Check the Facebook often! As the Splash group post their photos. I hope you have as much fun watching this as the kids did.

Feeding the fish! Mrs. Davis The Boys

Dolphin Talk Video

An invitation the Facebook has been sent to you. Please accept the invitation. This is for the Splash group and family only.

Final Meeting June 9

Students do NOT need photo ID.
Mannerly behavior going through security is paramount!
When adults speak......students listen.
Baggage:
- Carry on bag 24x16x10
- Back pack needs to be able to fit under the seat in the airplane
Check Packing Tips
Saturday Morning
- Arrive Saturday morning 6:45am to 7am
- Check with Mrs. Davis for all forms that need to be sign (if you didn't come to the meeting 6/9)
- Parents their child's luggage - go to Karen for luggage tags
- Students pick up Itinerary and phone numbers of caravan
- Stopping in Goldsboro at the McDonald's Convenience store on right
- Parents will drop students off at the airport so say your goodbyes in the car.
Karen and I are leading the caravan. We have 8 cars in the caravan. It is extremely important that we keep up. If we get separated, we will rendezvous at McDonalds in Goldsboro and again inside the Southwest terminal. Call us immediately, if you have a car problem.
Check this website often! http://www.carteretcountyschools.org/bms/splash/index.htm

Since 6/10/2010

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Mandatory Meeting June 9th for Parents and Students.

Departure Time is fast approaching!! We will be meeting June 9th at 6:00 pm @BMS for final details and updates. All of you received packets and info directly from World Strides last week with hotel info and flight info.

Please bring medical insurance cards to the meeting if you did not have those at the last meeting. Each child and parents have a medical release form that has to be filled out and turned in at the meeting. Some of you have already competed this. If you are not sure bring the information with you!

Each child must complete a waiver packet for activities at the kayaking facility, dolphin facility, and snorkeling facility.

Please make sure you have a parent present with pertinent information. Thank you!!!

I have luggage tags and Id badges from Worldstrides that identifies them as part of the educational group that I will hand out at the meeting. Thank you!!

See you June 9th!!! We changed the meeting date because of exams at ECHS next week.

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World Strides Update
5/11
All activities are included and you should have waivers for the dolphin swim (should have two waivers), Florida Bay Outfitters, Turtle Hospital, and snorkeling.

All meals are included starting with dinner on the first day and ending with dinner on the last day. The only money the students should need is for souvenirs.

Tipping: WorldStrides does include a tip for the bus drivers and Course Leaders in their contract, but a lot of groups do like to tip a little extra. This is entirely up to you, but if you decide you would like to tip, I would let the parents and students know in advance. (A lot of teachers will collect a dollar or two from each student.)

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The May meeting will be on May 1st and 9am @ BMS.

It was originally on the website for 6:00. We will need more time for presentations. I would like to serve pizzas for the group. If you guys would bring drinks and other snacks, we will eat, conduct business (view tentative itinerary), and view presentations. We should be out by 3:00 at the latest!

I received tentative information from World Strides yesterday. I have flight numbers, times, hotel listings, etc. in hand. There may be a few last minute changes but everything is coming together nicely.

They said all of our group is paid in full and they wished every group was as easy and good as you guys. I told them I wish they were all like you guys too!!!!

We will be flying Southwest going - no checked baggage fee going down, but coming back we will be on American, I believe, which does have checked baggage fee. Please pack light and be prepared for that fee if necessary.

I will pass out a suggested packing list to everyone from the company. Remember it will be summer - shorts, tees, tanks, bathing suits, and flip-flops are allowed. I think shoes will take up the most room. Wear your largest pair and heaviest pair, tennis shoes probably, pack rainbows, and flip flops. This is not a dress to the nines or primping kind of trip. The less you take the more space you will have for bringing something back. Think minimal!!! Also the less you take the less you have to keep track of and move.

Presentations are due after we eat and take care of business. BE READY!!!

Everyone needs to be present!!

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3/24 Update

Room Assignments have been posted today. See the link on the left side of this page.

Reminders:

If you haven't chosen your research topic please choose one and email your request to Mrs. Davis.
Your behavioral contracts must be signed and returned to Mrs. Davis at school.

