the school at 7 in the morning for debriefing and organizing. We loaded up the bus and headed for the coast at 8 am. It was a long, loud trip and I forgot that I get carsick on buses. Luckily I wasn't the only one and we were able to open up some windows for fresh air.

We arrived at the aquarium at 11am and split off into our groups to explore the animals. I had K and two of her friends from school. They were well-behaved and so excited to see all the different types of animals. I was surprised to learn that a lot of the kids in her class had never been to the aquarium before. My group's favorite thing was the tide pool. They got to touch sea stars, sea anemone and sea urchins.

At 12:15 we all met at the bus to get our lunches and eat under a covered area near the parking lot. I was shocked by some of the lunches the kids had, others looked pretty good. After lunch we packed back into the bus and headed to a spot on the beach where the kids could play in the sand. Since it was such a cold and rainy day, we only stayed for 45 minutes before heading back to the school. We arrived safely back to the lot at 4:30 and I was very happy to get off the bus and head to my relatively quiet home. I went to bed early that evening.
Here are the craft projects K has been working on at school. Each week they would learn about different types of marine life and then make one with paper and paint. She made a sea star, a sting ray, a sea urchin, a crab, a sea otter, a jelly fish and an underwater scene with chalk and stamps. She also made a shark. She asked her teacher if she could make a leopard shark. I think she did a wonderful job on it.
On Friday K had her very first jog-a-thon for school. She did a great job running 9 laps around a 1/8 mile track in 20 minutes. She was sponsored by both grandmas, auntie and her parents. She had a fun time raising the money for her school.