School Field Trip Visit to the Newport Aquarium in Newport, Kentucky Dear Parent/Guardian: The teacher(s) from Aurora

Elementary School have made arrangements for a class field trip to the Newport Aquarium on April 12, 2013. With your permission, your child will accompany the class. The Students will have a variety of experiences in the exhibits at the Newport Aquarium, including: All About Penguins $1.00 per person Students will discover one of the most unique animals in the world: Penguins! Key Concepts: Classification, Habitats, Adaptations, Behaviors and Conservation. Serious about Sharks $1.00 per person Students will learn everything theyve ever wanted to know about sharks! Key Concepts: Classification, Habitats, Adaptations, Ecosystems, Food chains, Parasitic & Symbiotic Relationships, Flow of Energy and Conservation. Scales and Tails: Reptiles! $2.00 per person Students will get an up close look at a variety of reptiles. They will learn more about what makes a reptile a reptile. Key Concepts: Habitats, Behaviors, Adaptations and Conservation. Student Discovery Backpack $1.00 per person Grab a backpack and go! This adventure is self-guided and has students within the aquarium exploring the entire visit. The group will receive clues to help unlock the mystery of their unknown species. This special learning adventure includes clear instructions on how to engage and excite students using inquiry skills. Each backpack is designed in a fun and easy way for Teachers and Chaperones to lead, so that students can fully enjoy their experience. Key Concepts: Habitats, Behaviors, Ecosystems, Adaptations, Food Chains, Mapping, Observation and Conservation. Visit the Newport Aquarium website for more information about school group visitshttp://www.newportaquarium.com/Groups/School-Groups.aspx Please cut and sign the part below to grant permission and return NO LATER THAN 4/3/13.

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Field Trip Itinerary: April 12, 2013

8 am- 8:45 am: Drive to Newport Aquarium (Total Travel Estimate: 31.83 miles - about 42 minutes) 8:45 am: Arriving at this time will put us 15 minutes prior to our scheduled entrance time. We will then check into the Information Desk in the main lobby with my conformation letter. I will have the money for each student in separate envelopes, with each envelope having the students name on it. Each envelope should have the $7 dollars for their ticket, and the additional $5 they need to get into the exhibits that we will be going to. The lunches that the students brought will be kept on site at the aquarium for our convenience and taken to the lunch space provided for us at 10:35 am so the packed lunches are there when the students eat lunch. At this time the chaperones can take the children to the restroom if they need to go and the students that dont need to will stay with me in the main lobby. After the students are all back at the main lobby, the tour guide will then take us to our first exhibit. 9:00 am: At this time we will go to the All about Penguins exhibit and stay for 45 minutes. Students will have time to take pictures, write notes, and explore the exhibit. 9:45 am: At this time we will go to the Serious about Sharks exhibit and stay for 45 minutes. Students will have time to take pictures, write notes, and explore the exhibit. 10:30 am: At this time we will take another restroom break, having each chaperone take 10 students and then meet back at the main lobby. 10:40 am: At this time we will be eating lunch at the picnic tables that are available on the north side of the Newport Aquarium. The lunches will already be at the space that is provided for us. The students will have 30 minutes to eat lunch. 11:20 am: At this time we will take another restroom break, having each chaperone take 10 students and then meet back at the main lobby. 11:30 am: At this time we will go to the Scales and Tails: Reptiles exhibit and stay for 45 minutes. Students will have time to take pictures, write notes, and explore the exhibit. 12:15 pm: At this time we will be doing the Student Discovery Backpack adventure for 1 hour. Grab a backpack and go! This adventure will have each chaperone be the tour guide and have the students go within the aquarium exploring the entire visit. Each group will receive clues to help unlock the mystery of their unknown species. This special learning adventure includes clear instructions on how to engage and excite students using inquiry skills. 1:15 pm At this time students will have 20 minutes to go to the souvenir shop. The students are held responsible for their own souvenirs and if they get broken between departing the aquarium and the time they get back to the school we will not be held accountable and the money spent will not be replaced in any situation. 1:35 pm At this time we will take another restroom break, having each chaperone take 10 students and then meet back at the main lobby. 1:45 pm At this time we will be leaving the aquarium. A head count and name call will take place to make sure all students and chaperones are back on the bus safely. 2:25-2:30 pm Arrive back at Aurora Elementary; Students will then get on their bus or be picked up by their parent/ guardian

Driving Directions from starting point A: Aurora Elementary School in Aurora, IN to point B: Newport Aquarium in Newport, KY

