First Fieldtrip of the School Year!


Merfolk

**Please make sure to sign your child's field-trip slip and return with $4.00 ASAP.**

Science Center

September 12, 2017
10:00 AM to 1:30 PM
 
Planetarium show and Bodies in Motion


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  1. Mrs. SherrillOctober 1, 2017 at 3:49 PM

    The Science Center Fieldtrip has been changed to Monday 10/2/17 due to Hurricane Irma.

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