A walk in the park.....

Today I had the pleasure of accompanying the year 3 class to Paultons Park, basically an English version of a QLD theme world. Featuring Peppa Pig World it was every small child's dream, there were rollercoasters, a dinosaur section with life size models, monster slides, tropical birds, penguins, meerkats, jumping castles and go carts to name a few. Although the most exciting part was testing all the rides, the girls were there to learn about sustainability, as one of the buildings in Peppa Pig World is built entirely from sustainable resources. The tour also included looking at the tropical birds (most of which originated from rainforest across the world) and determining where in the rainforest they could be found, their food sources and how they contributed to a sustainable world. 

After all the educational stuff it was time to let our hair down.

As a few of the girls were a bit distressed about the rides being too 'scary' we thought it was best to start with some mild choices..... Mild was not what they were. The seemingly innocent dangling chair ride was not so tame in windy weather. The mini rollercoaster had two girls in tears, the 'dragon'....of death made me want to throw up my egg mayo sandwich and deeply regret my kitkat. However the slide had no complaints whatsoever, probably because it was designed for 4 year olds. 

The girls at this age are completely charming most of the time.... 

Not so charming when they discuss amongst each other whether or not I used to have a beard 

Or if I can handle going on the rollercoaster because it may not be challenging enough 

But super adorable when I become the most popular person to sit next to on the bus

Or the teacher they want to sit next to on the scary rides.

As the year goes on I am beginning to become more confident that I am cut out for this whole teacher thing. Although I have to take more than one deep breath at times it's the rewards that make it all worthwhile. Knowing that your are responsible for educating a child and helping them to understand why and how the world works. 

Only two more weeks until May holidays and a whole lot more exploring!!!!