You did it! You are officially a River Kid!
Monday, October 10th, 2011Today we completed our first River Kids of the 2011-2012 school year!
Woohoo! I loved how excited the 5th Graders were to begin. Everyone remembered to wear their uniform. Yes! Several students told me how thrilled they were that today was finally here. To be honest, the first River Kids is always a bit crazy for me. Since the new River Kids don’t know how to be a River Kid, it takes a lot of direction and instruction on my part. I was beyond thrilled at how patient my new crew was while waiting for their time to learn about their specific job. Everyone stayed extremely positive and took special care of the equipment.It is a science teacher’s dream to hear students talking about pH, DO, and macroinvertebrates. I also loved to see students working with the itouches to interview one another and the GPSs devices to locate our exact longitude and latitude. I was amazed today by how much you, as a new River Kid, have already learned.
I heard several students say this was the best day ever! Today was the hardest one and you made me very, very proud. The next ones will be even better! Welcome to River Kids!
