Wednesday, April 23, 2008

After our first night's stay at ODS, we all awakened to a sunny  morning at Outdoor School.  Breakfast consisted of  Hot Cakes & Sausage,  and a breakfast bar containing many different kinds of cereal and fruit.  After breakfast we started our lessons of the day. Two learning groups went to water study, and two groups  learned about cycles, soil and photosynthesis (to name a few).  During water study we got to catch and observe such things as Mayflies, Stoneflies, Crayfish, Salamanders, Hellgrammites, etc.  In our other lessons we learned about the soil, cycles, and adaptations and played many fun games as part of these lessons. During cabin time last night and during our cabin time this afternoon, we all wrote a letter to our parents saying how much fun we were having.  Monaken took our letters to the Petersburg Post Office after lunch. Our lunch consisted of Toasted Cheese Sandwiches and Tomato Soup, along with the usual salad bar.  After lunch, we had some cabin time and got ready for our "Living Things" lessons.. We saw many interesting things during these lessons. We got to see a  Black Rat Snake, a turtle, and a toad.  We also saw a Screech Owl. We got to see and touch many things during this lesson, including a beaver fur. After our lessons, and after a little "solo time" we all had a delicious dinner  of Noodles and McRibs, Green Beans, along with the usual salad bar. We had a great big brownie for dessert!!  After dinner and some more  group games, we headed for the campfire. We had a great campfire singing many songs, including "Old Lady Leary"  We also got to see smoke painting again. The counselors  put on a skit called the The Invisible Bench.  It was really funny. The counselors did another skit called "the Toxic Cookie Skit." We also had another weather skit.. After campfire we went on a wonderful "Night Hike" and became creatures of night, using all our senses. We discovered "moon rocks.". We then settled into our cabins for a good night's sleep. We were all really tired.  We certainly had another exciting and sunny day. It was hard to believe that Outdoor School was now half over.

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