5th+grade+OEC

===Next Tuesday through Friday (October 27th - 30th), your 5th grader will visit the Outdoor Education Center (OEC) for //__free__//!!! The OEC is a magnet science school within the Houston Independent School District. __This year, all 5th graders will be attending Forest Glen__.===

===The OEC is specifically equipped and the teachers are specifically trained to teach every single child in all of Houston ISD. Please note how what your children are being taught at the camp is the SAME content being taught here at St. George Place. The only difference is the classroom is outdoors and there are way more hands on experiences at the OEC! Also, there is a nurse at both camps during the day and on call after hours. Any medications your student needs to take will still happen at the times needed.===

__//**The very few who are not going to the OEC are still required to attend school everyday or they are considered absent. **//__

====** "The Outdoor Education Center is a program designed to support the state mandated TEKS for fifth graders of the Houston Independent School District. Being an outdoor program, science tends to be an easier subject to supplement, but we also do reading, writing, math and social studies. We follow the same TEKS that the Texas Education Association sets down for the schools. The science topics that we cover include, food chains and webs, cycles, adaptations, and conservation. The students go through five major blocks while here. Those include farm, aquatics study, forest study, conservation and advanture. **==== ====** We have a nurse on duty twenty four hours when the students are here. Nurses can only give medication under a doctor's orders and all medication must be in the perscription bottle with the students name on it. Over the counter medication can only be given with doctor's permission and must be in its original container witht the student's name. **====

For frequently asked questions and to contact the OEC yourself, you can click here.
The OEC provides three meals a day, snacks, linens, towels, and all equipment/supplies needed for activities. Items should be packed in a duffel bag or a large plastic bag with a pillowcase placed inside (no suitcases). __**Label the bag with your child's name and school**__. Even though dress is more casual, the same rules apply at the OEC as St. George Place.  Toothbrush/ Toothpaste 3 changes of clothes 3 changes of underwear 4-5 pairs of socks Comb/ brush Robe Tennis Shoes Sleep wear Cap or hat Bar Soap Medications to Nurse Chiffon by October 21st
 *  __PERSONAL ITEMS__ **

<span style="background-color: #fffefb; font-family: georgia,"times new roman",serif; font-size: medium; line-height: 1.5;">Rain wear <span style="background-color: #fffefb; font-family: georgia,"times new roman",serif; font-size: medium; line-height: 1.5;">Long Pants <span style="background-color: #fffefb; font-family: georgia,"times new roman",serif; font-size: medium; line-height: 1.5;">Jacket <span style="background-color: #fffefb; font-family: georgia,"times new roman",serif; font-size: medium; line-height: 1.5;">Towel
 * <span style="background-color: #fffefb; font-family: georgia,"times new roman",serif; font-size: medium; line-height: 1.5;">__ESSENTIAL__ **

<span style="background-color: #fffefb; font-family: georgia,"times new roman",serif; font-size: medium;">Flashlight <span style="background-color: #fffefb; font-family: georgia,"times new roman",serif; font-size: medium;">Pillow <span style="background-color: #fffefb; font-family: georgia,"times new roman",serif; font-size: medium; line-height: 1.5;">Robe <span style="background-color: #fffefb; font-family: georgia,"times new roman",serif; font-size: medium; line-height: 1.5;">Bug Repellent <span style="background-color: #fffefb; font-family: georgia,"times new roman",serif; font-size: medium; line-height: 1.5;">Disposable camera or two (not on OEC site) <span style="background-color: #fffefb; font-family: georgia,"times new roman",serif; font-size: medium; line-height: 1.5;">Flip flops for shower (not on OEC site) <span style="background-color: #fffefb; font-family: georgia,"times new roman",serif; font-size: medium; line-height: 1.5;">Plastic bags or Ziploc bags for wet or dirty clothes (not on OEC site)
 * <span style="background-color: #fffefb; font-family: georgia,"times new roman",serif; font-size: medium;">__DESIRABLE__ **

Don't hesitate to contact Ms. Rebecca King at RebeccaEKing46@gmail.com with questions or comments.