Field Trip - Georgetown Presbyterian

Today was our first big field trip! The excitement has been high, but we did not tell the children that we would get to ring the bell! 

As part of our preparation for going to Georgetown Presbyterian, we gathered for a quick morning meeting to think about a few things: 

Some of the children knew what the church looked like and knew that there was not going to be a bell tower. There was a bit of debate though about whether or not there would be an actual bell.  They also suggested that we might find a clock at the church, but we were unsure whether or not it would be connected to the bell.  

Walking to the church/bell

We are pros when it comes to walking around Georgetown, and of course we had to stop and admire the ice cream cones at Thomas Sweets! 

When we arrived at the church, the children immediately noticed that there is not a bell tower. George suggested that the bell was, "in the triangular roof". 

Ringing the bell 

A big thank you to Camille (Finlay's mom - Tucker Room) for inviting us to come to the church and for helping us ring the bell! It took a lot of strength and effort to pull the rope.  But where is that bell? 

How many Brown Room children does it take to ring the bell? 

It was truly not an easy job to make this bell ring! 

We went outside to see if we could find the bell.  It turns out, you really CANNOT see the bell from anywhere in the church or from the outside. 

Reflecting on our trip

Can you imagine what the bell might look like at Georgetown Presbyterian?
​Do you think it looks like our bell in the bell tower?

"The top of the clapper, the rope [two vertical lines], and my hand pulling the bell." - Adaline, 3.4 years

"The clapper and the bell."
​- Will, 3.5 years

[top to bottom] "The bell, the clapper, and the rope. I'm coloring it in." - Adaline, 3.4 years

"The bell." - Henri, 3.6 years
First Draft

"Me pulling it up [left side]. The rope [vertical lines on the right]."
​- Will, 3.5 years

"The top of the bell, the clapper, the rope, and the ghost ringing the bell." - Henri, 3.6 years
​Second draft

"This is all of it." - Lillian, 2.10 years

"The hair of it. The people of it. It was me grabbing it. The dingy of it [sound]. The clapper." - Lillian, 2.10 years

"The clapper inside of the bell [dots = clapper]." - Gracie, 3.3 years

"The clapper and a hand [6 horizontal lines]."
​- Gracie, 3.3 years

Imagining what the bell would look like. 
George, 3.5 years