High Sierra Day Three

Here are the last of the pictures from our awesome trip to High Sierra Outdoor Institute. We had a great trip and really enjoyed the experience.

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High Sierra Day Two

Well it has been a very long day. We started with a nice French Toast breakfast and went right into our first learning experience of the day. The students learned about the ear canal while simulating a deer hearing a predator. The students then broke off into their hiking groups for their different classes. Without giving everything away I will let the pictures and the students speak for themselves when they return. We had a fantastic Mexican themed dinner and then headed to campfire for songs, skits, thoughts, and of course s'mores. Everyone is doing great including the parent chaperones who have been working very hard.

We should be returning around 2:30 tomorrow afternoon. I will keep the office notified about our progress. Remember someone will need to check out the students from either myself, Mr. Phillips, or one of the office staff upon our return.

View the Day 2 Album Here

Day One High Sierra

We have made it and had a great day. We got here and had a very informative Orientation Hike followed by a delicious pizza lunch. We then took a nice hike and learned about our 5 senses. Next we had some free time and visited the canteen to fill up on snacks. The students were then challenged with a few puzzles that they needed to complete as a group. It was nice to see the teamwork come together to solve these puzzles and challenges. We wrapped up the day with a fantastic pasta dinner and a night nike. The students participated in a really cool experiment using life savers. They are currently getting ready for bed and getting ready for a busy day again tomorrow.

View the entire album here.

Outdoor Ed Day 4

Here are 2 slide shows from Outdoor Education The first show is from the evening of Day 3 and Day 4. The second is the entire slide show from the Naturalists at Outdoor Ed.

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Outdoor Ed Day 3

And the fun continues... I was at the beach today and the weather was great. The students had a fantastic time. Tonight is skit night and tomorrow we are coming home. We have some pretty tired students here with us.

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Outdoor Education Day 2

Everything is going pretty well. Half of the students went to the beach today and the other half will go tomorrow. I was not able to get pictures of those students going to the beach today since I am going to the beach tomorrow. But I will take a bunch and post them when I return.

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More Pictures from Day 1

Here are more pictures from Day 1.

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Outdoor Education Day 1

We are here and so far so good. The weather is beautiful and the kids are having a great time.

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Outdoor Education Packing List

Packing List

Needed Items

□ Sleeping Bag (or two blankets and sheets)

□ Pillow

□ Two pairs of shoes

□ Five pairs of socks

□ Five changes of underwear

□ Three T-shirts

□ Two Heavy cotton/flannel or wool shirts

□ Three pairs pants (jeans, cords, or heavy trousers)

□ One heavy jacket or coat (regardless of the weather)

□ Rain gear (no matter how sunny)

□ Cap or hat

□ Two pajamas or sweat pants

□ Swim suit (for showers)

□ Toilet Kit containing – 

    □ One bath towel

    □ One Washcloth

    □ Soap and Shampoo

    □ Comb or toothbrush

    □ Shower slippers or thongs

Recommended Optional Items

□ Letter writing materials

□ Pencil

□ Stationary
□ Stamps

□ Camera (Disposable are recommended)

□ Bath rope

□ Shorts

□ Gloves or mittens

□ Laundry Bag or Plastic garbage bag

□ Water Bottle

□ Day pack / back pack

Do Not Bring

□ No hair dryer, curling irons or aerosols (hair spray)

□ No Money, jewelry, or valuables

□ No food, gum or candy

□No radios, iPods, electronic toys/games, cell phones

□No knives or hatchets

Important Information

Dates – Monday, May 19^th thru Friday May 22nd

Students must be here to check in at 8:00 on Monday. Students will go home when we return on Thursday around 12:30. Please be here at that time.

Outdoor Education Website - http://www.smcoe.k12.ca.us/outdoored/index.html

Mailing Address

Student’s Name

Roosevelt School

San Mateo Outdoor Education

1100 Pescadero Road

La Honda, Ca 94020-9711

You can follow our trip with picture slide shows each day from our class website. (As long as the internet is working)

www.schooldaystoday.com

(Under the blogger icon.)

Outdoor Education Day 5 Going Home

Here is another set of pictures from Outdoor Ed. These are from the last morning. I might have one more album coming later this week of pictures from throughout the week. Enjoy!

