As a reminder from Back to School night, the proceeds from the food sales during our OTA Movie Night on the Green go directly towards funding our October Joshua Tree Outdoor Ed. experience. To that end we are still in need of baked good items from the 7th grade class. The main blog post stated erroneously that only 5th grade would provide baked goods. All items should be portioned in advance for easy sale, preferably in plastic baggies/wrap. Thank you!
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Water Bottle Rocket Competition at Liberty Station
It’s the final launch time for our water bottle rockets at the fields by Liberty Station nearest to the gun turrets. The fields are just a few blocks west of the Corvette Diner parking area. We’ll test after lunch time this Sunday 6/8 around 1:30pm. For any questions, call Mr. Major at 619-916-8384.
Joshua Trip Tomorrow
Packing List for Joshua Tree Trip:
We’re going to Joshua Tree tomorrow!! Last reminders: please bring layers of clothing as it’s warm during the day and chilly at night. Please DO NOT bring candy or other junk food, there is good food for you at camp but you may bring something to nibble on for the 3 hour trip up there but again please no overly sugary snacks! Students do not have to wear their uniforms for any part of this trip. Lastly our goal is to leave school roughly around drop off time 8 to 8:15ish so try to be on time tomorrow.
Currently we are planning to return, traffic permitting, before 3 pm this friday.
Joshua Tree Trip Postponed until Nov. 6-8
Apologies to all families and especially those who have initially offered to help transport our 7th graders to and from Joshua Tree. We will have to postpone the trip for the first week in November due to our Jog-a-thon and Halloween occuring within the next 2 weeks. Hopefully the government will have it’s act together at this time and we can continue to enjoy the beauty and splendor of our National Park System.
The biggest change as many of you can imagine is that the temperatures will start to drop and if nothing else I encourage families if they haven’t already done so to ensure that all students have some type of long underwear that students can wear as a first layer particularly in the evenings. Please send in any outstanding trip payments and/or medical forms asap.
Joshua Tree is still on??
Common Chuckwalla or Sauromalus Ater, one of the interesting denizens of the high desert that we hope to meet on our adventures.
Our Outdoor Ed. experience at Joshua Tree National Park is still on but the exact dates are TBD with the government shutdown. Continue reading
Joshua Tree Permission Slips
A typical night view in Joshua Tree National Park… 
Thank you all 7th grade families who have returned their permission slips to Mr. Major. Although we do not immediately need the payment for the students, we do need an accurate head count ASAP so please return those permission slips in! Thank you!
Mr. Major