1. 8th Grade Washington Trip
What you need to know as a parent
*Please grab sample itinerary of last year's trip
*If you have check with you please drop in box in the front.
(Checks: Please make sure your child’s name is in the memo)

2. Agenda New info PTA Fundraiser Itinerary Forms/Medications/Deadlines
Q & A

3. What’s New?
Seventh year of Greensprings Tours Inc. - Travel agency approved by the district to handle booking the trip.
Dates are Tuesday May 7- Friday May 10
Cost is $760 per student* (last year was $755)
PTA report - Scripts Program

4. It’s never to late to start Scripping!
Two families in this grade started scripping and in two months time they have earned over $300 toward their children’s trip!

5. Join our Shop With Scrips program today and start earning free money toward your child’s Washington trip.
There will be 6 more “physical gift card” orders before the final payment is due in March.
Order dates: 11/5,11/26,12/10,1/7,2/4,3/4
Unlimited “scrip now” orders can be placed until 3/4/2019.
Contact Melissa Moran at if you are intersted.

6. Washington Due dates
1st Deposit Wednesday 11/1 - $250 (Please send to Mr. Carey)
Parent Permission Form 11/1 (Please complete on Family ID)
Medical History Forms 11/1 (Please complete on Family ID)
Code of Conduct Monday 11/1 (Please complete on Family ID)
2nd Deposit Friday 12/1 - $250 (Please send to Mr. Carey)
Final Deposit Thursday 3/1 - $260 (Please send to Mr. Carey)

7. Itinerary – Day 1 National Harbor Mount Vernon FDR Memorial
MLK Memorial
Jefferson Memorial
Dinner Cruise on the “Spirit of Washington”

8. Mount Vernon

9. Memorials

10. Spirit Dinner Cruise

11. Dinner

12. 4H Center - Chevy Chase, MD

13. Accommodations

14. Breakfast

15. Itinerary – Day 2 Newseum National Archives Lunch at National Place
Fort McHenry
Inner Harbor
**"free time"**
Ball Game at Camden Yards

16. Fort McHenry

17. Newseum

18. Inner Harbor Ball Game

19. Itinerary – Day 3 Grant’s Stairs for Class picture Capitol Tour*
Smithsonian Museums
Dinner at Uno's
Night tour of the War Memorials
White House

20. Smithsonian's

21. Memorials

22. White House

23. Itinerary – Day 4 Room clean up Arlington Cemetery
Lunch at Pentagon City Mall
Head home

24. Arlington Cemetery

25. Iwo Jima

26. What do we need from you? First Deposit by 11/1 of $250
Permission Form
Medical History
Code of Conduct

27. Medications
For Tylenol and Advil only the parent's signature is required.
ANY other over the counter or prescription medications need a doctors signature and a parent signature (this includes allergy medications).
Medications must be brought into Mrs. Slattery’s office 2 weeks prior to the trip by a parent/guardian with proper paperwork.

28. Questions?