When students arrived, the luggage was all unloaded from the truck. After a brief meeting, students got it all put away and went on a brief tour. Then it was time to meet their instructional group leader. There are 8 instructional groups of 10-11 students each. Although we had steady rain, students had an excellent time on the trail today. They saw mule deer, heard the lonesome cry of an owl, and marveled at the gigantic trees. There were also team building activities to help create a "team" out of the "group".
Around 4:30 students finished up their groups. They went back to cabins, unpacked their stuff, wrote in their journals, cleaned stuff up, and took a quick shower if needed. Cabins are competing for beads this week. They can earn them with excellent journal entries, teamwork, and cleanliness. Teachers are rewarding beads throughout the day. One cabin had a particularly great journal presentation tonight and earned a few extra!
Dinner was pasta with sauce with ground turkey, salad, garlic bread, and chocolate cake. Many students cleaned their plates completely off!
Tonight students are listening to a wonderful presentation from Elaine Grinnell, a local Native American elder. She brought many important artifacts and delights listeners with captivating stories about respect and responsibility. After the presentation students will head off to their cabins for a final clean up and then time for bed. Get a good night's rest for a bust day at OPI tomorrow!
Around 4:30 students finished up their groups. They went back to cabins, unpacked their stuff, wrote in their journals, cleaned stuff up, and took a quick shower if needed. Cabins are competing for beads this week. They can earn them with excellent journal entries, teamwork, and cleanliness. Teachers are rewarding beads throughout the day. One cabin had a particularly great journal presentation tonight and earned a few extra!
Dinner was pasta with sauce with ground turkey, salad, garlic bread, and chocolate cake. Many students cleaned their plates completely off!
Tonight students are listening to a wonderful presentation from Elaine Grinnell, a local Native American elder. She brought many important artifacts and delights listeners with captivating stories about respect and responsibility. After the presentation students will head off to their cabins for a final clean up and then time for bed. Get a good night's rest for a bust day at OPI tomorrow!
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27 comments:
It's great to hear from you! I'm glad you're having fun. It sounds like a good mix of learning and adventure! School is not the same without you, though.
I'll see you tomorrow!
-Mr. Richards
Six graders
Have fun week at camp!
From Sidney Glen P.T.A. president Tonya P.s. The school was missing something today? It was missing you.
Brittany & Victoria,
Victoria what did eveyone think of your hair? Dance team went well today remeber to pratice. Brittany have fun and stay focus. You know alot already about the woods show them what you know. Petey and Cleo miss you both alot. And Janelle too! Love mom & dad
Brit & Vic Armstrong,
What cabin are you two in ?
Love mom
Hi mom -
I'm in Osprey, Victoria is in raccoon. Tell Petey and Cleo I miss them real bad. I'm having a great time.
Love, Brittany
Jasmine Porter...what cabin are YOU in?? And tell your group to make noise to keep the bears away :-) And make sure to find out what poison ivy looks like so when you are being one with nature you don't get a rash! Love you and so glad you are all having so much fun! OH and Dad called from Hawaii and wanted me to tell you he is going to buy some beads if that is all it takes for you to clean! HA!
Luv you silly girl!
Boo Boo (Autstin Harris)
Hope you are having fun. We miss you already. BE GOOD!!! :)
Love Mom and Dad
Hi Mekenzie!!
I hope you had fun canoeing today! Hopefully the weather cooperated. :) We miss you and love you bunches!! Have fun!!
To Isiah Cotten:
Looks like you are having some fun after all! What's up with the pink hat? Dad's still on the same level!! Tehehe. Make sure you use your bug spray and deodorant. LOL. Love you and even miss you!
Austin F.- Looks like you're having a great time! I wish I was with you guys! Delaney and Brooklyn send you kisses and say they miss you...Tell Dad I say Hi, be good, and have a blast! I'll see you on Friday! I love you! Mom
Brittany & Victoria,
Mommy is missing both of you very much. Thank's for the e-mail. And thank's for telling me you're cabins. Remind Victoria to pratice dance.Daddy wanted to tell you both hi! I heard you went canoeing today. Was it fun? I bet you have loads to tell me when you get home.