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Meetings:

March 15th: 6:00 BMS Library -1) Roommate request and assignments

                              2) Research topic assignments and

                              3) Guidelines PowerPoint Presentations Guidelines

                              4) Behavioral Contracts Signed (Must be signed by both student and parent and sent to Mrs. Davis before May 1st meeting)

May 1^st: 6:00 BMS Library-    1)    Research Topic Presentations

                               2)                    Bring favorite food for everyone to share

                               3)                    Packing List Refresher

June 1st: Finalize Plans – 1) Take care of last minute details and concerns

                           2) Review Departure times and Locations

                           3) Review Luggage Restraints

June 12th: Departure

June 16th: Return to Carteret County

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Research Topics: Samples – You choose!
Topics in red have been chosen. If you haven't chosen your topic, please choose one and send me your choice. First come, first served.

Everglades National Park Overview – Lauren B.

Turtle Hospital Casey D.

Coral Reefs - Paige N.

Seismic Activities and Environmental Issues– Brian M.

Sonar Technology and how it affects marine life – Kegan R.

Marine Careers – Avery W.

Food Webs in Everglades

EcosystemPennekamp

Pennekamp State Park, Fl

Key Largo, Fl

Fauna: Adaptations,

Mangrove Swamps

Palms

Sea Grass Beds

Flora: Physiology, Classification, Adaptations, Behavior Patterns, Anatomy

Turtles: Green, Leatherback, - Baleigh B.

Dolphins (South Fl) – Brady T.

Sharks(South Fl)

Avian Species: Herons, Cormorants, Egrets

Crustaceans: Urchins, crabs, stars, chonch

Squid

Insects

Reptiles

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Worldstrides has requested items to be entered into a time capsule to be done on the trip. They just want a list of items to be included. If any of you have an idea you would like to submit, please email me your idea so I can forward it to the individual responsible. I have a Dec. 15 deadline so get your idea to me as soon as possible. There will be fifty dollars awarded if your ideas or in on time and submitted. Give your idea some thought.

I would like to have a meeting before or right after Christmas: Wed., Dec. 16 at 5:00 or maybe Jan. 4th at Clawson's at 5:00. Which would be better for you guys?

Happy Holidays!! and Merry Christmas to each and everyone of you and your families!!!!

Turn in a COPY of ButterBraids forms to Ann Nyberg by Monday, November 9 so that she can tally up how many to order.
She has to call the order in by Nov. 10th.
Pick up day will be on Nov. 17th at BMS from 3-5.

Ann Nyberg

We need to meet and talk about the upcoming Motorcycle fundraiser, Oct. 18. I hope you have seen some of the signs up already. I hope you all had a great summer and an even better opening to school. Things at BMS have been very busy with the new schedules.

I would like to schedule a meeting for Monday afternoon at 5:00 if possible at BMS cafeteria. I hope you do not mind, but that is the easiest for me at this time. My father is getting ready for major surgery and I am trying to keep things simple. Please try to be present at the meeting.

I do not think it will last longer than 30 to 45 minutes. Marti Stel has already gotten a long list of prizes from local businesses showing their support. We need at least ten students working that day. I hope you will all be there! Remember the money will be split between those working hours at this event.

All of your accounts are up to date and current - Thank you for being a great group!

Thank you again! I sincerely hope to see each of you there and hope you are all loving high school. I miss you all!! This years group is wonderful too.

OH Yeah- THANKS for the wonderful present in our work room - those of you who helped!!!

Summer Fundraiser

It’s almost summertime, but that doesn’t mean you have to stop fundraising! The Gift of Education Letter is a great way for students to fundraise by themselves over the summer. The Gift of Education relies on small gift donations from students’ friends, family members, and local organizations. Have your students go to www.worldstrides.org/gift to customize their own letter and start this fun summer project!

Turn off your computer

The head of the world's most popular search engine recently urged college graduates to step away from the virtual world and make human connections. Speaking at the University of Pennsylvania's commencement, Google chairman and CEO Eric Schmidt told about 6,000 graduates that they need to find out what is most important to them by living analog for a while. "Turn off your computer. You're actually going to have to turn off your phone and discover all that is human around us," Schmidt said.

Parents, please see Mrs. Davis for the spreadsheet phone# and email addresses of participates that are going on the trip. This list will help those in charge of fund raisers contact you. We don't want to send them out through the Internet.

This is a non-school sponsored trip. This trip is organized by a school employee acting as an independent agent, without the sponsorship of the school or school system. If an employee of the school system acts as an independent agent and plans a non-school sponsored trip involving school students, the employee must inform parents and students that the trip is not sponsored by the school system and that the school system and school officials assume no responsibility or liability for the trip.