Field Trips

Field trips are of educational or cultural value and directly related to the curriculum; therefore, it is mandatory that students attend these trips. A student experiencing discipline problems may not be permitted to attend and will remain at school and placed in an academic setting. Two field trips on a school day are the norm. The formal permission slip from the school must be on file at the school signed by the custodial parent before students are permitted to participate in field trips.

While the school depends on parents to pay the cost of field trips, no pupil will be refused because of financial problems.

Nothing is to be brought on a field trip except a lunch.

Field trips are to be limited to one day in duration and to a distance that can be conveniently traveled in that time. No school-sponsored field trip may be conducted overnight.

When children travel in a car, on a field trip, any child under the age of six weighing less than 60 pounds must be secured in a federally approved passenger restraint system and ride in the back seat of a vehicle.

Parents are requested to not take students home early on a field trip day. Since field trips are of educational value, students do follow up activities upon arriving back to school. It is disruptive to our learning process when students leave early.

Permission Forms

Student Permission Form (English)
Student Permission Form (Spanish)

Chaperone Responsibilities

1. It is the teacher and parent chaperones that set the standards of behavior and etiquette for the students.
2. NO younger siblings are allowed on field trips.
3. Parent Chaperones/teachers are expected to observe the same rules as the students - no talking (or socializing with the other chaperones) during any of the presentation.
4. There is to be no shopping done on field trips.
5. Chaperones are expected to discipline the students to help them behave respectfully from departure until arrival back at school. Teachers should be notified immediately should problems arise or students fail to cooperate.
6. Chaperones should instruct students to sit on seats facing forward on the bus, maintain quiet voices, and keep hands and feet out of the aisle.
7. Chaperones should accompany those in their group to the water fountain and/or restroom. (Chaperones should not leave their group unattended without notifying the teacher or another chaperone.)
8. Chaperones are to help supervise the play area.

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