March 31st

Hi All!

It has been a BEAUTIFUL week!  We have been enjoying the weather--hope you all have been too!  Emu eggs are still in the incubator. I was under the impression that they would start whistling/moving this week, however, I haven't seen any signs of that happening, so PROBABLY the emu eggs are not fertile. But we still have another couple of weeks before I can be certain. Keep your fingers crossed! 

We have geese laying on eggs and ducks also laying on eggs, so hopefully we will have more of those soon!  

We DO have baby chicks that hatched earlier this week, so you can peek in on those on Friday--just no touching!

For those of you who have been asking, our last Friday before summer break will be April 28th.  We plan to meet each Friday until then (weather permitting!).  We might have a water day or two over the summer, but no regular meetings again until sometime in September.  I'll keep you posted!

And now on to this week's schedule!

 From 10-Noon(ish) we will break into group activities:

Group A-- Ages 5-8

You will be doing the Project this week. We will be working with goats!  Come learn how to trim hooves, what it takes to care for goats, and learn how to make farmer's cheese--and eat some yummy dessert cheese! (If your child has an allergy to vanilla wafers, you might want to bring another type of cracker for the dessert cheese)

Parents, if your little ones tend to wander, please stay close by. You are responsible for taking your child to the restroom or providing them with water if they get thirsty. Try to remind them that this is a group activity, and they should try to stick with their group as much as possible. That will really help keep things flowing smoothly for everyone. <3

Materials Needed: 

Sunscreen and Water Bottles...if you so desire. 

And clothes/shoes that you don't mind getting dirty.

Group B--Ages 9-12

You will be doing P.E. this week. Mr. D is back!!!  So...kickball it is! Come prepared to run and have fun in the pasture.

Materials Needed: 

Tennis shoes and comfortable clothes 

Water bottles

Sunscreen if you so desire 

Group C--Ages 13-18

You will be doing Gardening this week. Ms. Paula has lots of fun activities scheduled. Come prepared to learn a lot and get dirty!!

Materials Needed: 

Sunscreen and Water Bottles...if you so desire. 

Clothes/shoes that you don't mind getting dirty.

Garden gloves if you think you want them.

A great attitude!

Those teenagers that do not feel like participating in Gardening are welcome to volunteer with Group A. Please note: you WILL be put to work if you volunteer in that capacity! 

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Picnic Lunch

Everyone is welcome to stay and have a picnic lunch in the backyard area. You are responsible for bringing your own lunch. Please do not feed any animals with that lunch and please make sure all garbage is disposed of in the dumpster or garbage can.