Tuesday, May 28 – Friday, May 31, 2019 Sutton Middle School Grade 8 Washington DC Field Trip Our Nation’s Capital Tuesday, May 28 – Friday, May 31, 2019

General Trip Details Trip Arranged by Fox Tours Round trip luxury bus with Silver Fox Motor coaches 3 nights at Embassy Suites Hotel, Tyson’s Corner All inclusive ( Stipends for meals and meals included) Guided tours with Native tour guides Potomac River Cruise Dinner on the Miss Christin 3 nights dedicated SPS security guard on duty from 10:00 PM – 6:00 AM

Cost Payment Schedule: 1st - October 19, 2018: $200 deposit due 2nd - January 18, 2019: $250 deposit due 3rd - March 22, 2019: Final payment due Comprehensive trip insurance available at an additional cost of $20 per student. $ 630 per person (four students per room = quad) Price based on minimum of 40 students per bus All taxes and service fees included in the above costs.

Fundraising Students and families may consider possible personal opportunities for raising money for the trip, e.g. family chores, helping others (lawn work, shoveling), directing that special occasion gifts to be funds toward the trip. SMS will also host fundraising opportunities for students to raise funds toward the cost of the trip.

Day 1: Itinerary for Tuesday, May 28 Depart Sutton Middle School 6:00am Stop for lunch en route ($10 stipend) Arrive and tour Philadelphia with local tour guides Liberty Bell, Constitution Center Admission, Historic Walking Tour Stop for dinner en route ($15 stipend) Arrive at Embassy Suites, 8517 Leesburg Pike, Vienna, VA Chaperones conduct room checks

Day 2: Itinerary for Wednesday, May 29 Full Course Breakfast Buffet at hotel from 6 - 7 Depart for Washington, DC and tour U.S. Capitol with Cong. McGovern Meet Guides & Tour Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial, Jefferson Memorial, and Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial Lunch at American History Museum, followed by Smithsonian Museums and Holocaust Memorial Museum Dinner included at Ronald Reagan Food Court Tour WWII Memorial, Lincoln Memorial, Vietnam Veterans Memorial, and Korean War Memorial Return to Hotel Chaperones conduct room checks

Day 3: Itinerary for Thursday, May 30 Full Course Breakfast Buffet at hotel from 6 - 7 Depart for Washington, DC Visit Arlington National Cemetery and observe Changing of the Guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Visit Iwo Jima, USAF & 9/11 Memorials Lunch at Pentagon Mall Visit and tour Newseum, additional Smithsonian Museums on the Mall Potomac River Dinner Cruise Return to hotel Chaperones conduct room checks

Day 4: Itinerary for Friday, May 31 Full Course Breakfast Buffet at hotel from 6 - 7 Check out of hotel Visit Ford’s Theatre and Museum, followed by Peterson House Stop for lunch and Dinner en route ($10 & 15 Stipends provided) Anticipated return around 10:00pm – 10:30pm.* *Students will text more accurate arrival time at Sutton Middle School when we are a couple of hours away!

Roommates Students will provide names of suggested roommates on Roommate Request Form. Students will be guaranteed to be in a room with one of their suggested friends. Roommate decisions will be determined by the SMS trip coordinator, teachers and administration and announced no earlier than April 2019.

Behavior Expectations - Before and During Trip The Washington, DC experience is a worthwhile trip that is both educational and fun. We cannot jeopardize the wellbeing of the students or of offering the trip in the future by taking students who have not shown the ability to demonstrate good behavior in school. The code of conduct and guide to mutual respect in the Sutton Middle School Student Handbook will be adhered to before and during this trip. If a student faces disciplinary action leading to suspension after February vacation week and prior to the departure date, he or she will not be able to attend the trip and all funds will be forfeited. Your deposit is acknowledgement of this behavior clause.

Washington DC Chaperones Comprised of SMS School Principal, Teachers and Parents/Guardians Trip price based on 2 chaperones per hotel room. Parent chaperones will be selected on a lottery basis. The number of chaperones will be based on the number of students Student to chaperone ratio = 10:1

Registration Forms, etc. Grade 8 Washington DC Trip Registration Form Due Fri, Oct 19, 2018 Trip Flyer and Reservation Coupon with 1st Payment Due Fri, Oct 19, 2018 Parent/Guardian Chaperone Application Due Fri, Oct 19, 2018 Student Behavioral Expectations Contract Due Wed, Feb 27, 2019 CORI Request Form 2016/2017 Due Wed, Feb 27, 2019 Roommate Selection Form Due Wed, Feb 27, 2019 Medical Forms Due Wed, Feb 27, 2019 Optional travel insurance is available for $20 per student.

Additional Information Will Be Provided Later Full Registration Packet (including medical forms) Packing List Student Meetings Parent Meetings Chaperone Meetings Let us know if there is anything else you’d like!