Your 8 th Grade Field Trip (Colonial Outbound in October of 2015) • Developed and Presented by the Eighth Grade American History Teachers: – Mr. Earle Ellis – Mrs. Jane Lyter – Mrs. Jennifer Rogers – Mr. Scott Wingard – Mr. Jeremy Carter

What exactly is Outbound?

• This is an outstanding opportunity for you to take a large field trip and travel to where history was made!

• We are making available to you the opportunity to explore America’s Colonial Period by visiting one of two important Colonial locations in our country that were instrumental in the development of the United States of America!

When will WE go?

•Your 3 or 4 day Colonial Outbound trip will take place …

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Boston: Thursday- Sunday, October 15-18, 2015

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Williamsburg: Thursday – Saturday, October 15-17, 2015

Where will we go?

You will have a Choice…

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Boston

area in Massachusetts or the

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Williamsburg

area in Virginia

Boston, Massachusetts Four days and three nights of history and fun!

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Thursday

– leave Dallastown at 6:30 AM –Visit John Jay Homestead (bagged school lunch provided) –Fast Food Dinner at Natick rest stop

Radisson Hotel

We will be staying at the Radisson Hotel in Plymouth, Massachusetts – next to Plymouth Rock!

FRIDAY on the Boston trip

• Begin the day with breakfast at the hotel • Visit Plimouth Plantation • Lunch (not included in price) • Tour Jenney Grist Mill

1627 Plimouth Village

• Boat ride to catch lobsters and explore aquatic life

Jenney Grist Mill

• Dinner at Lobster Hut • Bowling at Alley Kat

SATURDAY in Boston

USS Constitution

• Breakfast at hotel • Tour the

USS Constitution

• Explore the Boston Freedom Trail –Old South Meeting House –King’s Chapel –Paul Revere’s House –North Church –Boston Tea Party Ship –Lunch and shopping at Quincy Market

(not included in price)

• Dinner at Papa Gino’s • Patriot Movie Theater

SUNDAY – the Boston trip

•A day of travel as we head home!

•Breakfast at the hotel •Lunch

(not included in the price)

•Arrive back at Dallastown 5:30 PM

Your Second Choice…

Colonial Williamsburg in Virginia

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Williamsburg, Virginia Three days and Two nights of history and fun!

Colonial Williamsburg

THURSDAY

* Leave Dallastown at 6:30 AM • CiCi’s Pizza Lunch in Virginia • Guided Tour of Colonial Williamsburg • Dinner at a Colonial Tavern •

One of several evening programs at Colonial Williamsburg

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• Evening hotel Social Time

FRIDAY in Williamsburg

Jamestown National Historic Site

• Begin with a breakfast buffet at hotel.

• Explore the Jamestown Historic site and archeological dig.

• Visit Busch Gardens Amusement Park… including their “Hallo-Scream” Halloween activities • Dinner at the amusement park

Busch Gardens Amusement Park

Patrick Henry Inn

SATURDAY in Williamsburg

• Begin with breakfast buffet at hotel.

• Explore Jamestown –Fort –Powhattan Indian Village

Jamestown Fort

–3 ships (

Susan Constant, Discovery

and •Lunch at Jamestown

Godspeed

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Yorktowne Victory Center

•Visit the Yorktown Victory Center and Revolutionary War Camp *Restaurant Dinner on the way home *arrive back at Dallastown at 10:00 PM

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Okay, what’s it going to cost?

While the costs have not yet been determined…the cost of the 2014 trip was:

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Boston cost $410.00

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Williamsburg cost $395.00

• Boston costs a little more due to the greater bus fees to cover the much longer distance and the extra night at the hotel • For both trips, we will be asking for a $100.00 deposit in May

Financially Preparing for the trip.

• We understand that our trip may present a hardship to some of our families if they were not informed that this is on the horizon. That is why we are sharing this information with our Dallastown families early. It is our hope that this early introduction will enable students to consider how their behavior impacts their participation as well as helping families to plan for the financial end of this Outbound experience. • Financial assistance is available through an application process. If interested, please see Mr. Ellis in person, your 7 th grade history teacher or guidance counselor.

Who Gets to Go?

• At this point EVERYONE!

• However, we want to make a good name for Dallastown and will not take people who have trouble behaving.

• In order to be included YOU MUST… –Finish 7 th grade with at least a 65% in ALL your subjects –NOT be placed in ISS for more than one incident during your 7 th grade year –NOT be placed in OSS at all during your 7 th grade year –Pass a Guidance / Administration review prior to going on the trip in October.

–AND continue with good behavior in 8 th grade next year

For those who do not go…

• For Students who do NOT QUALIFY to attend this exciting Outbound experience, or who, by their own choice, decide not to go… –You will have a modified school schedule on Thursday and Friday.

(Classes will be combined for students not going ) –This schedule will include many colonial activities so that you too can dive into this period of time in greater detail.

Officially, what is next?

•Work hard to maintain good grades.

•THINK BEFORE YOU ACT! – Your behavior is your ticket to participate.

ANY QUESTIONS?

If your parents have general questions about the trip, they can be directed to any of the 8 th Grade Social Studies Teachers.

However, specific questions about the Boston trip should be directed to Mrs. Jane Lyter ( [email protected]

) or Mrs. Jennifer Rogers ( [email protected]

) Specific questions about the Williamsburg trip should be directed to Mr. Scott Wingard ( [email protected]

) Mr. Earle Ellis ( [email protected]

) Mr. Jeremy Carter ( [email protected]

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