Flight Information/Countdown

Birthday Tickers

We leave from Louisville on Monday, June 27th. We'll be in Maine for a week, returning to Louisville on Sunday, July 3rd.

June 27: Don't forget to wear your blue Berwick buddy t-shirt!!! This is a must! (It's necessary to help us travel through security in a group.)

Arrive at Louisville Airport at 4:30am!!!! Follow the signs on the Watterson Expressway to the airport (I-264 exit 11); there are also entrances off of Crittenden Drive and Freedom Way, south of the fairgrounds. Drive into the SHORT-TERM parking lot (entrance on the left), which is level 1 in the parking garage. It will cost about $1, paid as you exit the parking garage. Enter the airport, take the escalator upstairs, and we will be waiting near the US Airways check-in counter.

Flight information:
Louisville-DC (3038)
Leave 6:05 AM SDF, Arrive 7:47 AM DCA

DC-Manchester, NH (3442)
Leave 8:59 AM DCA, Arrive 10:30 AM MHT

When we return on July 3rd, you can expect us at 4pm.

Itinerary

Lassiter Trip to Maine Itinerary, June 27-July 3

Monday, June 27
6:15 am Depart Louisville on US Airways
10:45 am Arrive Manchester, NH (via Washington, DC)
12:30 pm Quick lunch on route to Berwick
1:30 pm Arrive at Berwick and get settled at Berwick cabin
2 pm-4 pm Campus tour, scavenger hunt, ice breakers, outdoor games
4:30 pm Depart for Ms. Davis’ parents’ home
5:00-7:00 Davis/Spoor House cook out
Return to campus for down time , journals and sleep!

Tuesday, June 28
8:00 am Wake up and breakfast
9:30 am Depart for Rye Beach
10-12:00 Beach Time
12:00 Lunch at Rye Beach
12:00-2:30 Beach time, games and maybe surfing/boogie boarding
3-4 pm Seacoast Science Center: Estuary Program
4-5 Pm Return to Berwick for showers, journals, down time
5 pm Dinner, (location tba)
7 pm Coffeehouse Music


Wednesday, June 29
8:00 am Wake up and breakfast
9:00 am Pack up for camping trip
9:30 am Depart for White Mountains
11:30 am Lunch on route
12 pm-4pm Arrive at campsite, set up camp, hike, and swim
4:00-5:00 pm Down time, journals
5:00 pm Cookout dinner
7:00 pm Games
8:00 pm Campfire, s’mores

Thursday, June 30
7:30 am Wake up, breakfast, break down camp and clean up
9:00 am Depart for mountain hike
11:00 am Picnic lunch on summit
11:30 am Depart for Berwick
2 pm Return to Berwick, unpack, set up gear to dry, unwind
3 pm Free time. Trip to the Thayer family’s pool.
5 pm Dinner, (location tba)

Friday, July 1
8 am Wake up, breakfast, get ready for Boston trip
9:30 am Depart for Boston Science Museum
10:45 am Arrive at Museum and explore exhibits
12:00 pm Bag lunches at museum
1:00 pm Omni Show in Museum Theatre
3:00 pm Depart museum for T-ride to downtown
3:30-4:30 pm Explore Quincy Market, shopping, t-ride back to Museum
5:00 pm Depart museum for Berwick
7:00 Pizza and movie night


Saturday, July 2
Free day for Lassiter Students to plan
Possible activities:
Travel to Salem Mass and learn about the Salem Witch Trials
OR
Afternoon boat ride with Mr. Cornwell (Berwick Faculty) in Portsmouth Harbor? Swim, play, explore New Castle Commons park while taking turns on boat?
Clean up and pack up for early departure Sunday

Sunday, July 3
7:00 am Wake up, breakfast, pack up
8:00 am Depart for Manchester Airport
9:00 am Airport check in, return rental vans
11:00 am Depart Manchester 1116a arrive DC 1255p
Depart 210p arrive Louisville 357p

Luggage Information

Checked Luggage:
Bags up to 50 lbs can be checked through with US Airways. Your child would give them the luggage in Louisville and get it back in Manchester. However, there is always the chance of them LOSING the luggage. Also, US Airways charges $25 each way for this. If your child wants to check luggage, they will need to bring an additional $50 to pay to check the luggage.
*US Airways Baggage Policy

Carry-on Luggage:
This is luggage brought on the plane for free. Students can bring 1 carry-on bag (up to 45 in - 14 x 9 x 22 inches max) + 1 personal item (purse, small backpack like the ones with strings for straps, small tote bag, no larger than 15"x11"x6"). The carry-on bag goes in the overhead bin, and the personal item goes under the seat in front of you.
*US Airways on carry-on baggage
Carry-on Toiletries: no larger than 3.4 oz (100 ml) travel-size containers, all of which must fit in a 1 quart clear plastic bag



*Check out Target and Wal-Mart for travel size toiletries (the Target selection tends to be better).

Do NOT pack in carry-on (or in your pockets):
Liquids in container larger than 3.4-oz**
Knives (even a pocket knife)
Prescription medicine without visible prescription label (can pack prescription meds but they MUST be in the labeled bottle); nonprescription medicine (Tylenol, over-the-counter allergy medicine, etc) must also be in a labeled bottle
*TSA Prohibited Items List

**Any lotions, shampoos, etc. in containers larger than 3.4 oz. WILL be thrown away before clearing security. This also means that you can NOT pack water/soda/juice for your child to drink on the plane, as it has to be thrown away before clearing security. An empty water bottle can be filled at a water fountain once through security, and drinks can also be bought at shops on the other side of the security checkpoint. Snacks, however, are allowed through security.

