Valley Forge Middle School Williamsburg Itinerary



Valley Forge Middle School Williamsburg Itinerary

THE TIMES ARE APPROXIMATE…PLEASE BE FLEXIBLE!!!

Wednesday

6:15 Students arrive at VFMS and board buses

6:30 Depart VFMS…Transportation by Krapf’s Coaches

8:00 Rest Stop Maryland House on route 95 (20 minutes)

11:00 Lunch Stop…roadside rest in Virginia on route 95

mile post 108-109 (depart approximately 11:45)

1:15 Jamestown Settlement

3:30 Board buses

3:45 Depart Jamestown for Fort Magruder Hotel and Conference Center

(757) 220-2250

4:30 Check in to hotel. Each student group gets ONE KEY…chaperone

will keep SECOND KEY! Swim time…see pool schedule!

6:30 Board Buses

6:45 Depart hotel for Buffet dinner (after dinner board buses 8:00)

8:30 Report to Historic Williamsburg for Evening activities

9:45 Return to hotel...immediately IN ROOMS! JOURNAL TIME!!

11:00 LIGHTS OUT…TVs OFF!!!

Thursday

6:30 Wake up

7:00, 7:15 or 7:30…Buffet breakfast in hotel…depending on your bus number!!!

8:30 Board buses for Colonial Williamsburg

8:45 Depart for Colonial Williamsburg

9:00 Guided tour of Historic area

12:00 Lunch on your own

1:30 Tour with chaperone (Governor’s Palace, etc.)

3:30 Free time…MUST stay within historic area or Merchant Square

4:30 Groups meet at the courthouse…head for buses as soon as your entire

group arrives

4:45 Depart Colonial Williamsburg for hotel

Swim time…see pool schedule!

7:00 Board Buses

7:15 Depart hotel for dinner buffet

8:15 Movie in banquet room

9:45 Depart for hotel…immediately IN ROOMS! JOURNAL TIME!!

11:00 LIGHTS OUT…TVs OFF!

Friday

6:30 Wake up

7:00, 7:15, or 7:30…Breakfast Buffet in hotel…depending on your bus number!!!

8:00 Board buses for King’s Dominion

8:15 Depart for King’s Dominion

10:00 Arrive King’s Dominion…Booklets collected!!

Check in with chaperone during the day…location and time to be

determined by chaperones of each individual group.

2:00 Meet chaperone at first aid station and head to buses with entire group

NO FOOD, DRINK, OR BATHROOM STOPS ON THE WAY OUT OF

THE PARK…PLAN AHEAD!! Boarding Buses at 2:05!!!

2:15 ON BUSES and ready to depart King’s Dominion for VFMS!!

6:00 Rest Stop Maryland House (20 minutes)…this is NOT a guaranteed stop!

8:30 Arrive VFMS

Valley Forge Middle School Williamsburg Trip

THINGS TO BRING CHECK OFF

Bag lunch for Wednesday, NO GLASS!! ________________

1. Comfortable shoes for LOTS of walking!!! _______________________

2. Personal articles…toothpaste, toothbrush,

deodorant, etc. (Towels and soap will be

provided by the hotel). There are hair-dryers

in the hotel rooms. _______________________

Bathing suit, flip-flops or sandals to wear to

and from the pool area. _________________

Light jacket, sweater, RAIN GEAR, T-SHIRT! _________________

Change of clothing for THREE DAYS!

ALL clothing should meet with school

dress code! Closed toe shoes are best! _________________

Money for meals and other expenses

(TWO lunches, one dinner, snacks, gifts), wallet

or something similar to carry your money in!! _________________

ONE PIECE OF LUGGAGE!

Identified properly so it will not be mistaken

for a look alike! _________________

PENS to complete booklet!! _________________

Sunscreen, hat, camera, watch _________________

SMALL carry on for the bus. _________________

Small towel for Kings Dominion due to

the water rides. _________________

ONLY ONE SMALL carry-on is allowed on the bus!!!

DO NOT BRING VALUABLES!!

DO NOT BRING MORE THAN ONE PIECE OF LUGGAGE!!

