What a great field trip our class had! We went to the KNWR Swanson River OEC and Kelly/Peterson Lakes trail. Students learned the seven “Leave No Trace” principles, and planned/prepared a one-pot meal for the hike on the second day. We would like to thank all of our parent chaperones and volunteers, Mrs. Ostrowski, and all parents who helped their children gear up. We missed several students as a bug was going around; that was the only negative.

We have Dan from the Kenai Watershed Forum coming in today. He’s going to introduce water quality testing to the fourth grade students and review the process for fifth and sixth grade students. We will be working with Dan throughout the school year monitoring Soldotna Creek, and the Kenai River. He will also be instructing students on different aspects of the watershed.

We have the dates set for our end of the year Peterson Bay field trip (May 4th, 5th, and 6th). This will be a three day, two night excursion across Kachemak Bay from Homer and is a culmination of invertebrate and coastal ecosystem study. It will be $140 for each student so please begin planning accordingly. We also have a Challenger Learning Center Mission upcoming in December, Community Group work third quarter, and an Alyeska trip planned for late March. Enjoy the fall and change of seasons!