Permission Slip - not blog worthy, but FYI

Permission Slip for: ________________________________________ (students full name)

for ALTERNATIVE DISMISSAL on the last day of Summer Dreamers, Friday, August 17, 2012, for Swim and Water Polo's participation in the PIZZA PICNIC, BUS, and LIBERTY MILE running race is either:

Part 1:

APPROVED ___ <---- circle and initial

…. or ….

NOT ALLOWED ___ <----- circle and initial

Part 2:

After the race, getting home is:

with pickup expected ___ <---- circle

…. or ….

on team's bus <----- circle

says the parent / guardian:

NAME: (please print) ____________________________________

SIGNATURE: _________________________________ Date: ________________

Cell PHONE: ______________________________ Home PHONE: _______________________

(optional) WORK Phone: ______________________________

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Coaches INITIAL: _____________ (& date) ________

School / Summer Dreamers INITIAL: _______________ (& date) ________

Permission Note and Details for Last Day of Summer Dreamers

The final day of PPS Summer Dreamers is Friday, August 17, 2012. This letter is for parents and guardians for swimmers and water polo players. Your urgent reply is desired so we can do a special events with your student that day – if you all agree and choose to participate.

SUMMARY:

Please fill out the permission slip and return it to the school or coaches.

This is NOT a mandatory activity. This is optional. Those that can not or wish not to participate can have a regular day at Summer Dreamers and go home on the regular school bus at 4 pm. Either circle and initial APPROVED or NOT ALLOWED so we know what to do with your child on Friday and to curtail any confusion.

Parents and guardians are encouraged to attend these functions. Join the students at the school at 1 pm for the camp assembly. Or, join the students at the afternoon swim starting about 3:30 pm at Ammon on Bedford Avenue and Memory Lane. Or, join the students at 4:45 for the pizza picnic at Ammon. Or, join the students at the race site on Liberty Avenue downtown, near the Convention Center, as the squad arrives at 6:15 pm. Or, come to the race on Liberty Avenue and cheer, but be there by the start at 7 pm sharp. Tip: Aim for Liberty Avenue near the Convention Center as it is in the middle of the 1-mile course. Or, join us as we cheer for the other runners at 8 pm. Finally, come to pick up your child and sign him out with the coach at the team bus along the course before 8:15 pm.

We expect to have nearly every student get home after the race with a pick-up by his or her parents or guardians after the race which will end for our students around 7:15 pm. So, a pick-up and sign-out between 7:15 pm and 8:15 pm is ideal. Those that need a ride home on the bus can get a ride HOME on the bus starting at 8:30 pm. However, we would much rather have your presence at the events and race so you can then travel home together.

Friday schedule:

• regular arrival to Uprep.
• Bring swim suits. Bring running gear. (shorts, socks, hat?, snack)
• Students with MORNING swim and water polo have a regular swim and water polo practice. Time is 9am to noon for students who have finished grades 5 and 7.
• Regular lunch from 12:30 to 1pm.
• Students in AFTERNOON swim and water polo go to the U-PREP auditorium at 1 pm for camp assembly with a “show and tell.”
• Students in MORNING swim and water polo go to auditorium at 1 pm for same camp assembly and “show and tell.”
• At 2pm, after the camp assembly:
  • Afternoon swimmers who are going to the special event "pizza picnic" and the Liberty Mile running race jog to Ammon swim pool. Put on your shirts. Put on your shoes. These students depart U-PREP and will not return to the school. (PERMISSION SLIP NEEDED to be completed earlier.)
  • Afternoon swimmers who are NOT going to participate in the special event stay at U-PREP and watch a sports movie about Olympics and go home regular ways at 4 pm as camp ends.
  • MORNING swimmers go back to academic classes as time permits.

At 3:30 pm, after the school day ends, the MORNING SWIMMERS:

• MORNING swimmers who NOT going to the special event stay at U-PREP go home regular ways by 4 pm as camp ends.
• MORNING swimmers who are going to participate in the special event "pizza picnic" and the Liberty Mile running race meet in the swimmers classroom space with Coach Mark at dismissal. Put on your shirts. Put on your shoes. These students get on a BUS (special team bus provided) and travel to Ammon swim pool at 4 pm. These students depart U-PREP and will not return to the school.
  
  
• Students attending the Pizza PICNIC and LIBERTY MILE running race:
  • 4 pm gathering and swimming at AMMON Swim Pool. (Parents and Guardians are welcome to attend.)
  • 5 pm, GatorAid and Pizza meal. (Parents and Guardians are welcome to attend.)
  • 5:45 pm, end swimming and head to the team bus at Ammon and go to the Liberty Mile Running Race. Swimmers will not return to the swim pool or the bus. (Parents and Guardians are welcome to attend.)
  • 6:00 pm, arrival at Liberty Avenue, near Convention Center. Students can keep their gear on the team bus for the duration of the race events.
  • Students and coaches walk around the running course and check into event. (Parents and Guardians are welcome to attend.)
  • Runners get race numbers and “race provided timing chip” for their shoe laces.
  • 6:30 pm, students put their gear into “team spot” for safe keeping for the race. (Parents and Guardians are welcome to attend.)
  • 6:40 pm, runners head to the starting line. (Parents and Guardians are welcome to attend.)
  • 7 pm. The race begins for our students. Race ends in 5 to 15 minutes. (Parents and Guardians are welcome to cheer.)
  • Students return race timing chip off of shoe sneakers to race officials at finish line.
  • Check outs with coach for parents/guardians can begin after the race ends about 7:20 at the “team spot” near the team's bus.
  • 8 pm. The race begins for the professional runners. We watch and cheer.
  • 8:15 pm. Gathering at the “team spot” by the team bus. Final remarks and recap. Pick up all gear. Check out with coach.
  • Go home with parents / guardians desired after checking out between 7:15 and 8:15 pm.
  • Award presentation and results may happen for some???
  • Lone bus departs for transportation home for students without a pick-up, 8:30 pm, expected.
    
    

Do encourage your students to perform with their best behaviors and represent themselves proudly. This is a team and athletic event. Coaches always have the right to bench players.

This optional opportunity for swim and water polo campers is available due to sponsorships obtained by the camp coaches from the race officials (Liberty Mile / Pittsburgh Marathon) who provided gratis entry, goodie bags, the bus transportation, and the pizza picnic plus their supporters, Elite Runners and Walkers, provided the running shoes.

Mark Rauterkus Mark.Rauterkus@gmail.com
PPS Summer Dreamers' Swim and Water Polo Camp Head Coach

412 298 3432 = cell