How many people were at Skyline the morning of June 4?

[BeanE]

I kind figure that until the buses arrived at 8:35, the flow of parents/children was kind of minimal. Once all the kids arrived for school, though, and in that 10 minutes until class began at 8:45 (regular bell schedule, but having folks in to look at the science fair projects prior to school) could have been this side of crazy town. Kids love ANYTHING that allows them to buck the norm, like having to stay outside until the bell rings. That day they could go anywhere, and no doubt tried to cover as much ground as they could in those 10 minutes.

Good point, debs, and I agree. Now that I think about it, the bus arrival and unloading may well have tipped things into the 'chaos' category, from the timespan of bus arrival to when the kids were all in organized groups and being led by an adult around the exhibits (9am or so). At which point, back to a 'more hectic than normal' with an occasional chaos moment until 10 or so, when the children were all settled into their classrooms and class began.

Max hectic/chaos timeframe: 8:32 (bus arrival time IIRC ) to 9 or so. So about a half hour.

How's that sound to everyone?

 

[Kat010]

Good point, debs, and I agree. Now that I think about it, the bus arrival and unloading may well have tipped things into the 'chaos' category, from the timespan of bus arrival to when the kids were all in organized groups and being led by an adult around the exhibits (9am or so). At which point, back to a 'more hectic than normal' with an occasional chaos moment until 10 or so, when the children were all settled into their classrooms and class began.

Max hectic/chaos timeframe: 8:32 (bus arrival time IIRC ) to 9 or so. So about a half hour.

How's that sound to everyone?

Right on!

And as Debs pointed out, kids will try to stretch the limit. Whether it's "just a few more minutes" before bedtime or getting a little extra time out of classroom, or stretching out something, that's what they do. They're testing. They're kids!

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

Anyone besides me wonder how many children were on the run in search of that "cool electric project"?

BTW: I don't like Pina Coladas or getting caught in the rain

 

[Kat010]

Anyone besides me wonder how many children were on the run in search of that "cool electric project"?

BTW: I don't like Pina Coladas or getting caught in the rain

Yep. I can just envision excited kids gabbing and darting here, there, and everywhere.

I do like pina coladas, but not getting caught in the rain.

Crisis alert: I am having a flat hair day. :violin:

 

[Calliope]

Yep. I can just envision excited kids gabbing and darting here, there, and everywhere.

I do like pina coladas, but not getting caught in the rain.

Crisis alert: I am having a flat hair day. :violin:

After raising two daughters alone, I feel lucky to have any hair at all. Flat or otherwise

 

[Billylee]

Anyone besides me wonder how many children were on the run in search of that "cool electric project"?

BTW: I don't like Pina Coladas or getting caught in the rain

Thanks a lot Bette, I can't get that freakin' song out of my head now! LOL

(Bye the way, thanks for turning me on to Blueberry Buckle, I'd never had a buckle and looked up a recipe after you'd said you'd made one that day we were all waiting for the presser that never was, and I've since made several blackberry buckles and they're delicious!)

 

[goatman]

Okay, rereading the TP statement and he says that the 'sub' said "oh no there is only five, where is Kyron"

So, that is 6 kids to a group-at least that group. 1 adult per 6 kids?

 

[GrainneDhu]

Okay, rereading the TP statement and he says that the 'sub' said "oh no there is only five, where is Kyron"

So, that is 6 kids to a group-at least that group. 1 adult per 6 kids?

Like so many things about this case, there are at least two ways to take that statement (if true).

One is that every group was supposed to have 6 kids and 1 adult.

The other is that particular adult's specific group started out with 6 kids but other groups may have varied from that.

 

[Noway]

Maybe the size of the small groups depended on how many students were in the class and how many parent volunteers each class had.

ETA
Carol M. said the kids were supposed to report to their classes and be divided into small groups of a few students each. Each group was supposed to tour the science fair with a chaperone. Afterward, when they returned to their classes for roll call, Kyron wasn't there, she said.

http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2010/06/details_emerge_about_the_day_k.html

ETA2
I don't know how many students were in his class. Looks like 5 tables of 4 in this photo.

http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/mm166/crankycrankerson/Kyron Horman -OR-/kh17s.jpg

 

[Noway]

Kyron not being there when they returned to their classes for roll call -- does that mean he was there in the beginning? How else would the volunteer know who it was that was missing?

Were the parent volunteers given a list of students they were responsible for? A list of students in their group?