Dear families,

Next week we will head out on our Outdoor School adventure!! The kids have been getting very excited about going on these day trips. Each cohort will have two day-long trips and three days of online outdoor schooling. This year has been a challenge to get timely information to you based on the information we have received. We want to make sure you have a summary of the information going into next week.

Outdoor School will be held at Camp Lutherwood with their staff as was described in the parent meeting earlier this year.

Students indicated this week if they will be bringing lunch from home, or having lunch provided by the school.

A list of supplies has been sent on the students’ Seesaw assignments earlier this week. Below is a summary. There is no cell phone service at camp, and cell phones are an item they are not to bring with them to camp. If they need a cell phone to be able to contact families at the end of the day for pick up, they will be locked up in the teacher’s classroom and retrieved when we return to school.

You will need to have or bring:

Appropriate clothing and shoes to be comfortable outdoors. For example:

Waterproof shoes, boots, study shoes
Rain jacket (preferably with hood)
Extra layers (light jacket, sweatshirt, leggings or thermal underwear)
Warm hat
Gloves or mittens

2 clean masks (each day)
Water bottle
Lunch you are bringing or school lunch you ordered
Backpack or bag you can carry

Do not overpack your bag. You will carry it all day

SCHEDULE FOR THE WEEK:

5/24, 5/25 Monday & Tuesday: Cohort A

Arrive at school by 7:55am (breakfast still available)

Bus will load and leave at approximately 9:00 am

Students will be at camp between 9am-4pm

Students will be at camp until 4:00pm and arrive back at Holt at approximately 4:45 pm.

As communicated previously, all students will need to be picked up by a parent, friend, family member at that time, or plan to walk home. If your child will be walking, please email your teacher or contact the office and leave a message.

5/24, 5/25 Monday & Tuesday: Cohort B

Student will log into the regular morning Zoom

Complete assigned work at home on regular Seesaw and Outdoor School Seesaw

Submit completed work

5/26 Wednesday Cohort A & B

There will be NO LIVE CLASS time on Wednesday.

Student will complete all work assigned on their own

Work assigned will be from Outdoor school

5/27, 5/28 Thursday & Friday: Cohort A

Student will log into the regular morning Zoom

Complete assigned work at home on regular Seesaw and Outdoor School Seesaw

Submit completed work

5/27, 5/28 Thursday & Friday: Cohort B

Arrive at school by 7:55am (breakfast still available)

Bus will load and leave at approximately 9:00 am

Students will be at camp between 9am-4pm

Students will be at camp until 4:00pm and arrive back at Holt at approximately 4:45 pm.

We are looking forward to a great day with hopefully some great weather!!

Holt 5th grade team,

Mrs. Heinrich, Ms. Ayres, Mr. Parks