We have sent home another hard copy of the NY trip packing List and Trip Itinerary with your child for the weekend. Part of their homework this weekend is to begin assembling the materials needed for the trip by following the packing list.
Please note that on Tuesday October 21nd they will be bringing to school a trash bag labeled on the outside with duct tape or masking tape their first and last names. Inside the trash bag will be their cave helmets, extra pair of sneakers or boots, extra socks and a COMPLETE change of clothing for after they come out of the cave. The items included in the trash bag are at the bottom half of the packing list.
Phone Train Captains will receive a copy of the phone chain only. Parents will be notified of the approximate pick up time the day of your child's trip by the phone tree captains.
When Packing Snacks and Lunch we ask that you pack foods that contain no nuts in it as we have students with severe food allergies on the trip. Thank you for this important safety matter.
Remember this is an extended day trip. Students will arrive at the middle school at 5:45 AM on the day of their NY Trip. We will return to the middle school between 8:00 and 8:30 PM that night.
The packing list and electronics policy are located below in this post.
Here are a few examples of how to assemble your child's cave helmet.
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| This helmet has a headlamp stretched AND Duct Taped around the helmet. This is probably the best option if you can do it |
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Another option is to take a flashlight with fresh batteries and duct tape it securely to the top or side of the helmet.
New York Geology Trip Logistics
Arrive at WMS – 5:45 AM
Return to WMS – 8:00 - 9:00 PM (approximate)
Transportation – Silver Fox Coach Busses
Packing List:
Science Stuff(IN A BACKPACK TO BRING ON BUS)
Camera – digital or disposable: you will need to take about 36-48 pictures
Pencils (mechanical is best)
Packet (To be picked up when you arrive at school)
Food(IN YOUR BACKPACK)
NO NUT FOODS PLEASE
Breakfast if not eaten at home
Morning snack (drink and healthy snack)
Lunch (stored with 50 other lunches under the bus in an un-insulated container)
Afternoon snack (drink and healthy snack)
Bag dinner or money for fast food dinner at rest stop
Water Bottle
After the cave students will need a complete change of clothing.
Tuesday October 21:
Bring a large plastic trash bag to school with:
Your name on a piece of masking or duct tape taped to trash bag
A bicycle helmet with the flash light duct taped on, fresh batteries in
flashlight, it will be on for several hours.
Extra sneakers or hiking boots to wear for the remainder of trip after cave
Extra shirts, extra socks
Extra pants
Extra sweatshirt
Extra socks
Towel or baby wipes to clean off mud
On your New York Trip Day:
Wear your cave clothes with shorts and t-shirt underneath
Remember there is no private place to change so you must have shorts or bathing suits on under your clothes.
Cave clothes: Long pants and shirt required. Sneaker or hiking boots. No shorts allowed in cave. NO EXCEPTIONS
Bring or wear a hat, mittens and a warm jacket.
ELECTRONICS POLICY – NY Geology Trip
The New York Geology Trip is an opportunity for us to take the science classroom into the field and see the geology we teach in class. Since the trip is the classroom and students will be required to put in their best effective effort and hard work both in the field and while on the bus working on their field guide we have the following electronics policy:
CELL PHONES
· Students may bring their cellphones with them for the purpose of calling for a ride when they return to the middle school in the evening if their ride has not arrived yet.
· Cellphones should remain in backpack and on the bus when we are at each site.
· Cell phones are not allowed for calling, texting, social networking, and any other social media at any time on the trip.
· Any violation of the policy will result in the device being taken away until the end of the trip and a loss of points on the NY Tip Packet Effort Portion of your rubric
ELECTRONIC DEVICES
· Portable electronic devices such as Ipods, mp3 players are allowed for music only while on the NY trip
· Electronic devices must be put turned off and put away when your teacher has instructed the group to do so.
· No laptops, dvd players, tablets, portable gaming devices allowed on this trip
· No portable speakers, headphones only when listening to your music
· Any violation of the policy will result in the device being taken away until the end of the trip and a loss of points on the NY Tip Packet Effort Portion of your rubric
Students are responsible for the care of their own electronic devices while on this trip.
Thank you,
Rich Battaglia and Jennifer Nichols
8th Grade Science Teachers
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