As part of our” Life is a River” unit, third grade Target students will be taking an extended day field trip to the North Georgia Mountains. This trip will allow us to compare and contrast the conditions of a stream in Cobb County (urban stream) to those of a stream in the North Georgia Mountains (rural stream).
The trip is scheduled for Friday, April, 27th. Students will depart Vaughan promptly at 6:00 a.m. They will need to arrive at the front flagpole no later than 5:45 a.m. so that we can load the bus and pull out no later than 6:00a.m. We will eat breakfast on the way and will arrive in Cleveland, Georgia around 9:00 a.m. While there we will conduct all of our usual stream assessments and will then enjoy a special treat of grubbing for gemstones. Each participant will receive a bucket of gem ore, a screen, and directions on how to use the sluice to look for rubies, emeralds, amethysts, sapphires, topaz, and other semi-precious stones.
Once we have finished with our grubbing, we will drive to Dahlonega, Georgia where we will enjoy a family style lunch at the historic Smith House and a visit to the Gold Museum. After all our activities are complete, we will leave Dahlonega and return to the front flagpole at Vaughan at 4:00 p.m.
This trip includes breakfast, a snack, lunch at the Smith House, transportation, Gold and Gem Grubbin, and entrance to the Dahlonega Gold Museum. The cost is $60 per student and $70 per chaperone. Please fill out the permission form and return both the form and payment no later than Friday, March 9th.
If you would like to be considered for a chaperone position, please return the chaperone form no later than Friday, March 2nd. Given space restrictions on the bus, we may not be able to accommodate everyone who would like to help; with that in mind, chaperones will be chose on Friday, March 2nd and notified that afternoon. We will send home an additional payment envelope at that time, so please do not send in a chaperone payment until we know for sure who will be attending.
Students will need to bring a small backpack on our trip to the North Georgia Mountains. Since we will be doing river assessments, boots, gloves, a change of socks, and possibly even an extra outfit should be packed. Students also might want to bring a disposable camera (with child’s name written on it), a jacket, and a book to read. Students WILL NOT be permitted to bring candy, gum, snacks or any type of electronic device or game. This includes i-pods, cell phones, Gameboys, etc… If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.
