Field Trip Tomorrow-Rain or Shine

Yes, we are going to Red Lodge tomorrow for the field trip. We checked it out with Jeff today and no need to worry about flooding. We will be starting the day at the home of the future, new nature center property and then drive into Red Lodge to the actual nature center. Kids are encouraged to dress in layers and dress for rain. Bring raincoats, umbrellas, etc.

Also, they may bring their electronics for the bus ride. Don't forget your LUNCH!!

Jarret was the lucky winning in the drawing to go into the Bobcat cage. Yes, he brought only one, single ticket, while others bought 12-15. Crazy how that works.

Have a great night and let's hope we wake up to sunshine tomorrow.

Super Hero Day

We had quite the look in our room today for Super Hero Day. We definitely know who was the scariest of all!!

Just a reminder that Monday is our test over the MT Reservations (8) and the tribes associated with them. It is a matching test so not real difficult if you put a little effort into it. Students were encouraged to take the map with tribes & reservations and the cards they made to use as study guides.

Have a great weekend and hope for sunshine next week.

Native American Game Fun

We had fun today in Montana History playing Native American games with Ms. Smith. What a treat to see what they did to entertain themselves and have fun. Ask your child which one was their favorite for free money tomorrow at check in.

As you know, we are now going on our field trip Tuesday, May 24th. Hope for sunshine.

We are going to be having our test on the Indian Reservations of Montana on Monday. Students will need to know the reservations and the tribes associated with them.

Tomorrow is SuperHero Day. NO hair color or face paint.

Have a great night.

Field Trip Date Change

Ok-so I am not losing it. I know last night I said we were going to Red Lodge on Friday come rain or shine. Well, Ms. Erickson & I love to see the "sunny", bright, positive side of things so we contacted Jeff and he was able to change the field trip to Tuesday, May 24th. The forecast looks to be much better that day, plus the grounds of the center would be too muddy this week. Just a reminder to you that it is the day of the school Bar-be-que so please make note of that.

Today in Science, we continued talking about habitats, predators, prey, etc. If your child can tell you 2 things about the savanna, write it in the planner for free money.

Have a great night and get out and enjoy before the rain comes.

Rain-Rain Go Away

Please hope for sunshine on Friday as we are preparing for our field trip to Red Lodge. It looks like we will go rain or shine and just prepare for the conditions. Rain coat, umbrellas, etc.

Today, we finished our Lewis & Clark Expedition book and will have a little quiz tomorrow to see how well they were listening and what they remembered. If they took good notes, kept their map, and made the timeline, they should have no problem with it. For extra money at check in tomorrow, have your child tell you what happened to Lewis on the return trip.

We started our unit on predator/prey/food chain, etc. in Science today as these are some of the concepts Jeff will be targeting on the field trip.

In Math, we started the metric system today. We are realizing that it is a lot easier than our customary system.

Have a great night.

Fun Day

What a treat we had today as Jeff, from the Beartooth Nature Center, was with us and once again and we learned so much from him. He did some pre-teaching for the upcoming field trip on Friday. We are going rain or shine, so dig out your wet weather gear and get ready for Friday.

He did some worm & food web activities. If your child can give you an example of a food web with 3 different animals, write it in the planner for free money.

Have a great night.

Awesome Field Trip

We had a great field trip to Pompey's Pillar despite the fact that we brought back a few critters with us, yes ticks. We checked the kids as they came off the bus, but please check them again at home. The students learned a lot from all the guides who were wonderful, and they commended our kids for their great behavior. Great job Hankins & Erickson kids. We are proud of you and so is Bitterroot. One of the guides went to Bitterroot School years ago, isn't that cool!!!

On Monday, be ready for Jeff, the nature guy, as we will be dissecting worms with him and doing some food web activities. Dress for comfort and be ready to get your hands dirty.

Have a great weekend.