First of all, I wanted to extend my warmest thanks for handling the "trash bag" brought home today with your child. As you could see from the look of your child's clothes, our E.C.O. outing was filled with....MUD! Harrison forest was quite mucky due to the warm December temps! We will always travel regardless of the weather, so please continue to help your child be best prepared. TALL boots, change of clothes and rain/snow pants were essential for today's weather!
While in Harrison Field we extended our classroom science learning and looked at one particular animal that stays active in the winter. We've been studying how different animals get ready for winter, and this past week looked at how mice get ready. After playing a group game involving predator and prey- scurrying mouse and stealthy fox, students set out to apply their classroom learning in the forest. Mice stay active throughout the cold winter and often build their own little homes so today, we helped mice out and worked with a friend from Mrs. Dostie's class to cooperatively build a mouse house! We used natural materials from nature and carefully chose materials, being careful to "take care of the earth." INQUIRE with your child how they helped build a habitat for a mouse and how the materials they used helped a mouse prepare for winter survival.
First of all, I wanted to extend my warmest thanks for handling the "trash bag" brought home today with your child. As you could see from the look of your child's clothes, our E.C.O. outing was filled with....MUD! Harrison forest was quite mucky due to the warm December temps! We will always travel regardless of the weather, so please continue to help your child be best prepared. TALL boots, change of clothes and rain/snow pants were essential for today's weather! 
While in Harrison Field we extended our classroom science learning and looked at one particular animal that stays active in the winter. We've been studying how different animals get ready for winter, and this past week looked at how mice get ready. After playing a group game involving predator and prey- scurrying mouse and stealthy fox, students set out to apply their classroom learning in the forest. Mice stay active throughout the cold winter and often build their own little homes so today, we helped mice out and worked with a friend from Mrs. Dostie's class to cooperatively build a mouse house! We used natural materials from nature and carefully chose materials, being careful to "take care of the earth." INQUIRE with your child how they helped build a habitat for a mouse and how the materials they used helped a mouse prepare for winter survival. 
