FIELD TRIPS
CHSA FIELD TRIPS 2009-2010
September 10, Thursday---
10 am
FREE
RSVP: Kim Brown (mkjecbrown@verizon.net) by Monday,
August 31
The
By living history, students become active participants in learning about the past. Tours focus on learning
through interactive activities and discussion.
Sept. 15, Tuesday---Coppell Post Office
10 am @ Corner of
RSVP: Angela White
(ralzek@sbcglobal.net) by Sunday, September 13
Come and see what happens to your
letters after you drop them into the mail!
Oct. 12—
$6.00 per person due August 31
---The field trip last 1.5 hours and starts at 11:30
am.
RSVP: Kim Brown (mkjecbrown@verizon.net) by Monday, August
31
Children come to the orchard and learn
about, bees, pollination, honey extraction, apples,
composting, earthworms, colored cotton,
butterflies, insects, spiders, and herbs. The
principles of agriculture, biology,
history and botany are intertwined in the program.
Master gardening and Junior Master
gardening are also discussed. We have an
observation bee hive for children to
view the bees work
September
22, Tuesday---
$4 (7-18 years old)
& $2 for Adults Time: 10 am to 12:30 pm
RSVP: Email to make reservations for your family at
groupsales@oldred.org
Then, email Angela
White if you’d be interested in caravanning.
Become a building dective! The
and historical architecture. A hands-on engaging workshop with a building
of your own to take
home.
September 30, Wednesday---Coppell
Fire Department
10 am @ the
RSVP:
Angela White (ralzek@sbcglobal.net) by Monday, September 28
All ages are invited to
come see the fire station!
October 1, Thursday-- HOME SCHOOL DAY at the
Register
Online Now! Deadline: September 23
All home-schooled children, and their families are invited to a
fun-filled educational day at the zoo.
Keeper chats and activity stations tailor-made for home-schoolers will be
available throughout the
park. Enjoy asking keepers your
best animal questions around the Zoo's world-class exhibits, and
consider purchasing additional tickets to the Zoo's Wild Wonders Live
Animal Program and/or
lunch! Wild Wonders
Live Animal Program: The Wild Wonders Live Animal Program will be
presented inside the Zoo at Picnic Outpost for easy access during the
event. You must pre-
purchase your tickets by Wednesday September 23, 2009. Lunches: Pre-ordered
lunch pick-up will
be located in the Bluebonnet Cafe in
Registration Information:
You may pre-purchase your discounted Zoo admission tickets, lunches and Wild
Wonders Live
Animal Program tickets by Wednesday, September 23, 2009.
Oct. 7, Wednesday---
$6 per person--Please make DSO checks (separate
checks for each program) to
"Jan Sorrell" for $6/person
and mail them to Kim Brown at 3808 Gillespie,
Monday night, August 31!
Recommended for grades 3-6. An introduction to the brass family of instruments, featuring a repertoire of
exhilarating music. Guided by Rei Hotoda and DSO principal brass players, this program explores the
differences between the various brass instruments, their inner workings, and the variety of moods and colors
they can create. Meet downstairs in the lower lobby off the parking garage no later than 9:30am. We have
to be seated as a group. (Kim’s cell 972-489-2489)
Oct. 8,
Thursday---Casa Manana’s “Jungle Book”
Meet the group at
9:30 am & the cost is $7.50/person
Please make payable to “NICHE” (each show needs to have it’s own check made
out to
NICHE). All payments are due by September 1st and can be mailed to: Dee
Stafford 1914
meeting on Monday
night, August 31st. (Please
allow time for mailing if you won’t be at
the Monday night
meeting.)
This moving and unique
musical, based on the classic works of Rudyard Kipling, is an
extraordinary adventure
that follows Mowgli, a boy raised by wolves, and his friends Baloo the
bear, Bagheera the
panther and Kaa the python. Together they laugh, sing and learn about the
Jungle Law while
thwarting the evil Shere Khan, a man-eating tiger who has vowed to destroy
Mowgli.
October 15,
Thursday—Lockheed Martin Tour
Thursday,
October 15, 1:00-4:00 p.m.
RSVP: Kim Liptak (3Liptaks@sbcglobal.net) by Thursday,
October 8
3-hour tour of the
facility where they produce the F35 flight line. This is the pre-eminent
fighter jet
that they are producing
in partnership with 8 other countries. Our group will get to see 3 to 4
F35’s in various stages
of construction. They will also have aerospace engineers ready to do
hands-on activities with
the kids (engineering curriculum based activities). You must be 10 yrs. Or
older to tour (no
exceptions) and be a
Closed toed shoes are
required. Maximum of 30 people in the group (if we have more that are
interested, we will schedule a second tour).
