May 29 in Room 11

• Field trip:
• Simpson Reef Overlook--Students used spotting scopes, seals, sea lions, kelp, boats, a whole bunch of sharks (their sharp fins were going around and around!), a whale ( the children saw the whale breach and spout. Someone saw two, maybe three, and a baby. The teachers were not sharp enough to spot any whales or sharks)
• Sunset Beach--The second graders dug in the sand for beach hoppers and explored the tide pools. Most of the children saw hermit crabs, anemones, a gumshoe chitin, limpets, sculpin, seaweeds of different colors and red rock crabs. The teachers managed to see these things, too.
• Bastendorf Beach Park--Everyone ate lunch and the kids had a roaring good time on the play equipment in the picnic area.
• There were wet feet, muddy bottoms, scraped legs and two crab bites (tiny, tiny crabs..no blood). On the bus home the kids complained that the bus was stinky.
• Back to school to begin writing about the day.