Well, here comes the story you have all been waiting for and that is my camping trip with 4th and 5th graders. As you are probably thinking it was challenging, exhausting, frustrating, fun and every other emotion that comes to mind. I actually think that I will just let the pictures tell the story, b/c they will do a much better job than myself. Here goes...
We set up these tents called "lentus" and there was one for 4th girls, 5th girls, 4th boys, and 5th boys. I slept with 4th grade girls and got to know them very well. They are very chatty as one would assume, but nonetheless loveable!
This is one of the 4th grade boys hammering in the stake of the lentu. Who knew 4th and 5th graders can work as hard as they did?
When we reached the campsite, after hiking for an hr and a half, we broke for lunch. Please remember that to us staff we realize you need to eat a hearty meal b/c you do alot of exercise and you can't go on just snacks. Kids however finished all their candy and snacks within the first 2 hours we were there. Do I need to say more about what the afternoon was like?
These were my kids that I hiked with in the back while pushing them, literally, up the mountain. Who knew 4th graders and some 5th graders could be so dramatic?? I believe I heard "I am going to die Miss Baker" about 57 times up the mountain. Us staff made the hike in about 45 min, we took an hr. and a half!!!
We set up these tents called "lentus" and there was one for 4th girls, 5th girls, 4th boys, and 5th boys. I slept with 4th grade girls and got to know them very well. They are very chatty as one would assume, but nonetheless loveable!
This is one of the 4th grade boys hammering in the stake of the lentu. Who knew 4th and 5th graders can work as hard as they did?
When we reached the campsite, after hiking for an hr and a half, we broke for lunch. Please remember that to us staff we realize you need to eat a hearty meal b/c you do alot of exercise and you can't go on just snacks. Kids however finished all their candy and snacks within the first 2 hours we were there. Do I need to say more about what the afternoon was like?
These were my kids that I hiked with in the back while pushing them, literally, up the mountain. Who knew 4th graders and some 5th graders could be so dramatic?? I believe I heard "I am going to die Miss Baker" about 57 times up the mountain. Us staff made the hike in about 45 min, we took an hr. and a half!!!