Children create placemats for Pioneer Days Kick Off  Friday, September 24th.

 Proper etiquette was one thing that was  on the menu during Friday's Ham-and-bean feast..  Children clapped to the sounds of  bluegrass music and had an educational visit from mountain men.

Learning to make butter... the old fashioned way!  It took a while for the kids to believe that shaking the jar of cream would actually create butter.

Children listened intently as mountain men (Kenny Harrison and Keith Sherrer) discussed the importance of learning America's early history.  The children were delighted to have  a "hand's on" experience with actual fox pelts which, the pre-1840's dressed men explained were very important for trade.  They told the children about how early pioneers had to learn to adapt to a more natural means of living than modern people are used to by using the deer hide clothing as an example.  They explained that the beads, like the ones sewed on their clothing, were used to trade with Native Americans in order to obtain things they would need to survive.  The children also had the opportunity to have a close up look at the flint and powder guns that were used by the pioneers.

Later bouncing sounds had all the children clapping and tapping their feet to live bluegrass music.  Even the teachers tapped their feet and clapped their hands to a round of the Beverly Hillbilly's.  

Oscar Sherrer, Rick Hill, 

Gary Henson, and Daughter Amanda Henson, 

Amanda Goodwin, and Sonny McGuire.