Sailing on the A.J. Meerwald / Chloe P. —Fourth
Grade
On September 29, the fourth grades went to Bivalve, New Jersey
to take a sail on the A. J. Meerwald. It
was a pretty big boat. We had different stations on the boat.
At one station you got to touch a toad fish and two other
kinds of fish. At another station, the teacher showed you
oysters. Everyone got to help raise the sail. The rope was
sticky and hard.
When we first got there, the sky was dark and cloudy. It was
cold, rainy, and windy in the beginning, but in the end it
cleared up and got sunny and bright. At one point we got two
minutes to just sit, close our eyes, and listen. I heard waves
splashing, the bell ringing, and seagulls calling. I was very
relaxed and calm.
The whole fourth grade went. We went to learn about how our
actions affect the estuary. The boat was a schooner that used
to catch oysters. We learned about petroleum and what was
made from it. If one thing in the food web is affected, then
everything, including us, is affected. Even littering once
could affect a watershed. I really liked the boat. I bet I’ll
like all of our other field trips, too.
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