Preparing for Service to our Community and into Case Study #2 with indepth partner vocabulary study of The Channeled Scablands

Ms. Huston of PCEI talks enthusiastically to the kids about the plants they will be protecting and educating them about blue tubes and the whole Reach 1 Site behind the UI Bookstore where we'll be working most of Friday.

Partner Forest and Karina read together and find vocabulary to study.

Solomon and Emma Leed ready and decide... 

Gunnar and Emily

Avery, Owen, and Milo work together. All partner were chosen by an activity called 'blueberries and bananas.

Dan and Lee think together about the reading.

Frances and Avery make sure that their words help them understand the subject.

Simone and Claire

Emma and Ivy

John and Gracie work in the 'outside' classroom

Aurora works with our newest student, Iris.

Deep in work, great environment as everyone is focused.

It's hard work and challenging thinking, but all this information is essential to our off campus trip to Grand Coulee .

The plans are coming together. The Grand Coulee Center Lodge has been a great place to work with and we will have huge rooms. We need 8 parents for driving. That way the kids will be in triads or 3 to a car and since we are doing field work, that number helps them stay focused.

We will get to tour Grand Coulee Dam at 2 p.m. on Thursday. We get the 'hard hat' tour which is two hours and then we will tour the interpretive center. Dinner will be at about 6:15 at La Presa, and then to our motel.

Friday we are off to Steam Boat Rock and Dry Falls Interpretive Center. We will be back at school by 3 p.m.

Right now Ms. DePhelps and Ms. Clark are collecting parents to chaperone and drive. We are still working on lunch for Friday, but all the details are aligning and a full list of times and contact numbers will be out next week.

The 5/6 will benefit so much from the this trip as we consider our Guiding Question: How are the four spheres of the earth ever-changing and interacting? They are getting really excited and engaged into understanding field work. Keep asking them questions. :)