Aurora Elementary School 6098 Squire Pl, Aurora, IN 47001 (812) 926-2222 1. Start out going south on Squire Pl toward IN-350.Map 0.2 Mi 0.2 Mi Total 1.1 Mi 1.3 Mi Total 6.0 Mi 7.3 Mi Total

2. Turn left onto IN-350.Map

3. Turn left onto US-50 E / Green Blvd. Continue to follow US-50 E.Map US-50 E is 0.2 miles past Walker Ave If you reach Bridgeway St you've gone a little too far 4. Merge onto I-275 S toward Kentucky (Crossing into Kentucky).Map

15.1 Mi 22.4 Mi Total 7.7 Mi 30.1 Mi Total 0.2 Mi 30.3 Mi Total 0.2 Mi 30.5 Mi Total 0.4 Mi 30.9 Mi Total 0.2 Mi 31.1 Mi Total 0.05 Mi 31.2 Mi Total

5. Merge onto I-75 N / I-71 N via EXIT 84 toward Cincinnati (Crossing intoOhio).Map 6. Keep right to take I-71 N via EXIT 1B toward US-50 E / Columbus.Map

7. Take the Second St exit toward Downtown Riverfront.Map

8. Stay straight to go onto 2nd St.Map

9. Keep right at the fork in the ramp.Map

10. Turn left onto E Pete Rose Way / US-27.Map If you reach the end of Broadway St you've gone about 0.1 miles too far

11. Take the 1st right onto Taylor-Southgate Bridge / US-27. Continue to followUS- 0.6 Mi 27 (Crossing into Kentucky).Map 31.8 Mi Total If you reach Broadway St you've gone a little too far 12. Turn left onto Levee Way.Map Levee Way is just past E 3rd St If you reach Monmouth St you've gone a little too far 13. 1 AQUARIUM WAY.Map If you reach E 3rd St you've gone a little too far 0.04 Mi 31.8 Mi Total

Newport Aquarium Retail 1 Aquarium Way, Newport, KY 41071 (859) 815-1242 Total Travel Estimate: 31.83 miles - about 42 minutes

Chaperones Information Chaperones are important to making any experience to the Newport Aquarium an Educational Success. It will be important to know when and where to meet for any scheduled programs, lunch, and your return to school. Make sure you learn about the educational goals of the trip and ask the teacher how you can help meet these goals. Encourage students to listen, ask questions, and observe. Try to involve everyone. Chaperones please stay with your group at all times and do a head count from time to time. Ensure that all students walk, not run, and use a quiet voice. Be courteous and respectful to other guests. School Spirit The school has provided each student with $15 for this field trip. Each student will use $12 of that $15 towards the trip, so with the leftover money I have had shirts made for the students that are neon blue and say Newport Aquarium on the front, and Aurora Elementary and their last name on the back. The students need to wear this shirt on the day that we go to the aquarium so it is easy for us to do a head count on the students, and show school spirit. Aquarium Parking The parking lot for school and charter buses is conveniently located two blocks from the Newport Aquarium. Please use the Bus Parking Pass that was sent with your ticket confirmation to turn into the honor box at the bus parking lot. Drivers mustcomplete the information requested before dropping into the box. We do not provide parking passes for cars or vans and they are not permitted to park in the bus parking lot. It is suggested that cars and vans park in the Newport on the Levee parking garage. All buses dropping off group and school guests for Newport Aquarium must do so on E. 3rd Street (between Monmouth & Saratoga Street) in front of Star Lanes (before Brio Restaurant). Pull up to the curb as far West as possible without blocking the valet exit. Once dropped off, guests will walk along the valet drive to the stairs or elevators and proceed to the River Walk Level. The Aquarium is to the left of Barnes and Noble. Directions to Bus Parking Lot: Continue on 3rd St. to left turn on Columbia (far left lane) Bus parking is located in the lot on the corner of Columbia & 4th St Directions from Bus Parking Lot back to Newport Aquarium: Turn right out of parking lot on Columbia St. Turn left onto 5th St. Turn left onto Washington St. At light turn left onto E. 3rd

Standards Communication Skills 2.2.5 Draw pictures and write brief descriptions that correctly portray key features of an object. Diversity of Life 2.4.1 Observe and identify different external features of plants and animals and describe how these features help them live in different environments. Constancy and Change 2.6.3 Describe that things can change in different ways, such as in size, weight, color, age, and movement. Investigate that some small changes can be detected by taking measurements.