Oh boy, today went too fast! I meant to put together a notice about an upcoming field trip.
Next Friday, we'll have a walking field trip to "find Klickitat Street". This will be our celebration for finishing our Book-based storyline: Henry Huggins' Neighborhood. We'll find Beverly Cleary's home and the houses that we think belong to Henry and Beezus and Ramona. Afterward, we'll have lunch at Grant Park, near the tennis courts where Henry went looking for Night Crawlers.
We'll leave Friday after our Grandparents/Special Friends Day, around 10:15. It is a long walk and we'll return to school between 1:00 and 1:30. I need some parents to bring up the rear, four parents is ideal but, I can manage with three. If you are available, please let me know.
Students should dress for the weather (we'll reschedule if it's too rainy) and the long walk.
Kids really enjoyed reading, writing and creating around the Henry Huggins story. Now it's time to show them that such a wonderful author lived in a neighborhood just like theirs. Maybe someday they'll write a story about growing up in Portland, too!
Have a great weekend,
Valerie McKenzie
vmckenzie@pps.net
