Calling all Drivers!

Good Afternoon, all you wonderful chaperones!

As you know, this Friday is Student-Led Conference Day, but NEXT Friday is our Field Trip Friday!!  The 8th Grade is lucky enough to go to the Oregon Culinary Institute for a lesson on manners, etiquette, and the civilized consumption of food.  (And since we are a sensory-immersion school, it only makes sense to try out our skills by eating a multiple-course lunch!)

We will be getting dressed up and heading downtown, so I wanted to comment on what the dress code expectations will be for that day.  I am hoping that we can get a bit gussied; I imagine nice pairs of pants, perhaps some dresses, and maybe even some nice shoes.  I would ask that we shy away from denim, and instead opt for outfits that have collars, creases, and cuffs.

Since we'll be looking good finding ourselves downtown, I thought that we would also take in some of the other finer things life has to offer.  I have scheduled a reservation for a self-guided tour at the Portland Art Museum for the morning block of time, so please have your student arrive in fancy duds first thing in the morning.  School will begin at 8:00am, as usual, and will end at 3:30pm.  We will simply remain dressed up all day, even after returning to school after lunch.  (For that reason, please do not send your student in uncomfortable shoes.  It will make for a very uncomfortable day of being on his/her feet.)

IN ORDER FOR THIS PLAN TO BE CARRIED OUT, WE WILL NEED A FEW PARENT DRIVERS.  I am paying for our students' lunches with our Field Trip Fund, but my hope is that parents might pay their own way at the Oregon Culinary Institute.  Last year, our meals were $7 each. IF YOU ARE ABLE TO DRIVE US ON FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8TH, PLEASE SEND ME AN EMAIL AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.  (IN PAST YEARS, WE HAVE HAD PLENTY OF PARENT VOLUNTEERS FOR THIS ONE, SO WE WILL ACCEPT DRIVERS ON A FIRST COME/FIRST SERVED BASIS.)

Thanks so much!