If you are in the 6th or 7th grade, not failing any classes, and on level with your behavior, you are eligible to join the SCIENCE CLUB. The Science Club is going to a world full of fun and excitement. If you decide to join, you will have opportunities of a lifetime. You will be able to participate in field trips that you will never forget!!!!!! In order to get these wonderful opportunities, you must join the SCIENCE CLUB and fulfill a few requirements, such as:
ü Field Trips (YOU DON’T HAVE TO ATTEND THEM BUT THEY ARE REALLY, REALLY FUN!!!)
ü Attending Meetings (YOU MUST TRY AND MAKE SOME OF THE MEETINGS)
ü Science Experiments at Meetings (YOU MUST PARTICIPATE IN ACTIVITIES PLANNED FOR THE MEETINGS)
If you choose to participate in this club and you are in the 7th grade, you will be able to attend a trip to FLORIDA.The trip will be in May 2011. The trip costs $700. We will have a parent meeting in late September to sign trip contracts and take deposits. IF YOU GET SUSPENDED FROM SCHOOL, PLACED IN ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL, OR SUSPENDED FROM THE BUS AT ANYTIME DURING THE YEAR, YOU WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO ATTEND THE TRIP AND REFUNDS WILL NOT BE MADE!!!!! During the week we are there in May, you will be visiting all Disney World parks and Sea World. While on the FLORIDA trip, you will spend four days at Walt Disney participating in a program called Youth Education Series. Each day, you will attend a science workshop for three hours. At Sea World, you will participate in a 5-hour workshop. You may join the SCIENCE CLUB even if you are not planning on going on the FLORIDA trip. The club will be taking other small trips that any club member can go on. SOME OF THE TRIPS MIGHT INCLUDE:
- Carter Caves October 30, 2010
- Cost: $15 (Includes cave tour cost and transportation. Bring a lunch with you!!! Picnic shelter available)
- Festival of Lights December 10, 2010
- Cost: $20 (Pizza dinner included, bring money for souvenirs and snacks if you wish to purchase these)
- Newport Aquarium/GameWorks March TBA
- Cost: $35 (Includes aquarium admission, 1 hour playtime at GameWorks, and Buffet Lunch at Gameworks)
- Louisville Science Center April TBA
- Cost: $20 (Bring money for lunch or souvenirs if you wish to purchase)
WE MIGHT BE GOING CANOEING IN MAY DEPENDING ON THE WEATER…STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER DETAILS!!! DATES MAY CHANGE!!! CHECK THE PERMISSION SLIPS FOR EXACT DATES AND TIMES!!! The meetings for SCIENCE CLUB will be on the following days FROM 3:30 TO 4:30 P.M.:
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September 16, 2010
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October 28, 2010
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December 2, 2010
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March 24, 2011
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April 21, 2011
***MEETINGS CAN CHANGE!!! LISTEN TO ANNOUNCEMENTS IN HOMEROOM AND LOOK FOR SIGNS BY MRS. BOWLING AND MRS. MEADE’S DOORS***
A parent/guardian MUST be able to pick you up ON TIME after the meetings!! If you are off level, you CANNOT STAY FOR MEETINGS!!During club meetings, we will do experiments, projects, and preparations for field trips. In order to join the SCIENCE CLUB, there will be a membership fee of: $15.00
The fee is due when you sign up for the club. DO NOT TURN IN A PAPER WITHOUT THE $15!!!The fee is to provide supplies for the experiments at the meetings, cover some of the bus costs for trips, and possibly get club shirts. Please see Mrs. Bowling or Mrs. Meade if there is a problem or concern about the fee. If writing a check, please make it payable to Mason County Middle School.
I hope you seriously consider joining the Science Club, because it will give you the opportunity to view science from a different perspective. —————————————————————————————
In order to finish planning the events for the club, I must know how many students are interested in joining. If you would like for your child to be a part of the SCIENCE CLUB, please sign and return the bottom of this sheet along with the club fee to Mrs. Bowling (7th grade) or Mrs. Meade (6th grade). I give permission for my child to join the mcms science club for 2010-2011. I understand that if they are off level they cannot participate in club events. Name of Student: Team:__________
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