October 21, Wednesday--Butterfly House & Insectarium at
Gardens Cost is $5 per person (need 20 for this group
rate)
11:00
a.m. @
RSVP and Payment: Kim Liptak (3Liptaks@sbcglobal.net) by October 5. Please
mail check—
Made out to “Jan Sorrell” to
Tour of the brand new permanent exhibit of butterflies, plus a display
of insects and 7½ acres of organic
gardens. Feel free to bring your lunch and a picnic blanket and eat in the garden after the tour.
October 22,
Thurday—Flower Mound Pumpkin Patch
11:00
am FREE
RSVP to Kim
Brown (mkjecbrown@verizon.net) by
Monday October 12th
Join us again at the Pumpkin Patch to enjoy the
array of pumpkins, hay ride, mazes, and
bounce houses.
Bring a canned item for donation to be given to CCA.
October 26,
Monday-- Dr. Pepper Star Center Ice Skating -
$4.00 per person includes skates (public skate times which are currently 1:15-
3:45pm) Date may vary due to schedule. Pay at
door.
RSVP to Kim
Brown (mkjecbrown@verizon.net) a
week prior to skate date.
November 2,
Monday---
12 pm @
www.summitrockgym.com
RSVP: Angela White (ralzek@sbcglobal.net) by
Sunday, November 1
All ages (even parents!) are invited to rock
climb! It will be fun to do this
together.
Parents/ages 14 & up can belay climbers too (no
charge). Pay at door. Liability waiver
signed
by parent required (can be done on-site or printed off website).
November 6,
Friday---Family Outreach Project at “Shoes for Orphans”
9:30 am-12:30 pm
You will work at the
warehouse at
RSVP to Kim Brown (mkjecbrown@verizon.net) by September
14, 2009, so we can
schedule
our group on their calendar. www.shoesfororphansouls.org
You will be helping to sort and pack the thousands
of shoes received monthly at the
warehouse.
Your job might include:
* cutting off price tags
* “rubber banding” shoes together
* sorting by gender, size, and type
* counting and packing shoes in shipping boxes
October 29,
Thursday---Vetro Glassblowing Studio (demonstration)
2:45 pm @
min.) Pay at door. Check out www.vetroartglass.com
RSVP:
Angela White (ralzek@sbcglobal.net) by Sunday, October 25th (pay at door)
Firing up the furnace and showing us how it’s done! Glassblowing is an ancient form of
art...one of the most ancient known to mankind. Believe
it or not, their main glass blower
is a home
schooling dad.
November
16, Monday—Cowboy Stadium Tour
10:30 am @
Cost: $10 Adult and $5 Child/A child
age is from 6-12, 5 and under are free. CHSA members
only
for this very special price!
RSVP and Payment due by Friday, November 13: Montse Vargas (montse.vargas@yahoo.com)
Mail check (payable to “Jan Sorrell”) to
Montse at 620
See the brand new stadium including
behind the scenes! No bags, purses or
outside food and
drink allowed on tours. Cameras, wallets and
cell phones are allowed. Tours last one hour to one
hour and 15 minutes
Gate 1
November TBD—Thanksgiving Family
Outreach Project at CCA
RSVP:
Kim Brown (mkjecbrown@verizon.net)
by October 15th for Thanksgiving
Baskets
Individuals
or groups up to 10 to prepare boxes of groceries and distribute to families in
the
food pantry warehouse. All ages welcome.
December 3, Thursday--Casa Manana
“Santa Claus is Coming to Town”
Meet the group at 9:30 am & the cost is
$7.50/person
Please make payable to “NICHE” (each show needs to have it’s own check made
out to
NICHE). All payments are due
by September 1st and can be mailed to: Dee Stafford 1914
meeting on Monday night, August 31st. (Please allow time for mailing if you won’t
be at
the
Monday night meeting.)
Christmas is in trouble! When the greedy toy company
DeBiggy Toys International gets a judge to
outlaw Santa Claus, a rag-tag band of singing,
dancing children are the only ones who can save
Christmas. The adventure zips from the North Pole to
loving musical by Joel Ferrell. A true
December 8, Tuesday---DCT’s “Best
Christmas Pageant Ever”
Meet the group at 9:30 am & the cost is
$7.50/person
Please make payable to “NICHE” (each show needs to have it’s own check made
out to
NICHE). All payments are due
by September 1st and can be mailed to: Dee Stafford 1914
meeting on Monday night, August 31st. (Please allow time for mailing if you won’t
be at
the
Monday night meeting.)
