Ghana and Back

Quite a busy day! So busy, the children didn't get a chance to share their thoughts about the week.

Ask your child about our flight to Accra, Ghana. We flew 5,600 miles over the Atlantic to the African country near the Equator. Needless to say, we had time to watch an in-flight movie. The movie toured the coastal plains, rain forest, Lake Volta, and Savanna. We realized that we were overdressed, but we were happy that we packed shorts, sun glasses, and hats. We experienced quite an adventure AND made it back to school in time for the 3:00 bell!

Week in Review

I learned:

* If there's something lost, you can make a new one.

* If you add the middle number to the answer and you get the top number, your answer's right! (Trade-First Subtraction)

* Anansi stories come from Ghana.

* Ghana is close to the Equator.

* Ghana is in Africa.

* When people started getting into a fight, I started to say, "Stop fighting. We can redo it."

* A leader is someone that listens to others' ideas, not just follows their own ideas. A leader makes decisions after hearing all ideas. A leader lets everyone have a little bit of something that they want.

* It's easier to do problems when you memorize facts.

* Ghana is really close to the equator. It's north of it.

* It's fun to measure things you do (how far you can jump).

* It was fun finding the median jumping length.

* In Ghana children can eat from a shared bowl of food.

* Ghana is in Africa.

* Ghana is way smaller than the U.S.

* Ghana is a country.