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• Health forms, Prescriptions• Packing list• Bus ride• At Space Academy• Communication

Health Forms, PrescriptionsHealth Forms, Prescriptions

One for Space Academy

One with current information for the bus ride.

( Sorry, Space Academy cannot share this information with us.)

Prescription medications, Vitamins and/or herbal products will be collected and dispensed by nursing staff.

During the bus ride the students hold on to their medication and inform us when they are taking medication.

Motion sickness

This is an academic trip

Packing ListPacking ListLunch for the Bus trip down – Including a water bottle – Label everything. (No gum, snacks, or other types of food or drink – SHS will supply snacks and water for the whole grade )

 Combination Padlock from the school lockers.

Don’t over pack: pack for 6 days; Bring a suitcase that you can easily carry or roll.

 

Clothes should allow for active movement during training exercises. No sandals are allowed outside of the living quarters.

See packing advice online http://www.shschicago.org/spaceacademy

http://www.shschicago.org/spaceacademy

Please do not bring to Space Academy

Please do not bring to Space Academy

Cellular phones, will be left on the bus

Portable music players

Hand-held computer game

Other expensive items

What stays on the bus:

All Electronics (electronics must cost less than $130)

(DVD players and laptops are not allowed on the trip)

Cell phones (are only used to call home from the bus and then remain on the bus – these phones will not be able to be recharged)

CommunicationCommunication

Students can call home using calling cards or call collect.

All calling cards are welcome.

If you need to contact us

1. By email. We will check our email daily.

2. Leave a message at our hotel

1-256-830-2222 for Mrs. Pond or Ms. Lampic

3.For emergencies you can contact us on cell phone nr.

773 996 6143

We can not answer the phone during lectures and presentations. Please leave a message.

Bus ride September 29th 2013Bus ride September 29th 2013

Sunday morning September 29th

Drop off: by 4:45 am

Departure 5:00am sharp

The students will call when we arrive at Space Academy. Cell phones are to be shut off the rest of the time to preserve the battery for the trip back. The Space and Rocket Center ask to not bring cell phones onto the premises.

Bus ride October 4th 2013Bus ride October 4th 2013Departure after closing ceremony and lunch .

Time: about 1:00 pm

Arrival SHS Chicago

Time : Friday night about 11:00 pm -12:30 am

The students call when we are about half an hour away .

A phone tree created by the room parents is started at the same time.

Do not park in the main parking lot. If you are not picking up your child on Friday, one of the chaperones must have a note with the name and phone number of the person who will have that responsibility.

Please be on time.

Phone treePhone tree

Academy 7

Cate Kinder

Lauren Cerda

 

Hardey 7

Lilly Grisko

Nushin Samii

CommunicationsCommunications

Students are busy. If you don’t hear from them for several days, we can encourage them to call .

Home sickness

Few get homesick. The staff is very supportive , compassionate and effective helping students.

We will post some pictures We will post some pictures

At http://www.flickr.com/photos/sacredheartschools/

See them as samples of what is going on. Students and counselors are taking pictures that can be viewed at our return.

This is an School Academic Trip

This is an School Academic Trip

All SHS rules apply. Students are being observed for full cooperation with the program and their counselors .

Dismissal

Any student refusing to follow camp rules and guidelines will be dismissed from the program. Participants dismissed from the program will forfeit their tuition. The student will be sent home before the completion of the tour at the parent's expense.

ShoppingShopping

For snacks and souvenirs parents have sent about $30- $60 in the past.

Space and Rocket center are also using refillable gift cards/ wristbands.

Ms. Lampic can help with the Trainee account numbers

Forms and infoForms and info

These forms and information will be available at the Sacred Heart website under Academics/ 7th grade/Space Academy

http://www.shschicago.org/page.cfm?p=506

The final letter

SHS Health update

Packing list

Thank you for your supportThank you for your support

Chaperones

Maya Lampic

Lexi Pond

Katie Roeck

David Gusaas