6th Grade Trip Itinerary
6th Grade Yosemite, Sacramento, San Francisco, & San Simeon
Week Long Trip Itinerary
Sunday, May 20, 2012 – Friday, May 25, 2012
Sunday, May 2oth
Travel Day to Yosemite
12:30am Meet at DRCS, load and pack up vehicles
1:00pm Leave for Yosemite
6:00 pm Stop for Dinner – Pay on your own
8:30 pm Arrive at Yosemite
9:00 pm Devotions
9:30 pm In cabins, lights out
Monday, May 21
Day in Yosemite
8:00 am Breakfast
9:00am Devotions
10:00am Vernal Falls Hike
12 noon Lunch – Packed Lunch Bought on Own
1:00 pm Picture Expedition
5:30 pm Dinner at the Lodge
8:00 pm Devotions
9:00 pm In bed, lights out
Tuesday, May 22nd
Sacramento - State Capitol
7:00 am Wake up
7:30 am Breakfast
8:00 am Devotions
8:30 am Pack up and head to Sacramento
12 noon Stop for lunch – Pay on your own
1:00 pm Arrive to Sacramento and Check In
1:30 pm Walk over to the State Capitol
2:00 pm State Capitol Tour
3:00 pm Meet with State Council Members
6:00 pm to 8:00pm Pool Party and pizza at hotel
8:30 pm Devotions
9:00 pm In bed, lights out
Wednesday, May 23rd
San Francisco
6:00 am to 8:00 am Breakfast at hotel
8:00 am Devotions
8:30 am Pack up and leave for San Francisco
10:30 am Hemdrik Point & the Golden Gate Bridge
12:30 am Lunch on Fisherman’s Warf – Pay on your own
4:00 pm Check into hotel
4:45 pm Leave for dinner
5:30 pm Dinner in China Town
7:00 pm Hot Chocolate Experience
8:30 pm Debrief and Devotions
9:00 pm Lights out
Thursday, May 24th
Alcatraz, San Francisco
7:00 am Breakfast
8:00 am Devotions
8:15am Drive to Alcatraz Ferry
8:15 – 11:30 am Alcatraz Tour
11:30 – 1:00 pm Lunch on Pier 39 – Pay on your own
1:00 pm Drive to Cambria
5:00 pm Check into hotel
7:00 pm Dinner – Pizza Parlor
8:30 pm Devotions
9:00pm Lights out
Friday, May 25th
Hearst Castle
6:00am Wake up
6:15-7:30 am Breakfast
7:45 am Devotions
8:00 am Pack Up and Check Out
8:15 am Leave for Hearst Castle
9:00 am Tour Hearst Castle
12:00 noon Lunch at Hearst Castle – Pay on your own
1:00 pm Debrief/Review
1:30 pm Head for home.
5:00 pm Stop for Dinner – Pay on your own
8:00 pm Arrive Home at DRCS
Important Trip Imformation & Packing List
6th Grade Week Long Class Trip
5/20/12 – 5/25/12
Important Trip Information & Packing List
You will need this important information for our field trip:
12:30 pm Sunday, May 20, 2012 – Meet at DRCS to load vehicles
-We are leaving at 1pm sharp!
-Eat lunch before you come, we will not be stopping for food till dinner.
8:00 pm (approximate) Friday, May 25, 2012 – Return home to D.R.C.S
Where we are staying:
In Yosemite: Curry Village Tent Cabins (801) 559-4892
In Sacramento: Best Western Sutter House (916) 441-1314
In San Francisco: Travel Lodge By the Bay (415) 673-0691
In San Simeon: Best Western Fireside Inn (805) 927-8661
Field Trips are a part of Del Rosa Christian School’s regular activities. As a class, we represent the school and most importantly our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore, school rules and regulations must be followed.
Dress Code – Modesty and neatness are key words when planning what to pack for this trip! The school dress code is the guide in determining modest apparel. However, there is one exception to the rules regarding shoes – sandals may be worn on this trip. Also on Tuesday night we will be having a “pool party”. Girls can wear a two piece suit that is covered up with a dark T-shirt (not a white shirt). Students will need enough clothes for the whole week. Remember that we will be doing a great deal of walking, so bring comfortable clothing.
Special note for Tuesday – I would like everyone to wear their DRCS shirts on Tuesday when we visit the State Capitol.
Personal Electronics – No CD players, I Pods, MP3 Players, PSP’s, Nintendo DS’s and portable DVD players may be brought on the trip. Students may only carry cell phones at a parent’s request. (Drivers may have DVD players for the trip but all movies not rated G must be O.K. by Mr. Thompson)
Luggage – Each person may bring two pieces of luggage, but try to keep it to one piece and a backpack. Ladies may also bring purse as a third bag if needed.
Meal Money – Each person attending the trip should bring enough money to cover 7 meals not covered in our trip. I feel that parents should plan to send at least $10 per meal ($70 total) with their child for food. (I can be banker for meals if needed.)
Other spending money is up to the parents to send with their child. We will be visiting several locations where souvenirs may be purchased.
Snacks – I encourage each parent to send snack foods with your child. Just remind your kid that in Yosemite all snacks need to be put in bear boxes.
Packing List & Musts
- Bring a Bible and pen for our daily devotional times.
