Well, it was touch and go at first. The buses were almost an hour late, and it looked like one of them might not even show up. But we made it to the mission!
The missions are so important to California history that it is almost essential that students should have an opportunity to visit one. All but one, however, are active Roman Catholic parishes and the expectations of the devout docents and the reality of easily bored fourth graders are not always easy to reconcile. Still, we were fortunate today to have a really patient guide who had to deal with an unusually large group. And, I must say, this year's fourth graders are some of the best-behaved students I've ever seen. So it all went pretty well.
Some pictures of the trip are posted below to give those parents who have never been there a chance to see a bit of the mission.
Homework: The students were awfully good on the trip, so why not take a day off now and then?
1 comment:
So glad to hear it went well and glad to go on a future trip; I know this one was up in the air, so hard to recruit.
Your pictures are really nice - clear, great color. Thanks for sharing so quickly.
Lynn Kersey
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