Mrs. Crook's Classroom: May 2017

Well, I should have gotten these pictures and post up this last week, but I will admit that I was exhausted after our trip to MacKerricher State Park last week. This was our much anticipated ocean trip for second grade. The kids had a great time and really seemed to enjoy themselves. I have to say that I was a little sad I wasn't out on the rocks this year with the class, but a HUGE thank you to all of the parents who attended as chaperones and made it so I didn't have to worry about the class while they were on the rocks at the tide pools. From what I heard, this year was a little lower in tide pool creatures than what it has been in years past. However, the class was able to still see quite a few different sea creatures, including sea stars and quite a few hermit crabs.

Take a look at what we were able to see!

While at MacKerricher State Park we were also able to enjoy an ocean-view lunch, with our good friend the squirrel, Mr. Cheddar.

Mr. Cheddar, the famous squirrel

As a class, we also enjoyed looking at the seals that were sunbathing on the rocks.

We couldn't possibly go all the way to the coast and not enjoy the beach, so we spent quite a bit of time enjoying the warm sand.

Our last stop before getting on the bus to ride back home was the blue whale skeleton where we met with Ranger Fred and he told us some very interesting information about blue whales and the park in general.