Maria Montessori Academy

Field Experience on November 30, 2018

At Hill Aerospace Museum

7961 Wardleigh Road, Hill AFB, UT 84056

The lead instructor Brittany Herrera; bherrera@mariamontessoriacademy.org.

We will be going to Hill Aerospace Museum to learn about simple machines, electricity, astronomy, flight, magnetism, and see life size models of aircraft.

• Attend a workshop on simple machines
• Tour the museum
• Go on a scavenger hunt of the displays

• School uniform, good shoes for walking in.
• Jacket for outside exploration

• 8:50ish – Arrive at museum and check in (parents will transport)
• 9:00-11:10 – Attend workshop on simple machines, 9:00, 9:45, 10:30.
• 9:00-11:15 – Explore the inside and outside of the museum. When not attending workshop.
• Parents will pick up children and transport them back to the school at 11:15 am.

Hi,

I wanted to touch base about our field trip for tomorrow.  Ms. Jalee has done a fantastic job arranging our field trips this year.  We received some information regarding the trip for tomorrow.  They are asking that we now arrive at 10:15 a.m., I will be meeting families at North Shore Parking lot along the fence, like last time, at 9:45 a.m.  This is 15 minutes earlier than what was originally written on the cover letter.  If it is not possible for you to arrive this early, I will still wait with your child here at the school.  Ms. Steph will leave first to meet students at the farm.

The weather has a slight chance of rain and will be cooler, students may wear jeans tomorrow, but no holes.  They will still need a school spirit shirt or collared shirt.  Please have a jacket and good sturdy shoes.

Students will need a sack lunch, no warm ups.  Please send a water bottle.  They will need to have these in a small backpack that they will be in charge of carrying.  If your child is riding with someone and uses a booster, please send the booster to school.

Our class will not be bringing money to purchase pumpkins.  This has been a problem in the past with students loosing their money, upset that they too don’t have money, etc.  Please be supportive in not buying pumpkins or other items at the field trip.

Chaperones will be free and we appreciate all the support we can get.  Siblings who attend will be $4.00.

If you have further questions or concerns, please let me know.  We look forward to seeing you tomorrow and appreciate all the support you offer in order to make these experiences a success.

Please let me know about your child’s ride arrangements for our field trip Thursday.  Even if you are providing your own ride, I need you to sign up.  Thank you.

You can find the sign up sheet here.

Hi,

Today your student should have brought home a permission slip for some of our upcoming field trips and a cover letter for our field trip on October 11th.  I have included a copy of the cover letter in this post.  On the permission slips, please initial next to each field trip that you are granting permission.  Please return asap.  If you are willing to drive, please send me an email with the amount of available seats that you have available.  I will create a sign up sheet like we did for our last field trip.  I will also have sign up if you are providing your own ride, these helps with any last minute panics.

Thank you for all your support, if you have questions or concerns, please let me know.

Maria Montessori Academy

Field Experience on October 11, 2018

At Gibson’s Green Acres Dairy, Corn Maze & Pumpkin Patch

449 S 4700 W, Ogden UT 84404

The lead instructor is Brittany Herrera or bherrera@mariamontessoriacademy.org

We will be visiting Green Acres Dairy Farm where we will participate in a wagon ride, dairy farm tour, pumpkin patch, and corn maze as well as other activities and games.

• About local crops and their uses
• See a working dairy farm, the dairy cows, and see where our food comes from
• Work in teams to navigate a small corn maze
• Work in teams on a scavenger hunt in the pumpkin patch

• Collared, school uniform shirts, jeans without holes are acceptable
• Sturdy, comfortable shoes; we will be outside walking most of the day
• A jacket just in case
• A sack lunch carried in a small backpack that can get dirty
• Refillable water bottle
• Sunscreen and bug spray

• Students will ride with parent drivers to Green Acres Dairy Farm
• We will leave the school at about 10 a.m.
• We will participate in different centers including a wagon ride, a dairy farm tour, and
  corn maze
• We will have lunch at the farm
• We will be transported back to the school by parent drivers at about 1:45ish.
• We will arrive back at the school by 2:30 p.m.
• **If a parent wishes to take their child home from the field trip with them, they must call or email the office to let them know.

