Investigations

Investigations is scheduled every afternoon from 1:30pm until 2:25pm. Most children will say this is the best part of the day, running neck and neck with gym or outdoor play! During Investigations children are offered a choice of activities. If all their “contract work” from the morning is complete they can sign up for one of the choices offered. On one day this past week the choices were: Josh’s legacy. This is where Josh, a student, offered to teach two friends how to play a Beatle song on the harmonica. Johnna’s legacy (our student teacher from LeMoyne) was teaching Boondoggle. Kathy offered cooking. (Using apples from our recent field trip). Savannah, an alumna,  returned to teach basketball. And then there was Lincoln Logs – a favorite now that our collection has grown.

Apple Picking at Beak and Skiff

Thanks to the Brower family, we now have our own school van. Transporting ten children at a time, we went on our first field trip of the year to pick apples at Beak and Skiff. The apples we picked were then the main ingredient for some delicious recipes the children cooked during Investigations at school. With Kathy Downing they made apple dumplings, apple crisp and candied apples! The best part was sampling their creations! Yum.