Dear Parents of Room 24,
Welcome back to one of my favorite times of the year! The kids know our routines so well at this point and their minds are hungry for more learning! I love it.
I was so bummed that our Horse Hill walk was cancelled before break and it looks like more rain is in store. It is the 'good news/bad news' aspect of being able to learn about our own backyard- it is close and available, but we can only get there when it isn't raining. This is true of our Mill Valley unit of study generally. Rain cancels field trips.
Our next field trip is to the Mill Valley History Room in the basement of the Mill Valley Library. This won't cancel! It is a very short visit, only 30 minutes. Our scheduled visit is Thursday, March 7. We need to leave school by 8:55. Our visit is from 9:15-9:45, with Ms. Diamond's class immediately following. I would like to stay and tour Old Mill Park and the Dipsea steps with both classes. There's plenty of history right there in the park! This will probably take us until 11:20-ish. Finally, I would love for drivers to take the kids to the various plaques around town to take photos for a project later in class.
Yes, this is a lot in one day. I'm hoping, however, to get it all done in one day, so we don't need to gather drivers again on another day. Hopefully, you will agree with me;)! I'm hoping we would be back to class by lunch, or maybe a few minutes after 12:00. Fingers crossed we can get drivers AND it doesn't rain. Thanks for your help and flexibility in any case.
The permission slips will be in tomorrow's homework folder!
Also, here is the link to the Edna library page if you need new Young Authors' Fair forms, etc. It is an exciting opportunity for our students but the deadlines are strict! The first deadline is March 13 when stories are due!! Edna Library Page
More details soon,
Carrie
