• dramatic play to transform ourselves into insects

• simple materials for basic costume elements

• imagine life as an insect!

• Learn about symmetry

• Experiment with color

• Learn about the family structure and environments of ants

• See butterflies up close

Trip organization:

- Drop off at school at 9:00am

- Please provide your child with a sandwich for lunch and a banana for snack

- Chaperones needed - Field trips form to be returned before the trip (shared on Brightwheel).

• Learn to identify an insect

• Search for real live insects in the city

• body part vocabulary

• what is an insect?

• materiality

• creativity

• Artist view of insect life

• zoom on a single type of insect

• explore 3 D sculpture

• use tape and glue to attach different materials

• use knowledge about part of insects, their habitats, and family structures

• imagine their lives - are they nocturnal or diurnal? Urban or rural? What kind of climate do they live in? Do they fly? What is the name of your insect? What do they eat?

• What is an insect?

• Different parts of an insect

• Family structure of insects

• Diet

• Nocturnal insects / Diurnal insects

• Insects you can eat

• Building skills of insects

• Insects in Art

• Dramatic play - be an insect!

• Imaginary Insects

• Artist view of insect life

• zoom on a single type of insect

All users can locate and edit a check-in code from the mobile app following the guidance below.

1. Log in to brightwheel on the mobile app

2. Tap the three horizontal lines in the top-left hand corner and select Edit profile

3. Scroll down to locate your Check-In Code and tap it

4. Input a new 4-digit check-in code in the popup
   🚩 If your code matches that of another staff or parent, a warning message will be shown, you can still save and use that code but it is not recommended

5. Tap Set Code

• Please upload (and print if possible) all forms to Brightwheel as soon as possible.

• You will find the medical form, a form for contact details, and an emergency authorization. Please fill out these forms by your first day of school or we will not be able to accept your child. 

  
  

Supplies (please label):

• Inside shoes (crocs or similar comfortable shoes without laces; your child should be able to put them on on his/her own)

• Your child's "Doudou" (Lovey) or an object that reminds them of you/home to help them separate on their first day of school. No toys at school please.

• Two full sets of a change of clothes in a labeled Ziploc bag

• Summer Hats & Sunscreen. Bug spray unless you agree to use our own school supply (see over the counter form on brightwheel).

• A blanket if your child is napping at school ( and diapers if needed) 

• Lunch in a labeled container 

• 1 Fruit to share for snack times, unpeeled and uncut.

• All small fruits like grapes or blueberries but also cherry tomatoes must be pre-cut or will not be served (chocking hazard).

• Please no nuts, no peanut butter, no almonds, etc… we are a nut-free school. 

• No Juice and no popcorn 🙏.

• Fever within the past 24-36 hours (temperature over 100.4° Fahrenheit (F) or 38° Celsius (C) )

• Vomiting within the past 24-36 hours

• Coughing

• Excessive runny nose/sneezing

• Sore throat

• Diarrhea

• Draining rash or wound

• Eye discharge or pink eye

• Fatigue that prevents participation in regular activities

• Open wounds, unless properly covered

• Lice and scabies

Parents of children who come to the Camp sick or become ill during the day will be contacted to come and pick them up.

Before returning to the Camp children must be free of fever and symptoms for at least 24 hours without the use of medication.

Children can be readmitted after medical diagnosis to rule out bacterial or viral infection or after 24 hours have passed since starting antibiotic treatment with a note from a medical practitioner.

• Learn to identify an insect

• Look at a variety of insect specimens

• Explore insect habitats

• Imagine life as an insect

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Reserve Museum Tickets

Insect specimens in resin

Materials we already have at LPE:

• loose parts

• paint

• paper

• glue

• magnifying glasses

• An insect in a story

• Explore the concept of nocturnal insects

• Learn to identify an insect

• Look at a wide variety of insects from the Natural History Museum's collections and archives

• Explore artistic ideas of imaginary insects