May 13, 2019
Dear Families,
Here are some last minute details regarding our Mackinac Island trip.
We will be eating lunch at a park near Petoskey on Wednesday. Please be sure your student has a non-microwaveable, completely disposable lunch packed.
At this time of year the island is generally about 10 degrees cooler. As I type this email it is 43 degrees on Mackinac and 51 degrees here. We will be outside much of the time including evenings. Please be sure your student packs warm clothes and rain gear. It looks like rain Wednesday morning but then sun. Remember this is Michigan:)
Please be sure your student’s luggage is tagged with his or her name and Pathfinder School. A dray will be meeting us on the dock and loading our luggage. We will meet up with it later when we check-in. The hotel will have put it all together in the lobby and therefore needs know what luggage belongs to our group.
We have talked about bringing spending money for souvenirs. The idea of wants versus needs, such as one pound of fudge versus 10, has come up. While some spending money is obviously appropriate we ask that it not be excessive. The students will have some free time to shop and walk around.
If your student takes medication, prescription or otherwise, please put it in Shane’s mailbox by Tuesday, May 14th. Please include dosages and directions on package. If your student is allergic to horses and takes allergy medicine please be sure to send it along. We are taking a horse drawn carriage tour when we first arrive on the island.
This year we will not be biking as a group. There is, however, an hour available Friday morning for those students who wish to ride. The cost is $10.00 and if your student wants to do this he or she must bring a bike helmet.
As I mentioned before, the Mackinac Island trip has always been a non-electronic event. We do not allow cell phones, Ipods, tablet etc. This has always, initially, caused some consternation with the students. However, it has been our experience that the students become much more engaged with their surroundings, friends and the magic that is Mackinac. All of the teachers will have smartphones available to take pictures, text highlights to school and for parents to check in IF NEED BE. I will create a Google folder to be shared with all students and parents for pictures. These are the same rules we have at school. In the selfie obsessed world we live in today, this may be the last time for some of these students to truly unplug!
There are still outstanding balances due along with the $30.00 in a labeled envelope and the behavior contract. The front office is keeping track of all this and has been sending out reminders. Please get this in ASAP.
If you have any questions please feel free to call me.
Cell 231-883-8426 – Shane
231-883-1095 – Duncan
231-631-3576 – Shannon
Packing List And Behavior contract
Thanks,
Shane