Dear Families,

We will be attending Treehoppers on Dec 12. All students participating will need to ride the school bus there (they may be signed out to return with you), wear appropriate clothing (see details below), bring a lunch/drink in a disposable container (no coolers, we will have picnic tables to place bags on) and have a waiver signed online by parents (waiver will be available Nov 10 - Dec 1).Forms and payment are due on November 5 (no late forms/payments will be accepted). Students may bring money (lunch is not available to purchase, but snacks/drinks are), but they will be responsible for all belongings (they cannot have loose items such as drawstring bags while climbing, they will need to be left on the picnic table).

What time:

Chaperones meet us there at 8:50

School bus will leave at 8:15 and return at 1:55

How to pay:

Payments are ONLY accepted on schoolpay.com

Student fee - $53

Chaperone fee (climbing) - $48 (*must have Level 2 background screening)

Chaperone fee (non-climbing) - free (*must have Level 2 background screening)

Schoolpay: https://www.schoolpay.com/pay/for/Tree-Hoppers---6th-gr-field-trip--Dec-12/Se0A1SK

Chaperone Schoolpay: https://www.schoolpay.com/pay/for/-Tree-Hoppers--Chaperone--6th-Gr-Field-T/Sdftd0P

*Effective 8/1/2024, all volunteers will be required to complete a Level 2 background screening every 5 years. Please visit the Pasco County School site https://www.pasco.k12.fl.us/hreq/page/volunteer

Forms: Due Nov 5

Field trip forms must be FULLY filled out and submitted online by Nov 5.

This link includes student form and then chaperone form (if you click yes for chaperone)...

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScYFVgU6qJiRiTGKOpdhAi80Tp1yvrpTjCskTCnLoSRmfwu-Q/viewform?usp=header

Chaperone Forms must be filled out if you want to chaperone (ALL chaperones - climbing and NOT climbing need to fill out online form)

Waiver:

ALL PARENTS/GUARDIANS must sign an online waiver with Treehoppers between Nov 10 - Dec 1. The waiver is only valid for 30 days and they need it two weeks prior to the trip to arrange a smooth entry to park and get us climbing! (link will be provided on Nov 10) Pick “PRIVATE PARTY” when you fill it out.

IF your student is not coming…Please email Mrs. Corbett to let her know and to talk about arrangements for that day. If your student stays home, there will be no absent work. If they come to school, arrangements will need to be made ahead of time. Thank you. deborah.corbett@imaginelandolakes.org

What to Wear:

*All climbers must wear closed-toed shoes or sneakers – Please do not wear sandals or flip flops.

*Please dress comfortably for the weather and your climb. The course is mostly shaded, but is entirely outdoors. Some guests prefer to bring sunblock and bug spray.

*Wear well-fitting clothing that does not allow anything to hang loose or get tangled in the cables or rope. Long hair and jewelry should not be left loose.

*You must wear a uniform SHIRT or a Spirit SHIRT

*Wear bottoms comfortable for climbing and wearing a harness

Lunch:

Bring your lunch in a disposable bag (no lunch boxes). Bring water. There are picnic tables. There will not be any coolers.

NO backpacks (drawstring bag okay)

Inclement Weather:

“We operate rain or shine, however in the event that there is lightning too close to TreeHoppers, we will pause all climbing and ask all customers to come down from the courses and move to our covered pro shop. Our staff will keep you up-to-date on the lightning so you know when you’ll be able to return to the course and continue your climbing and ziplining.”

Chaperones:

All chaperones are welcome if they are approved volunteers with Pasco County (you need to reapply each school year and this year there is an additional requirement by Pasco County for a Level 2 background screening) AND they have filled out a chaperone form and turned it in on time.

If you are NOT climbing there is no fee.

If you are climbing you must pay the chaperone fee on schoolpay.

There is no limit to the number of chaperones for this trip.

Chaperones will meet us there at 8:50 am.

You may sign out your student and take them home (they must ride the school bus to get there). See a teacher when you arrive and get your sticker to sign out your student (so we don’t have to find you in the trees LOL).

TreeHoppers

27839 Saint Joe Road, Dade City, FL 33525

813.381.5400

Welcome our 6th Grade Website!

