Our Canal Field Trip

On October 11, we went to Grand Rapids, Ohio to ride a canal boat and to learn how a hydroelectric mill worked in the 1800s.  Please click on the following link to watch our video.  Enjoy!

https://youtu.be/Tz4Zg9uuqsU

The Pillowcase Project

On October 12, Derek, Tierra, and Jackson from the American Red Cross and the OSU Lima Campus came to our room to talk to us about the "Pillowcase Project."  This is an AMAZING program that teaches kids about the importance of being prepared in case of an emergency such as a tornado or fire by using the three steps, "Learn, Practice, and Share."  We received a "My Preparedness Workbook," a personalized pillowcase with suggested items to include in case of emergency.  We also received a pledge certificate.  FREEBIE ALERT!!!!  If you contact the American Red Cross, they will come out to your house and install FREE smoke alarms for FREE!!!!!!  AWESOME!!!!  

 They also taught us a really good coping skill to use to calm us down.  It's called "Breathing In the Good Color (our favorite color) and Breathing Out the Bad Color (our least favorite color)."

Here are our pillowcases after we decorated them.  We even got to keep a fabric marker to decorate them more at home.  :)

3A's Expressive Pumpkin Art

It's October!  You know what that means!  Pumpkins!  Last week, we were able to create our Expressive Pumpkin Art pieces.  First, we drew our pumpkins (one in the foreground and two in the background) and our moon.  Next, we painted our pumpkins and 'spooky' sky.  

Then, we finished our pumpkins by adding some outlining details as well as interesting expressions.  What would you caption these?