Our trip to the Apple Orchard was lots of fun!  It  began with a tour of the “Apple Barn”  where we learned a little about how apples grow, how they are sorted and packaged for sale, how cider is made and how apples are stored for the winter.  It seems as if everyone loved walking  into the “refrigerator room”  even though it was sooo cold!  We all enjoyed the walk up the big hill (some kids thought it was like mountain climbing) where we had our picnic and then picked apples. Back in the classroom we made applesauce, apple  pancakes, and apple crisp.  Our class book about our trip to the orchard will be making its way to your house very soon.

We just completed our unit on fire safety.   A visit to the fire trucks and rescue vehicles taught us about some of the equipment on the trucks and the difference between trucks that respond to building fires and those that are for forest fires.  Justine Gendreau , a volunteer at the Quinebaug fire station, then visited us in the classroom and showed us some of the gear that firefighters use.  We also learned the importance of knowing our full name, address, and our family meeting place just in case we ever had a fire at home.