Wayland MS Mural

Wayland MS Mural

Friday, October 31, 2014

Final Cave Trip Reminders for Students going on Monday November 3rd

Hi all,

  Just wanted to put out the same reminders for Monday's cave trip as we did last week.

PLEASE NOTE: Arrival time back at the middle school may be earlier than the originally planned arrival time of around 8:00PM due to the shortened days and the amount of daylight hours we have in the afternoon. It may be that the buses arrive back an hour or so earlier than previously planned. We will use the phone chain when we are leaving dinner to let parents know of the approximate arrival time back at WMS.

Another NOTE: Temperatures will be cooler in November. Please be sure your child packs a jacket, pants, gloves, hats and clothing to stay warm as we are outside the entire day. Please be sure that they have a complete change of clothing in their trash bags for after the cave, including a dry pair of shoes and socks.


1. Drop off is at 5:45 AM at WMS: When you drop off your child in the morning please park in the teacher parking lot. DO NOT drive up the bus driveway. Students will be loading their bags onto the bays under the bus on both sides of the bus and we do not want any traffic coming up the driveway at this time. The science room doors will be open, the main door will be locked.

2. Snacks and Food: Please remember as you are packing your child's food for the day to not pack any foods with peanuts or any kind of nuts as well as any shellfish. We have children on the bus with food allergies and would like to avoid any emergencies due to food allergies. Thank you for your cooperation with this. Please also remember that your child must bring with them their food for breakfast, snacks, and lunch. Students must also bring their own drinks and a water bottle. No Caffeinated beverages allowed. Please make sure all beverages are screw-top bottles.

3. Cave clothing: Please remember that if your child is going into the cave they must be wearing long pants, a long sleeve shirt, and a helmet with a light attached. There are no exceptions to this rule - safety is of the utmost importance. Please also remember that they must wear gym shorts and a t-shirt underneath their clothes so they can change outside the bus after exiting the cave.

4. Dinner: Dinner is at the Lee rest area on the Mass. Pike. Students may bring their own dinner or no more than $15.00 for fast food at the rest area. Fast food options include Fresh City, McDonalds, Sbarro Pizza, D'Angelos Subs.

5. Phone chain:  We will activate the phone chain upon leaving dinner - we will be approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes away at this point.

6. Pick up at the end of the trip at WMS: When you pick up your child please again park your car in the teacher lot and do not drive up the bus driveway. Same as the morning kids will be going around to both sides of the bus to get their bags from underneath the bus when they return.

7. School Issued Clipboards: Your child was issued a black plastic school clipboard to use on the New York Trip. Please have them pack this in their backpack and return to their science teacher the day after the trip.

Thanks for your support from home, trips like this cannot happen without parent support

Rich Battaglia and Jennifer Nichols

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