I want to thank everyone for all their help and patience today during our field trip.  The production was beautiful. They did start late and it ran longer than our field trip plan stated.  Unfortunately, the long line out of the pay lot was not well thought through and I personally waited in line nearly 40 minutes and was not able to make it back before the bell rang like originally planned.  I appreciate how everyone supported each other once students arrived back at our meeting spot at North Shore.

This year our field trips are different from years past.  The lower el team with be attending the same field trips, sometimes on different days.  We have a team member who is currently working to organize and plan all of the final details throughout the year.  I will let you know the upcoming dates and details are soon as I do, so you can plan accordingly.

I do know our next field trip is scheduled for Thursday, October 9th.  I have not yet received the formal cover letter and permission slips, but wanted to give some notice.  We will be visiting Green Acres Dairy Farm with an arrival time of 10:30 a.m.  I will have details and ride signs up as soon as possible.

Thank you again for all your help in making these experience come to life.

You can find the sign up for field trip rides here. Please sign up in the last column  even if  you are providing your own ride for your child.  This will allow for me to be certain everyone has a ride to the performance.

If you are still available to drive and have not confirmed with me, please send me an email and I will add your name to the list.

I will be providing a track it forward sign up for parent drivers to log hours.  I also wanted to let you know that I was just informed that drivers will need to pay a small parking fee if they are staying for the performance.  I have a very limited number of seats for parents, so please let me know if you are wishing to stay and help chaperone during the hour long show.

Thank you

Hi,  I wanted to let you know that I sent home permission slips with the cover letter for our upcoming field trip.  They are yellow, so please look for them.  I would like permission slips returned asap, but they will be due no later than Monday, September 17th.  Parents are responsible for arranging rides for their children.  I have openings for about 6 students for rides with other parents.  If you are available and willing to provide rides, and have not already done so, please send me an email.  I will post a sign up sheet by the end of day tomorrow.

The following is our cover letter for the field trip:

Maria Montessori Academy

Field Experience on ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­September 21, 2018

At Weber State University, Browning Building

1901 University Cir, Ogden

The lead instructor is Brittany Herrera or bherrera@mariamontessoriacademy.org

We will be attending a production of The Magic Lake put on my U of U’s Children’s Dance Theater. This is a unique opportunity for your students to see other children put on an elaborate production that is filled with captivating movement, an inspiring storyline, original music, and eye-catching costumes.

• Attend a dance production
• Learn of South American cultures
• See children of all ages performing

• School Uniform

• Students will ride with parent drivers to Weber State University’s Browning Building
• We will leave the school at 11:45 a.m.
• We will attend the dance production at 12:30 p.m. (will last about an hour)
• We will be transported back to the school by parent drivers at about 1:45ish.
• We will arrive back at the school by 2:30 p.m.

• Ms. Brittany –I am still looking for a parent to help support us as a room parent.

The following information was sent home with your child today:

Maria Montessori Academy

Field Experience on ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­Friday, April 20th

at Ogden Botanical Garden

1750 Monroe Blvd Ogden, Utah

The lead instructor is Ms. Brittany, bherrera@mariamontessoriacademy.org

In celebration of Earth Day, Ms. Brittany’s class will be meeting at the Ogden Botanical Gardens.  Students will explore lessons relating to their current botany curriculum and the importance of caring for our Earth.  We will be participating in a service project which will involve cleaning up the Ogden River Parkway trail.

• Students will participate in botany lessons using the wide variety of plants available.
• Students will explore ways we can take care of our Earth.
• Students will participate in a nature walk.
• We provide a service to our community by cleaning trash along the parkway.
• Students will have an outdoor picnic.

• Students will need to wear clothing appropriate for the weather and working outdoors.
• Walking shoes
• Sack lunch
• Water bottle

• Sun protection (sunscreen, hats, etc.)

• Arrive at Ogden Botanical Garden at 9:00 a.m.
• Earth Day lessons 9:10-9:40 a.m.
• Botany work 9:45 a.m.-10:40 a.m.
• Nature walk and trail cleaning 10:45 a.m.-11:30 p.m.
• Picnic lunch and recess at Big D park 11:30-12:10 p.m.

• Walk back to Ogden Botanical Garden for 12:30 p.m. pick-up

• Please see classroom blog for possible carpools