Mazama Lodge Trip, December 5-7

The teachers and OES chaperones met with staff from Mazama Lodge on Thursday evening to prepare for our visit next week. They have a rich and exciting curriculum planned! The conditions look ideal for our trip with a little snowfall over the weekend, and then great conditions all through next week.

The children met with the teachers today to discuss final details before our departure on Tuesday morning. These are some highlights from our discussion:

• Label everything!
• Consider bringing a bag with straps for carrying, not a suitcase on wheels.
• Leave the bath towel at home but consider bringing a small hand towel.
• Extra socks and gloves are always a good idea.
• Warm slippers are nice for the lodge if you have them (packing these at the top makes sense as we’ll put them on when we arrive inside the lodge).
• They have extra boots and rain pants for us to use, just in case ours get wet.
• Bring warm clothes or pajamas for sleeping.
• Backpacks for water bottles, etc. are optional.

On Tuesday morning:

• Children should wear their jeans, or comfortable pants, along with a couple of layered tops, their waterproof jacket, and shoes/boots.

• Please arrive at school on time, or even a little early.
• The children will need to drop off their bags by the old covered walkway area next to Farriss Hall.  
• We plan to organize the bags into a pile for boys, and a pile for girls.
• Once the children drop off their luggage they need to head to classrooms for attendance.

On Thursday, December 7, pick-up will be behind gym at 2:30 PM. Lyn will provide arrival updates as needed.

Please find all forms, including the packing list here.

Gift Exchange

Please support your child in packing a “little something” for gift exchange partner (see the sheet in your child’s homework folder).  Bringing it on Monday is okay if your child does not want to pack it in his or her bag.

Giving Chapel

Please note that on the morning of Friday, December 8, it is Giving Chapel. Please consider organizing the Giving Chapel bags with your child over the weekend, ready to be brought into school before our trip on Monday, December 4, or after we return on Friday, December 8.