We are very excited about the first River Kids field trip of 2012. During the fall semester, we studied the hydrological cycle and learned how nature is constantly cleaning and refreshing our sources of fresh water. However, with the number of people living in urban and suburban areas, the natural water cycle is unable to keep up with the rate of pollution; so, our first topic this spring be the man-made water cycle. In other words what do we do with all of our dirty water?
Over the first couple of weeks we will be studying water reclamation and drinking water facilities. We will seek to understand how we purify the water that is in our rivers and streams so that it is safe to drink and what we do after that water has been used. We will also be comparing and contrasting the natural and man-made water cycles.
As part of our study, we will be visiting the Northwest Water Reclamation Plant that treats the wastewater from West Cobb. Students will be able to follow the complete process and see each of the stages that we will be studying in class. This field trip will be on Thursday, February 9th for Mrs. Peterson’s class and Friday, February 10th for Ms. Garvin’s class. On both days, we will leave Vaughan at 8:50 a.m. and will return shortly before 2:00 p.m. As part of the trip, we will stop at a local restaurant for lunch, and the cost of lunch is included in the field trip cost of $8. Please fill out both the waiver and the permission form and return no later than Friday, February 3rd.
We will need just a few parent drivers/chaperones to help us transport students to the site and to chaperone. If you are willing to help in this way, please fill out the chaperone form that is being sent home and return no later than 8:15 a.m. on Friday, February 3rd.. We will send out an e-mail on that day with a list of chaperones. The fee for chaperones is also $8; please do not send in the chaperone fee until the list of chaperones is sent out Friday, February 3rd. We will send home chaperone payment envelopes on that day. Thanks for your help.
