Point University Visit!

Some of our classes received a special visit from Point University students! The students were in full character of a historical figure. They gave a presentation and then asked the students to guess who they were. The Point students then led an activity for the class to complete. It was very interesting! The Point University students did an outstanding job!!

Pocahontas had a wonderful story to tell!!

The students heard how Pocahontas united the Native Americans and settlers.

Great job!!

The classes did a wonderful job on the activity that Pocahontas gave them!

Orville Wright came to see us, too!!

The class enjoyed the pictures that Orville Wright showed in the PowerPoint!

3rd Grade Chess

The 3rd Grade is hard at work practicing their chess skills!! They are getting ready for the upcoming tournament! Keep up the good work!

Kaleb, Jeremiah, and Marleigh are in deep thought!

Ryan, Bryson, and Jada love playing!

Kailey and Tyrun are fierce competitors! 

More fun from Jekyll Island!! Here are more photos of the great time and wonderful learning that went on!!

Jekyll Island still has a lot of untouched land!

The kids had a tiny bit of free time! You would think they would be tired!

 

The students got a chance to get hands-on with several sea creatures!

 Here is the bottom of a sea star!

 Gabe thought this sea star was little.

This is a knobbed whelk.

They are living creatures!

 Gabe gets up close with a tortoise!

 

And he's off!

This turtle isn't sure about this!

The students learn about reptiles during a class.

 Gabe looks pretty comfortable with this snake!

Gabe, Logan, and Kade must be hungry!

They are hanging out outside of the cafeteria!

Making s'mores at the campfire!

Some of the boys are providing camp-side entertainment!

The men are getting the fire ready! 

 Gabe, Kade, Hunter, Tristan, CD, Ty, Jordan, and

Levi are ready for s'mores!

Sifting in the slough!

The students get to sift through the mud and water of the slough to see what creatures and plants they can find!

Do you see the alligator??

Do you see him now??

These boys better watch for the gator!

Jordan must think the alligator followed into the forest!

A Jekyll Island camp leader teaches the students about the maritime forest.

Gabe likes climbing the Grandfather Tree!

The Grandfather Tree is really old!

The maritime forest looks much different than our forest around here!

Listening as a Jekyll leader points out foliage of the maritime forest.

Hiking through the forest!

The bottom layer of the maritime forest has lots of palm plants.

Everyone stay together!

The upper layers have lots of moss!

Walking the plank!

It's the only way to get across the swampy mess!

Do your tree roots look like these?

Learning what to look for in the forest.

The middle layer of the maritime forest.

Who's ready??

We love Jekyll Island 4-H Center!

Gathering on the boardwalk.

A Jekyll Island leader discussing key information before starting out!

A giant turtle skeleton at the Sea Turtle Center.

Getting a look at the turtles.

These kids really like snakes!

They enjoyed a whole class just about snakes!

This snake really likes Hunter!

A Jekyll Island leader discussing attributes of snakes and safe handling. 

In the marsh!

We told you we are outside RAIN or shine!!

They may look funny, but they are trying to get a periwinkle to come out of the shell by humming.

Looking at the map. Do they know where to go?

A horseshoe crab!