I have hundreds of kids!!

As many of you know, I work in the school district. I feel like each and every kid that I have worked with is one of my own. I am often asked how I remember all of the kids' names at school. My response is usually that I have had at least one personal experience with each and every one of them! Either it was a problem solving issue, someone who needed a shoulder to cry on or someone who I was able to help in an academic way. I really feel satisfied helping kids, at home and at work. Case in point...
Last week I was asked to join the 5th grade classes on a 3 day field trip to the Oregon coast, of course I accepted!! This was a great opportunity to get to know the kids and some of the parents on a personal level. It was a blast!!!


These are some of my kids..
This is Mrs. Barrett's class (my favorite, by far!!)

The camp is Camp Magruder, but the program is sponsored by OMSI. We had the opportunity to explore the environment and learn about ORT, that's another story. We also had the opportunity to LICK A SLUG!!! Mom will get a kick out of this one!! She has often teased me over the years about slug licking, when I was at outdoor school in 6th grade we were asked if we wanted to lick a slug, of course I jumped at the chance! If you don't know, when you lick a slug (a banana slug) the slime makes your tongue numb!This is K, she is a girl after my own heart! A red-headed spit fire not afraid to speak her mind!! She jumped at the chance to lick a slug!! I am so proud!!


This is my field study class.
The classes were all split up into groups, each group stuck together for field study and interest groups. We hiked the dunes, dissected squid, learned about team building and sang by the campfire. It was a wonderful experience and I can't wait to do it next year with Tucker!