Smith Island
Port Isobel East
This year, seventh grade students will participate in an overnight residential program on two different islands in the Chesapeake Bay. Boys will stay overnight on Port Isobel East and girls will stay overnight on Smith Island. We have included some information about the trips on this website but please feel free to visit the Chesapeake Bay Foundation's website concerning overnight trips.
We are looking forward to our overnight trip!
Sincerely,
Mrs. Paton and Ms. Magin
Residential Center Information for Student Groups
Includes:
Letter from the Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF)
Field Trip Health Forms (please turn in to Mrs. Paton ASAP) <-- Health forms are due: Monday, March 5th
Suggested Residential Center Packing Lists
CBF Education Program Policies
Field Vocabulary (Students will be tested on this vocabulary prior to the trip)
Field Trip Permission Slip <-- Permission slips are due: Monday, March 5th
DAY 1:
1:15 arrive in Tylerton
1:45 introductory meeting
3:30 cultural/geographical orientation; set crab pots
6:00 dinner
EVENING Bay ecology, night hike, star gazing
DAY 2:
SUNRISE canoe trip; weather check
7:00 breakfast
8:30 canoe to marsh for an exploration; scrape and SAV studies
NOON lunch
Town tour of Tylerton
Visit wildlife refuge, bird watching
5:30 pull in crab pots for evening meal
6:00 dinner
EVENING night canoe or hike, art
DAY 3:
SUNRISE canoe trip, journal reflection
7:00 breakfast weather check
8:30 leave dock for "bayside" of Island to explore the eroded west shore, the beach zone and high marsh
NOON lunch; discussion of beach zone
1:00 return to center; house clean-up,pack, and wrap-up discussion
3:30 leave Tylerton on Captain Jason II
5:00 arrive in Crisfield
DAY 1
12:30 board Lonnie Carol II
1:30 arrive at PI (settle in)
introduction and guidelines
set crab pots / map activity
SUNSET dinner
night hike and activities
DAY 2
SUNRISE scrape SAV bed
breakfast
canoe
Tangier visit
MIDDAY lunch
marsh exploration/ pick up crab pots
SUNSET dinner
activity and bon fire
DAY 3
SUNRISE
sunrise hike
breakfast/ pack lunch
oyster dredging / service project
11:30-12:00 wrap-up meeting/lunch
Lonnie Carol II departs