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Time and Place
Chess Camp will run from 9 am to 4:15 pm Monday
- Friday, June 2-6 at T. H. Rogers School. The school is located at
5840 San Felipe,
Houston, Texas 77057.
You may click here to see
a map. In case of emergency, the school's main
phone number is 713-917-3565.
The camp director will also have a cell phone on throughout camp. That
phone number is 713-397-8758.
Pick-up and Drop-off
You may drop your children off each morning in the school cafeteria between 8:45 and 9 am. Chess camp begins promptly at 9 am.
Parents, please note: you must park and walk your child into the building
and sign them in. Similarly, pick-up will be from the cafeteria
only. Children will not be allowed to go out and wait at the curb at 4:15
pm. You must come in and sign your child out each day.
What to Bring or Not Bring
- Good Attitude - This is the most important thing of all to
bring. Please don't forget and leave it at home!
- Chess Stuff - We have plenty of chess sets and clocks, there
is no need to bring yours from home. However, you may wish to bring
your own scorebook if you like keeping your games in order. Otherwise,
we will have score sheets available to use throughout camp.
- Food - T. H. Rogers is one the HISD schools that provides
free lunch to area children during the summer. Therefore, your child
may eat for free in the cafeteria. It is, however, cafeteria food. If
you have a picky eater, you may wish to send a lunch with your child
anyway. The chess camp will provide a morning and afternoon snack. While I don't anticipate buying any peanut products, please
let me know if your child has any food allergies.
- Medication - The nurses on campus can dispense medication
with a written prescription from your child's physician. Arrive early
enough on Monday to meet with them and be sure the medication is well
labeled. Otherwise, it is your responsibility to administer it.
- Clothing - T. H. Rogers is an older facility. The air
conditioning system is not on a thermostat. The air conditioning
is either on or off. Therefore, the temperature can vary widely. We
know it will be hot, hot, hot during recess, but if your child is easily
chilled, you may wish to send a light wrap. In addition, all Kindergarten and First graders should have a
change of clothing. If we have wet weather and there are puddles on the
playground, or because of the ever present possibility of bathroom
accidents, it is only prudent. Parents of older children may use your
own discretion. Please be sure everything is well labeled.
Parental Assistance Requested
To run smoothly, I need at least 2 adults helping throughout each day.
More is better. The instructors need time for bathroom breaks and
preparation. We will divide each day into morning and afternoon and have
volunteers sign up for at least one session. The morning session will run
from 9 am - 1 pm, the afternoon session from 11:45 - 4:15 pm.
We are overlapping at lunch, so as to have extra help at that time.
If you can help, please email me your preferred session and one or two
alternatives if you have them. That way if one of the sessions is
oversubscribed (say Tuesday afternoon), I can shift people around a bit.
Many thanks!
Behavior and Discipline
Participation in Chess Camp is privilege not a right. The faculty and
administration of the camp require appropriate behavior from all campers,
in essence as outlined in HISD's Code of Student Conduct. We will make
every effort to work with children and their parents to eliminate
disruptive behavior. However, the Chess Camp reserves the right to
dismiss any camper who repeatedly interferes with the
teacher's ability to communicate effectively with the class or with the
ability of the camper's classmates to learn.
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