Friday, April 11, 2014

ETA Update

Please be at the school by 1:45. We should be there shortly thereafter.

ETA

Right now it looks like we should be back around 1:30. As we get closer I will update.

Bus One Cherry Blossoms



Monday, April 7, 2014

We've Arrived!!!!

We just crossed into DC!  First stop is the Holocaust Museum!

We're Well On Our Way! 4/7

We've just had our first stop!  We've switched drivers and our now on our way with the drivers who will be with us the rest of the week.  

There's a lot of excitement on all three busses - in fact there has been since we left.  Not a lot of TMSers were affected by the 4:45 all call at school.  They've been ready and raring to go since then!

We're deep in the throws of movie watching.  Bus one is watching Frozen, Bus two just finished The Outsiders and are moving on to Miracle, and Bus three is in the middle of Catching Fire.  

Day One, 5:15am



Friday, April 4, 2014

Coming home with students today:  EF backpack (must be carried all week), Travel and Safety Guide, luggage tag (*) and lanyard (*).

(*) The information on each of these should be filled out at home this weekend and can be found on the rooming/bus slip inside each backpack.

Confirmed Tour Itinerary as of Friday, 4/4/14



Washington, DC: 5 Days
Monday, April 07, 2014 - Friday, April 11, 2014
Katie Ferreira, Tyngsborough Middle School

Tour Directors: Bruce Fritzges (lead); Erik Young; Chad Murray; Adrian DaSilva
Passengers:      143+4 Tour Directors
Bus Company: Premier Coach Company

Day 1:   Monday, April 07, 2014


                  Depart from Tyngsborough Middle School – (5:00 am)
                  50 Norris Rd #2 Tyngsboro, MA, 01879
                 
                  Welcome to Washington, DC! – (2:00 pm)

                  Lunch: $10 cash

                  United States Holocaust Memorial Museum – TIMED ENTRY – (4:15 pm)
                 
                  Dinner: Union Station (vouchers)

                  Guided night sightseeing of DC:
                  Lincoln Memorial
                  Vietnam Veterans Memorial
                  Korean War Memorial
                  WWII Memorial

Hotel in Washington, DC:

Sheraton Silver Spring
8777 Georgia Ave.
Silver Spring, MD, 20910

Overnight security at the hotel – (10:00 pm)

Day 2:   Tuesday, April 08, 2014


                  Breakfast at the hotel

                  Arlington National Cemetery

                  Iwo Jima Memorial

                  Lunch: The Fashion Centre at Pentagon City (vouchers)

                  Mount Vernon – TIMED ENTRY – (2:25 pm)
                  75 passes@2:25pm
                  20 passes@2:30pm
                  20 passes@2:35pm
                  20 passes@2:40pm

                  Dinner: Fish Market – (6:00 pm)

                  “Legends of Alexandria” Ghost Tour – TIMED ENTRY – (7:00 pm)

Day 3:   Wednesday, April 09, 2014


                  Breakfast at the hotel

                  Library of Congress and Supreme Court

                  United States Capitol Building Tour – TIMED ENTRY – (11:00 am)
                  50 passes@11:00am
                  95 passes@11:10am
                 
                  Lunch: Reagan International Trade Building (vouchers)

                  Smithsonian Museum – Air and Space!
           
                  Dinner: King Street Blues (Crystal City) – (6:30 pm)
                 
                  Guided Night Sightseeing
                  FDR Memorial
                  MLK Memorial
                  Jefferson Memorial
                 

Day 4:   Thursday, April 10, 2014


                  Breakfast at the hotel
                 
                  Drive down Embassy Row
                 
                  Washington National Cathedral – TIMED ENTRY – (10:00 am)
                  90 tickets @ 10:00 am
                  62 tickets @ 10:15 am

                  White House photo stop

                  Lunch: EAT at National Place (vouchers)

                  Newseum – TIMED ENTRY – (1:00 pm)

                  -Return to hotel to change for cruise-

                  Dinner Cruise on the Potomac – TIMED ENTRY – (7:00 pm)


 

Day 5:   Friday, April 11, 2014

                 
                  Breakfast at the hotel

                  Smithsonian Museums (Natural History and American History)

                  Lunch: The Fashion Centre at Pentagon City (vouchers)

                  Depart for home! – (2:00 pm)




Itinerary is subject to change

Your Tour Director is your first point of contact throughout the tour.  As a backup, our emergency line is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.  Please do not hesitate to contact us at 1-800-503-2323 should you need assistance.

Have a wonderful tour, and be sure to call us when you return. We want to hear all about your trip!

Thursday, April 3, 2014

The Countdown to Washington, DC 2014 is on!

Important Reminders
 
  • All medication must be turned into the nurse’s office by a parent or guardian no later than today (Thursday, April 3rd.)  
    • All medication must be in the original container bearing a pharmacy label that shows the prescription number, date filled, physicians name, medication name and directions for use.  All prescription labels must match the doctor’s orders submitted on the health form EXACTLY!  If your label does not match the order, please call your child’s doctor or pharmacy to rectify as soon as possible.
    • Additionally, non-prescription medications must be in their original containers also with directions for use. 
 
  • TONIGHT, (Thursday, April 3rd) at 6pm we will hold a last minute parent information session. This opportunity is available to answer any questions, receive a finalized itinerary and packing lists, and help ease any travel worries you might have.  You may also drop medicine off at this meeting (* see bullet above).
 
  • Students will receive all travel materials (i.e., lanyards, backpacks, luggage tags) as well as bus and rooming assignments on Friday, April 4th. 
 
  • Please retain enough doses of your child’s medication at home to last through the morning of Monday April 7th.   The morning of the trip, please administer your child’s morning medication AT HOME.   There will be no time or opportunity to administer medications on the bus ride to DC.

  • Please pick up any unused medication or prescription bottles from the nurse the evening the student’s arrive home from DC.