They’re back! Come enjoy this
classic!
December
14, Monday--- Lay Family
Organ Recital/Tour at Meyerson
12:30 pm
with Tour at 1:00 pm (FREE)
RSVP to Kim
Brown by August 31, 2009 and Arrive by 12:15pm
Mary Preston, resident Organist with the Dallas
Symphony Orchestra, will be performing a
special holiday presentation. A Tour of the
directly following the Organ Demonstration (45 min.
tour)
December
TBD—Christmas Family Outreach Project at CCA
RSVP: Kim Brown (mkjecbrown@verizon.net) by November 15th
for Christmas
Baskets
Individuals or groups up to 10 to prepare boxes of
groceries and distribute to families in
the food
pantry warehouse. All ages welcome.
January 5,
Tuesday---DCT’s “How I Became a Pirate”
Rosewood Theater
Meet the group at
9:30 am & the cost is $7.50/person
Please make payable to “NICHE” (each show needs to have it’s own check made
out to
NICHE). All payments are due by September 1st and can be mailed to: Dee
Stafford 1914
meeting on Monday
night, August 31st. (Please
allow time for mailing if you won’t be at
the Monday night meeting.)
January 8,
Friday-- Dr. Pepper Star Center Ice Skating -
$4.00 per person includes skates (public skate times which are currently 1:15-
3:45pm) Date may vary due to schedule. Pay at door.
RSVP to Kim
Brown (mkjecbrown@verizon.net) a
week prior to skate date.
January
15, Friday—Trinity Broadcasting Network Production/Studio Tour
3 pm @ 2900
W. Airport Freeway,
RSVP: Kim Liptak (3Liptaks@sbcglobal.net) by Wednesday,
January 13
45 min. tour of their
featuring movies that were filmed on location in
-the-art high definition virtual reality
theater features a 48 channel sound system that
virtually puts you in the picture. Stroll the
beautiful
plantings and sparkling fountains.
January 18th Week (TBD)--
UTA
PLANETARIUM (
$3/person for show (Please make check
payable to “Jan Sorrell”) and we can
schedule a 45 min. educational class prior to
show or after show done by
graduate students of UTA (Free)
RSVP:
Kim Brown (mkjecbrown@verizon.net)
by Sept. 15th
so we can reserve a
time/show.
FREE Science show before/or after show! Do you want to inspire a classroom of young
scientists? Do you know some aspiring
astronauts?
January 25, Monday-- Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant in
Glen Rose
FREE---Time to be determined.
RSVP:
Kim Brown (mkjecbrown@verizon.net)
by October 1st
if interested to see if
we have
enough to make this field trip
The Visitor's
Hwy 56 north of Glen Rose.
minute video explaining how nuclear
power is made. The tour includes a view of a control
room simulator in which reactor operators are
trained, as well as a driving tour for an up-
close view of
displays tell the story of the
generation of electricity by the first nuclear power plant in
February 4,
Thursday---Dallas Symphony Orchestra “Musical Families”
$6 per person--Please make DSO checks (separate
checks for each program) to "Jan
Sorrell" for $6/person and mail them to Kim
Brown at 3808 Gillespie,
TX, 75010 OR You may bring your checks to the CHSA
meeting on Monday night,
August 31!
Recommended for grades PK – 2 This fun and engaging
program for younger concert-goers
explores how orchestra instruments fall into
distinct families based on how they produce
sound. Performances trace how instruments are
used in styles which are familiar to
students and how these same instruments are used in
the symphony orchestra. Meet
downstairs in
the lower lobby off the parking garage no later than 9:30am. We have to
be
seated as a group. (Kim’s cell 972-489-2489)
February 8, Monday---
12
pm @
RSVP:
Angela White (ralzek@sbcglobal.net) by Sunday, February 7
All ages
(even parents!) are invited to rock climb! It will be fun to do this together.
Parents/age 14 & up can belay climbers too (no charge). Pay at
door.
February 22, Monday—Mary Kay
2pm. @ 1330 Regal Rd.,
RSVP: Montse Vargas (montse.vargas@yahoo.com) by Friday,
February 19
A great factory tour that everyone will
enjoy! Children have to be 10 years of
age and up,
if under 12 has to be accompany by an
adult. They require shoes to be closed toe and no
high heals.
