We are all set for the orchestra retreat to Icicle Creek. Thank you for getting in your permission slips on time (everyone did!).
If a child will need any medication during the retreat, even if it is self-administered, a parent or guardian must talk with the school nurse, show her the medications, and sign a new form before we leave. The nurse has been given a copy of the permission slips and should contact you, but you are welcome to initiate that contact.
Before school on Thursday, students should bring their gear to the auditorium balcony (entrance across from the library). This will be locked during periods 1 through 4 (Mr. Smith has a key).
The bus is scheduled to arrive at Eckstein at 11:30 am for a 12:00 departure on Thursday. Since first lunch is at 11:10, students should bring a sack lunch to eat on the bus, and report to the auditorium at the beginning of homeroom/lunch. They should then bring their gear down to the first floor of the auditorium and wait for further instructions from Mr. Smith.
The bus is scheduled to arrive at Icicle Creek on Sunday at 11:30 am for a 12:00 departure, as well. That should get us back to the parking lot behind Eckstein (by the portables) around 2:30 pm. We’ll tell students to call home on a cell phone somewhere between Monroe and Woodinville to let you know a more precise arrival time. The school will be open so students can pick up items left in their lockers over the weekend.
As of last Thursday, Icicle Creek had four feet of snow on the ground, and it is forecast to be above freezing during the day and below freezing at night with scattered precipitation (light rain or snow, depending on the time of day) between now and then. Students need to bring appropriate clothing to be outside in cold and snow. They will also want to bring “house-shoes” to wear inside the buildings, since snowy/muddy shoes aren’t allowed on the wood floors.
Finally, below you will find a list of the ground rules for the retreat. It is a real privilege for middle school students to be allowed to use this wonderful facility, and we need to maintain our excellent reputation to return in future years. Please review the rules with your child before we go.
The chaperones on the trip will be Marjorie Olmstead, Sharon Doty, Irene Iwata, Babs Dolby, Lorna Rozelle, Marilyn Kaino, Rodrigo Berho and Jim Koenig. Irene is a nurse. Marjorie’s cell phone is 206-850-5112. The Sleeping Lady Resort front desk can be reached at 1-800-574-2123, and the Icicle Creek front office (empty nights and weekends) is 509-548-6347.
We’re looking forward to a wonderful time!
Icicle Creek / Sleeping Lady Ground Rules
1. Mr. Smith is the boss – what he says, goes.
2. School rules of behavior are to be followed at all times. Both Mr. Smith and the chaperones have the right to enforce them.
3. NO RUNNING on the paths. They are likely to be coated with ice (especially first thing in the morning or after dark).
4. Students must always be in groups of at least 2.
a. This includes being in your room or cabin as well as walking around the grounds or on our trip into Leavenworth.
b. If you are in a group of three and one person falls behind, you must wait for that person, find someone else to wait with that person or call a chaperone to do so.
c. Exception: It is OK to go alone to the restroom building from the Wren Building during daylight hours as long as a chaperone knows you are going.
5. Do NOT open the door to your cabin or room for anyone you do not know if there is not a chaperone there.
6. Students may not leave their rooms or open any outside doors or windows between when the chaperones do their bed check (around 10 pm) and when they do wakeup calls (around 7:15 am) without a chaperone being present unless there is an extreme emergency (e.g., a fire).
7. Chaperone room numbers and cell phone numbers will be posted in your rooms. Contact a chaperone if there are any issues (e.g. clogged toilets, injured roommates, etc.), and let them contact facilities if required.
8. Students going to Sleeping Lady from the Music Center must tell a chaperone. Depending on the weather or time of day, that chaperone may need to accompany you. The Sleeping Lady spa, hot tub and exercise room are off limits at all times.
9. Student groups taking a walk during breaks (e.g. to the Sleeping Lady gift shop) must carry a turned-on cell phone with service in the Icicle Creek area and leave the phone number with a chaperone. They must answer the phone when it rings.
10. Any thrown snowballs must disintegrate on impact (i.e., no hard packed snow or ice). They may not be thrown at non-participants.
11. Students staying at Sleeping Lady must monitor the noise level in their rooms at all times such that it does not disturb other residents. At ICMC, this holds after 10 pm.
Note: Students with medical issues (e.g. must take medications or have a physical disability resulting from a fall on the ice) must stay at ICMC and not Sleeping Lady. This may require rearrangement of roommate requests.
