Weekly News: Week 23

Wow! Outdoor Ed was amazing! We have been talking non-stop since we got back about all the wonderful things we experienced. Tidepools, puppet shows, elephant seals, and the Redwoods all led to experiences we will never forget. It may have rained pretty much the entire time we were there, but it gave us a lot of amazing experiences! We will never forget the trek at Ano Nuevo to see the elephant seals and walking through mud and puddles. Once we embraced our wet feet, there was no stopping us!

Thank you to all our wonderful chaperones who helped make this trip possible! Thank you Mrs. Ford, Mrs. Lai, Ms. Bellare, Mrs. Khansa, Mr. Talbot, Mr. Yalamanchi, Mr. Bollu, and Mr. Chen! You are all amazing for joining us on this trip!

More pictures will be posted soon... don't forget to check out our photo site HERE, to see photos as they are added!


Thursday and Friday were pretty mellow days. We were all pretty tired, but we learned about our Colony Video Project & we started a new class novel, Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt. We also started to write a free verse poem about our Outdoor Ed experience. Today we tried the Marshmallow Challenge and realized it's much harder to work together and build a free-standing tower than we originally thought.

 


Upcoming:

• Monday, Feb 13th
• No School
• Tuesday, Feb 14th
• Valentine Exchange... please bring a valentine for every classmate if you plan on bringing in Valentines
• Friday, Feb 17th
• Minimum Day 8:15-12:30

BYOD DAYS

As we are working on our colony videos students are allowed to bring in their devices on the following days: Wed 2/15; Thurs 2/16; Tues 2/21; Thurs 2/23; Fri 2/24

Weekly News: Week 22

This week we finished reading "Blood on the River" which is a historical fiction novel about the founding of Jamestown. It was quite an interesting read about how the first successful English colony came to be! We also had our January pay day and auction!

For art we created beautiful stained glass hearts. Check them out on our Twitter page!

Of course, the thing everyone's eagerly anticipating... Outdoor Ed! We leave bright and early on Monday!


A few logistics for Monday:

• Please have your student at the flag pole in the front of the school by 7:45am. We hope to leave by 8:00am.
• Students should be responsible for their luggage, sleeping bag, backpack, and water bottle.
• Students need a bag lunch for Monday. No other food is necessary.
• Their backpack should contain their lunch, water bottle, hat, and jacket. Everything else should be packed.
• Remember... no devices! 
• Weather report... cloudy and rainy. Make sure your student packs a rain jacket (no umbrellas), and plenty of layers. We are out on the coast where it is much windier.

I will be posting pictures of our trip to our class Twitter page (which automatically adds it to our website!)... keep an eye out for our adventures!

On Wednesday we should be returning around 3:00pm. I will update Mrs. Wolfinger of our arrival, so please call the office if you want a updated time.

Outdoor Ed Packing List

Below is the packing list for our upcoming trip to Pigeon Point next week. Please make sure your child has all necessary items. We are in for a wonderful trip! Please be at the front of the school on Monday, February 6th at 7:45am. Buses roll out at 8am.

I've also linked up the Parent Letter HERE with any details you may need, especially regarding any regular medication your student may take.

Outdoor Ed- field trip forms

Today your student brought home two packets of information for our upcoming Outdoor Ed field trip.

The white packet contains a letter from the director of Pigeon Point, a packing list, a shirt/sweatshirt order form, as well as our class's projected itinerary during our stay. If you are interested in ordering a shirt, please make sure you have your student return the form with an attached check made payable to Exploring New Horizons or ENH.

The pink packet contains the two field trip forms required for our 3 day trip. We will be at Pigeon Point from Monday, February 6th through Wednesday, February 8th. Your student should return this permission slip with a $320 cashier's check or money order made payable to PUSD.  We would like these forms and checks in as soon as possible.

Pigeon Point also has an online medical form that must be filled out in order for your child to attend. Please go to this link HERE and fill out a form for your student.

Chaperones will be notified this week so they may begin to get their fingerprints done. I will let everyone know by Friday.

If you have any questions regarding Outdoor Ed, please email me.

Outdoor Ed Parent Meeting

Outdoor Ed Parent Meeting- November 2nd, 6:30pm

We are having an Outdoor Ed Parent Meeting on Wednesday, November 2nd at 6:30pm in the Multi-Purpose Room. A representative from Pigeon Point will be on hand to provide detailed information about our trip in February. I encourage all families to attend this meeting to hear the information firsthand. Informational handouts will also be sent home with your children in the coming weeks.

Just a reminder... our class is scheduled to attend Pigeon Point from February 6-8, 2017. In future weeks we will be sending out information regarding parent volunteers, as we will need 8 parents to attend with us.