Early
RSVP to Kim Brown (mkjecbrown@verizon.net) Checks payable to Jan Sorrell
FM 407
Early March 2010 – Options for group
rates are:
Golf and 12 tokens - $4.99 per child
Golf and 16 tokens, plus 1 go kart -
$6.99 per child
March/April
TBD—Cobb
RSVP:
Kim Liptak (3Liptaks@sbcglobal.net)
Join us for a visit to our very own
Donna Cobb’s family-owned ranch which is home to 17
head of buffalo. We plan to visit
in the spring when the young buffalo are born. This is a
great opportunity to study more about
buffalo ahead of time so that the kids can ask some
good questions.
March 19, Friday-- Dr.
Pepper Star Center Ice Skating -
$4.00
per person includes skates (public skate
times which are currently 1:15-
3:45pm)
Date may vary due to schedule. Pay at door.
RSVP
to Kim Brown (mkjecbrown@verizon.net)
a week prior to skate date.
Week of March 22-- Rehoboth Ranch
& Mary of Puddin’
10 am-12 pm (TBD--T, W, or Th?) The cost is $7 per student or a maximum of
$25
per family. No charge for adults. We encourage parents to come with
their children. We
do not charge for babes in arms or toddlers that parents
will be taking care of
during the activities. (Minimum of 20 paying guests)
RSVP:
Kim Brown (mkjecbrown@verizon.net)
by Oct. 1st
so we can reserve a spot
for a
tour and confirm if we have enough participants for this field trip to make.
Sounds
like a GREAT tour!!
The tour consists of
walking around the farm to see the Grade A Raw Goat
Milk Dairy and hand
milking goats for everyone who wants to try, tasting
Grade A Raw Goat Milk, walking the pastures to see the beef cattle, pastured
chickens, pastured pigs, and laying hens, gathering eggs from the
"eggmobile" portable hen houses. Along the way, I explain what
the children
are seeing in the way of organic and sustainable farming vs. conventional
factory farming. We then return to the house area for a goat cheese
making
demonstration and goat cheese tasting. The group is welcome to stay for
lunch. I use
portable sound amplification equipment as we walk so everyone can hear. The
total
walk is approximately
one mile. There is a moderately strenuous hill to come back up. Half the
walk is down, half is
back up again. Anyone who needs to can drive their own vehicle down in
the pasture behind the walkers. The fastest route from Coppell is up 121 to McKinney, continue
north on Hwy. 5 to Hwy. 380,
then east on Hwy. 380, turn north on Hwy. 903, turn east on Farm
Road 2194, turn left on C.R. 1081.
Bring picnic lunch to enjoy together OR
eat at Mary of Puddin’
Hill in their deli.
Afterwards, we can proceed to Mary of Puddin’ Hill: Come take the free special-guided
tours and see our Candy
Kitchen, take the tour, smell the chocolates that are made right
before your eyes! While you are here enjoy a good meal in a quaint country
atmosphere. Our
Puddin Hill Deli
offers a wide variety of delicious sandwiches, soups and salads. You will not
find
a better choice for your lunch. Call ahead and place your order, we
will have your lunch ready for
you when you arrive. After you finish
your meal be sure to spend some time looking around. We
have a lot of gorgeous
and unique range of items along with many candy items to choose from.
April 7,
Wednesday---Casa Manana’s “Cinderella” (morning)
Meet the group at
9:30 am & the cost is $7.50/person
Please make payable to “NICHE” (each show needs to have it’s own check made
out to
NICHE). All payments are due by September 1st and can be mailed to: Dee
Stafford 1914
meeting on Monday
night, August 31st. (Please
allow time for mailing if you won’t be at
the Monday night meeting.)
When her Fairy Godmother
transforms her rags into a beautiful gown and sends Cinderella to the
Royal Ball in a pumpkin chariot, not even her
wicked stepmother and evil stepsisters can keep her
from finding true love.
But when the spell is broken at midnight and Cinderella flees the castle, the
Prince must scour the
kingdom to find the girl of his dreams, whose foot alone will fit into the
magical glass slipper.
April 13,
Tuesday---DSO “Bach to the Future”
$6 per person--Please make DSO checks (separate
checks for each program) to "Jan
Sorrell" for $6/person and mail them to Kim
Brown at 3808 Gillespie,
TX, 75010
OR You may bring your checks to the CHSA meeting on Monday night,
August 31!
