Just a reminder that our U.S. Space and Rocket Center field trip will be on Friday, December 2nd. We will meet at the front flagpole at 5:30 a.m. for a 5:45 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. Students must also wear their GSRA uniforms on this training exercise; that means they should be wearing khaki pants and the GSRA t-shirt. Since the weather will probably be cool, it might be a great idea to wear a long sleeved shirt under the GSRA t-shirt.
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. Students may bring up to $20 of spending money for the gift shop, but this is completely optional. The movies we will be watching on the bus are: October Skies, Apollo 13, Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian, and Walle.
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. On Friday morning there will be time to tell your child's chaperone 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- David Vann, Jewell Conally, Scott Randall,
Yellow Squad- Ronnie Barrett, Carol Estes, Jay Garrity, Roger Gravlin, Heather Paris, Pam Shattles
Green Squad- Kristen Chance, Ken Dekle, Kahnie Cowan
Blue Squad- Derrick Glaze, Tim Goodman, Kendra Gurrick, Becky Kelly, Robin Rohrbach, Brian Williams, Mike Wing