We will have 2 field trips this year. We would LOVE to have you join us for one or both of them!!!

Parents - please be aware of the new background check/fingerprint requirement that needs to be done ASAP if you want to volunteer or chaperone this school year (see Pasco County School site for more information at https://www.pasco.k12.fl.us/hreq/page/volunteer (Each school year you must fill out a volunteer form for Pasco County. The background check will last more than one year, but you must fill out a form on the Pasco County School website EACH year)

Save The Date: You are invited to join us...

Dec 12- (about $50-60 more info to come) Treehoppers - zip lines for our Force and Motion Science Unit

April 17 -(about $15, more info to come) Crystal Springs - Great activities for our Classification Science Unit and a Service Learning Project

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Please look over our website pages (each subject has a page) and our HOMEWORK CALENDAR (see the tabs at the top of this page). Your support is important as they make the transition from elementary school to MS/HS where it is necessary to develop good study habits and strategies.

Upcoming Dates:

Cookie Dough Fundraiser Pick up OCT 8 (2:50 - 5pm)

Oct 8To celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month we invite students to wear clothing that represents Hispanic countries and cultures. *See Below for more details

Oct 10 - End of Quarter 1

Oct 13 and Oct 14 - No School

Friday's in October - Wear Pink

Celebrating October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Each Friday in October, we will wear PINK to honor the courageous individuals who battle breast cancer every single day.

October 20-31: Mid-term STAR Assessments

October 27-31: Red Ribbon Week (Spirit Dress Down Days tba)

*To celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month we invite students to wear clothing that represents Hispanic countries and cultures.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8TH

Ideas:

Flag Colors: Wear outfits in the colors of a specific Hispanic country’s flag.

Soccer Pride: Jerseys or T-shirts from popular soccer teams across Latin America and Spain.

Dance-Inspired Looks: Skirts or sashes that represent salsa, merengue, flamenco, styles (all simplified for comfort at school).

Accessories:

Sombreros (Mexico)
Panama hats (Ecuador, Cuba)
Bright scarves, sashes, or belts with woven patterns
Paper flower crowns or hair accessories

Cultural Symbols on Shirts: T-shirts with images of landmarks (Mayan pyramids, flamenco dancers, tropical fruits) or famous cultural icons (e.g., guitars, maracas, conga drums).

Character Topics:

October 6th - Other People Mindset: Being Present and Giving Other's our Attention

October 13th - Integrity

October 20th - Creativity

October 27th - Other People Mindset: Knowing My Words and Actions Affect Others

Florida State Exams:

PM2 (tba)

tba- FAST ELA

tba- FAST Math

Communication:

*This website contains the weekly homework calendar and each teacher has a subject page with info and links to important sites

*REMIND (see below for info on how to join) quick text reminders and announcements

*Imagine Newsletter and Announcements (whole school newsletter from Ms. Kilmer) https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/su/i0UsZup/2324

*myStudent - Pasco County's gradebook (available 24/7)

*EMAIL - please see bottom of this page for our email addresses

Tip:

GOOGLE CLASSROOM: how to sign in from home...

To login to Google Classroom, you must FIRST login to google.com with your Imagine email and password. (You may be signed in with your personal email already, so you will need to "add another account" the first time or click on your imaginelandolakes.org account after that) You should click on the upper right corner of your screen to do this.

Imagine email: firstname.lastname@imaginelandolakes.org

Password: initials and lunch number (initials are capital letters, no spaces)

Then you can go to Google Classroom. (DO NOT try to go directly to Google Classroom without signing in to google.com first, it will not work)

WANT to help or chaperone?

Please click the link below to fill out the Pasco County Volunteer form to be permitted into classrooms and to chaperone on field trips.

http://www.pasco.k12.fl.us/comm/page/volunteer

New requirements for ALL volunteers/chaperones per Pasco https://www.pasco.k12.fl.us/hreq/page/volunteer

Check out the different communication tools below that we offer to keep you in the loop!

Imagine Land O'Lakes http://www.imaginelandolakes.org/ (sign up for newsletter)

https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/su/i0UsZup/2324 (sign up for the Imagine newsletter)