First Field Trip

Your student should have brought home with them this afternoon a letter and permission slip for our upcoming field trip, Thursday October 8th. That's next week! Here's another copy of the letter for you to read, and please send back the bottom portion with your student, signed by you, as soon as possible. Thank you for your efficiency. It's going to be a trip that extends into the rest of our year, as we plan a service project together. It's exciting to give back and do something good for the environment, all while learning so much together!

Salmon Watch Eagle Creek Field Trip

Thursday, October 8, 2009

Dear Parent/Guardian,

This is to inform you that your child, and his/her classmates will be going on a Salmon Watch field trip on Thursday, October 8, 2009.

Salmon Watch is a unique environmental education program for selected elementary, middle and high school students in Oregon. The program, begun in 1993, is co-sponsored by Oregon Trout and numerous other organizations. The Freshwater Trust is a non-profit conservation organization dedicated to promoting healthy waters and to the protection and restoration of wild fish and their ecosystems.

As part of the Salmon Watch program, students have studied salmon biology, habitat, and human impacts on the environment in their classrooms. The field trip is designed to allow students to further their understanding by observing wild salmon spawning in their native streams and engaging in hands-on learning about the natural world.

We will be leaving the school promptly at 8:05am and are scheduled to return no later than 3:15pm.

On the day of the field trip students will need to bring:

            A sack lunch and beverage (no glass containers please!)

            Appropriate clothing (including wool or fleece sweater and water resistant jacket, outdoor shoes, warm socks, hat and gloves)

Please sign and return the enclosed permission slip to me by Tuesday, October 6^th to ensure that your child will be able to participate in this unique Salmon Watch outdoor learning experience. If you have any further questions, please email (dchiu@corbett.k12.or.us) or call (503-695-3636 ext. 274).

Sincerely,

Ms. Tucker