We took advantage of the beautiful autumn day on Wednesday and went for a walk in the woods. We had loads of fun before we even got to the woods, singing in the tunnel (Happy Birthday to Jayce!), walking like turkeys, and checking out every fence, bench and bleacher. When we got to the woods we discovered a story walk. We had to move from place to place to find out what would happen next. And in between, what a blast we had exploring the woods! We found lots of leaves. We saw acorns and fungus, ferns and mushrooms! It was all beautiful and so much fun to experience hands-on! We found a creek, some bridges and lots of down trees. We didn’t find any poison ivy, but just in case, we learned a poem about it. “Do not touch the hairy vine, or you will itch for a long, long time.” We left our classroom at 10:30 and didn’t get back until 12:30! We walked a lot, but we didn’t complain. Making that final climb up “Tired Hill” was hard, but we made it. Then we had to collapse for a quick rest before the trek back through the tunnel and across campus. It was exciting being an explorer. We all agreed that the woods are fun and we can’t wait to go back! We think we’ll go again in a couple of weeks to see how the trees have changed. The sound track to our slides is so appropriate! Take time to think, take time to thank, take time to play!