1. 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

2. 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

3. 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.
$ 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.

4. 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.

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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!

9. 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.

10. 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.

11. 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

12. 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.

13. 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!