This year's Accelerated Reader theme was "Get Hooked on Books" and I had fish decor up in the library with lots of characters from Finding Nemo. The students got prizes for making their reading goals. They got bookmarks, goldfish crackers, water bottles, medals, and a field trip to the Shark Reef. Seth did not seem that interested in earning the field trip until his friend, Kristian, earned it.
We got all the kids situated on the bus and to the Mandalay Bay. My group went to the education room first. The host played games (bingo) and showed the students the animals in the room.
Then we got to walk through the animal displays.
Petting the rays is a favorite activity. Seth was scared and we had a hard time even getting him to try to touch the rays.
The finale is going to watch the sharks in their tanks. There were a few divers in the tank and they were pretty funny gesturing to the kids.
We headed back to school (after a little meltdown from Jayden K. after losing his bracelet). We had pizza delivered and the awesome parent volunteers helped get the kids all fed.
Kristian, Seth, Kevin, Emmonie, Byran
The field trip is always a great day. the kids who earn it tend to be the ones that I'm happy to spend the day with.
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