5th GRADE CHARLESTON TRIP 200910

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5th GRADE CHARLESTON TRIP 2009-10
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WHAT ALL IS INCLUDED?

• Roundtrip motor coach transportation. Each coach
  equipped with a DVD/VCR,A/C and a restroom
• Hotel rooms and taxes for 1 night at the Embassy
  Suites North Charleston
• Three meals One buffet breakfast at the hotel, a
  cookout lunch by Barrier Island Eco-Tours, and
  one buffet dinner
• Professionally conducted Ghost Tour of downtown
  Charleston
• Professionally guided tour of historic downtown
  Charleston and The Citadel
• Admission and tour of Drayton Hall Plantation
  with professional guides. Group will participate
  in the program A Day in the Life of a
  Plantation
• A three hour Eco-Tour and boat ride-conducted
  by a naturalist instructor
• All guide and driver gratuities included. Also,
  touring permit charges included.
• An adult chaperone in every room with students

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COST AND PAYMENT TIMELINE

• Per person prices are as follows
• (Prices are based on a minimum of 35 passengers
  per coach)
• (Lowest price is based on 35 passengers rates go
  up slightly for fewer passengers)
• QUAD (4 to a room) TRIPLE DOUBLE
• 207 224
  253
• About 15.00 less than last year for the same
  trip.
• Quad price is for those staying in a room with
  4 people.
• If a parent chooses to have their child stay in a
  double or triple occupancy room, those students
  will be charged the additional costs as listed
  above.
• PROJECTED Payment Policy First 50.00 per person
  due October 16th, 2009
• Additional Payments October 19th-December
  11th-100.00
• Final Payment Due by March 15th, 2010 (Remaining
  balance due)
• No refunds after January 1st, 2010

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ITEMS NOT INCLUDED IN THE COST

• Spending money for any souvenirs (No more than
  20.00 recommended)
• Breakfast or snacks the morning of departure
• Lunch on the first day (Bag lunches will be
  taken)
• Drinks or snacks outside of the tour package

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REQUIRED FORMS TO BE SUBMITTED PRIOR TO DEPARTURE

• JV Washam and CMS permission slip
• Student Behavior Contract
• Emergency Contact Information
• Chaperone Parent Consent Form
• Room Assignment Form
• Student Medication Form

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I WOULD LIKE TO BE A CHAPERONE

• Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools screens all
  volunteers to ensure the safety of our students.
  The screening includes completion of an online
  volunteer registration form and a criminal
  background check. Volunteer screening can also
  include interviews by appropriate CMS staff and
  reference checks.
• We have three kinds of volunteer approvals
  Supervised, unsupervised without driving and
  unsupervised with driving. Supervised volunteers
  will work under the direction and in the presence
  of CMS staff. Unsupervised volunteers may work
  with children without CMS staff present.
  Volunteers approved as Unsupervised with
  driving are allowed to drive children as part of
  their volunteer activity. Please note that
  volunteers who drive children must provide proof
  of insurance and a copy of their driver license
  to CMS Law Enforcement.

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HOW TO REGISTER

• Go to www.cms.k12.nc.us
• CMS Home Page
• Quick Links (right side) click on Volunteering in
  CMS
• CMS Partnerships home page
• Left Side click Register to Volunteer
• Volunteer Registration Log In
• Center of page click New Volunteer? Click Here To
  Register

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CHAPERONE RESPONSIBILITIES

• Overseeing a group of 4-5 students during
  walking tours, while at the hotel, on the bus,
  and during all attractions and events.
• Overseeing the general well-being and safety of a
  group of students.
• Ensuring that their group of students is on time
  to all events and attractions.
• Following all rules, regulations, and guidelines
  as set forth by the J. V. Washam administrative
  team.
• Attitude is everything! Being positive and
  enthusiastic creates enthusiasm for all.
• Enforce bus and room regulations for students at
  all times
• Be a positive role model for students

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ECO TOUR ADVENTURE

• Scientific Process and Inquiry Skills are
  promoted and reinforced throughout the field trip
  as students learn about organisms, habitats,
  communities, and ecosystems, as well as the
  environmental and geological factors that
  influence them.

Group 1900-930 Guided boat ride to Capers
Island with intro to Salt Marsh/Barrier Island
Ecosystems930-1100 Barrier Island Ecology Walk
through Capers Island1100-1130 Lunch on Capers
Beach1130-1230 Salt Marsh Ecology Back to
Capers Island1230-130 Restrooms and post trip
dock activitiesGroup 2900-1000 Pre-trip Dock
Activities at Isle of Palms Marina1000-1100
Salt Marsh Ecology to Capers Island 1100-1230
Barrier Island Walk through Capers
Island1230-100 Lunch on Capers Beach100-130
Boat ride back to Marina
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QUESTIONS?
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WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING IN CHARLESTON!