Class Field Trip
By katsmeow1213
@katsmeow1213 (28716)
United States
May 10, 2017 3:55am CST
I had to get up extra early today to drop my 10 year old off at school. He had to be there at 4:30 in the morning as the entire 5th grade is taking a field trip today.
They're going to New York City, which is about a 5 hour drive from here.
Every year our school takes the entire 5th grade class, they started this tradition when my twins were in 5th grade.. that was 4 years ago.
So they'll drive down to the city, see Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty, they'll drive through Times Square, then go see a Mets game. When the twins went they also visited Central Park but that is not on my 10 year old's itinerary. The twins also did not do the Mets game though, they went to the Natural History Museum instead..
So I can expect my son home around 11pm or midnight.. I'm sure I'll be asleep so hubby will be the one waiting up to pick him up. I sure hope he has a great day!
This is a picture one of the twins took on their trip to NY..
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. Hope he had a great time!!@katsmeow1213 (28716)
• United States
11 May 17
My son got home at 2am and apparently the other bus broke down and wasn't slated to be home until like 4am
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Super LONG day! Poor other bus!@katsmeow1213 (28716)
• United States
13 May 17
@much2say Those poor kids had a trying day. Only 1 went to school the next day..
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@JudyEv (382104)
• Rockingham, Australia
10 May 17
That is a very, very long trip. I hope they have a great time.
@katsmeow1213 (28716)
• United States
10 May 17
It's pretty much the only field trip they take all year. Actually these days kids don't seem to do many field trips at all anymore.
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@katsmeow1213 (28716)
• United States
11 May 17
@JudyEv There are a lot of local things they can do, things I used to do when I was in school, like see a play at the Civic Center.. I think it's about the money.
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@JudyEv (382104)
• Rockingham, Australia
11 May 17
@katsmeow1213 Maybe with all the worry about terrorism, it gets too hard to be worth the effort.
@katsmeow1213 (28716)
• United States
13 May 17
@DianneN Good fun and awesome memories!
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@DianneN (254926)
• United States
12 May 17
@katsmeow1213 We used to take our students on day long field trips. Exhaustion for teachers and kids, but such good fun.
@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
12 May 17
I hope he had a great day and enjoyed the Mets game.
@katsmeow1213 (28716)
• United States
12 May 17
They actually arrived at the Mets game very late and only got to see a couple innings. My son didn't care, he's not a huge baseball fan. The rest of the day was a lot of fun!
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@Courtlynn (67089)
• United States
10 May 17
We did a similar trip but for 8th graders. We went to ground zero, the wax museum, some Italian/pizza place, took a night time dinner cruise around the statue of liberty.
@katsmeow1213 (28716)
• United States
10 May 17
Cool! I haven't been to NY city since I was 18.. and that was a long time ago!
@katsmeow1213 (28716)
• United States
11 May 17
@Courtlynn I have been twice.. the first time I was about 10 and the second time I was 18. I am planning to go again soon. Our Marching Band will go there in October and I might go with them as a chaperone.
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@Courtlynn (67089)
• United States
10 May 17
@katsmeow1213 ive only been that one weekend. I was 12 0r 13
@fishtiger58 (29819)
• Momence, Illinois
10 May 17
I am in Illinois so the big field trip is to Springfield Illinois the state capital and all the Lincoln stuff. His tomb and museums and log cabins he lived in.
@katsmeow1213 (28716)
• United States
10 May 17
I'm sure that's an awesome field trip! I'd love to visit that myself!
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@fishtiger58 (29819)
• Momence, Illinois
11 May 17
@katsmeow1213 It is pretty cool stuff, The Land of Lincoln is Illinois.
@katsmeow1213 (28716)
• United States
11 May 17
@fishtiger58 that I knew. I hope to visit someday!
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@Hatley (163772)
• Garden Grove, California
20 May 17
Bet he has had the time o f hi s life what awonderful tradion for the class to see NY
wow I have never seen it and Im an oldster.
@infatuatedbby (94909)
• United States
10 May 17
That'll be fun! I never had far field trips besides sixth grade camp where it was overnight for a week
I hope your son has a good time!
@katsmeow1213 (28716)
• United States
10 May 17
I went away to camp for a couple years, but I was younger than 6th grade.. it was a lot of fun! I sent my older 3 off to a camp a few years ago. The boys loved it but my daughter wasn't crazy about it.
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@boiboing (13147)
• Northampton, England
10 May 17
That's better than the field trips we had when I was a kid.
@katsmeow1213 (28716)
• United States
10 May 17
Yep, same here. Trips like this were offered, but not everyone could go, and most couldn't afford it. Our school works pretty hard to ensure the entire grade can go, and if someone can't afford the cost they only need to let the school know. When my twins went it was only $25 per student. Now that they've added a Mets game to their itinerary it cost $40 per student. Still not bad.
