Field Trip Fun and STEM in G Math

We had a gorgeous day for our trip!  God blessed us with sunny skies and a nice breeze.  Our historians were wonderful storytellers who made the history of the Saxon immigrants come to life for us.  How amazing to see God's care for his people despite many hardships.  Students also enjoyed making pizzas that were baked in the brick oven for us.  We tried typical chores, and of course the kids favorite play time and social time on the bus!  Thanks to the moms who chaperoned and helped make the day run smoothly.  Thanks to PTL for sponsoring our comfy bus - we rode in style!

Photos from our trip are all mixed up below.  We first toured Trinity Lutheran Church (c.1869) and the log cabin that had been the first seminary.  We looked at artifacts in the museum and saw the geneology library.  Then we headed to Saxon Memorial where we made lunch and learned about the homestead.   Moms - if you have any good photos, especially of groups, I'd love to share them!

-->Upcoming Events:
REMEMBER - Friday, May 18  will the our Faith Family Field Day.  Lunch (pizza, goldfish crackers, fruit, drink) are provided.  We will have "field day" activities inside and out with our faith families for the afternoon.  SUNSCREEN DAY!

MONDAY - May 21 the Junior High will celebrate the end of the year with a GREAT SKATE FIELD TRIP for our afternoon.  Watch for a permission slip to come home on Monday.

NO HOT LUNCH - The last week of school, students will need to pack a cold lunch.  Mrs. Boettcher will have some goodies for sale as we clean out the kitchen for the summer.  

Investigation Day - how are surface area and volume related?

G Math students measured different gift boxes

Then they had to come up with a design model that would create the greatest volume

Day 2 - Creation day

Turns out the winning design also made a great hat!

Using a drawknife on the Schnitzelbank

Trying a foot operated scroll saw

Grinding corn into flour

Shelling corn off the cobs

The Little School - a one room schoolhouse from the 1840s

The drinking fountain

The morning bus ride

Snacking on the steps of the museum when we first arrived

Trinity Lutheran Church

The steeple was repaired nine years ago after an inland hurricane took took it down

Note the elevated pulpit.  Our first LCMS president C.F.W. Walther preached here

The pavilion preserves 2 log cabins

Our first Concordia Seminary was first a college for boys and girls

Learning how a pump organ worked

Ms. Presser found her grandfather's name in the baptismal records

Searching ancestory

Play time at Saxon

Even big kids still love the swings!

Carrying our pizzas from the brick oven

Churning butter with a hand churn

Trying an old time sack race