Camping Supply List

Hello Families,

Below you will find a list of items that students will need to bring to our camping trip on June 2 - June 4.
Some students have also offered to bring tents to our trip.  Please see the list below:

All Students:


1. Sleeping Bag or Blankets

2. Pillow

3. Water Bottle

4. Clothing - please wear layers, including t-shirts, sweatshirts, jackets, pants, shorts, socks, hat, under garments

5. Swim suit

6. Towel

7. Shoes – at least one pair of closed toed shoes

8. Toothbrush/toothpaste

9. Sunscreen

10. Bug spray

11. Deodorant

12. Flashlight

13. Musical Instruments (optional)

14. Deck of Cards ( optional)

15. Camera (optional)

16. Medication (please have it in its original container with instructions on the label) – If the parent will be there, they may hold onto the medication and dispense it themselves to their child. If the parent will not be attending, please make sure the medication is given to Michael prior to

the trip).

17. Each person is in charge of their own eating supplies: plastics bowl, cup or mug, utensils, plate


Students Who have Volunteered Tents

Michael – 3 tents – 9 people

Kerouac 1 tent – 3 people

Simon 1 tent – 6 people

Azriel 1 tent – 6 people

Martin 1 tent – 5 people

Sean – 1 tent - 2 people

We still need additional tents, so if you have any extra, please let us know asap.

(We ask that you refrain from having your child bring any multi tooled items, including pocket knives)

Why Does The Space, I Don't Know Why

Well, we are well into our next project titled, Why Does The Space, I Don't Know Why.  If this title is confusing to you, ask your students about it's origin, there is a neat story behind it.  Students are beginning to embark on building a story board for their documentary films on a concept in space.  They have been collecting information and enjoyed our trip to the Microsoft store on last Wednesday to get some hands on film and editing experience.  In class we are also learning about math through a scientific lens.  For instance this week we learned about scientific notation and scaling, as the students scaled a timeline of important event in their life.  It was fun to see a variety of time lines ranging from 1 trillion years to 27 minutes.

Also, as many already know, permission slips went home last week for our upcoming camping and six flags trips.  Camping will be from Thursday and Friday June 2-4, and Six Flags will take place on Tuesday June 14.  We will need parent drivers and chaperones, so please email myself or Michael if you are interested.  Also, drivers will be compensated for gas to Six Flags, as we realize it is quite a distance away.

Student Led conferences are occurring May 23-26.  Those days are half days to accommodate a parent meeting schedule.  The sign up for the conferences is outside my classroom, so please stop by as soon as possible to get your preferred day and time.  Also, you only need to sign up for one conference, as Michael and I will both be present.

Thanks and have a beautiful week!