DO NOT BRING LARGE STEREO SYSTEMS…portable CD players and DVD players are allowed on the BUS and in the HOTEL ROOM ONLY…bring these items at your own risk!!!

DO NOT BRING A CELL PHONE!!

PARENTS…PLEASE be aware of what your son or daughter is PACKING!!!

Valley Forge Middle School Williamsburg Trip

RULES AND REGULATIONS

1. ALL general school policies and rules from the student handbook will be STRICTLY enforced throughout the course of the trip!!!

2. Chaperones are in charge of their groups. Students are representing Valley Forge Middle School; therefore, appropriate behavior on the bus, in the hotel, at meals, and in the tourist areas is EXTREMELY important. Students and chaperones are expected to follow the itinerary. If you are to meet with your group at a certain time, you are expected to be ON TIME!!

3. BUS RULES…Students must remain seated at all times. Assigned seats will be given and students are expected to REMAIN in those seats. Snacks may be eaten on the bus but buses should be kept CLEAN. Portable CD players, i-Pods, and portable DVD players are allowed on the bus and in the hotel rooms ONLY. These items are to be brought on the trip AT YOUR OWN RISK!! Large stereo systems are not permitted. Music and/or excessive noise should not interfere with the concentration of the bus driver. Electronic devices are NOT PERMITTED on tours or at meals. Appropriate use of these devices is expected at all times! Do not abuse the foot rests, arm rests, or shades located on the bus!!!

4. Students must dress in appropriate attire. The school dress code will be STRICTLY enforced!! SHOES MUST BE WORN AT ALL TIMES…including to and from the pool!!! Please make wise choices when packing a bathing suit for the trip!

5. Students are to be QUIET each time we enter and exit the hotel…remember there are other guests staying in the hotel besides us!! Do not RUN in the hallways of the hotel…do not sit in the hallways of the hotel…do not open the windows in your hotel room FOR ANY REASON!!

6. ROOMS…Rooms should be checked by students upon arrival to the hotel. Students should notify their chaperone IMMEDIATELY of any damage found in the room. ANY DAMAGE DONE DURING OUR STAY IS THE STUDENTS’ RESPONSIBILITY!! Rooms will be taped each night. Students will be informed that if there is an EMERGENCY during the night they are to break the tape and get their chaperone immediately. Any tape broken for reasons other than a true emergency will result in disciplinary action. STUDENTS MAY NOT ORDER ROOM SERVICE!

7. If the nurse is NOT LOCATED ON YOUR FLOOR, you MUST be escorted by your chaperone to the nurse’s room to obtain medicine!

8. DO NOT pack carbonated beverages in luggage that will be stored under the bus!!

9. FREE TIME…Students may not leave Jamestown, the hotel, Williamsburg, or King’s Dominion during any assigned free time.

10. Each night we return to the hotel, students are to report DIRECTLY to their rooms. Students are NOT to be visiting other rooms. When you are NOT assigned to the pool, you are to be IN YOUR ROOM! You may NOT leave your door open, you may NOT sit in the hallway, you may NOT walk the hallway, and you may NOT visit other rooms! Chaperones will be monitoring the hallways to make sure this rule is adhered to!!! SIMPLE RULE: NO VISITING OTHER ROOMS!!

11. Maids will not make the beds if there is clutter on the floor. Rooms will be inspected by chaperones upon arrival at the hotel as well as each evening and each morning! STUDENTS ARE TO KEEP THEIR ROOMS CLEAN!!

12. It is a DISTRICT PRACTICE and a VFMS PRACTICE to separate the girls and the boys on any field trip bus. We will adhere to this practice!!!

13. PHONES…Although there are phones in the rooms, students are not permitted to make outgoing calls using these phones. FYI…The hotel manager gives us a DETAILED report of phone calls made from the rooms before we check-out!!! Discipline consequences will result from hotel phone usage!

14. Any medical problems should be directed to the attending nurse. ALL medicines will be in the care of the nurse, who will have a centralized room at the hotel. Students with medical problems in Jamestown, Williamsburg, or King’s Dominion should report to that corresponding First Aid Center where the nurse will be stationed. Chaperones will be informed by the nurse of health concerns of any students in their group. The nurse is responsible for all medical decisions!!

