Last week we were chatting in 5R about how to celebrate our first few weeks together. One suggestion that got a lot of enthusiasm, was having a sausage campfire lunch!

Having discussed it with Kathryn and Catharina, our class parents, here is our plan…

This Friday, September 4, we will not be having our normal lunch routine. At the beginning of lunch time, 12:30, 5R students will head out into the woods behind the school to a campfire site we found in our first week. We will build a fire, cook our sausage lunch, share some desserts and other foods, and enjoy a couple hours in the woods together.

Here’s what we need from you…

FOOD

You have several options for lunch, please confirm your choice by Wednesday.

1. If your child is scheduled to get lunch from the cafeteria on Friday, the cafeteria has agreed to pack a few sausages and some bread rolls for them instead of the usual menu.
2. If you would like to purchase a campfire sausage lunch set for your child from the cafeteria, it can be made available for the usual price.
3. If you would like to send a couple sausages from home (a good idea if your child has particular dietary requirements), they can be refrigerated from Friday morning at school. Please send only as much as your child will eat.

As mentioned above, please confirm your choice by Wednesday, so that I can inform the cafeteria of numbers.

Additional foods, like marshmallows, other desserts, easy vegetables (like baby tomatoes, vegetable sticks etc.), bread rolls, mustard, ketchup etc., as well as paper plates and utensils, would be welcome in small amounts, to share. Catharina and Kathryn will be forwarding a sign up document for these on Tuesday, please contribute! (Also, check your junk mailbox if you don’t see it in your inbox tomorrow!)

One last food note… Please don’t send anything other than sausages/hot dogs to cook over the fire. We won’t be able to do steak or chicken legs this time! 🙂

WEATHER

At the moment the weather looks good for Friday. This may change however. If on Thursday evening the forecast looks really wet for Friday, we will cancel for this week and reschedule for after the Torgon trip. Please keep a look out for a blog post on Thursday evening if we are cancelling. If we are not cancelling, there will be no update.

Of course, we will be in the woods for a few hours. Please ensure your child has appropriate clothing for this. Their outdoor PE shoes would be good.

HEALTH

As always, please ensure your child has a water bottle with them to take into the woods. We will be eating lunch late, so a good-sized snack is a good idea as well.

KEY POINTS in this post:

• Select food choice and notify Mr Raskin by Wednesday
• Sign up for additional contributions when the form is shared (check junk mail)
• Keep an eye out for a possible rain cancellation post on Thursday evening
• Water bottle and a good-sized snack on Friday

Thanks for your support! It’s going to be a great celebration!