Final Cave Notes

Final NY Trip Updates

Hi everyone,

  Just a few final reminders for this week's NY Geology Trips on Thursday and Friday.


1. Drop off is at 5:45 AM at WMS: When you drop off your child in the morning please park in the teacher parking lot. DO NOT drive up the bus driveway. Students will be loading their bags onto the bays under the bus on both sides of the bus and we do not want any traffic coming up the driveway at this time

2. Snacks and Food: Please remember as you are packing your child's food for the day to not pack any foods with peanuts or any kind of nuts as well as any shellfish. We have children on the bus with food allergies and would like to avoid any emergencies due to food allergies. Thank you for your cooperation with this. Please also remember that your child must bring with them their food for breakfast, snacks, and lunch. Students must also bring their own drinks and a water bottle. No Caffeinated beverages allowed.

3. Cave clothing: Please remember that if your child is going into the cave they must be wearing long pants, a long sleeve shirt, and a helmet with a light attached. There are no exceptions to this rule - safety is of the utmost importance. Please also remember that they must wear gym shorts and a t-shirt underneath their clothes so they can change outside the bus after exiting the cave.

4. Dinner: Dinner is at the Lee rest area on the Mass. Pike. Students may bring their own dinner or no more than $10.00 for fast food at the rest area.

5. Phone chain: Your child has brought home a copy of the phone chain for you. It is in their science class folder. I will activate the phone chain upon leaving dinner - we will be approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes away at this point.

6. Pick up at the end of the trip at WMS: When you pick up your child please again park your car in the teacher lot and do not drive up the bus driveway. Same as the morning kids will be going around to both sides of the bus to get their bags from underneath the bus when they return.

Thanks for your support from home, trips like this cannot happen without parent support.