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- Ebony and Maria at Ford’s Theater
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- Katya and Heather finallly meet
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- A great chef!
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- Tony Cheng’s
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- Moon rock touch
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- Strong girls :)
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- Washington Monument
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- At the top of the Washington Monument, 490 feet high!
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- At Ford’s theater
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- More planes
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- Ms. Olson’s girls at the Air and Space Museum
We had a busy day on our first full day in Washington, DC. Our day started with a great breakfast made by Halle and Mr. T our wonderful friends at the Embassy Suites kitchen. It is so heartwarming to see our old friends still here. Everyone ate a good breakfast thanks to them.
We learned about the White House at the Visitor’s Center. Many children were thrilled to see the pets of the children through the years. Jackie O’s timeless beauty caught many of our girls’ attention. They commented on how pretty she was “back in the day.” We also got our Junior Park Ranger stamp on our booklets providing an introduction to the National Park system. We were saddened to hear that “our” ranger, Jennifer Epstein, who has helped us so much in the past years is out on sick leave. We hope she gets better soon.
Our visit to the top of the Washington Monument was exciting. The students loved seeing all the places we’ve studied about from so high up. We learned that a monument was created when someone is still living whereas a memorial is created after someone has died. Interesting!
We also had a fast-paced visit to the Air and Space Museum. It was filled with interepretive talks, hands-on demonstrations and all of the usual interesting airplanes, rockets and space things. The students loved touching the moonrock. There were also lots of space things made out of Legos, including Star Wars spaceships.
Tony Cheng’s Mongolian Barbeque is always a highlight and today was no exception. The staff there has taken care of our students for the last 17 trips to DC. We LOVE their food. Some students are wary of selecting raw food to be cooked but loved it once it’s cooked.
The remodeled Ford’s Theater rounded out our day and everyone got a t-shirt from here. We also visited the House Where Lincoln Died. The students thought it was really small.
Swimming, Italian food and working in our books rounded out the day and we’re ready for more DC!
Hello DOLPHINS!
I’m leaving you to go check out the rest of your trip now. KEEP having fun!! You are SO lucky!
At last I’m here, checking you out! Mr. Runyan with the boys on the escalator was awesome! We miss you all, but I think there is more room in the elective hallways during 6th grade passing periods
Hi,my name is Oscar Morales and i was just going to say that I love the pictures and also the food seems very good. I can’t wait until I go to D.C! I am just excited. Sometimes I wonder how the food could be so great. I bet you the children in past trips had fun in Washington D.C. I also wonder if it was their first time in a plane. I wonder if it was scary. My favorite picture is when it looks like students holding the monument.
Hello I am Antionette Rocha and I am in sixth grade I am even more excited to D.C. after looking at all the KEEP pictures and seeing all my sisters in them. It looks like they are having a good time and I would really want to go on a good trip like this and I am really thankful for Ms. Olson, Ms, Arriaga and my mom. My mom helped me raise all of my money and she made me work day after day:)
I really love the pictures!