At the beginning of October, we went for a trip to the local apple orchard. We couldn't have asked for a lovelier Fall day. Trips are quite an event at our school. The whole school goes on the trip and parents, grandparents and younger brothers and sisters are invited to come along. It is not unusual for us to have more adults than children. This trip was no exception. For the teachers, it was lovely to spend time with parents and grandparents in a setting other than our school. We had a wonderful time catching up with grandparents we hadn't seen since our concert in June, as well as getting to know our new parents better. Times such as these make us all thankful for the warm and loving community we have formed together.
In the classroom, we had been learning about the lifecycle of an apple tree and the parts of an apple. The trip to the orchard allowed us to experience the things we had been learning. At the orchard we took a walk through the apple orchard, picked apples, saw how apples are sorted and sampled some apple cider. Our tour guides were very impressed with the level of knowledge our children had. Everyone's favourite part of the trip was munching the sweet, juicy apples we picked. At the end of our trip, we were given bags of apples to take back to the classroom. We will be turning these lovely apples into something delicious to eat. Stay tuned!
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