Trip Coordinators: Julie Longchamp and Debbie Donnelly

Parent Coordinator: Liz Neeld

Important InformationThings we need before we leave:

Health Form – (notary required for students without a parent going on the trip)

Payment for the trip – Would like 2nd Deposit by 2/15

Payment for Ball Game (Yankees vs Tampa Bay- Tuesday

Where are we Staying?http://www.hostelworld.com/

hosteldetails.php/Hostelling-International-New-York/New-York/1850#facilities

Room Assignments

Rooms will be dorm styled and will be determined by the number of male and female chaperones.

Right now, we will have some “mixed rooms” of young males (5/6) who are going with their mothers.

Rooms are 8-12 to a rooms. Baths are in the hallways.

Some Girl Scouts from Williston have stayed there and really enjoyed it.

Food!!Menu

Breakfast$6 includes a cup of fresh fruit, butter with jelly and Orange

Juice

BAGEL with EGG, BACON OR SAUSAGE BAGEL with Cream Cheese

CROISSANT with EGGJUMBO MUFFIN Blueberry, Corn or Chocolate ChipCEREAL Corn Flake, Raisin Bran or Cheerios

Food!!Tuesday Dinner- Dinner at the Ball Field!

Wednesday Dinner:

DINNER SANDWICHES$11.99 All include a cup of fruit, potato or macaroni salad, cookie, water or

soda~PHILLY CHEESE STEAKRUEBENHot pastrami, Swiss cheese, lettuce, tomato on a rollGRILLED CHICKEN SWISS CHEESEwith lettuce, tomato on a rollMEATBALLwith mozzarella cheese on a heroCHEESEBURGER 1/3 LBVEGGIE SANDWICH(Grilled eggplant, roasted peppers, grilled onion) on a Kaiser roll 

Food!!HOT DINNER

All include green salad, garlic bread, a cup of fruit, cookie and water$13.80

MEAT LASAGNACHICKEN PARMIGIANA

over penne romanoCHICKEN CORDON BLUE

FRIED FISH & CHIPSMEATLOAF

with mashed potato and gravyROASTED BEEF

with mashed potato and gravySPAGHETTI and MEATBALL

GRILLED CHICKENover penne and vodka sauce

ScheduleTuesday, June 5th

7:00 am: Arrive at WCS7:30 am: Leave WCS for NYC2:30 pm: Arrive in NYC, Settle In, Walk around

to Central Park or other areas in small groups6:00-6:15 pm: Meet at Yankee Stadium11:00 pm: (or when we return) In rooms –

Quiet time.

ScheduleWednesday, June 6th & Thursday, June 7th

7:00-8:00 am: Breakfast8:00-8:30 am: Meeting in lounge and organize the day.

Students will be in small groups and will attend 1-2 sites during the day.

6:00 pm: All will have dinner together.7:00 pm: Evening ActivitiesThere will be an assortment of evening activities. Evening activities

are “extras”. There are many free activities. Broadway Tickets and other expensive items: In order to include

everyone, we would love people to propose an activity and “open it up” to all interested. For example, I know someone wants to go see Wicked (Me ). Let’s find out who wants to go and see if we can get a group rate. I would love a parent to take charge of this, perhaps through google docs.

ScheduleFriday, June 8th

8:00 am: Breakfast9:00 am: Clean rooms and have things

packed up.We might have some time to walk around

and spend that last bit of spending money.11:00 am: Bags down to the curb and ready

to load the buses.11:30 am: Depart NYC1:00 pm: Stop for Lunch on the Thruway6:30 pm: Home for Dinner!

ProjectsAll students are required to complete a project for this trip, which will be presented at our June Open House.

They will have Lunch Meetings beginning February 15th.

