Just a reminder that our Aviation Challenge field trip is this Friday, September 30th. We will meet at the front flagpole at 3:50 a.m. for a 4:00 a.m. departure. Please make sure to arrive on time as we will not be able to wait for late arrivals. We have a very tightly packed schedule and a late departure would result in cadets missing some of their activities.
Breakfast, lunch, dinner, and a snack are all included in the trip, so students do not need to bring any food. They are allowed to have plain water on the bus as well as a pillow, blanket, book, or notebook. Several students have asked about cameras, and it is fine to bring a camera as long as the student's name is clearly visible on the camera. Students should not bring electronic devices such as cell phones, games, i-pods, or i-pads, nor should they bring gum. The movies we will be watching on the bus are: The Astronaut Farmer, Short Circuit, and Zathura.
We will return to the front flagpole at 11:30 p.m. on Friday night. Please let your child know the best phone number where you can be reached just in case we happen to be running a little early or a little late. If your child will be riding home with another parent, please place a note in your child's backpack so that it can be given to me when we return to Vaughan on Friday night. It would also be a good idea to provide that parent's number in case we need to make contact.
If your child takes medication, please pack it in its original container in your child’s backpack. Please include detailed directions and a note authorizing others to give the medicine. Your child's chaperone is in charge of his or her medication and will make sure that all doses are given throughout the day. Please e-mail or tell your child’s chaperone on Friday morning that there is medicine to be administered on the trip. Please do not bring medications or notes to me on the morning of the trip; with all of the details to be handled as we leave, it is very easy for me to misplace or forget something.
Chaperones:
Red Squad- Scott Randall
Yellow Squad- Ronnie Barrett
Green Squad- Ken Dekle
Blue Squad- Becky Lelly
Except for the water survival portion of the training, cadets will be wearing their GSRA uniform for this mission. Please make sure that your child is wearing khaki shorts or pants and his or her GSRA shirt upon arrival Friday morning. We want to look like the outstanding ASCANS we are!
Finally, don't forget to pack the items that will be needed for the water portion of our survival training; I have listed those items below. I hope everyone is excited and I'm looking forward to seeing you bright and early Friday morning!
Items to pack for survival and flight school:
- Plastic bag for wet bathing suit
- Bathing suit (water survival)
- Shoes that can get wet or water sandals
- Towel
- A pair of shoes that will remain dry
- Backpack to hold all of your “stuff”
