February 4, 2016
Dear Parents,
We are going on a field trip! Our trip is planned for Friday, May 6th. We will travel on the SAM Shortline in climate controlled, 1949 vintage train cars and enjoy stops along the route. Students will learn about the hometown of Jimmy Carter, in Plains, GA. Students will also visit Carter’s boyhood farm and learn about how farms work and what it takes to keep them going. In Plains, students will be able to shop in the stores and learn more about the town’s history. The cost of this trip is $14.00 per student. We will depart the school PROMPTLY at 7:00 a.m. and will return at approximately 6:45 pm. Be sure you have arrangements to drop your child off early and pick your child up later on that day, if you plan for your child to attend. Having your child at school on time will be imperative to the organization of our trip. We cannot wait for any late arrivals. Sack lunches from the cafeteria will be provided, however your child may choose to bring his or her own lunch or purchase food from the train commissary while we are riding along. There are also a few restaurants, an icecream shop, & souvenir shops when we are in Plains that you and your child may enjoy visiting.
We would like for any parent interested to join us on this trip as a chaperone. Admission costs for chaperones will be $28.00. Chaperones will need to bring their own lunch that will not require refrigerating or heating. Adults may choose to ride the bus or take a separate vehicle. Students must ride the bus TO the train, but may be signed out by their parent or by approved designated person to return home in a personal vehicle.
Anapproximate itinerary of our day is as follows:
7:00 a.m. :Leave Cross Creek Elementary School toward Georgia Veterans State Park
10:00 a.m.:Board the train at Georgia Veterans State Park/Address: 2459 U.S. 280, Cordele, GA 31015
11:30 a.m.:Arrive in Plains, GA (tour, visit shops, visit museum)
12:45 p.m.:Depart Plains, GA for Archery, GA
1:55 p.m. :Arrive in Archery and visit the Boyhood Farm of Jimmy Carter (activities)
2:40 p.m. :Depart Boyhood Farm for Georgia Veterans State Park
4:25 p.m. :Arrive at Georgia Veterans State Park, bathroom break, and load buses to head back home.
6:45 p.m. : Arrive back to Cross Creek approximately 7:00 p.m.
Please note that this is an extended day field trip.
All money and forms must be turned in by Monday, February 29th. This deadline is for students AND chaperones. We must pay a deposit to reserve our spot, so the sooner we get all forms & money, the better.
We are very excited about this outing. If you have any questions, please let us know.
Mrs. West: rs. Mobley:
Miss Taylor: rs. Dechman:
SAM Shortline Field Trip
Please return this form and required money as soon as possible, but no later than February 29th.
Student’s Name: ______
Homeroom Teacher: ______
Who will be picking your child up from school at 7:00 pm?
Name: ______
Relationship to child: ______
Contact Number: ______
Please check one of the following:
*Make checks payable to Cross Creek Elementary School
______My child has permission to ride the bus and will be attending the field trip.Someone will be at the school at 7:00 p.m. to pick him/her up. Enclosed is $14.00 for the field trip cost.
______My child has permission to ride the bus and will be attending the field trip. I will also attend as a chaperone. Enclosed is $42.00 for the field trip cost for both my child and me. I understand that I will need to bring a lunch for myself. Please make special contact with homeroom teacher if you are considering sending someone other than the legal parent as a chaperone. Also, if you want to bring more than one chaperone or additional children, please contact the homeroom teacher directly.
(Please see below to fill out additional information for chaperone. If you have more than one chaperone for your student who will attend the trip, please add $28 for each additional chaperone to your total payment.)
Chaperone Name: ______
Relationship to child: ______
______My child will NOT be attending the field trip but will be at school on May 6th.
Why not? ______
______My child will not be attending the field trip and will not be at school. I understand this will be an unexcused absence.
Student lunch information:
______My child will need a sack lunch from school.Student lunch # ______
______My child will bring his/her own lunch from home that will not need refrigerating or heating.
I give my permission for my child to attend this field trip. I understand that the classes cannot wait on anyone
arriving after 7:00 a.m. I further understand that someone should be waiting at the school before 6:45 p.m. to
pick up my child.
Parent Signature:
**Notifications will be sent out using Remind 101 text/emails to let parents know more exact
times of return, so be sure you aresigned up!**