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11TuesdayMay282013FIREBANTheTownofFortSmithwouldliketoadvisethatThankyouforyourStudentscelebrateH2OinWoodBuffaloParkByRENEFRANCOEUROver80studentsfromkindergartentoGrade3atJosephB.TyrrellJBTele-mentaryschoolinFortSmithburstfrombusesintotheSaltRiverdayuseareaonFridaytocelebratetheschoolsan-nualwaterday.MayiswatermonthatJBTsowevespentallmonthdiscussingtheresourceandthingsthatdependonitintheclassroomsCoraAmericaJBTsviceprincipalsaid.Thisiskindofliketheculminatingactivityforit.TheschoolpartneredwithWoodBuffaloNationalParkandtheAuroraResearchIn-stituteARIforafulldayofwater-relatedactivities.ThisistherstyearARIwasinvolvedAmericasaid.Parkemployeestookstu-dentsonanaturewalkalongtheKarstLooptrailtotalkabouttheeffectofwateronlandscapes.Theyalsolearnedhowtospotspecicplantsduringaoraandfaunaac-tivityalongtheSaltMeadowLooppath.SarahRosolenmanagerofARIsSouthSlaveRe-searchCentreranawaterraceforthechildrenanddiscussedwaterstraditionalroleasavitallifevein.Stu-dentsalsopaintedshwithRosolenforamuraltobepresentedattheSlaveRiverDayfestivalinFortSmithonJune8.OtheractivitiesinvolvedwaterstoriesandsongsandanH2Oexperimentsessionwithplentyofbubbleblowing.AfoodwebgamewithARIsAngelaMarieillus-tratedwithstringshowwaterthevegetationlivinginriv-ersandlakesandanimalsareallinterdependentinthefoodchain.ImaneagleandIneedshtoeatandtheyreinthewaterAngelinaNickolson5observed.Itsagreatdayforthekidstoreallytakeawayhowim-portantwaterisandhowitaffectsthelandandanimalsAmericasaid.Ithinkwere-allyshowthatthereneedstobearespectforwater.EnvironmentWatershedsPhotosReneFrancoeurGabrielleVienneauFrenchimmersionstudentsChloeDanielsleftandClaireMacMillanmakebubblesnakeswithsockcoveredwaterbottlesinWoodBuffaloNationalPark.AngelaMariecentreoftheAuroraResearchInstitutegetstangledupinthefoodwebgame.AngelinaNickolson5representsthebaldeagleinthefoodwebgame.ParksCanadaemployeeLucasBrowntalksaboutsnakesandsinkholesalongtheKarstLooptrail.AhandfulofJosephB.TyrrellelementarystudentsfromkindergartentoGrade3paintwoodenshforamuraltobedisplayedatSlaveRiverDayinFortSmithonJune8.HelenPanterofParksCanadagivesstudentsthe101oncatchingminnowsalongtheSaltMeadowLoop.