Gentle readers will recall that Kongo loves field trips with his two granddaughters. This week the monkey climbed aboard a school bus with 22 budding classical scholars from Mrs. Hutson’s 3rd Grade Class and a handful of chaperones to visit … Continue reading Getty Field Trip
So there is the children’s novel being read in 4th grade now. It’s Island of the Blue Dolphin written by Scott O’Dell and first published back in 1960. It’s a timeless story about a young girl who was stranded … Continue reading Island of The Blue Dolphin
Kongo returned from Europe in time to accompany #1 Granddaughter (the cutie with the Kauai ball cap) on the year’s first field trip of fourth grade. Faithful readers will recall that last year the monkey could often be found chaperoning his two California granddaughters on field trips to the wilderness, zoos, and historic sites in the area. Now that he’s in FOURTH GRADE Kongo is stepping it up to a whole new level!
Kongo visited the Santa Barbara Zoo last Friday as part of a first grade field trip. The monkey has been a regular field tripper this year as he helped chaperone granddaughters and their classes all over the area. This excursion was the last one of this school year. (long sigh….)
The monkey continues his early education with a trip to a farm amongst a bunch of new farm workers AKA the first grade class of his #2 grand girl. This trip was designed to reinforce classroom studies about botany and agriculture — like where does all that stuff in the grocery store come from anyway?
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