Happy Easter, for those of you that are celebrating!  Thank you to Savitree for preparing some Easter treat bags for the students. They loved the special treats, and the homemade bags were very impressive!!

**Due to the upcoming field trip, Grade 4 will be celebrating the Free Dress Day on Tuesday April 22nd. Students are reminded to bring in 5RM to donate for Earth Week if they choose to dress in something other than the school uniform on that day. Suggested colors are blue (for the ocean) green (for the turtles) or orange for the tigers)

We are all very excited about the upcoming trip. Here are a few important reminders:

**Remember to check aspen frequently. We will be keeping you informed as to what we are up to throughout the entire 2 days of the trip. Aspen is your source of information for this!

**We are expected to arrive back at school around 5pm on Friday night. Again, watch Aspen to have an accurate account of where we are and when we should be arriving so that neither you nor your child are waiting too long at the school for pick up.

**Students are reminded that they should not pack ANY food. Snacks will be provided on the bus, both to and from the school, and the tour company will provide plentiful meals at appropriate times. Students have been warned that if they do choose to pack food for the trip, one of two events might happen- it could be confiscated, OR even worse, they could end up with unwanted guests in their cabins, looking for crumbs!!!

Overnight Trip to The Roots Resort

On April 24th and 25th the 4th grade students will be off campus for their overnight field trip.  During this time updates and contact numbers will be posted on Aspen several times a day.  Simply log onto Aspen using your username and password to see these updates.  Please test that you can log onto Aspen before the trip so that you will receive the updates.  

On Friday April 25th parents will receive an email informing them when the buses reach the last rest stop.  This email will have the estimated time of arrival.  Again, please ensure that Aspen is updated with your correct email address.

The ES Office