Field trips
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Chaperoning a Preschool Field Trip....
Asked by K.B. from Grand Rapids
on April 23, 2010
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Hello Mama's :)
My son is in preschool and his last field trip of the school year is fast approaching. I was unable to attend his first field trip as I had just had ...
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- Please, don't feel silly asking. This teacher has her own ways of conducting a field trip, and asking is a sign of good judgement. I bet she would appreciate it! ...
- They usually assign you your children and 2 or 3 others. The teacher should take a few minutes to explain what she needs you to do. A lot depends on where your go...
- I chaperoned for a field trip to the zoo when my son was in the first grade. It was a lot of fun! It was the whole first grade so there was a lot of children. If I ...
School Field Trip
Asked by M.A. from Chicago
on October 1, 2008
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My 2nd grader wants to go on a field trip with his class tomorrow. But the class is taking a school bus to get to the destination. Before I even had kids I swore they ...
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- I think you have answered your own question. You are being overprotective. I think that part of the fun of a field trip is to ride a bus. If you really feel that inse...
- You have to let him go. Are you ALWAYS going to be able to drive him to school and on trips? Probably not. What about when they are older and they don't have chapero...
- Letting go is the hardest part of being a mom. If he doesn't go, he will regret it and possibly feel excluded from the group. My advice is to start considering letti...
Field Trip Carpooling
Asked by S.S. from Lawrence
on February 10, 2011
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My 4 year old daughter just transitioned from a home daycare to a full time preschool. This is her 1st full week at this preschool and tomorrow they are planning on t...
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- I would drive my child myself. I am funny about letting my kids ride in other people's cars. I just feel that if something happened (God forbid!) I would never forgi...
- I certainly support kids that age to ride with their own child's parent. But that is hard when your working. I was always able to take my kids . So I did not have t...
- It's common to me to have parents sign up. You should be glad it's not buses, it is much safer. In school buses the kids are not in car seats. If that bus has an acc...
Field Trip
Asked by F.C. from Los Angeles
on October 19, 2011
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My little boy has his field trip this Friday to UCLA and he is so excited, He wanted for me to go with him and his class but unfortunately I was not given the time off...
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- Add a special Love Note that is attached to his "dessert" so he thinks sweet thoughts of you loving him, when he is eating sweet things.
- When I pack field trip lunches I try to keep it as mess free as possible. - Jelly sandwiches (there are peanut allergies) - bologna/cheese - chips - a snack size c...
- Unless you get it the nite before, don't know how you'd get a sandwich - yours there must open early! (one does here, breakfast sandwich only so I've been told) No...
1St Grade Field Trip. Am I CRAZY?
Asked by T.M. from Chicago
on October 15, 2008
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ok so my 6 year old brings home a field trip permission slip for the Milwaukee Zoo. I looked at it like... what?! First of all, that is in another state and over an...
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- I think you were right about not wanting to send your daughter. I would be leary about sending my 4th grader go. Both of my children went to the Brookfield zoo at th...
- I don't blame you. I would feel the same way. Why can't they go to Brookfield? The other moms here had some good advice though. I suppose I would try to get over my co...
- Hi T., I don't think you are crazy-did you ask why they didn't choose one of Illinois' perfectly good zoos, either Brookfield or Lincoln Park? We really should be ...
Subject: a Field Trip Night Mare
Asked by B.P. from Gainesville
on June 21, 2007
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this is a story about a 7 year old child name Robbie in kindergarten and his
field trip in may of 2006. It started out as a very exciting morning for
him. As al...
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- First I am so sorry to ehar that your son was injured so severly during his first field trip. The school certainly did a poor job of not only supervising him but in th...
- Check out www.forthepeople.com - go for a consultation
- Poor you, okay it sounds like the school is trying to shift the blame. We send our kids to school to be taught, with the piece of mind that they will be safe and taken...
Field Trip
Asked by A.M. from Rochester
on May 27, 2008
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My son has a field trip tomorrow...and I am worried about his lunch staying cold.
He does not eat much...like he will not eat PB&J if I put it in there.
So I just pa...
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- Dear A., I know you can't use ice packs because everything needs to be disposable. How about freezing water in a sandwich baggie. Fill with just enough water, lay ...
- Hi A. They sell these things you can put in his lunch box to keep the food cold all day. Wal-mart sells them, not sure of the name but you put it in the freezer th...
- We use a little insulated lunch bag (ours is from LL Bean but they sell them everywhere Target,walmart, walgreens, etc). It has a spot for a reusable ice block that w...
First Long Distance Field Trip
Asked by J.R. from Altoona
on April 4, 2010
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My 11 year old son is going to be going on his first long distance field trip to Washington DC. in May and I am really afraid to let him go. He has never been that f...
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- You wouldn't be a mom if you didn't worry. Neither of my children have special needs, but from experience I can tell you that even with the small challenges your son ...
- Hello J., No way do I think you are crazy!!! You are right on the money to be concerned and not because your son has autism, but because any tween should not be that...
- I just read the last post, so I'm offering you an entirely different perspective. Take a deep breath. He will be fine. TONS of kids go on school trips to Washington...
Just Curious What You Would Do - 5 Year Old Field Trip
Asked by B.A. from Saginaw
on October 19, 2010
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My daughter has a field trip coming up this Thursday. Its at a venue where there isn't a lot of room and her class is going with the other Kindergarten class. This a...
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- The first field trip is special but when my daughter was in kindergarten there were so many parents that wanted to go they had the other parents drive seperate if they...
- It would depend on the specifics of the place to a degree... will they be enclosed in a small area, where it will be their class only? Will they be mixed in with the ...
- Wow! I can't believe the number of parents having issues with this! Maybe I am just a laid back mama, but I would have no problem letting my child go without me. It's ...
Should I Let My 2 Year Old Go on a Field Trip?
Asked by S.S. from Los Angeles
on June 6, 2011
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I trust my son's daycare who has been taking care of my 2 year old since he was 7 months old but this would be the first "off of school premises" field trip that he wo...
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- I honestly don't think a 2-year-old will get anything out of a field trip like this. I absolutely would not let my kid go, unless I was going along as well. Two is way...
- Let him go. Or if they take parent volunteers, you can sign up. But groups are usually divided up, and with a group supervisor, and per age.
- I would conquer my own fears and let my son go. Naturally there is a huge BUT - I would find out the student to caretaker ratio first. If it was something like 1 ad...