Possible topics are endless. Last trips projects included:

ProjectsJewelry and Stone CuttingUnited NationsSpace TravelModelingGuitarsBroadway ProductionArtProductionReinactmentMuralsPenguinsMadison Square GardenPit OrchestrasTechnologyEllis IslandEndangered Species

FAO SchwarzEndangered Species/ZooPianosTeardrop MemorialFAO SchwarzSnow Leopards/Central Park ZooComets, Meteorites, AsteroidsTwin TowersArtLeukemiaBronx ZooModern vs. Older ArtBrooklyn BridgeAnimals at the BronxEmpire State Building

ProjectsGrand Central Station/Grand Central

Van Gogh Art/Museum of Art

Asian Elephants/Bronx Zoo

Art, Painting, Sculpture/Metropolitan

Tigers/Zoo

Broadway Theater/Broadway

Statue of Liberty/Ellis Island

Pet Therapy/Mt. SinaiYankees/Yankee Stadium

Shallow Sea Life/NY Aquarium

Diamonds/Natural History Museum

Column Writing/NY TimesVisual Impairment/Eye Bank

Statue of Liberty/Ellis Island

Fashion Design/Fashion Institute

Playwriting/NYUNY Architecture/Empire State Building

Ellis Island/Ellis Island

Project Schedule 

Project Requirements DateDue

Date Complete

Facilitator Initials

Topic/Focus Question & NYC Location for project Wednesday2/15/12

   

Overview Article Sub-focus QuestionsPre-Concept Map

Wednesday3/14/12 

   

Outline1st Draft BibliographyIncluding one Periodical resource 5th/6th – Minimum three resources7th – Minimum five resources8th—Minimum one new resource

Wednesday3/28/12

   

Notecards (fully referenced) 

Wednesday4/11/12

   

Written Report: First Draft/Content Focus 

Wednesday5/2/12

   

Second Draft: Content/Editing 

Wednesday5/9/12

   

Visual Plan8th graders: add to visual plan or start new one

Wednesday5/16/12

   

Written Report: Final Draft8th graders: add NYC Connection to current final draftYour written report should include the following:Cover Pre-Concept MapOutlineWritten ReportBibliographyPost-Concept Map

Wednesday5/30/12

   

Visual/Model/Experiment/Demonstration8th graders: Add to current visual

Monday6/04/12

   

New York City Trip Tuesday-Friday 6/5/12-6/8/12

Presentations & Open House*Open House will be the evening before 8th grade Graduation

Monday*6/11/12

   

MetroEach person will get a unlimited subway

pass. This is a seven day pass and we will collect them at the end and donate them to HI international to give to other guests.

Chaperones:Will be given student information on a need-to-know basis.Will be given a “check-in” student that isn’t their child (We

expect you to be their parent buddy for the week ). Should let us know your cell phone number for our list.Will meet daily in the morning to go over the day’s

schedules. We’ll figure out the meeting place when we see the dorms.

Should expect polite and respectful behavior from everyone. Let a teacher know if you are having any issues with a student.

Should expect students to clean up after themselves. “Please don’t make work for other people” will be our motto!

Enjoy and get to know each child who is with you. We do most things in small groups, so you can build relationships with the students on the team.

Are GREATLY APPRECIATED! We are hoping that this trip will be as much fun for the adults as it has in the past. We really believe this is why so many parents volunteer to come.

Fundraising Projected Actual

SeptemberAdams Festival Tractor Rides $ 824

NovemberCraft Fair Concessions 11/5 $ 579 Shakespeare Festival 11/11 $ 1,000 Mexicali $ 250 DecemberFun Night 12/2 $ 2,086 Bottle Drive 12/17 $ 720

JanuaryMarko 1/28 $ 1,000 FebruaryBottle Drive 2/11 $ 600 On-line Auction $ 800 MarchSilver Palace Night $ 200 April BBR Fun Night 4/14 $ 1,000 MayPlay Concessions $ 300

Hanging Flower Baskets 5/1-5/13 $ 500

Total $ 4,400 $ 5,459

Projected Total $ 9,859

PaymentsDeposit- $50 per personSecond Deposit- Due February 24th $100 ppFinal Cost- May 18th

We have already submitted $20,000 deposit for the HI International, which is half the cost of food and rooms. Our bus deposit and final HI payment is due in May.