Headlands Institute Headlands Institute 20092009

November 17November 17thth-20th-20th

Thanks So Much! What to expect:

Beautiful scenery!

Great hikes!

A great HI staff!

Delicious camp food!

Enthusiastic students!

And lots of hard work!

Volunteer Expectations

Review your HI parent information handout.

Review the student expectations that every student signed.

You must be willing to discipline.

Students are to be under adult supervision at all times.

If you need a break, please ask a Classroom Teacher.

Have Fun!

Your Classroom Teachers! Keith Casey (E5 Math and Science)

Joanne Maher (H11 Language Arts & Social Studies)

Ingrid Diether (F1 Language Arts & Social Studies)

Lori Lester (H3 Math & Science)

Annie Yount (H4 Math & Science)

Pauline Rodriguez (F2 Math & Science)

Lynn Repetsky (6th Grade Resource Teacher)

Steve Gallagher (Assistant Principal)

Departure! Please arrive on campus by 7:30 AM

Help collect bags, label bags and load busses.

We will be collecting bags from arriving students and sorting them by class. Ensure each bag is properly labeled with student’s full name.

Color coded tape indicating Core Team will be provided to mark out bags.

Busses will be packed with bags.

As soon as bags are on the busses, students will load busses. Students will load busses by cores.

ONE teaching team per bus with teachers and chaperones.

Arrival Students will form a fireman’s bucket brigade

to unload busses. Students should line up bags by color coded tape.

Please spread yourself amongst the line and help keep the students on task.

After all bags are out, students will meet in the Fire Pit Amphitheater.

They’ll meet their HI instructors and its time to move in.

In the Dorms Must have an adult in

the dorms if students are present, with a minimum ratio of 1:20.

No climbing or standing on bunks.

No running, and no bunk tag.

Encourage the students to play quiet games, card games, or read quietly. (Good Luck).

Dorm Duties Create a routine for the students of picking up

after themselves.

Bathrooms and student personal spaces should be picked up every morning and evening before meals and activities.

Create a shower schedule. Mornings/Afternoons.

If your students are ready for the next activity, you may take small groups outside to supervise an activity.

Game balls are available in the Owl’s Nest.

Meal Times There are two meal times, Early and Late.

Don’t send your students down until 5 minutes before, at the earliest.

Quiet groups enter the cafeteria first.

Supervise student behavior while in the Cafeteria.

Spread yourselves around, (as it thins out, you can congregate).

Classroom Teachers will be outside to supervise finished diners, so enjoy your meals.

Rodeo BeachBeach Rules

You may take small groups of students down to the beach (1:10)

No student may enter the waterline, no wet sand—no wet feet.

Sunsets will be between 4:55 PM and 5 PM

Day Hikes Be sure your groups

are prepared for the day

Students should be dressed in layers.

Hikes are not strenuous.

They are less than 5 miles in total, and take 3-4 hours to complete.

Departing Camp Friday morning will be busy.

Students must pack their gear and bring them out to the volley ball court field again.

Please have them stack by colored group again.

Groups will have one last wrap up activity/hike.

We’ll load luggage onto the busses by color group, color groups can then load onto the busses.

We plan to depart by 1 PM.

Thanks Again! Questions?

Check out my website for some fun links about Marin:

http://staff.pausd.org/~kcasey/Site/Science_Camp_.html