Come on Summer!

Welcome back to the third and final term of our year. It is going to be the busiest term so far with our Year 5 Greece Trip and our KS2 production of The Wiz.

 

However, just to recap on what was done at the end of Term 2, here is our report on our Aramco visit.

 

The children in Year 5 had the privilege of visiting the Aramco Water Treatment Plant on Tuesday, 19^th March 2013. After a fun introductory talk by Mark Grainger about the water purification process while looking at a plan of the plant and the various stages involved, the children were taken in smaller groups on a tour of the plant by Mr Dossary and Mr Moaikel. They found the tours informative, useful and interesting, as they could see the process involved and the machines in action. They were fascinated by the work in the science laboratory, especially seeing live bacteria under a microscope.

 

 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 

Thanks to the excellent organisation and fun approach of the adults involved, the children had a memorable educational visit, made even more so by their surprise treats and ‘goody bags’ at the end.

 Here is what some children had to say about their visit :

‘When we went to Aramco, it was extremely fun and enjoyable. The person who first information with us was called Mr Mark Grainger. He told us that there is bacteria all over our body, and that there is good and bad bacteria. The bacteria in the water treatment plant helped clean the water. He was both helpful and funny. The people who showed us around were Mr Nidhal and Mr Mahmoud. We went to the lab and they showed us real, live bacteria. The part of the trip I really enjoyed the most was when we saw the bacteria. I had the best time ever!’      Aya, 5C

                                                                           

‘Non- stop bacteria! It stinks! (Primary Treatment Area) I enjoyed seeing the bacteria and learning how many gallons of water gets purified every day.  Nicholas, 5C

The visit to the Aramco Water Treatment Plant was fun and cool. Mr Mark was funny and talked about the Aramco Water Treatment Plant and how the water is purified.  There were two groups. The group I was in was with Mr Nidhal’s group- he showed us around the plant. In the end we were treated to doughnuts, juices and got gifts, and then we went back to school. Aryaan, 5C

I liked how we got to see bacteria closely. I even got to see bacteria eating what it lives on, so I thought it was really cool trip to Aramco.

Mohamad, 5A

I loved this trip because I was able to see the actual process of water purification and I learned that bacteria help purify water!

Camila, 5C

What I enjoyed most about this trip is when I saw the bacteria on the TV screen with the microscope. My worst part is when we got to the part where it smelled horrible! The funniest part is when Yara’s hat got blown into the tank of water. I also like the part when the bacteria was eating poop in the water! I would like to thank everyone more than I did when I was there at the plant. Gasser, 5C

 I loved the trip! Actually I liked everything except the smell in some areas and I know a lot more about the waste water treatment.

 Paul, 5A

There were bacteria in the lab but they made the water clean, so instead of wasting water we can reuse the water. In the lab, I even spotted a shower which is used to wash off any bacteria or chemicals that may spill on the scientists. Diana, 5C

It was so much fun when we got to Aramco Water Treatment Plant. There were adults in charge of different things, and there were doughnuts and juice afterwards. The adults told us different things about water and how it gets clean. Murtaza, 5A

When we went, it was amazing! First a man called Mark showed us the different areas and gave us a talk. He said that if nitrogen was to spill into the water, lots of water plants called algae would grow and kill the fish! Then a man called Mr Nidhal took us on a tour and showed us the ‘grit factory’ and it smelt awful! Then Mr Mahmoud showed us the place where the bacteria helped clean water. The water was all brown! Then we went to the laboratory where we saw bacteria projected onto the tv screen and the bacteria was wriggling! Finally we ate doughnuts, drank juices and had our photos taken. We also got caps and presents! Thank you!   John, 5C

 

A GREAT TIME WAS HAD BY ALL! THANK YOU TO EVERYONE AT ARAMCO WHO MADE THIS EXPERIENCE POSSIBLE!