Dear Parents,
March 28th, 2014
We are excited to be releasing our baby Coho Salmon on May 12th this year. However only 30
spots are available for the field trip and we would like to offer students a unique opportunity to
earn a spot. Students will be working on an essay that has this prompt: How are the survival of
the salmon of the Puget Sound and the people of the Puget Sound linked?
Students will have some class time to work on this assignment, but working at home is also
recommended. The essay will need to be 5-6 paragraphs, typed, double spaced and give no
indication as to the identity of the student except student ID in the upper right hand corner.
The top 30 essays will be selected by a committee of volunteer readers. Once the winners are
announced field trip permission slips will be sent home along with details for the release day.
Timeline:
March 27th—students meet with Mrs. McCully to review research card procedures and receive
the prompt.
*Two in-class dates where students can type up essays will be made available
** Students are encouraged to have a thumb drive to store essays
*** Students can hand write rough drafts in science notebooks and type on days when laptops
are available if no computers are available at home
April 7-11 Students can work on essay over Spring Break
April 25th____ typed essays due to box in office
The essay will be scored for science but that due date will be in early May. Only students that
want to be considered for the field trip must be finished by 4/25.
We do need volunteers for reading the essays, but if you volunteer we ask that you don’t read
your own child’s essay before the due date so we can as impartial as possible.
More details can be found on the science website. Let us know if you have any questions.
Sher Stultz
Maggie Pierce