newsletter-cathy-johnson-october-2012

C. H. I. Central Valley North Newsletter Oct., 2012
A message from Cathy to our students
We are about to head into the beginning of the holiday season which can be very special if
you’ve prepared or “your worst nightmare.” You’re Coordinator and I have been
reminding you about the importance of joining a school club or sport so that you can make
American friends. Having a friend from school will give you another person or a group of
people to experience the holidays with, in addition to your host family. Many of our host
family parents work full time, which means that they may not have time off from work
during the holidays and being “home alone,” can oftentimes lead to boredom. It’s easily
remedied if you’ve made some friends & you have someone to go shopping with and
experience this magical time of the year.
Looking forward to seeing many of you in Sacramento this month! Cathy
\A WORD ABOUT TRAVEL DURING THE PROGRAM
In last months issue I talked about travel ouside the U.S. (which is a bit more complicated.)
This month, I want to expand upon this topic and remind everyone to please limit trips with
your student to weekends, holidays and school breaks as much as possible. I’m delighted to
know that you are wanting to show your student America but we also need to be sensitive to
the fact that it can be very disruptive to our students academic make sure they get an
independent study form filled out for anything over 5 days. That way if they turn their work
in when they get back they will at least get credit, academically and through attendance for
he school. Before I okay a request, I want you to see if this is a trip that could possibly take
place during Winter or Spring break and if not, please contact your students counselor and
talk to them about it. If they're in agreement that it would be okay, I'll sign the form and
send it off. Naturally, students who miss school need to get their assignments ahead of time
and I will not approve any trips this year if your student is receiving anything less than a C
in any one of their classes
STUDENT MONTHLY GOAL FOR OCTOBER
In order to get to know your family better- Ask one question of one of your family
members at the dinner table every night. Ask a different question each night to a different
member of your family.
LOOKING
AHEAD
GROUPS COMING IN
DECEMBER
Ibaraki Christian High School
from Japan visits the 3 communities
of Lodi, Yuba City & Sacramento
from 12/2-12/6
Shonan High School from Japan
visits Valley Springs from 12/18-
12/27
Please call me at 916-791-2425 or
1-877-791-2425 if you’re interested
in hosting.
AYP SACRAMENTO
OVERNIGHT-
Sat & Sun. Oct. 20 & 21 If you
don’t see your name on the list &
you want to go, contact Cathy
Johnson to see if we still have
openings 916-791-2425 or 1-877-
791-2425. We are asking that all
students arrive between 8:30 and
9:00 am. Please see the itinerary
that follows for more information.
A BIG THANKS TO
EVERYONE WHO
HELPED MAKE OUR
AYP WELCOME PARTY
SUCH A SUCCES…
YOU!
For photos of the party,
please turn the page.
Important- It seems that some of the packets that were given to you by
your AC may not have included an up to date letter from the Dept. of State. Just in casecopies
of the letters are towards the last pages of this newsletter.
Cultural Homestay International – A Non-Profit Educational Exchange Program
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CHI SACRAMENTO
Saturday & Sunday Oct. 20 & 21
Cost - $80, due Sept. 16 th at the Welcome Party
Location: Vagabon Inn Executive 909 Third St. Sacramento (The hotel is off
of I-5 in Old Town Sacramento. Exit J St, Left on 5 th St. , Left on I St., Left
on 3 rd St (hotel is on the left.)
Saturday, Oct. 20
9:00am- Host families are asked to bring your student to the hotel. We’ll be
checking your student’s bags in at the lobby and then proceeding to the
Capitol to use one of their meeting rooms. PLEASE TRY TO BE ON TIME. Backpacks will need to be left at
the hotel.
10:30-11:30 Tour of the State Capitol
11:30-12:30 Subway catered lunch on the Capitol grounds.
12:30-2:30 “Family Life” discussion
2:30- Students will depart for the Vagabond hotel and check into their rooms. (weather permitting, students may want
to relax and enjoy a swim at the hotel pool in the afternoon)
4:30- Meet outside the lobby of the Vagabond hotel and depart for our surprise evening activity- be sure to bring a
jacket & flashlight. We’ll have a tailgate party dinner when we arrive at our destination. On the way back to the
hotel, we’ll stop and see the capitol at night & students will have a chance to purchase a late night fast food snack.
Students will remain in their assigned hotel room until breakfast on Sunday.
Sunday, Oct. 21
8:00-9:00am Breakfast in the dining room (Please bring your belongings down and put them in storage prior to
breakfast.)
9:00-10:30am “School Life” discussion
10:30 Depart for Old Sacramento for the CHI version of the Amazing Race
12:00-1:00 Lunch at Round Table Pizza.
1;00-4:00 Free time to explore Old Sacramento and the Downtown Plaza
4:00- Meet at the Old Sacramento Café 1026 2 nd St for ice cream before leaving for the hotel at 4:30.
5:00pm – Please pick your student up at the Vagabond Inn hotel.
EMERGENCIES- Cathy at 916-791-2425 or toll free at 1-877-791-2425
Things to bring: swimming suit, Digital camera, flashlight, comfortable clothes & shoes, jacket, toiletry articles &
$ for shopping and a late night snack on Saturday. (you may also want to bring a pair of shoes that you don’t mind
getting a little muddy.)
Things not to bring: Cell phones (unless they’re used as cameras,) lap tops, i-pods.
We consider it a special privilege for us to have outings with our students. Please be aware that each student is
expected to: Help whenever needed; remain in their room & speak in quiet voices when we return to the hotel on
Saturday night; no smoking is permitted on CHI outings & students are to make their best effort to speak English
since English is the language that unites us.
Girls 18 Boys 8 Chaperones
Charlotte Heng Yong Seong (Michael) Cathy
Alice Melanie Tung Val
Valeria Ninjin Robert Diane
Leonie Elena Sevket Michele
Ariadna Lalicha Samuel
Sophie C Yuki Felix
Anita Alessia Nicolas (Nico) Coming Sunday during day- Gabrielle, Luisa, Sara, Elena
Kristina Ging Coming Sat. & Sun. during the day- Giovanni, Ana V
Chanapa
Elisabetta
Julia V.

AYP Welcome Party