1. Fourth grade Field trip to Austin
Parent Meeting

2. Program
The program is Education in Action's 'Proud to be Texan'. This exciting program will give your students the opportunity to experience the spirit of Texas while visiting the Ranger Museum (in Waco-first stop), Star of Destiny Theatre, the Bullock Texas State History Museum, and the Texas State Capitol. Through completion of activities in the 'Proud to be Texan' journal, students exercise reading and writing skills needed for the fourth grade STAAR test. After the program, teachers may reference student experiences, including activities in the journal, to supplement teaching social studies in the classroom.

3. General Information
Date: Thursday, April 20, 2017 Departure Time: 6:30 am Arrival at Hackberry time in the morning: 6:15am Pick up your students at Hackberry: 8:30-9:00pm

4. Chaperones
No one may follow the bus. If you want to volunteer as a chaperone, please let your child’s homeroom teacher know and complete your background check ASAP. We will have 15 chaperones total. Three parent names from each 4th grade class will be drawn. Your name will be placed in a lottery drawing and we will notify you by the end of October if you were selected.

5. Chaperone Training
We will have a trainer from Education in Action come train chaperones on April 3rd. The training will start at 3:30 pm. We will let you know if you are one of our chaperones, so you can make plans to attend the training here at Hackberry Elementary.

6. Payment Payment Schedule: Oct 7th: 1st $20 Nov 11th: 2nd $20
The total cost for each participant is $85 , this is for both students and chaperones.
You may pay the whole amount at once or you may make payments.
Payment Schedule:
Oct 7th: 1st $20
Nov 11th: 2nd $20
Jan 20th: 3rd $20
Feb 17th: last payment of $25
Please send payment with your student to give to their teacher or directly to Mrs. Sandoval.
If making a check, make it to Hackberry Elementary.

7. What is included
The cost of the program includes admission, round-trip charter bus transportation, curriculum, snacks, lunch, dinner, a group picture, program souvenirs, and a t-shirt.  
The t-shirt provided needs to be worn on the day of the program.  Students should also wear tennis shoes as we will be doing a lot of walking and climbing stairs.  (Please no flip-flops.)

8. Parents, thank you for coming today!!!