Outdoor Education 2013

1. Outdoor Education 2013 • 7:00 Meeting Begins • Welcome • Location of Timber-Lee • Health/Med. Forms • Daily Activities • “What to Bring” • Parent Volunteers/Chaperone • Parent Questions

2. Facility: Heartland fifth graders will be spending three days, Sept. 23rd-25th, at Camp Timber-Lee Outdoor Education Center located in East Troy, Wisconsin. Parent Information

3. LODGING All the students are housed in modern, winterized dorms. Adult chaperones sleep in the same facilities as the students. The students are supervised by adults twenty-four hours a day. Evacuation procedures will be reviewed in each dorm.

4. Camp Leaders The adults watching over your children will include twenty-four chaperones and the staff from Camp Timber-Lee in addition to Mrs. McAvoy, Mrs. Ross, Mrs. Highmark, Mr. Kohlhagen (or Mr. Graham), and Mr. Law.

5. Health and Safety Camp Timber-Lee will have a nurse on-site for the entire outdoor educational experience. Please read the directions carefully in regard to medication dispersion.

6. Prescription/Over-the-counter/Medication • Complete the medication form • Send medication in the original prescription container to the HES nurse (It will be returned at the end of the trip) • Send only the amount needed for • Sept. 23rd -25th

7. Behavior Expectations Due to the amount of children participating in this experience, it is very important that you and your child discuss proper behavior that will be expected from him/her. If improper behavior is exhibited, we will not hesitate to phone the child’s parents and request that he/she be removed from the facility and taken home.

8. Unexpected Situations In case of a more severe injury, Lakeland Hospital is the nearest 911 response unit. In the past, we have dealt with sleepwalking, allergies, bedwetting, etc… discretely and effectively.

9. Transportation Students need to arrive at the regular starting time on Monday, September 23rd with their sleeping bag and luggage. Upon arrival, students will drop their bags in the appropriate line at the front of the building and go to the blacktop until school starts.

10. We will return to school on Wednesday, September 25th at approximately 2:00 p.m. Students will be dismissed upon our arrival, if parents are available to pick them up. You may want to arrange a ride for your child to school on Monday and home from school on Wednesday, as riding the bus or walking with their “stuff” may be difficult. Transportation

11. Mailing Address If you would like to send a letter to your child, you need to mail it at least one week prior to your child’s departure. Include both your child’s name and school name on the envelope along with Camp Timber-lee’s address (this is in your packet). Timber-lee Outdoor Education Center N8705 Scout Road East Troy, Wisconsin 53120

12. Monday, September 23rd 11:00 AM Arrive at Timber-Lee (move into cabins) 11:15 Orientation w/camp staff 12:15 PM Lunch (own sack lunch) 1:30 Groups begin their planned activities 2:45 Same as above 4:00 Same as above 5:15 Dinner 6:15 Skit practice/ journaling 8:45 Wolf Pack 10:00 In Cabins (lights out by 10:00) Schedule

13. Schedule Continued Monday, September 23rd 11:00 AM Arrive at Timber-lee (move into cabins) 11:15 Orientation w/camp staff 12:15 PM Lunch (own sack lunch) 1:30 Groups begin their planned activities 2:45 Same as above 4:00 Same as above 5:15 Dinner 6:15 Skit practice/ journaling 8:45 Wolf Pack 10:00 In Cabins (lights out by 10:00)

14. Tuesday, September 25th 7:45 AM Breakfast 8:45 Daily Activities 10:00 Daily Activities (rotation) 11:15 Daily Activities (rotation) 12:15 PM Lunch 1:30 Daily Activities (rotation) 2:45 Daily Activities (rotation) 4:00 Daily Activities (rotation) 5:15 Dinner 6:15 Skit practice/ Dusk Hike 7:30 Dusk Hike/ Skit Practice 8:45 Campfire (perform skits) 10:00 In Cabins (lights out by 10:00) Schedule

15. Wednesday, September 25th 7:45 AM Breakfast (Luggage out of rooms by 8:45) 8:45 Daily Activities (rotation) 10:00 Daily Activities (rotation) 11:15 Lunch 12:00 Departure

16. Archery Geology Teambuilding Canoeing Leather Craft Tower Physical Discovery Rapture Study Zip line Animal Encounters Night Hike Survival

17. Please mark all items with your child’s name. Each child should have only one bag of items to carry and a sleeping bag. _____ sleeping bag, pillow NO SHEETS PROVIDED _____ pajamas _____ two pairs of tennis shoes and/or hiking boots _____ slippers or shower thongs _____ rain gear, including waterproof shoes _____ jeans / pants (legs must be covered) _____ sweater or sweatshirt _____ three or four changes of underwear and socks _____ bag for dirty clothes and plastic bag for wet clothes _____ towel, washcloth and soap for shower (shower cap ) _____ toothbrush, toothpaste, and shampoo _____ comb and/or brush _____ disposable camera (optional) _____ pencil/pen (book to read) ITEMS TO BE LEFT AT HOME Any kind of electronic devices, money, food, hair dryer ***Bring a sack lunch for the first day’s lunch. All items, including drinks, should be disposable. *** If possible label your child’s clothing *** In the past, Camp Timber-Lee has provided pillows and sheets. However, they will no longer be provided. BRING ALONG LIST

18. Chaperone volunteer forms need to be turned in tonight. Chaperones will be contacted by Friday, August 23rd, and an informative meeting will take place September 5that 2:45 pm. Please get started with background check process as soon as possible. CHAPERONE INFORMATION

19. THANK YOU FOR COMING Feel free to contact any member of our team with questions