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Grafton School Field Trip

Grafton Field Trip 2-19-2013 - slideshow maker with music

The girls learned about cartography/map making, the history of the area, ghost/scary stories associated with the town, and wrote an essay about how a time when their lives seemed washed away/destroyed and how they rebuilt/repaired, because the town of Grafton was flooded twice and had issues with Indians, but they kept coming back. We learned about the lives and deaths of many of the people who were buried there. Two girls had died in a swing accident; we read a poem of consolation written by Eliza R. Snow to the families of the two girls. We learned of an account where a girl claimed to have seen the ghosts of these two girls. We also learned about the relations between the local natives and the pioneers which was often peaceful but a renegade party of Navajo had attacked and murdered the Berry family who are buried in the cemetery. After my instruction I had the girls complete sketches of anything that inspired them in that area whether it was the graves, the stories of the people buried there or the beauty of the red rock mountains and mesas.

Riding out in the Desert

The girls have been working very hard with there horses. They had a wonderful time riding out in the desert. The sun has been shining, the horses loved being out and the girls spirits are high.

Think before you speak

We should always ask ourselves "Is this going to Help or is this going to Hurt?" You never know when something you say could be a change for the good or for the bad!

The weather is GREAT for Equine.

Today we have been in equine cleaning and grooming horses. From the snow and rain they have gotten very messy. We also talked about personal space and why it is important to respect others space as well.