I will give Petey and Cleo a hug from you. Love mommy
From Jasmine:
I am in cabin osprey with paige and it is so much fun. don't worry about me I am having a great time!:)
Hi Mom! I miss you! I had dinner with Kaitlin Monday night. Dad overslept this morning and almost made us late.:) Dad isn't losing his temper with Samm. :) Are you having fun? I love you!
Love,
Megan
PS: Hi Tyler & Mekenzie!
Wow! You sure had a busy day yesterday! You are all true Washingtonians - enjoying the rain in the Olympic Rain Forest. Actually, I am really jealous! While you are out enjoying the woods and seeing deer, I have been stuck inside in meetings all day. I wish I could have been there to hear Elaine Grinnell tell her stories. I hope someone writes about the stories she told. I'd also like to read the wonderful journal entry that earned extra beads.
It sounds like you will have a wonderful time of learning and fun at the Olympic Park Institute. I hope the weather is a little drier today. Right now it is sunny in Port Orchard but it was very windy and rainy this morning. Have fun.
Sincerely,
Bev Cheney
Hi Mekenzie!
I miss you. I wish you could come home today, BUT YOU CAN'T. I love you! Please get me something. How is the weather? What did you have for breakfast? What did you have for lunch? What will you have for dinner?
I LOVE YOU! I MISS YOU!
Love, Madison
Wow--it sounds like all the Sidney Glen students at OPI are happy campers!
What a wonderful experience for you all--I hope the sun keeps shining for you this afternoon, and that the rest of your stay is as action-packed as the first day!
Kurt
Maison Wolf ~ what cabin are you in? I hope those shoes are working out for you. I love you, Mom
Daevon Christense-Adams (dae dae) I love you so much and I am sure you are having a great time. I cant wait to se you..
Love ya,
mom
Ben Johnson
Jacob is really enjoying having Mom all to himself, but we do miss you and Dad. Can't wait to hear about all of your adventures.
Love,
Mom
Dear Sidney Glen Sixth Graders,
It sounds like you are having a great time at camp. It sure is quiet at this end of the hallway. We miss you!
Mrs. Eaton...all of your fellow SG master's teachers have mailed off our Portfolio disks today. Yippee, Yahooey! Thank you for organizing us and being our leader in turning in our Portfolios early.
We miss our next door neighbor. We miss you too Miss Harmon and Mr. Darragh. Be safe in the woods and hurry back!
From,
Mrs. Spohn and the best 1st graders in the world!
Hi Jesse! Cool cabins! How was the canoe ride? when are you going to the waterfall? and the beach? Papa got your baseball uniform tonite. You are #35. They didn't even have a #14. I am sure that Nana had 35 sometime in her life though. Wesley slept with us last night. What a bed hog! He is having bad thoughts - Not dreams as he wasn't asleep - with out you in your bed. I guess he actually thinks you would protect him and not outrun him if there was some type of an attack??!! Boy is he delusional. LOL! No babies yet. She may wait for you to get back so she can have them in your bed again. Everyone says "HI" Love you and miss you!
Love Mom :0)
Hi Sam K.
Hope you are having FUN and learning lots. We miss you.
MOm and Dad
love ya bubie shannon
Oh by the way Wesley says "where' the remote?" He is sure you took it as a joke!!!
Love Mom
Jonathan Ashe. Hey! This is your sister. I love you and miss you. Haha you didnt think I would ever say that. Huh? Really, I do miss you. But i hope you are having fun and dad says hi and he misses you also. Love you lots. stay safe and have alot of fun!
Love always,
krystal and dad.
Shanell, hey baby hope your are enjoying yourself and having lots of fun! Take lots of pictures... we miss and love you so much! Try to stay dry...tty soon! Oh and the boys say hello...
Love you much,
Mom, Dad & the boys
Hi Joel,
Dad and I got your baseball uniform today, you're #6. Did you know that Jessie is on your team too?? The pictures show a really neat place, have fun. I hope the weather gets drier for you guys.
See you soon,
Love Mom
Hi Forest,
We hope you are staying warm, learning lots and most of all having fun. We miss you much.
Love, Dad, Mom, B, P, S and Jack
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