Examples of Acceptable Carry-on Luggage:
1) Small duffle bag + small tote bag

2) Carry-on suitcase + purse

3) Large backpack + small stringed backpack

NOT Acceptable for Carry-on Luggage:
1) Full-size suitcase

2) Large duffle bag stuffed full

3) 2 large backpacks

Fundraising Post

With many thanks to the following for their generosity:
Linda Spoor
Janet Sylvester
Zoe Cornwell
Dana Clinton
Cheri Conrad
Chris Pope
Rachel Little
Alison Case
Justine Gaudreau & Sean Fewster
Dorothee Clinton
Dr. Geoffrey Lee
Moira McKinnon
Lara and Steven Vanasco
Nicole Sylvester
Linda Baker
PJ Sylvester & Mike Johnson
Beverly Rodgers
Lynda Durso

Maine Trip: June 2011

Welcome, parents and students!

We are REALLY looking forward to our trip this June. Relevant information will be found here: fundraising, flight information, itineraries, packing tips, etc. Stay tuned for more!

Things to know:
When: Monday, June 27 - Sunday, July 3
Where: All over! southern Maine, New Hampshire, Boston Massachusetts
Potential activities: team-building, swimming, hiking, fishing, boating/kayaking, science museum trips, gardening, camping, and more...

Deposit due dates:
- $20 before Christmas break
- $30 by January 31st

Fundraising:
- You get what you work for! Money made at fundraisers will be divided between the students who help out.
- Market Day orders (local only!): www.marketday.com (account no. 22721 Lassiter Middle School)
- Coming soon: candy sales, photos with the mascot the week before Christmas?



Birthday Tickers

Days 1, 2, and part of 3

Hello, friends and family! Ms. Davis here - the kids are off making their own t-shirts with the Berwick Academy art teacher, Reagan Russell. Sorry for not posting sooner, but this is the first day we've had internet access.


Louisville Airport, getting ready to check-in

We have had a wonderful time so far. As the parents know, the trip up here went well. Other than a 20 minute delay leaving Louisville and having to wander a bit to find food in the Detroit Airport, we got here safe and sound. The first stop was not Berwick Academy, where we're staying, but my grandmother's house. My mother organized the cook-out, but many other members of my family helped out. The kids got a chance to eat as well as swim in my grandmother's pool.


Matt on the water slide


Alex flying off of the diving board

The girls also enjoyed getting to meet my nephew. Terri has been looking forward to it for quite some time.

Brittany, Terri, and Joseph (that's my dad in the background)

After dinner, we drove to the BA campus to get settled in. Jen Onken, who arranged the trip on the Maine end, was a great help with everything the first night. We're staying in an apartment in the top floor of Burleigh-Davidson, the administration building (originally a house built in the 1800s!). Pictures to come!

On Sunday, the kids braved the rain and ran on a scavenger hunt around campus. We played some games with our Berwick buddies and ran around in the gym. The kids whooped the adults' butts in a quick game of softball.


Marcia laughing in the gym lobby with Jen Onken (the one arranging for all our fun times!)


The winning scavenger hunt team

After a quick lunch at Subway, we then headed to the Great Bay Discovery Center in Stratham, New Hampshire. This is a part of the Great Bay Natural Estuary Research Reserve. From the great amount of knowledge our kids displayed, they should be able to tell you what an estuary is when you ask. Mr. Roberts and I were very proud of how well the students thought out the answers to our guide's questions. The kids all got a chance to huddle around the touch tank and hold a horseshoe crab. Check out a video here (if it ever finishes uploading to flickr). They were also able to walk down to Great Bay and take a look out at the estuary.


Some of the boys at the water's edge


Sawgrass at the edge of Great Bay

On the way back, we stopped at the Kittery Trading Post for a little souvenir shopping.

The kids and their new friend, a Maine native

We finished up the night with pizza and a Berwick coffee house (where students get together and play music). We had an amazing performance by our own Brian Thomas (now a student at UK and a chaperone on the trip). Several of our girls performed with some Berwick girls, and Mr. Roberts, Joseph, and Alex rounded out the night with a very enjoyable rendition of "Hotel California."

That was it for day 2, but day 3 is just as much fun (with no rain this time!). We spent the morning kayaking the York River and exploring York Harbor Beach. Pictures to come on that front, as I've not yet uploaded them to my computer. Hopefully later tonight (after our tour of the lobster wharf and a lobster dinner with the Hoyt family) we'll have a few student guest bloggers with accompanying pictures.

Countdown!

We leave from Louisville on Saturday, June 13th. We'll be in Maine for a week, returning to Louisville on Saturday, June 20th.

June 13: Don't forget to wear your blue Berwick buddy t-shirt!!! This is a must! (It's necessary to help us travel through security in a group.)

Arrive at Louisville Airport at 9:15am. Follow the signs on the Watterson Expressway to the airport (I-264 exit 11); there are also entrances off of Crittenden Drive and Freedom Way, south of the fairgrounds. Drive into the SHORT-TERM parking lot (entrance on the left), which is level 1 in the parking garage. It will cost $1, paid as you exit the parking garage. Enter the airport, take the escalator upstairs, and we will be waiting near the Northwest check-in counter.