NorthBay Live Play of the Day

http://www.northbaylive.net/northbaylive/school_pictures_and_videos/Archive.html

Check out the slideshow and video shown during our trip!

Send in your pictures!

DO YOU HAVE PICTURES FROM OUTDOOR ED????

Mrs. Musgrave would love to have a copy! Bringing them into school on a flashdrive or burning copies to a CD will be the easiest way for me to get them. Please do not send them by email because the files will be too big!

We are looking to complie all of the pictures to a slideshow.

Thanks for your help!

Salamanders

Students examines the health of the salamander population at NorthBay!

Building Friendships

Food 101: In this lesson students clean the dinning hall after a meal and then record how much food was either wasted or composted. They then present the information the at the next meal and set a goal for reducing the amount of waste.

Activity Time

Some students had time to play in a park made of recycled tires!

Activity Time

Wetlands

During this lesson, students learned about the importance of wetlands!
They found frog eggs (top left), fish, and toads!

Activity Time

Scenes from NorthBay

We have really enjoyed the weather the past two days!
Students have taken walks along the beach, long hikes through
the woods and some have even played beach volleyball!

Bed Time!!!

Cabins!

North Bay Live

At night the students attended a show called NorthBay Live.
Visit the following link to learn more about the show and see some of the songs preformed.
http://www.northbaylive.net/northbaylive/home.html

Dinner

Last nights dinner: chicken and rice, broccoli and cheese,
cornbread, and lemon cake for dessert!

Activity Time

At Horseshoe Point students have time to visit the snack bar, play pool, air hockey, ping pong, and buy itmes from the NorthBay store!

Activity Time

Activity Time

After lunch the students went to a class and the teachers and chaperones had a meeting. Chaperones joined their groups for activity time. During this time the students are assigned to one of several areas: art, landsports, park visits, Horeshoe Point, zip line, swings, beach volleyball, or rock climbing

Lunch Time

Todays lunch- grilled cheese and vegetable soup!
Cookies for dessert!

Introductions

As soon as students arrived on the campus they were split into activity groups. First, the students introduced themselves to their counselors and chaperons. Then the counselors set the expectations for their group and listed the consequences if the expectations are not met.

Loading the buses...

This morning students arrived at Wilde Lake at 6:45am. Upon arrival, they labeled their luggage and loaded it on the bus. We left for NorthBay at 7:45. The bus ride was approximately an hour and a half.

Electronics

Important Note about Electronics:

We strongly encourage you to leave your electronics at home. However, if you choose to bring them on the trip please be aware that Wilde Lake Middle and NorthBay are not responsible for any lost, damaged, or stolen items. If you bring them we also suggest locking them in the safe in your cabin as you will not use them during the day.

A Typical Day at NorthBay

Taken from the NorthBay website (http://www.northbayadventure.com/), above is a sample schedule. Remember this is only a sample and can be changed!

Question 5

Post any other questions you have here......

Question 4

What would the Wilde Lake Way look like while we are at NorthBay? How will we show we are ready, responsible, respectful and safe?

Question 3

The North Bay campus has two wetlands on the north and south side of the camp. It also has a sandy beach that runs along the Chesapeake Bay. What facts do you already know or can you find about the Chesapeake Bay?

Question 2

Are you nervous about going on the trip? If so, what worries you the most?

Question 1

What are you looking forward to the most about our trip?

Start Packing!

Do you have questions about what to pack? We recommend the following:

Clothing
2 pairs of tennis or hiking shoes (one old)
Shoes to wear in the water
Sweaters/Sweatshirt
Several changes of outer clothing
Changes of inner clothing
5-6 pairs of socks
Pajamas

Personal Gear
Towels
Soap and Shampoo
Toothbrush & Toothpaste
Medications
Writing materials
Sunscreen
Insect Repellent

Optional Personal Gear
Flashlight
Camera & film
Store/ money
Water bottle
Sunglasses
Backpack
Rain Gear and boots

Welcome!

Welcome to my blog! It is my hope to document the outdoor education experience for the sixth graders at Wilde Lake Middle School. During the trip I will update the site with pictures and descriptions of the activities going on so that the parents and guardians can follow along too! Feel free to post comments and questions at any time!