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Field Trip Chaperone Notes

You will be able to sign up to chaperone for a trip by going to our volunteer opportunities page on this site. When a trip is available to volunteer for I will post it and send out an email letting you know.

**Confirmed Volunteers please plan to arrive in our classroom 20 minutes prior to class departure time in order to have time to meet your assigned group. All field trip volunteers will need to have current finger prints on file in the WCS office this school year to chaperone off campus trips. Finger printing normally cost about $52 and only needs to be done one time for the entire time your child is enrolled in WCS (K-8)...can be used for WCS trips in 2-8 grades too. You can get more information on finger printing and status of your background check from the WCS office staff. It normally takes two to four weeks for your finger prints and background check to be processed and sent to the WCS office once you complete them. For the children's safety we cannot allow any parent who does not have a completed and approved fingerprint/background check on file in the WCS to go on any of of our off campus field trips.

*Any of the field trips listed below will be cancelled if we are short field trip funds when the date approaches to pay for the trip. You can donate to our field trip fund by using our school PayPal system (info located on WCS web site)...we are hoping each family will donate $65 for their student(s) to cover our field trip cost this school year.

Fort Sutter Museum - Sept 24, 2019 bus departs at 8:45 and returns at 2:00

Please have students wear comfortable shoes, socks, WCS spirit shirt and jeans. Bring a sack lunch and water bottle with your name on them. Students will enjoy learning how people lived long ago in CA on this trip. They will take a self guided tour of Fort Sutter and visit the following learning stations with their class: blacksmith, pioneer clothing, long ago school, bakery, wagon, and fire the cannon. Chaperones must have cleared fingerprints and plan to ride the bus; please plan to arrive in our classroom at 8:30 to help get the children ready for this trip.

1. Chaperone: Lorenzo's Mom

2. Chaperone: Aayan's Mom

3. Chaperone: Kendall's Mom

4. Chaperone: Roslyn's Mom

Sky Dome (on campus field lesson) - Jan 23, 2020 time to be determined

Children will enjoy a mobile planetarium as they explore the wonders of outer space with a special focus on the stars, sun and moon.

1. Volunteer: N/A

Explorit Science Museum Amazing Animals (on campus field lesson) - March 25, 2020

An animal outreach science program will be on our school campus. We will explore the needs of different live animals from different habitats. Program times 10:05-11:20, and 11:55-1:10, (You can pick one time). Parents will be needed to supervise and help students with different science centers as they explore animal adaptations. Parents do not require fingerprints since we are staying on campus. This lesson will be in our first grade flex room. Please plan to arrive in flex room 10 minutes prior to your scheduled volunteer time.

1. Volunteer for 10:05-11:20:

2. Volunteer for 11:55-1:10:

Sierra Nevada Journeys Classrooms Unleashed Program - May 7, 2020 time 9:40am to 1:00pm

Students learn about animal and plant adaptations, as well as biomimicry — the process of using nature to help solve human problems. Through the integration of modeling, engineering design, critical thinking, and practicing observations skills, students will come to understand that nature’s designs have inspired inventions and solutions to human problems. Students journey to Camp Pollock for a nature experience with Sierra Nevada Journeys field educators. Chaperones must have cleared fingerprints and plan to ride the bus!.

1. Chaperone: Berns Zapata (Lorenzo's Mom)

2. Chaperone: Mikaela Gomez (Issac's Mom)

3. Chaperone: Mindy Johnston (Kendall's Mom)

Sacramento Zoo - April 9 buses leave at 8:45 and return to WCS at 1:30

Please wear comfortable shoes, socks, WCS spirit T-shirt, and jeans. Bring a sack lunch and water bottle with your name written on them. Parent volunteers plan to pay $7 to enter the zoo. Students will take a tour with a zoo docent, watch an animal show and enjoy completing an animal adaptation scavenger hunt with their peers and parent volunteers. Chaperones must have cleared fingerprints and plan to ride the bus; please plan to arrive in our classroom at 8:30 to help get the children ready for this trip.

1. Chaperone: Berns Zapata (Lorenzo's Mom)

2. Chaperone: Nikki Harris (Roslyn's Mom)

3. Chaperone: Snigdha Ghosh (Aayan's Mom)

4. Chaperone: Mindy Johnston (Kendall's Mom)

5. Chaperone: Karla Coen (Santiago's Mom)

These parents are on the "sub" chaperone list and will be called to check on availability if needed to fill in for a scheduled chaperone who can't make it:

Our first grade team plans to add a new trip or two this year. Please stand by for more information.