Monday P.E. | Tuesday Out and About: Fernhill Wetlands! | Wednesday Art | Thursday Regular School Day | Friday No School! |
- Friday, October 11th - NO SCHOOL - Inservice day.
- Thursday October 17th-18th. Conferences.
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- 10/8 - Fernhill Wetlands tour
- 10/15 - Fernhill Wetlands research (high need!)
Conferences
Conference are coming up next Thursday and Friday! While these are no-school days at FGCS, students are active participants in fall conferences. The next weeks, we'll be busy setting goals around literacy, math, scholarship and stewardship. The students will share these goals with you at our conference and we'll work together to make an action plan for the year. Look out for office emails to sign-up for this important part of student learning!
Outdoor School
What an adventure! I hope that your Merlin has already shared some stories with you about our week at Outdoor School. Some highlights included the "wolf tunnel" hike up the dunes, dissecting squids, catching macros in the lake, digging an ENORMOUS hole on the beach and singing and making up ridiculous campfire songs. You may have also heard some lows: chilly wet homeroom time outside, soggy field studies or a homesick night. I really want to applaud the Merlins, Fern was really impressed with their ability to stay positive through some challenging moments. Woohoo!
Here are some questions to help your child reflect about the week:
- Water field study - What is D.O.? Tell me about your life as a salmon in the game!
- Animal field study - What was the most interesting squid adaptation? What's an example of a behavioral and structural adaptation*? (*mystery word)
- Plant field study - What are some man-made disturbances that get in the way of forest succession? Tell me about the view from the dune! (Bonus, can you explain how the jetty caused erosion at Bayview?)
- Earth field study - What's topsoil and why is it important? What are FBIs? Can you name both mountain ranges in Oregon?
- Clear Thought - What is the theme of "The Lorax"? What happened in our Funky Town community?
- Camp Experience - What was the most beautiful spot at the camp? Can you tell me about a friend you made? What made your cabin time really fun? Would you want to return to Magruder as a High School leader!