- Be sure to bring warm clothes for night. A good jacket and jeans as we will be in Yosemite and along the coast.
- A good pair of tennis shoes. We will be walking a lot and going on a hike in Yosemite.
- A hat, sunscreen, bug spray, or anything else of that nature for the nature.
- An extra set of shoes, socks and clothes. It is a week-long trip and it is better to have than have not.
- A small backpack for our hike on Monday. We will be eating lunch at the top of the falls.
- Flashlight for Yosemite.
- Camera
- Modest swimsuit for Tuesday’s pool party.
- Toiletries (toothbrush, toothpaste, comb, shampoo, and deodorant. Towels are provided, even in Yosemite).
I’m excited about this trip, and look forward to spending quality time outside of the classroom with the students. Please let me know if you have any questions.
Our Last Car Wash – April 28th
DRCS 6th Grade
Year End Fundraiser
Car Wash
At Highland Tires
8:00am to 1:00pm
Cost $10
Presale Tickets Available
Buy them at the School Office
Our April Field Trip
Ronald Reagan Library & 
Air Force One Discovery Center
Friday, April 27, 2012
In less than two weeks we are going to the Reagan Library and the Air Force One Discovery Center
The Discovery Center is an unique educational experience. Students will be facing the challenges and responsibilities of presidential decision making and military planning in the midst of a reenactment of an international crisis. They will be taking a journey back to 1983, to the Presidency of Ronald Reagan and the Grenada Crisis. During this time, the oval office staff, and military commanders worked tirelessly to rescue 800 American medical students.
Students will be given roles of people who faced the crisis. Acting as President, his cabinet, and military advisors; students will make vital decisions regarding the Grenada Crisis. They will debate the merits of various diplomatic and military options and share their opinions with the acting President, who will then have to make the final decision.
Parents, be careful not to give away the ending of this crisis in our nation’s history in order to allow the students to make actual decisions. Also, I am sorry to say that parents will not be allowed in the Discovery Center during the first part of our trip. You will be able to explore the library during your student’s experience.
Here are the details about the trip:
- We will be meeting at 7:00am in the morning and returning around 4:00pm.
- We are asking each student to dress up professionally to get into character for their roles.
- The trip cost for each student is $5. Parents cost is $15.
- We are in need of at least 3 drivers for this trip.
- Each student and adult will need to bring a sack lunch.
- Please return the attached permission slip form and media release form, signed as soon as possible.
We Have A Leader!
Today, the sixth grade class did a tremendous job chosing and stating their reasons to institute new policies if they were our country’s President.
Most discussed were the issues of health care for children, feeding the homeless, and the need to make fast-food healthier. Excellent job students in making your case for the issues you most cared about.
Ultimately this was done to see who would best fit the role of President on our next field trip to the Ronald Reagan Library and Discovery Center. As many students proved themselves worthy, Sophia Trejo came out as the best fit. Well done! Everyone else will each be assigned a role as the field trip draws closer.
Here are some details about our trip to the Ronald Reagan Library & Air Force One Discovery Center.
- Field trip will take place Friday, April 27th.
- From 7am to 4pm.
- Cost per student $5
- Cost per adult $15
- A sack lunch will be needed
- Drivers Needed
What If I Was President?
This month in class the students are preparing for our upcoming field trip to the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library. There at the library they will take part in a re-enactment of a crisis that occurred during Reagan’s presidency.
To help assign roles such as President, Vice President, Secretary of State, and other cabinet and military positions during the crisis there will be a contest tomorrow in class. Each student will give a speech discussing policies they would support if they were our countries next President. Policies stretching from dealing with homeless, college education, and gas prices.
Please take time today to encourage and discuss issues with your child. The speeches will take place tomorrow morning in class.
Pancake Success & Thanks
What a turnout we had at our pancake breakfast at Applebee’s this morning. Thank you to all who came out to support this fundraiser.
Great job parents and students on selling tickets and helping to pack the place out. We raised over $1,000 today toward our trip.
A special shout out to the DRCS Staff who volunteered and rocked at serving over 200 guests. You are awesome!
Also, thank you Champin and Terbest families for sharing this fundraiser idea with us.
Applebee’s Reminder!
Parents and Students,
Please turn in any extra “Pancake Tickets” as soon as possible.
Thank you and see you Saturday between 8am & 10am.
Friends and family can still buy tickets at the door.
What If… We Choose to Love?
Yesterday we visited the Museum of Tolerance in Los Angeles. There we learned the power of hate and prejudice and how destructive one’s words and actions could be in the lives of others. In the case of the Jews of the Holocaust, millions. It was overwhelming to see the atrocities that took place during WWII and that left an impact on our students and there actions.
As we were introduced to the destruction and pain as results of hate, we started to discuss how the world, our lives, would be different if we chose love and kindness instead. It is a discussion we will continue today on our way to the Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust.
Here is a picture of a couple of students enjoying some Matza-ball soup at Canter’s Deli. Here we enjoyed an authentic Jewish style meal.
Due to the Rain!
Do to the rain we will be eating lunch today at the Museum of Tolerance’s Cafe.
We will not be eating at the park due to it being to damp and wet.
You will need to bring around $10 for lunch.
Please arrive no later than 8:15am at the school today.
Thank You!
