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10/21/2018

Adventure report for Crownsville Natural Leaders on 10/9/2018
by, Roman

Today on the daily Roman the topic [as always] is Woods class. Tuesday everyone [including me] was late. But S, the coordinator was able to cram it all together so there was enough time for everything. I asked my brother, K “Was there enough time for everything?” Oh, he doesn’t know.

Okay, well folks, it remains a mystery whether or not S actually did it. Anywho, I'm pretty sure he did:)

Our morning game was fire in the forest, a memorable game, even though it took me a while to remember the rules.

Now for the skills! Everyone, besides me and a few others that forgot our pots (please don't judge us) sanded them down. It took a while to smooth them, but it worked and I think everyone was happy with what they got out of their hard work.

Next we begin hiking through the woods and everyone is complaining about how hungry they are so Nick decides to stop for lunch. R and M tell two different stories and I think they are both funny.

Once everyone is done eating we go and find a good place to do our second skill…pitching the tarp! While it might not seem that hard, it was a great struggle for everyone!

And when the team that I was on finished, Nick told us to put it higher! At first everyone thought it was impossible but some kiddos started seeing ways to make it happen. The team I was on got the tarp a little higher. And the team on the right got it a little higher as well.

The reason that the other team couldn’t get it as high was because they weren’t tall enough. After we finished everyone went back to the place where we sanded the pots.

We all gathered up the pots, besides me and a few others and headed back to the parking lot.

After a long debate on rules we played a game of infection, then everyone did sit spot but there was a lot of noise, since somebody couldn't find a spot to sit. After sit spot, some of us played gaga ball but the others had to leave.

Thanks for reading guys and gals, I hope you enjoyed the daily-oh sorry here it is, the…

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A Spirit Animals Nature Adventure

10/19/2018

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By Merriam

I will tell you a story of a deep wooded thicket.
Once upon a time there was a small cricket.
Who went into the forest, but never came out.
Did he like it there?
Or did he have doubts?
Maybe it has a beautiful pond,
or maybe something went terribly wrong.
Well, what should an animal do to find food?
When Fall is upon us & hibernation is near,
food is our BFF we need it dear.
So let’s see what a pack of animals do,
when they form an alliance, so they can find food.

A bunch of animals and birds consult a wise leader.
Far from the protection of their homes, except for a beaver.
They sat by the Owl to rest their talons and paws.
“You’ve made it!” said Mr. Owl who knows the natural laws.
Where are Coyote, Raccoon and Bunny?
Suddenly three animals sprinted it was so funny.
Wolf’s sister was missing and Bear’s brother was gone.
We still have enough friends to get our mission done.
But, first we must play Firekeeper to get ourselves moving.
Then navigate through the forest with flowers still blooming.
Blue Bird directed us to a big beautiful pond,
with lily pads, paw paws, and fern fronds.
Frogs, fish, and eels lived in the ponds sticky muck.
On the way to collect worms we got stuck.
Coyote cut the wriggly creatures to use for bait.
It gushed, it gooed, the worms met their fate.
We fished with a story of patience fresh on our minds.
It wasn’t too long before they made a find.

Bunny, Squirrel, and Bobcat were a great team.
They caught a Crappie Fish and hollered a scream.
Raccoon scaled and gutted the fish.
To cook him whole was everyone’s wish.
Hawk made a fire.
The taste of the fish was dire.
We jumped in the creek with a cannonball splash.
Squirrel touched poison ivy and feared a rash.
We all packed up ready to leave.
It felt like we really achieved.
Finding food was harder than we thought.
If only we had salt, pepper, oil, and a pot.
All the animals returned muddy, sandy, and wet.
Our adventure to find tasty food did not make us upset.

It was a beautiful day to fish. Photo by Nick

Our small but tasty catch! Photo by Hannah

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Adventure report: making crayfish basket traps

10/17/2018

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On a recent October day in Falls Church...
By J

We had an awesome day today!

We started out with a game of tail-tag, and then we learned how to play Black Widow. On our way to gather sticks and vines to make crawfish traps, we spotted a baby snake!

Mr. Nick said we should try to identify it using the picture below - see if you can find it here:

After we harvested the vines and gathered sticks, we had to peel the leaves off the vines to make nice, long, thin, pieces.

We separated into two groups; the boys, and the girls, with C as our student instructor.
Then we stuck the sticks into the ground in a tight circle, and wove the vines in and out.

Just starting…