4th Grade School of the Wild
Each year our 4th graders get to spend a week learning and exploring in God’s creation at the Macbride Nature Recreation Area for School of the Wild. They experience Woodlands Day learning all about trees, leaves, and woodland creatures and Prairie Day where they looked at different grasses, plants, herbs, as well as predators and their prey that hide in the prairie. They had a lot of fun learning about birds and seeing the ones in captivity as well as looking for them in the wild. On Wetlands Day they searched for frogs, took a canoe ride on spider pond, and observed signs of beavers. Archaeology Day was an opportunity to explore the ruins and artifacts of an abandoned homestead and create shelters. This week is often the highlight of the 4th grade year and is just one more opportunity for our students to experience what an amazing and creative Creator God we serve!
We focused on both of our learning targets that align with my deep hope of following in Jesus’ footsteps joyfully: “I can follow joyfully as an earth keeper by taking care of God’s creation.” and “I can follow joyfully as a creation enjoyer by recognizing that all creation was designed by and belongs to God.” – Mrs. Kurtzhals, 4th Grade Teacher
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