LOS
ANGELES
COUNTY
OUTDOOR
SCIENCE
SCHOOL
Sending Mail to Your Child
Students love receiving mail when they are away from home at Outdoor Science School. We encourange you to send letters or postcard to them.
How to Send Mail
There are a few different ways to get letters to Outdoor
Science School. Check with your child's teacher to see which
method they prefer.
- Teachers: On Monday, you can hand your cards or letters to one of the teachers attending Outdoor Science School with your child. You don't need a full address, but be sure to put your child's name on the envelope and the day you would like for them to receive it. Some parents send a letter for each day.
- School visitors: Often the principal or some other school personnel will be visiting Outdoor Science School during the week your child is here. Some schools have a mail box in the office for parents to use, with the mail in the box then being delivered to the site by the mid-week visitors. Check with the school to see if this is a possibility.
- U.S. Post Office: Continue reading for tips on sending letters by U.S. Mail.
Timing
Since the Outdoor Science School sites are quite
remote, mail delivery can be slower than expected. It's best
to mail letters the weekend before your child leaves. Any
letters mailed after Monday may not arrive before your child
returns home.
How to Address Letters
The addresses for the sites are listed below. Please make
sure you address the letter to the Outdoor Science School
site your child is attending. If you are unsure, please call
your child's school to ask. If your child is attending Blue
Sky Meadow, but you address the letter to Wrightwood, they
aren't going to get the letter. Please also include in the
address the name of the school your child attends.
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What happens to late
mail?
Any letters that arrive after the students return home on
Friday are marked "Return to Sender" and sent back to the
post office. For this reason, be sure to include a return
address on the envelope. Since the post office does not
return post cards, unfortunately we have no choice but to
recycle them.
What Not to Send
Please do not send any prohibited items (food, candy, gum,
money, valuables, etc). Occasionally, parents send up a
"Care Package" with cookies, candy, and other items the kids
are not supposed to have. When we get those packages, the
students open them in our presence. Any prohibited items are
taken from the student and returned on Friday when they
return to school. Since it's inconvenient for us and doesn't
really benefit your child, please do not send "Care
Packages" or any prohibited items.
© LACOSS, 2005
Last Revised: September 27, 2005
Comments or Questions? webmaster@OutdoorScienceSchool.org