Celebrating the upcoming 156th birthday of the state of Kansas (on January 29), early childhood students headed to the gym on Friday, January 27, to participate in Pioneer Day. There were stations set up where children learned about washing clothes, peeling and eating apples, grinding grain, eating cornbread muffins, churning butter, feeding chickens, barnyard animals, roping steer, pioneer games, spinning, quilting, and a different kind of pioneer, Amelia Earhart. The culmination of the event was some scatter square dancing by the children, guests, and staff. The children had a wonderful experience and everyone looked so great in their pioneer attire. We are extremely grateful to the many volunteers, teachers, aides, and administrators, who helped with this event. Your time and talents made the morning very memorable for our students. Thank you.
Eating apples peeled by the students.
Churning cream to make butter.
Petting and feeding the chickens.
Washing clothes on a washboard.
Riding the hippity hop horse.
Roping the steer.
Trying out the stilts.
Making a right hand star during scatter square dancing.
Everyone tries out "dive for the oyster, duck for the clam."
What fun it is to join on the wagon train.
Students "Walk the Lonesome Trail."
Spinning like a tumbleweed.
Galloping like a pony.
Making a wagon train.
Posing like a Texas longhorn.
Posing like a Texas longhorn.
