Went to the Science Farm

Sophies' school has a great partnership with a local farm that specializes in Science and Agriculture. They tailor hands on science experiments to each grade level. It's terrific and the people who work there are just awesome.

So this picture is of one of the new calfs. Calf eyes are just beautiful! SO deep and soulful. But boy, are they dirty! I had to crop this a bit so no one would be offended by the dirty back end!
This is Scout. He's a Burmese Mountain Dog and the official mascot of the Science Farm. He is so friendly and HUGE. His primary job is to make rounds of the farm and check on the animals and kids. He's fun to watch because he actually sticks his head in each pen and the animals walk up to him. The science side of the farm for 1st graders involved energy & pressure and gases/solids/liquids.

Here Sophie is making gak-a mixture of water and borax. It has a really squishy texture that is cool to the touch. The kids loved it! The instructor also did an experiment involving alka-seltzer and water. She placed an alka-seltzer tab inside a film canister with a bit of water then placed it upside down with the lid on. The reaction between the tablet and water caused pressure to build and the cansiter popped off, flying about 15 feet in the air! Major hit with the kids.

I had tons of pictures but they all had Sophies' classmates..It was an incredible field trip and I can't wait to go back next year for the 2nd grade experience!

Ok, so one of them is sideways but at least you get the idea. This is 2 of the 3 posters I did for teacher appreciation week at our kids school this week.

We have such a great group of teachers that doing special things for them is so much fun!

Our schedule for the week:

Monday- Starbucks delivery to classroom

Tuesday- Breakfast for the teachers. I'm making a fruit platter.

Wednesday- Door posters go up :)

Thursday- Classroom thank you day. PTA will give a free car wash to the teachers and the kids will bring in thank you notes or pictures they have drawn. I will also provide a "dinner to go" for our two teachers. Something they can just heat up when they get home.

Friday-Teacher Luncheon and PTA gifts. We were able to purchase beautiful tote bags with our logo and school name embroidered. They will be filled with goodies. I'm making lemonade(from scratch no less!).

this blog has many great ideas for door posters as well as other gifties!

Menu Plan Monday April 26

Ugh- i have been so sick the last week and barely feeling better but I'm determined not to let things slide as I did last week. And it's a BUSY week : drama program, Teacher Appreciation week(which I'm involved with in some capacity everyday), Plus I've committed to helping a great friend with something. I need to make this an easy week. Luckily rain is back in the forecast so i can make a crock pot soup/stew/chili.

Sunday- Sloppy Joes, oranges, tater tots

Monday- Chicken tenders, macaroni & cheese, & fresh cut veggies

Tuesday- Drama Supper Club

Wednesday- Chili & garlic bread

Thursday- Chili dogs for the kids baked potato with chili for adults and fresh cut fruit/veggies

Friday- BakedCreamyChickenTaquitos from here with spanish rice and green salad

Saturday- probably eating out. We are having a yard sale and I will be beat by the time dinner rolls around!

AFter submitting my post from last week i realized I didn't post the recipe for the Lemon Cake. I will fix that now:The Yummiest Lemon Cake Ever.

It was so good and refreshing. Lots of rave reviews.

I also found another yummy treat :cookies . It's like eating a bite of sunshine!

Back with MPM April 12

Ready to start the week with a bang..Menu planning is once again in the forefront of my mind. Troy may be experiencing a temporary salary change so we are looking to cut costs EVERYWHERE. I've asked the family what their favorite meals are and I plan to rotate through them.

Sunday-Spaghetti, salad, bread

Monday - Chicken nuggets, tator tots, fresh fruit for kids and beef stew for adults

Tuesday- Beef Stew (i started this too late for kids to eat on Monday )

Wednesday- Chicken tacos, spanish rice, fruit

Thursday- leftovers

Friday-BBQ beef, roasted potatoes, asparagus

Saturday- Something with chicken

The lemon cake I linked to on my last post was FANTASTIC!

As always check out .orgjunkie...many ideas, lots of inspiration..