We went outside for afternoon recess, even though many of my students complained that it was too cold. They had a good time though!
Earlier this afternoon someone came with a truck to dump sand over the big lake of ice covering the kickball field. It was starting to melt things a very little bit when we went out. We discovered that the GaGa Ball pit is full of ice. Smooth ice. Apparently, before it got cold again, it had been warm enough to melt the pile of snow that had drifted in the hexagon. One edge of the ice is still pretty bumpy, but the majority of the near-circle is perfect for 'skating'.
It's also neat to find what things froze under the surface. The little ones like to play with 'kitchen' tools in the GaGa Ball pit, and they frequently leave their tools there. This time, the tools got cemented in. We found a spoon, a few buckets half in and half out, a blue sifter thing, and a bunch of other pieces. It's supposed to warm up tomorrow... I wonder how much our skating rink will melt?
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