Comment writing time

While the kids went to lunch three of my colleagues went to their favorite coffee shop to write their mid trimester comments.

Williamsburg day 2

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Weather is still humid but it seems to be clearing. The sun actually showed itself around 11 am.

Today we divided into 4 groups and had a guided tour of the town. In and out of various buildings including the capitol, the print shop and the builder. The docents are great with the kids and really bring the flavor of the 18th century to life.

I especially liked it when the kids took turns bringing up a bucket of water from the well. It took 3 students and the guide to pull up one bucket. During colonial times it tool one person numerous times a day to bring up the water.

Lunchtime then it's on to Jamestown.

Williamsburg day 1

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It was a long ride on the bus in the rain. Fortunately the were tired, having had to get up before dawn to come to school to catch the bus. Watched a couple of movies on the way

We finally arrived around 12:30 at the hotel. For some of these kids it's their first time in a hotel without their parents. After unpacking and eating the brown bag lunches they brought we were off to the colonial city. It was still raining.

As one would suspect of young teens raincoats and umbrellas were an afterthought.

But inspire of it all the students walked the colonial city and presenting the information they researched for a particular building.