Recommended for grades 3-6 This fascinating program
explores how composers
throughout history, using the same instruments and
then the same notes, have developed
music of
incredibly different styles. Focus will be given to the elements of articulation,
expression, rhythm and harmony, and how students can
apply these elements to their
own music making. Meet downstairs in the lower lobby
off the parking garage no later
than
9:30am. We have to be seated as a group. (Kim’s cell 972-489-2489)
April 16, Friday—DCT’s
“The Lion, The Witch, & The Wardrobe” Rosewood Theater
Meet the group at
9:30 am & the cost is $7.50/person
Please make payable to “NICHE” (each show needs to have it’s own check made
out to NICHE). All
payments are due by September 1st and can be
mailed to: Dee Stafford 1914
31st. (Please allow time for mailing if you won’t
be at the Monday night meeting.)
A celebrated piece of
children’s literature comes to the stage! Join four courageous children as they
step
through the wardrobe and
enter the mythical
and evil, they must help
free the land from the clutches of the White Witch and in doing so discover the
heroes within
themselves. A thrilling adventure from a master storyteller!
April 29,
Thursday-- Japanese
Botanical Gardens
$3.00 per child/$4.00 per adult--Minimum of 10
paid admissions for docent-
guided tour.
RSVP to Kim Brown (mkjecbrown@verizon.net) by Sept. 15th to
see if there is
interest and reserve a tour
Enter a world of mystery and enchantment in the
entice you to surrender your senses and discover a
new treasure at every turn. Feed
thousands of exotic Imperial Carp (Koi) that beseech
your attention; some will accept a
gentle caress in exchange for a few pellets of food.
Stone, earth, leaf, and water become
one in this 7-acre land of wonder
May 4,
Tuesday--- Scarborough
Faire
9:00 am-2:30 pm Admission is only $7.25 per
student and chaperones may
purchase tickets in advance for only $9.00. If
purchased at the gate, these tickets
will cost $10.00
RSVP to Kim
Brown (mkjecbrown@verizon.net) by Monday, September 14th
Students are invited to enter the realm of
experience the intellectual, cultural, and artistic
splendor of the Renaissance first hand.
Classes will experience a full day of
demonstrations, shows, and educational interactions.
The
the Renaissance.. Student Days is open to school groups
only and not to the general
public. www.scarboroughrenfest.com
May 5,
Wednesday—Casa Manana’s “Peter Pan”
Meet the group at 9:30 am & the cost is
$7.50/person
Please make payable to “NICHE” (each show needs to have it’s own check made
out to NICHE). All
payments are due by September 1st and can be mailed to:
CHSA Kick-Off meeting on Monday night, August 31st. (Please allow time for
mailing if you won’t be at the Monday night
meeting.)
Never grow up! Fly off
to Neverland with Peter Pan, Wendy and Tinkerbell and join the
Lost Boys in a magical
adventure, as they battle against the evil Captain Hook and his
band of pirates. Get
swept away in this exhilarating, Tony Award-winning musical
adaptation of the
classic J.M. Barrie play.
May 11,
Tuesday—DCT’s “Carnival of the Animals”
Rosewood Theatre
Meet the group at 9:30 am & the cost is
$7.50/person
Please make payable to “NICHE” (each show needs to have it’s own check made
out to NICHE). All
payments are due by September 1st and can be mailed to:
CHSA Kick-Off meeting on Monday night, August 31st. (Please allow time for
mailing if you won’t be at the Monday night
meeting.)
Experience life on the
wild side with this new and expanded puppet interpretation of Saint-Saens’
“zoological fantasy for
orchestra.” This musical menagerie set in motion with the multiple styles of
puppetry is an
exhilarating experience for all ages. It’s an innovative introduction to
classical
music brought to life
with stunning colors, comedy, movement and sound. A visual spectacle you
don’t want to miss!
May
18, Tuesday---DCT’s “Most Valuable Player” El Centro Theatre
Meet the group at 9:30 am
& the cost is $7.50/person
Please make payable to “NICHE” (each show needs to have it’s own check made
out to NICHE).
All payments are due by September 1st and can be mailed to:
CHSA Kick-Off meeting on
Monday night, August 31st.
(Please allow time for
mailing if you won’t be
at the Monday night meeting.)
DCT’s National Touring Company brings this highly praised production
home to
story of one of
barrier of professional, major league baseball. His story is a lesson
in dignity and integrity that continues to
reverberate today! Please note: There is some racial language. This is
an historical account of the life of
famous baseball player Jackie Robinson. Please use discretion.