A Story of Maple Syrup & Surprise Treats

Last week, my wonderful DECE (@h_theis) and I received a lovely surprise from one of our JK students! Upon his arrival to school, he eagerly took out two specially wrapped jars of maple syrup! To our surprise, Jordan went on to tell us that he in fact made the maple syrup with his cousin and Grandpa at his Grandpa's house over the weekend! Without question, we asked Jordan if he would like to share his story and pictures with the class since we knew it would spark connections to other students who had visited outdoor learning and conservation centres like Kortright Centre during their Maple Syrup Festival! He did a wonderful job holding up the photos while I read his mom's email about what was happening in each picture. We were delighted when his parents gave us permission to share Jordan's story with you! We truly enjoy celebrating these wonderful moments shared with us by our students and their families and we hope you enjoy reading them!

"This is Jordan and his cousin looking into the barrel filled with fresh sap from the trees. The sap is then filtered by hose into the boilers in the next photo. These barrels will process about 4-5 litres of finished maple syrup! Jordan also told us that him and his cousin had to hike through the forest along with their uncles and cousins to help collect the sap from the actual trees (approximately 65-75 trees) and dump it into the big barrels on the trailer!"

"When they got back from the bush, they watched Grandpa hoist the barrels off the trailer and put them into the platform and proceeded inside to watch the making of the maple syrup! Jordan then asked his Grandpa if he could take some maple syrup to his two teachers and of course Grandpa obliged."  

Thank you Jordan and his family for sharing such a wonderful story and family tradition with our class!