15. Two security guards will be stationed in the hallways of the hotel each night. Security guards will keep a log of any rooms with excessive noise as well as rooms that do not adhere to the 11:00 curfew for lights and TVs off. Discipline consequences will result for students of any rooms recorded on the log!

16. GIRLS should NOT be on the BOYS FLOOR and BOYS should NOT be on the GIRLS FLOOR for any reason!!!

17. NO TOY WEAPONS, FIRECRACKER SNAPS, POPPERS, STINK BOMBS, DRUMS, OR MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS ARE ALLOWED TO BE PURCHASED ON THE TRIP UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES!!

18. Chaperones are instructed to give students “WALL TIME” at King’s Dominion for any discipline issues during the trip!!

19. NO GUM is allowed on the trip!!!!!! Students MAY NOT have CELL PHONES on the trip!!! Even if your cell phone is your camera, your music, your entertainment…NO CELL PHONES ALLOWED!

20. NO LAP TOPS, NO i-TOUCHES, NO i-PADS, NO INTERNET on the trip!

21. Students are not to use the vending machines at the hotel. Students should bring what they want as snacks and drinks for the trip. Vending machines and ice machines are OFF LIMITS to students!!!

22. Students may NOT go back to the bus for any reason without a chaperone!!!

23. Students may not bring any HIGH ENERGY drinks with them to Williamsburg such as Red Bull, Jolt, or Amp. Student are not permitted to purchase HIGH ENERGY DRINKS while on the trip!

24. TELEVISIONS and LIGHTS must be OFF in the hotel rooms at 11:00 pm on both nights! Students are also EXPECTED to be watching APPROPRATE television while on the trip.

25. Your roommates are your roommates for the ENTIRE TRIP. There will be NO switching rooms, NO switching buses, NO switching roommates!!! Your roommates are your roommates for the ENTIRE TRIP!!!

26. Connecting doors in hotel rooms should NOT be opened for ANY REASON!!

27. Large stuffed animals are NOT PERMITTED on the bus on the way home from King’s Dominion!! ADDED NOTE: You should be exiting King’s Dominion WITH A CHAPERONE not on your own!

28. There should be NO SOCIALIZING or COMMUINCATION OF ANY KIND with individuals that are not part of the Valley Forge Middle School group throughout the trip!!!!!!!!

29. MEALS: Wednesday…bag lunch, buffet dinner

Thursday…breakfast at hotel, lunch on your own in

Williamsburg, buffet dinner

Friday…breakfast at hotel, lunch and dinner on your own at

King’s Dominion

30. POOL RULES: Shoes must be worn to and from the pool

No jumping / diving / cannonballs / dunking / running

The only TWO ways to get in the pool are the steps or

to sit on the edge and slide in!!!!

NO SPLASHING ADULTS!!

If pool rules are not followed, pool privileges will be

suspended!

31. MOVIE: NO TALKING!

BOYS and GIRLS will be separated

WATCH THE MOVIE!

Use the restroom BEFORE THE MOVIE STARTS!

If you get up to use the restroom DURING the movie, you will sit in the back with the teachers for the remainder of the movie!!!

32. T-SHIRT RULES: You MUST get on the bus on Friday morning WEARING

your VFMS t-shirt!

YOU MAY NOT CHANGE your t-shirt on the bus…

before OR after King’s Dominion!!!

You MUST have your VFMS t-shirt on the entire time we

are in King’s Dominion!

If you are using the water park at King’s Dominion…do not

get your t-shirt wet…use a locker!

If you are seen WITHOUT your VFMS t-shirt, you will

be assigned immediately to THE WALL!!

DO NOT ALTER your t-shirt in any way…DO NOT cut it,

DO NOT write on it, DO NOT CHANGE it in any way!!!

If you FORGET your t-shirt, ALTER your t-shirt, LOSE

your t-shirt, etc. you will sit on THE WALL

at King’s Dominion for the entire day!!!

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