Good Times with The Gray's

Well I made it through my first field trip as a teacher! Field trips have always been fun for me, of course being the child, but now being on the responsible side of it. Aghhh!! It is a lot of work!!! You have to make sure that all money is accounted for, chaperones included, schedule buses, a strategic plan for the day, keep up with lunches and ice chests, head count of all the children and chaperones, bathroom breaks, more head counts and unplanned trips to the bathroom, etc. So exhausting!!

All 82 second graders, 5 teachers and 15+ chaperones loaded the buses at 8:30 this morning and headed to The Dallas Museum of Nature and Science. We arrived at 10:10, our activities began at 10:00. Oh well they waited on us :) From that point forward the entire day was busy! We participated in a Dinosaur Discovery dig, then had lunch by the pond at the museum, then it was time for exhibits, an IMAX presentation on Corral Reef, then back to the exhibits, and finally back on the buses to head back to school at 1:45, we arrived at 3:10. (The bell rings at 3:15).

We had such a good time and the kids were great! There was no time for the kids to get in trouble, we kept them super busy! I have to say it was very entertaining,even for adults. I had a good time and I am sure all the kiddos did too! So overall I would rate this experience as successful!!