So How Was the Trip?

This has been a shorter week due to the field trip. But more about that later.

We had 2 new volunteers this week, Brother John and Emmett. Brother John admitted to being a little overwhelmed by the energy of the children streaming into the banquet hall. But he was very nice and enthusiastic. Emmett is also very nice and has a mischievous glint in his eye. Maybe we should keep him away from the second grade!

Speaking of the second grade, at least one of them remembered our talk about Abraham Lincoln and brought it up to me. I was glad to hear this almost a week later! Another of the boys, who eats his lunch with great gusto, usually standing up, was enjoying his oranges on Tuesday. His usual eating style caused him to discover right away how juicy the oranges were. I helped him clean up. After I had gone over to another table, he came and told he that he wanted some more napkins to clean up. I coached him on how to ask for them politely. When he returned for still more napkins, he remembered how to ask politely and I rewarded him with one of the purple pride tickets (RESPECT in Atitude, Actions and Words) that we are using to acknowledge students' manners. He did a happy dance as he filled in his name and grade.

One of the sixth grade girls told me about their field trip. On Wednesday, they planned to go visit the University of Minnesota,visit some classes in session and have college lunch. Ms. G. cancelled the volunteers for Wednesday because she was going to accompany them. I can't wait to hear about their trip next week!