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Outdoor Education Day 4 Activities

Hello Everyone-
This will be my last post from up here at camp. I will continue to take pictures tomorrow but I will not have them posted until tomorrow evening. The kids were fantastic this week and they all had a great time. Everyone is very tired including me. Goodnight and Enjoy!!

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Outdoor Ed Day 3 Day and Evening Activities

Good Evening Everyone-
It has been an extremely long day so this will be a short post. I am including our 5th and 6th albums in this post. These will include everything I have from day 3. I went on the Night Hike tonight so I was not able to get pictures of everyone doing their evening activities.

Everyone is doing well but a little tired tonight (including me). The weather has been amazing and the kids are working so hard. I hope you enjoy the pictures.

Here is the Day 3 Day Activities Album

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Here is the Day 3 Evening Activities Album

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Outdoor Education Day 2 Evening Activities

Here is my fourth album of pictures from up here. Sorry it is a little late. This is from Tuesday night where the kids did one of the 3 different night time activities. I hope to post one more album later this evening however I am going on the night hike which means I might not get the post up until late this evening.

Everyone is doing great!!

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Outdoor Education Day 2

Hello Again Everyone-
So today was a very busy day for us up here. Ms. Novikoff and I went to the beach with a great group of students. We took a ton of pictures. I also gave a few camera out to some students who were staying back at camp to do some other activities. I have taken every picture and created an album of all our days events.

At the beach we were lucky enough to see some whales breaching. This was amazing. In all my years coming up here I have never seen anything like that. I did take some pictures of this so make sure you look at those. The weather was fantastic!

The kids are doing fantastic and having a blast. I am really proud of all of them. I am done posting for the night and will have more pictures up tomorrow around lunch time.

Mr. Williams

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Outdoor Education Day 1 Evening Activities

Here are some pictures from Monday nights activities. The students are broken into 3 groups. One group did Earth Dance where they learn different dance steps from around the world. The second group went to Ocean Odyssey which gets them ready for Beach Day. The final group goes on the night hike where we had a special treat this week. Can you guess what it is?  I will be posting more pictures later tonight once I have had time to upload them.

Enjoy!!!
Mr. Williams

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Outdoor Education Day 1

Hello everyone-
So we just finished dinner so I am taking a minute to send off some pictures from the day so far. I will be at the beach tomorrow so I will not be able to get photos out until late tomorrow evening. Hope you enjoy.

Mr. Williams

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Outdoor Education Packing List and Other Stuff

Packing List

Needed Items

□ Sleeping Bag (or two blankets and sheets)

□ Pillow

□ Two pairs of shoes

□ Five pairs of socks

□ Five changes of underwear

□ Three T-shirts

□ Two Heavy cotton/flannel or wool shirts

□ Three pairs pants (jeans, cords, or heavy trousers)

□ One heavy jacket or coat (regardless of the weather)

□ Rain gear (no matter how sunny)

□ Cap or hat

□ Two pajamas or sweat pants

□ Swim suit (for showers)

□ Toilet Kit containing – 

    □ One bath towel

    □ One Washcloth

    □ Soap and Shampoo

    □ Comb or toothbrush

    □ Shower slippers or thongs

Recommended Optional Items

□ Letter writing materials

□ Pencil

□ Stationary
□ Stamps

□ Camera (Disposable are recommended)

□ Bath rope

□ Shorts

□ Gloves or mittens

□ Laundry Bag or Plastic garbage bag

□ Water Bottle

□ Day pack / back pack

Do Not Bring

□ No hair dryer, curling irons or aerosols (hair spray)

□ No Money, jewelry, or valuables

□ No food, gum or candy

□No radios, iPods, electronic toys/games, cell phones

□No knives or hatchets

Important Information

Dates – Monday, May 6^th thru Friday May 10^th

Students must be here to check in at 8:00 on Monday. Students will go home when we return on Friday around 12:30. Please be here at that time.

Outdoor Education Website - http://www.smcoe.k12.ca.us/outdoored/index.html

Mailing Address

Student’s Name

Roosevelt School

San Mateo Outdoor Education

1100 Pescadero Road

La Honda, Ca 94020-9711

You can follow our trip with picture slide shows each day from our class website. (As long as the internet is working)

http://schooldaystoday.blogspot.com/