Happy Monday!

I hope you all had a wonderful weekend and were able to get outside and enjoy the weather before all the rain this week.  :(  I'm hoping the forecast isn't completely accurate and it won't rain all week.  Below is some important information regarding our field trip.  Your student also has some information coming in their backpack also.

Rain or Shine

• We will be going on our field trip rain or shine.  I'm hoping for more shine, than rain.  :)  If it is pouring on Wednesday morning, we may leave a little bit later since the first part of the field trip is walking around on the trail.  It will be a decision we make Wednesday morning.  We will still go whether it is raining or shining because some of the activities we have planned are indoors.  

Dress Appropriately

• Please make sure your student wears tennis shoes on Wednesday.  I recommend an older pair of tennis shoes due to the potential for some wet paths as we walk.  Also, please make sure your student is dressed appropriately for the weather.  If they would like a light jacket or raincoat, that is fine, but they will be responsible for the coat on the trip.

Sunscreen/Bug Spray

• I recommend applying sunscreen and bug spray before sending your students to school on Wednesday.  We will be outside most of the day.  We can't apply sunscreen or bug spray at school due to medication rules, but I would recommend applying it before sending your student to school.

Lunch

• Students need to bring their lunch on Wednesday (unless you indicated on the permission slip that they would be buying lunch).  Their lunch needs to be in a gallon size Ziploc bag with their name clearly marked.  All containers need to be disposable because we will not be bringing anything back with us to school.  Students may bring a soda to drink if they would like, but all drinks need to be in plastic or cans, NO GLASS.  If you do not have a gallon size bag, I will have some at school.  We have chaperones who will be transporting our lunches in coolers.  Chaperones, please don't forget to pack yourself a lunch also.  :)

Snack

• I have purchased fruit snacks for the students and chaperones to have while we are at Runge.  It will be up to the chaperones when to have their group stop to have the snack.  If your student would like to bring a snack to have when we get back to school, they may do so.  Please make sure that their afternoon snack is NOT packed in their Ziploc bag because we will not be transporting food back to RBE from Runge.

General Guidelines

• We are representing RBE and it is very important to represent out school in a good way.
• Students are REQUIRED to stay with their chaperone at all times.  
• They need to be walking on the paths only.  Please no walking in the mulch, flower beds, benches, etc.
• Please make sure your student arrives at school on time.  I would hate for anyone to miss the field trip because they are late to school.
• If your student has an RBE shirt or a green or blue shirt, have them wear them on Wednesday.  It makes it easier to spot the kids, plus it is fun for us all to match.  :)

Even with the forecast, I'm really looking forward to this field trip.  It should be a lot of fun and educational also.  If you have any questions regarding the field trip, please let me know!

Food Chains
We have been talking a lot about food chains and food webs.  We have talked that all food chains start with the sun because it gives energy to plants, and that there must be a plant eater in their food chain.  Today the kiddos made up their own food chain with actions.  Ask your child to tell you about their food chair - it's really cute with the actions.

Math

We worked on being persistent today to figure out how many coins are in a roll of pennies (50 cents); a roll of nickels ($2); a roll of dimes ($5); and a roll of quarters ($10).  There was some amazing thinking that happened today during math!  Ask your child to share with you their strategy to figure it how many coins.

Writing

We are continuing to work extremely hard on our last opinion writing (starting to publish today).  We will have LOTS of great writing to show you at Oreo & Opinions - we can't wait to show off our great writing skills! :)

Have a wonderful evening!