Questions/Announcements

Hello again! We are getting closer to our trip date! I have a few questions for you and a few announcements/reminders….

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS/REMINDERS

1.)    $ The first ½ of your trip deposit is due on March 8^th. That is just a little more than a month from now.

2.)    We are starting to work on rooming lists (see below).

3.)    We now know which Broadway show has been chosen for us and I am excited! It is an AMAZING show- Wicked!! You will soon learn the TRUE story of the “Wicked” Witch of the West in a hilarious yet heartbreaking way. A lot happened in Oz before Dorothy dropped in…

http://www.wickedthemusical.com/the-show

 QUESTIONS

1.)    We need to start working on rooming lists so I need two things from you. Please respond to me regarding the following things:

      -  Adults going on the trip -

                   1.) Did you sign up for a room with four people (a quad) or a double/triple room?

                   2.)Do you have an idea of who you want to room with? If you do, let me know. If not, tell me that too and I’ll assign you a roommate/roommates.

       -  Students going on the trip -

                    1.) Did you sign your child up for a room with four people (a quad) or a double/triple room?
                    2.) Please have them write out their name and their top two choices for roommates. I will do my best to ensure they will room with at least one of those two people. J

2.)    We will be having t-shirts made for our trip. We do this for safety reasons so that when we are in these big cities we can spot our Spooner students/parents easily. These t-shirts in the past have been around $10 each. I will be calling the designer later this week, but I will eventually need to know t-shirt sizes of everyone. Please let me know the t-shirt sizes of each participant going to DC/NYC.

3.)    I have a blog for this trip (SpoonerDCTrip.blogspot.com) but have been leery of only posting information there because I’m not sure you are all signed up to get reminders. Can you please let me know if you are currently accessing the blog?

Thank you for getting me all your information and have a great day!!

 

 

Payments

Hello! Just a quick reminder from the tour company- please keep paying on your accounts! Most people only have the registration fee paid. You can make payments at any time. Don't wait for a reminder- just pay whenever you can. 1/2 the money is due by March 8th and the other 1/2 by April 8th, so be sure you continue to pay. I don't want you to get to the last minute and not be able to pay/go!!

Have a great day and stay warm!

Waiting List

Hi everyone! Quick note- I've been told people signing up are now being added to a Waiting List. Feel free to keep signing up despite this! If we get another approximately 10 people signed up (in addition to the ones who have already talked to me about intending on going) we could take a second bus at the same cost! This means more leg/sleeping room and more people to experience this with! Keep signing up and I will keep you updated on the waiting list.
Have a great week!

We have enough people to go!

Hello parents! We have met the minimum requirement to guarantee the lowest pricing ($889 per student) for our DC trip!! We currently have approximately 15 more seats available for this trip at this pricing. If you would like to sign your child up (or if you want to send them and a family member even) and do not have information on how to sign up, email me, Mrs. Thummel (thummell@spooner.k12.wi.us) and I will email it to you. There is still time to sign up! The company has just informed me that there will be no late fees and they will not cut off registrations after tomorrow’s due date. Feel free to register when you can!

Thanks and have a great day!

Lisa Thummel

DC Trip Organizer
thummell@spooner.k12.wi.us

2015 DC Trip

Hello! Here we are again, getting ready for a DC Trip! We've had 8 people sign up already and sign up date is still 3 weeks away! WOOHOO!! Just a reminder, all registrations are due by October 8th. The white discipline policy forms should be brought back to the school signed also. Students can hand them in to either their social studies teacher (8th graders) or Mrs. Drew (9th graders.) If you are going and you attend St. Francis please get the forms to the office there. Thank you!!

Also, if you are planning on going with us for this trip, please feel free to add your email into the box on the right. This allows you to get an email every time this blog is updated. I will be sending out all trip updates through this blog.

Have a wonderful day and have fun planning!
Lisa Thummel

 

PS- If you are still logged in to get emails about this blog from the last trip, feel free to unsubscribe! :)

On Our Way Home

We are on our way home!! We've had quite the couple days!!! And thank goodness- we missed all the weather!!  Just a few sprinkles. Yesterday started out with Mount Vernon- Washington's home and burial place- then ended with our INCREDIBLE Broadway shows!! Both shows surpassed expectations. The kids talked about them all day today, so you know they liked them.

Today was an all NYC day. We went on a harbor cruise, went shopping, saw Ground Zero, road the subway, and saw the entire city from the Top of the Rock. All day we were in awe, walking around this incredible city. We had some mishaps with dinner, but everyone took it in stride.

I am very proud to be a part of this group- at every location we have gone we have been complimented on the manners and well behaved nature of our kiddos! You can be very proud of the people you have raised!!

Have an excellent day and we'll see you soon!

Amazing Wednesday

Wow- what an amazing day we had yesterday!!! We started out the day with the Holocaust museum. It was Anne Frank's birthday so it was a perfect day to be there. We also got the rare opportunity to talk with a survivor of Auschwitz. She answered all the kids' questions, posed for pictures and was incredibly gracious.

From there we all split up and went through the Smithsonians. Since each student went somewhere different (with an adult) I'll let them tell you about their experiences when you chat with them! From there we went to Ford's Theater, where President Lincoln was shot. We saw the gun, learned about John Wilkes Booth, and sat in the actual theater in which it happened. We were able to look directly into the area where it happened and see some of the actual furniture from the time.

After eating supper, we went on a 2 hour walking tour of the monuments. We saw the WWII memorial, Lincoln Memorial, and the Vietnam and Korea memorials. We then boarded the bus and visited the Jefferson, Martin Luther King Jr, and Iwo Jima memorials. It was an incredible tour of the monuments and the kids were often in awe!!

Today we are making our way to Mount Vernon, then it's on to New York and Broadway! We're doing our best to avoid the worst of the rain that is expected today. Keep your fingers crossed for us!

Have a great day!!