In the 3rd grade world…we took advantage of the last (school) day in October, and celebrated in style. We started out the day with a spooky Halloween story writing prompt, followed by a trip to the farm.
We couldn’t have asked for a more gorgeous day…the weather was perfect and we spent all morning and afternoon playing.
(I tried so hard to get pictures without the kids’ faces for you all…hah. But don’t worry I took many, many pictures of their sweet little faces to share with their parents, too.)
Rubber ducky races…
The animals – definitely my favorite part of the day.
These little floppy eared goats were the cutest things you’ve ever seen. I wanted to take one home to play with Punky.
Mr. and Mrs. Mallard…
(We just finished reading the book Make Way for Ducklings, so my kid’s were thrilled to see some real mallard ducks up close…except one of my students got bit by one, so that put a bit of a damper on things).
This picture makes my heart melt
Then it was off to the corn maze…
We were legitimately lost for 20 minutes, but it was all fun. My kiddos did a good job of navigating us out of there.
They also had the place decorated for Halloween.
We took a break for lunch (I had a green apple and a peanut butter/agave sandwich), and then went on a hay ride.
(These are not pictures of the kids in my class…this was the group who rode before us)
After that, we picked pumpkins, and headed back to school.
This pregnant teacher was ready to drink some water and get off her feet (even if it was just for the 10 minute bus ride back to school).
Back at school, we jumped right into our party for Halloween! We made yarn apples…
And witches’ hats…
ice cream cones, cookies, frosting and sprinkles
And smiled and laughed about the fun day we had…
After school (and after cleaning up the disaster scene in my room), I came home and fell into a deep state of exhaustion. I tried to eat, but literally kept falling asleep. I finally managed to peel myself off the couch about 20 minutes before Meeker got home at 9ish…but didn’t make it past 10pm before I went upstairs and hit the hay for the night. Being a pregnant 3rd grade teacher is tough work, but I’m happy to do it!
Happy Saturday, all!
Those witches hats are cute! I remember being little and the pumpkin patch and hayrides were the highlight of my Fall!
What a fun day! My school district doesn’t allow us to have “Halloween parties” persay, so we have to celebrate in sneaky ways.
Oh, how I miss Elementary School Halloween parties! My brother [5th grade] had one yesterday and I was so jealous! While he was “partying” I was running a 5K. Haha.
Looks like the kids had a great day. Field trips and Halloween parties… how fun!
What a fun day! Sorry to hear you got a little exhausted on your field trip, but it sounds like you remained in good spirits despite that.
Those “witch hats” your students made were so cute. I’m going to a party tonight and may consider adding cones to my sugar cookies to achieve the same look.
Happy Halloween!
Dana
This is *such* a perfect day! I want to be a kid again.
What a fun day! The school my kids go to love Holidays and parties, it’s awesome! The whole school shuts down for learning in the early afternoon and it’s time to break out the costumes and cheap punch
After the classroom parties they all head down to the gym for a “monster mash.” Love it!!!
Have a great weekend
Jen
You’re so cute – sounds like a fun day! Those boots are super cute! Hope you had a great rest of your weekend! I love reading your blog – it makes me want to be a kid again (and in YOUR class!).
That looks like such a fun day! Hope you are resting up this weekend after that
Between all the fun in this post and the drive in movie thing, I am convinced you are the coolest teacher ever
Looks like such a fun day! Such lucky kids