Skip to main content

1st Grade Field Trip

I got to go on Cambry's field trip last week.  It was a great trip because everything was so close to home.  They had just recently finished a unit on houses, so we visited the Goessel Mennonite Heritage and Agricultural Museum (to see the immigrant house and the Schroeder barn).  Then, we went to Keven Hiebert's house to learn about life in a tepee.  After lunch and playing at a park, we went to the Kaufman Museum in North Newton to see a log cabin and another house.

At all of these places, they were able to see how their homes now are so much different than those of long ago.  Those were some strong, hard-working people who lived back in the day!  I don't think I could have shared my home with farm animals in a barn or with 20 other families in an immigrant house.

I think everyone had a good time, and as usual after a field trip, I was exhausted!
The whole class listening to Keven Hiebert

Keven Hiebert explaining some games that Native
Americans might have played.  His mom
was my middle school history teacher - strict, but
very effective.  I have very good memories of her!
Layne, Eli, Cambry, Noah


The kids were amazed that this man had taken baths in
a tub like that!
1/2 of Cambry's class
The other 1/2
The log cabin in Kaufman Museum - Judy Schrag was a great teacher!

The Schroeder Barn - The family lived in 2 rooms in the barn!

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Surprise!

Well, I sure don't get surprised very often, but Saturday night was a huge surprise to me! I thought I was heading to Hesston for an AGCO Christmas Dinner with Chelan. He told me we needed to drop something off at Ben and Tina's house (my cousin), first. Okay, no big deal! While we were there, Ben said they were about ready to go out for dinner, did we want to come along? Surprisingly, Chelan thought about it and wanted to do it (clue #1 that something was up). I kept saying that we couldn't skip out on his dinner, but Chelan insisted that going to Wichita for dinner would be much more fun. I even said, "This seems like something you had planned!" However, I'm always up for dinner in Wichita, so I agreed, reluctantly!! We enjoyed a meal at Hangar 1 Steakhouse and I thought that was the end of it. But, on the way home, Chelan asked if we could go by the new arena since the inaugural concert was there that night -- Brad Paisley! I thought it would be f...
1 comment
Read more

Spring Art

While Mrs. Schmidt was away on maternity leave during the spring, Mr. Novak (from Hesston) filled in for her. Since Cambry has her first 3 class periods in the art room, she got to know him very well and he mentioned several times how he appreciated Cambry's artistic style and way of thinking. He even let her paint a little bit on his own pieces! Cambry took several pieces to the WSL art festival in April. She came home with a first place finish in the graphic design category and an honorable mention in the computer design category. We are so thankful for the instruction she has received over the last 4 years in Goessel. Now, on to Hesston College with Professor Cross!
Post a Comment
Read more

Choosing Trust Over Fear

I have struggled with writing about the shooting in Hesston - in fact, I wasn't going to post anything about it.  However, for the sake of memories, I decided I should at least touch on it.  It does deserve a place. It just hit so close to home - particularly since Doug was directly involved.  Honestly, I sometimes feel guilty for struggling with this tragedy.  I wasn't there, I didn't lose anyone close to me, and, although I know a few people who work there, I didn't know any of the victims.  And I get to move on with my life with little disruption.  I feel like I am on the outside looking in.   But I guess that's okay.  I didn't have to be directly involved for this to touch me.  My heart is sad for the families of those who died, for those who were injured, for those who witnessed it, for my brother-in-law who will probably replay images over and over, for my sister and my niece and nephew who might sometimes wonder "what if?", for th...
2 comments
Read more