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The Children’s Farm

The Children’s Farm . Location: The Center 12700 Southwest Highway Palos Park, IL 60464 Phone: 708.361.3650. Prior to Trip:. In class, students have been learning about the characteristics of living things. Therefore, we will have students complete a KWL chart.

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The Children’s Farm

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  1. The Children’s Farm Location: The Center 12700 Southwest Highway Palos Park, IL 60464 Phone: 708.361.3650

  2. Prior to Trip: • In class, students have been learning about the characteristics of living things. • Therefore, we will have students complete a KWL chart. • They will fill the K and W section. • Will complete the L section when we return from field trip.

  3. Proposal to the Principal…

  4. September 6th, 2013 Dear Dr. Groves, All of our second grade students have been studying the characteristics of living things. An important part of this curriculum focuses on relating these characteristics of living things to their environments. We have been discussing and studying this part of the curriculum in class, but the second grade team believes that, in order for our students to truly grasp what is being taught in class, they must experience these living things in the flesh. This is why we are proposing a field trip to the Children’s Farm in Palos Park. Our objective is that, through this trip, our students will be able to experience living things and their environments first-hand in a way that would be impossible in a classroom. They will be able to see how pigs keep cool in the heat by rolling in the mud, feel the warmth that a hen creates for her eggs with her feathers, listen to the sound of goats butting heads, etc. Before we leave the school, the students will complete the Know and Learn components of a KWL chart. When we arrive at the farm, we will all take a guided tour through all of the animals’ pens. A tour guide will inform the students about each specific animal and encourage them to have supervised, hands-on interaction with the animals. As we go from pen to pen, the students will write down information that they are learning about each animal and how it survives in its environment. After the tour, the students will be given the unique opportunity to take hay ride around the farm and regroup afterwards for lunch in a pavilion. Once we return to the school, the students will discuss what they have learned and complete an exit slip that requires them to analyze their experience at the farm. The tentative date of our trip is Friday, October 15th. Admission into the farm is free, so a cost of $7.00 per student will cover bus fees. Thank you for taking the time to read our proposal, and we look forward to your feedback!  Sincerely, The Second Grade Team: Mary Schuttler, Kasie Braje, AseaulHamoudeh

  5. Costs $$$ • Distance between St. Rays to The Children’s Farm: 24 miles; Round Trip: 48 miles • 48 x .96= $46.08 • Hourly total for buses: 36.48 x 5 hours= $182.40 • Total: $228.48 • Total: 228.48/46.08= $4.95 per student • Final Cost Per Student: $7.00 • (Extra money: $51.52 Will be used for students that cannot afford the trip)

  6. Itinerary • 8:00 am: School begins. • 8:15-8:35 am: Complete the daily morning routine. • 8:50 am: Fill out the KWL Chart with the students regarding what they Know and Want to learn on field trip. • 9:15 am: Line up for the bus according to groups. • 9:30 am: Board the bus and depart from school. • 10:20am: Arrive at the Children's Farm. • 10:30 am: Enter farm and find tour guide • 10:45 am: Tour begins. The class stays together and students are in assigned groups with chaperones. • 10:45-11:45 am: Tour of farm: chicken/rooster co0p, goats, sheep, & pig pens, horse stable, and other animals. • 11:55 12:20pm: Lunch at picnic tables in pavilion. • 12:25 pm: Hay ride to pumpkin patch. • 1:00 pm: Begin loading the busses and depart from Children's Farm. • 1:40/1:50 pm: Arrive back at St. Rays School in Joliet • 2:00 pm: Follow-up activities; KWL Chart and exit slip. • 3:15 pm: School dismissal

  7. Farm Tour: • Chicken & Rooster Coop

  8. THE Hay Ride ONLY in October…The farm has a Pumpkin Patch. The hay ride will take us there!!!

  9. Grouping Arrangements: • 40 students total with 3 teachers. • Three additional chaperones. • 4 Groups: Ratio 7 to 1. • 2 Groups: Ratio 6 to 1. • 6 Groups Total. • Teachers would formulate groups accordingly to behavioral issues.

  10. Parent Letter 20 September 2013 Dear Parents, The second grade team has planned a field trip to the Children’s Farm in Palos Park, Il that will take place on Friday October 15th, 2013. The students have been studying the characteristics of living things and their relationship to the environment, and we believe that taking this trip will provide an invaluable opportunity for them to experience this topic in action right before their eyes! The students will be given a tour of many different animal pens by an experienced tour guide. In addition to learning about the animals from the guide, the students will be allowed to have supervised hands-on interaction with many of the animals. This will allow them to connect what they have learned in the classroom with real life as well as encourage them to develop new questions. After the tour, they will have the unique experience of taking a hay ride around the farm. More information regarding The Children’s Farm can be found online at:http://www.thecenterpalos.org/Farm.html Students must bring their own sack lunch that will be eaten at farm’s pavilion. We will be leaving the school at approximately 9:30 AM and returning at approximately 1:40 PM A fee of $7.00 per student must be paid via cash or personal check. Checks should be made payable to Cathedral of St. Raymond Catholic School. Students must submit the signed, unaltered permission slip and the payment to the teacher no later thanMonday, October 7th. ***Three parent chaperones will be needed in order for us to take this trip! If you are interested, please fill out the Parent Chaperone portion of the permission slip. Sincerely. 2ndGrade Team: Mary Schuttler, Kasie Braje, AseaulHamoudeh Please call or e-mail with any questions!! School Phone Number: (815) 722-6626 Teacher E-mails: mschuttler@csrn.org; kbraje@csrn.org; ahamoudeh@csrn.org

  11. Permission Slip I, do consent that my child, may go with the class on a trip to: WHERE: Children’s Farm located in Palos Heights, IL WHEN: Tuesday, October 15th WHY: It will be fun and educational! Parent/Guardian Signature: . Medication Approval My child has permission to bring and use the prescribed medications listed below at the appropriate time as well as dosage written. If your child does not take any prescribed medications please write “N/A.”

  12. Learning Standards: • STATE GOAL 12: Understand the fundamental concepts, principles and interconnections of the life, physical and earth/space sciences. B.  Know and apply concepts that describe how living things interact with each other and with their environment.12.B.1aDescribe and compare characteristics of living things in relationship to their environments 12.B.2bIdentify physical features of plants and animals that help them live in different environments (e.g., specialized teeth for eating certain foods, thorns for protection, insulation for cold temperature).

  13. Follow Up Activities: • Complete the L section of the KWL Chart. • Reflection use as Exit Slip. EXIT SLIP Name: . ~Reflection on Children's Farm~ 1. What was your favorite part of the field trip? Why? 2. Most surprising new fact you learned about...

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