Tybee Post #2

Day two is well underway here on Tybee Island. The weather has been absolutely perfect today. We began our morning with the infamous shark dissection (your children learned a new word - Ichthyology). All students were able to complete the assignment - and that doesn’t always happen! After the shark dissection, the students enjoyed lunch (pizza), and then we headed to the beach for one of the favorite classes at Tybee - “Choosies,” in which students were given a lot of different choices from playing in the water, building sandcastles, hunting for shark’s teeth, looking for seashells, playing volleyball, or just relaxing. Both our lacrosse and volleyball players spent some of this time practicing for their tournaments that begin when we return.

After Choosies, the group returned to Burton and had a class called Surf Sleuth where they learned about fish nets (seine nets), and we headed back to a different part of the island where the students divided up and practiced what they had learned earlier. Ask your child if they were peanut butter or jelly on this activity. We also had some dolphins that decided to visit this area of the island while we were there.

Tonight is packed with activity as well. After dinner, we will celebrate a birthday as Ahna turns 11 today. We will then play a game called “Fishbowl,” and then we will have a devotion and s’mores by a campfire to close out our night. We will be leaving bright and early tomorrow morning with the goal being to return by normal dismissal time (or a little earlier). Atlanta traffic will play a big part in determining our arrival. We will update you via text message of our ETA. Like last night, a huge photo dump from today will be available on the school’s Facebook page.