Stories of the Saints

  The final week of September was full of excitement and adventure as the 5th grade took on their Fall “Farm Days” trip. The class spent the entire week learning and providing service at the Franciscan Life Processing Center under the guidance of Sister Mary Paul.  Students had the opportunity to assist in harvesting grapes from the vine, even getting to try a few themselves! They learned about the land, got to explore their assigned areas and write observations, and even got to participate in music and art activities. Alice, from the 5th grade class, stated, “My favorite Farm Days activity was getting to go to my ‘little portion.’ The view is beautiful from there!”  Inside the nature classroom, they were able to look at and learn about different types of leaves and bark, which led them to a tree identification challenge. They took off in groups to find their color tagged trees and correctly identify them using what they learned about leaves and bark. They even got t...