Disney Paris

The picture below is why we went......

Waiting for the parade on the first day there......

Layne got to hug Blue, Sully, King Louie and Donald....she like Donald best and Tigger the least because he "pushed me out of the way to get on the train!"

Teacup!

we got there at 7:50 and were the 6th people in!!

Laynee was tired.....here Luke is encouraging her to hang in there just a little longer! I love these types of pictures.... After a long day, chillin at the pool. It was pretty deep so Layne wanted to wear a swim belt

Layne Primary Water presentation

Laynes presented her classes Unit of Inquiry-WATER. She showed Chris and I all about condensation, the water cycle, and floating/sinking. We also got to attend her music class.

(Not sure why the first two pictures are so small......)

Luke's 3rd Grade Presentation

One one of the things I love so much about the kids school is that it truly is child directed learning. Luke's class has about 5 "Units of Inquiry" for the year. Currently, they have been studying the Roman Empire. The teacher leads as they decide what areas to focus on (family life, politics, religion. Roman soldiers, medicine..) then the kids just go with it! They work in groups with access to an abundance of research. They put together presentations, and then share with each other. Luke's topic was Roman soldiers and fighting tactics. He made a helmet from his bike helmet and did it all himself. I didnt know much about any of it until I saw his impressive presentation. He was so confident ( and entertaining!) The day after the presentation his class went on an overnight field trip to a Roman Castle here in Germany where they dressed as Romans and participated in daily Roman life. CHris went along as a parent escort. They got to sleep in the tower of the castle (in sleeping bags on the cold floor). What a great way to learn!!!!!