Tour of the town

In school this year,

the 3rd graders had the opportunity

to learn more about the history

of the town we live in.

They learned fun facts about the people

who founded it

and lived here 100 years ago.

Then, last week, they all went on a

walking tour to see the buildings

and talk about the history behind some of them.

It was fun to go with them and

hang out with Sydney for a few hours.

The group would stop

at several places

and a couple of the kids

who had researched that particular building

would stand up and

tell the group about it.

We live in a pretty cool little town.
It was fun to learn more about it.

It was interesting to learn

about the fire

that happened 100 years ago

and how the people dealt with it,

and how such an event

could change an entire town

back then.

After the tour,

we all stopped at the park

for a picnic lunch.

Then headed back up to school.

I think that being there

made the history come alive for them,

and was so much more fun

than just reading about it.

We really enjoyed it!