Upper Canada Village Parent Letter

Upper Canada Village

Just a reminder that our trip is on Thursday.

Busses leave promptly at 8:15.

Please have your child at the front doors of our school at 8:00.  We will then do attendance and place them on the busses.

When we get to the park:

1. We will all meet on the grassy area to the right of the main building (when looking at the building).
2. All volunteers will receive a list of students they will be in charge of at the park.  Make sure that all students are supervised at all times.  If they need to go to the washroom they must go with a buddy and an adult should be waiting outside of the building for them.  We have many volunteers, so feel free to join together with any other group or groups so that your child is with their friends.
3. Your group(s) may have snack and lunch at any time during the day.
4. You may take your group to the gift shop (some students though may not have money to purchase anything.  As well, we would like to refrain from students purchasing sugar and/or things containing nuts.)
5. Busses leave promptly at 1:45 - All meet up on front grounds at 1:30 (Making sure students have gone to the washroom etc)
6. If you drove and wish to take your child back with you, please talk to your child’s teacher and they will mark that they are going home with you.  You may NOT take other children home with you without parental permission.

Upper Canada Village

Volunteers!

We are getting close to the Grade 3 End of Year trip to Upper Canada Village!!  Thank you to everyone who is able to volunteer.  We could not do trips like this without your help so thank you again.

If you have signed up to volunteer, you should have received an email with a Google Form to fill in. If you have not done so, please be sure to fill that information out as soon as possible.  If you are unable to access the form for any reason, please let me know if you are able to drive to Upper Canada Village and if you will be meeting us at the school and following the buses up or if you will be meeting us at the park.

All volunteers will receive a list of students who will be in their group the morning of our field trip. Some groupings will be small, so feel free to join with other parents and create some larger groupings. Once we enter the park and get organized into our groups, we recommend taking a tour of the Village Gift Shop first thing and if students brought money they can either choose what they plan to buy or make their purchases first thing while the shop is quiet.  The Gift Shop is very busy towards the latter part of the afternoon and students may not have enough time to shop and purchase if it is too close to the time we will be getting on the bus.

Volunteers will receive a Park Map and will accompany their group around the park.  You will be able to tour the park at your own pace and visit each area of the park in the order you choose.  We will give a suggested lunch time, but the timing is ultimately decided by the group. We will also let all groups know the end of day meeting time and place and ask that volunteers ensure their groups are at the bus for departure and attendance.

Other important Information...

We recommend that if students choose to bring money for small purchases, we ask that it is a small amount and that they have a safe place to carry and store their money.

Students are to bring a packed lunch, sun hat, sunscreen, comfortable clothing and footwear.

If you are planning on driving to the park with your child or planning on driving your child home from the park, please let me know so I can record their attendance accurately.

We are looking forward to a wonderful and educational trip on Thursday!  Should any additional information need to be passed along, I will post all info on our class blog.  Please write me a note in your child's agenda if you have any other questions or concerns.

Have a wonderful sunny weekend!!

Mrs. Caluori

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Upper Canada Village Website Link