Hood River Middle School
HoodRiverMiddle School
Oceanography Field Trip 2016
Dear Parents,
The oceanography class is planning a camping trip to the coast on Wednesday, Oct 12th through Friday, Oct 14th. This will be an excellent chance for students to get hands on experience with marine biology and coastal ecology.
The students will travel to South Beach State Park where we will be camping for two nights.
To help parents understand more about the trip, there will be a mandatory parent information night onTuesday,September 27th at 6:30pm in the Library. At that time, we will review the details of the trip. Transportation is by a combination of school district vans and parent transport. We need a minimum of 5 parents to drive out and chaperone.
Goals:
1.Students will observe, explore, and collect data in the dunes, tide pools, and an estuary on the coast in the vicinity of Newport.
2.Students will go on a 2 hour boat trip with Marine Discovery Tours.
3.Students will visit the Hatfield Marine Science Center.
Agenda: Wednesday, Oct 12th
Depart HRMS @ 12:30 PM
Arrive at South Beach State Park @ 4:30 PM
Set up camp
BBQ Dinner
Thursday, Oct 13th
Boat Tour 9:00 to 11:00 am
Lunch at Fisherman’s Memorial
Tidepooling at Seal RockLow tide 1.3 ft @ 4:53pm
Return to South Beach State Park
Friday, Oct 14th
Hatfield Marine Science Center 10am
Leave Newport @12 noon
Dinner on the road
Return to HRMS @6:30 PM
Costs:
Food: $25.00
Camping: $5.00
2 hour boat tour: $20
Total Cost including boat tour: $50
Students will need: a sleeping bag, sleeping pad, pillow, flashlight or headlamp, warm clothes (hat, sweater, coat), change of clothes(2 changes if weather looks bad), backpack, water bottle, pencil, extra tennis shoes, and their own personal items such as a toothbrush, toothpaste etc.
All students will be on their best behavior while on this trip. Any students disrupting the activities will be sent home with a teacher or parent. If we need to communicate, we will carry cell phones and be sticking to the stated itinerary. Swimming will not be allowed. Students have been advised of the danger of “sneaker waves” and will listen to and follow directions of teachers and parent supervisors at all times. This will ensure a fun and safe trip for everyone.
Qualifications:
Participation on this trip is a privilege. Any student who is struggling with academics or behavior at HRMS will be notified in advance that they may be ineligible to go. Any student who receives one or more danger of failure notices on Wed Oct1st will be ineligible for the trip if improvements cannot be made in time. One or more office referrals for any class will also mean you miss the trip depending on the nature and severity of the referral.
I give my son/daughter permission to attend the oceanography overnight field trip.
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(Parent signature)(student name)
If you have any questions, or would like to chaperone, please come to the parent meeting where we will work out the details. The meeting is TuesdaySeptember, 29that 6:30pm in the library. If you can’t make the meeting call Mr. Dolan at 541-386-2114, or 541-806-0606, or email at:
Extra copies of the itinerary and what to bring list will be provided later and are available on my website. This one happens to be connected to the permission slip, so please return as soon as possible.