Today I experienced my very first field trip as a teacher. We took our kindergarten class to Circle S Ranch pumpkin patch. Well, let's just say it was interesting to say the least. On the way to the pumpkin patch our school bus broke down. Keep in mind that were are about 25-30 minutes away from school, stranded on the side of the interstate, with about 6o 5 year-olds, three foster grandmothers, three parents, and three teachers. Fabulous.....absolutely fabulous. While riding along on the interstate I made the comment that jinxed it all- "This hoopty sounds like it's about to break down." Five minutes later we're all smelling diesel fuel. Ten minutes later the bus is boiling out smoke so bad that you just about couldn't see the other traffic. Twelve minutes later we're on the side of the highway......stranded. As we're pulling off to the side of the road, we go over the 'grid' or whatever it's called (the shoulder part that makes the loud noise). Well, when the kids hear this and see the smoke, they go crazy! Fabulous....absolutely fabulous. To top it all of I'm car sick and about to hurl everywhere. Fabulous....absolutely fabulous.
So, the bus driver radios back to base and assures us that help, and a better bus, is on the way. Then state troopers arrive- better known as the "po po" by the students. Suddenly, the bus if filled with comments like: "Oh no, it's the po po" and "Ooooo, someone done called the po po". I could have died! We waited about 30-45 minutes for another bus to come. Then the fun begins. We're having to transfer all of our coolers, boxes of sack lunches, and students from one bus to another safely- while interstate traffic is whizzing by. Fabulous.....absolutely fabulous.
Once we arrived at the pumpkin patch things started looking up. The students had a wonderful time! I would recommend Circle S Ranch to anyone interested in taking a field trip or family fun day! They had hay rides to the pumpkin patch, a corn maze, a hay pile for playing in, limbo, bean bag toss, sack races, horse shoe games, space jump, basketball, and an animal farm.
Here are a few pics.....
Pic of the school bus hood up...complete with smoke and all.....this was waaaayyy after the heavy smoke had disappeared.
Me...amidst the chaos. Fabulous....absolutely fabulous.
The students received small pumpkins while the teachers were given one large class pumpkin (or puh-kins as the students call them!). I carved ours this afternoon before the students went home. Tonight, I'm baking the seeds to take as a 'treat' for them tomorrow!
The students received small pumpkins while the teachers were given one large class pumpkin (or puh-kins as the students call them!). I carved ours this afternoon before the students went home. Tonight, I'm baking the seeds to take as a 'treat' for them tomorrow!
Tomorrow everyone is allowed to wear their PJ's to school to celebrate READING! This evening I found the cutest pair at the mall. Tomorrow I'll post pics of PJ day and of the CUTE, CUTE, CUTE fall art projects we've done this month!
Stay tuned....
Stay tuned....
1 comment:
oh no! that is a SCARY story...and just in time for Halloween =) so how did you manage to get through the day? sheesh...patience of Job! glad everyone was safe & that y'all were still able to make it to Circle S Ranch =)
Happy Halloween Sylvia!
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