4th Grade's Trip to the OLC

10-26-16 and 10-27-16, 4th grade had a great time at the Outdoor Learning Center learning about Science and Social Studies.  The OLC was established in 1981 and is ran by Katy ISD.  It is nestled between Katy High School and I-10 on 34.5 acres of land.  Most of the land is still wooded.  The OLC has a Science classroom full of native animals: insects, spiders, snakes, etc.  There is a caretaker’s cottage, a Texas History classroom, and a barnyard full of farm animals and a small pond.  There are also trails that have native plants and trees marked along the way.  The OLC is great for our kids because it gives them many hands-on learning opportunities.  

Today on our trip, we were introduced to Tex, a cornsnake.  Mr. Grubb got to hold the snake.  The students were able to touch the snake and feel the scales on his back.  Tex was a trooper to put up with all of those kids and Mr. Grubb. “The snake was the best part of the trip,” said Gage, 4th grader from Mrs. Elofson’s class.  

Students were able to pump water and see what it was like to really have to work the land.  Here 4th grader from Mrs. Eubank's class, Ryan Elofson, had to put all his weight onto the handle to get just a trickle of water.  “Wow, I am glad I don’t have to do that every day,” said Ryan.

Throughout the year, the OLC will have multiple festivals.  Please check out their website for more information: http://www.katyisd.org/dept/olc/Pages/default.aspx.