Greetings Parents and Students!
All fourth grade students brought home a permission slip for our first field trip. My class will join Mrs.Izbicki’s class on Wednesday, September 27 for a full day of adventure and fun. The fourth grades have been on this trip for the last four years. We LOVE it! We will have about a 20 minute drive to the Oakwwod Nature Center near Flat Rock. The Nature Center includes outdoor trails and a large building filled with exhibits and an eating area that looks out onto the river. Our program introduces students to the travels of French explorers who traveled this area by canoe to trade with the native Americans. The voyageur canoe seats about 20. All canoers wear life vests and each canoe trip includes six adults. The current is slow and the water is about waist deep. Students get to canoe about a half mile down the river and hear our tour guide explain why the French explored this area. The program continues on shore with more hands on activities to help us better understand these explorers. We will eat our lunch at the center and be able to walk the trails during part of the day. We would love for parents to join us on this special field trip. Please email or phone with any specific questions or concerns. Also, enjoy these photographs from last year’s trip.
sincerely,
a. cronin
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