8th Grade Boston Update

Dear Parents/Guardians,

This is a reminder that the second installment of $25 for the Boston trip is due on January 20^th.

I also wanted to give you a quick update on our fundraising efforts.  As of today, we have raised over $12,000.  However we still have a little over $15,000 to go, so we need to continue the good effort in raising the funds to ensure that we are able to go on this trip.  We are currently selling the tickets for the Calendar Raffle.  We will also be doing a bottle drive after the weekend of the Super Bowl and a Spaghetti Dinner, which the date is still to be determined.  Please remember that each student does need to participate in at least three fundraisers or sell 20 calendar raffle tickets.

There has also been a change to the itinerary for the Boston trip.   Blue Man Group was sold out and therefore we will be going to see Sheer Madness instead, which is a comedy whodunit, where the audience is part of the show. 

As a reminder, the date for the field trip is from May 23-25, 2012.  You can pay the remainder of your balance at any time.  The third installment of $25 will be due February 24^th and the final installment will be due April 6^th.  A full refund will be offered until April 1^st.   No student will be denied going on this trip because of financial concerns.   If you need a scholarship, please let us know.

Below is the tentative itinerary for Boston:

May 23  7:00 a.m.  Leave Milton Middle School
11:00 a.m. Arrive at Emerson College
1:00 p.m.  Go to Museum of Science
5:00 p.m. Pizza at Emerson College
8:00 p.m. Sheer Madness

May 24 Small group exploration of Boston: Students will break into groups of 8-10 and visit different museums, such as the Mass Museum of Art, Franklin Zoo, Fenway Park, etc., based on their interests. Do you have any info about dinner that night – will this be on the students?

May 25 9:00 a.m.  Leave Emerson College, walk Freedom Trail, eat lunch at Faneuil Hall
1:00 p.m.  Boat cruise of Boston Harbor
3:00 p.m.  Leave Boston
7:00 p.m.  Arrive back in Milton

If you have any questions, please contact your student's team's Boston representative:

Aquila – Tom Keblin ext. 646 tkeblin@mtsd-vt.org
Cassiopeia – Joe Smith ext. 217 jsmith3@mtsd-vt.org
Pyxis – Jana Fabri. ext. 658 jfabri@mtsd-vt.org
Tucana- Amira Bakr ext. 678 abakr@mtsd-vt.org

Thank you,
Joe Smith