Hi Everyone,

I'll be leaving on Friday for New Orleans. Do you know where that is? Look it up on a map of the United States. What state is it in? Why do you think I'm going there? It has something to do with caterpillars and ecosystems. Check out the bulletin board outside the science lab for more information!

While I'm gone, you will be working with Mrs. Merone and Mrs. Elkins to learn about what I'm doing in the wild areas around New Orleans. I'll be posting pictures, descriptions of my team's fieldwork, and questions for you to think about and answer. You can send your comments to my blog and I'll try to answer your questions. You can also work through the packet I'm attaching here tomorrow. You can print it out and work on it at home with your family, too.

I hope you have fun travelling with me. I'll miss you when I'm gone. I'll have lots of pictures and stories to tell when I return.

Oh, yeah, I'll also be calling some of you with a special computer phone hook-up called Skype. We'll be able to talk about what I'm doing, so do some reading and think of some questions to ask.

Talk to you soon! Ms. Frye