Is this the official D.C. trip form?

No. Follow your school and district overnight forms. This is the family packet you send with them.

Does it handle hotels and chaperones?

Yes. Chaperone rules, lights-out, and day-of group cards. Room lists still come from the school.

Spring, most years · 8th grade teachers, trip coordinators, PTA

8th grade DC field trip packet

Three days. Two nights. The packet you send tonight. Permission slip. Packing list. Chaperones. Email.

Loads the trip. Add dates and names. Names stay on this device.

In this packet

Permission slip with photo line and late-bus note
Packing list for a walking-heavy city trip
Chaperone rules and lights-out
Parent email and 48-hour reminder, English and Español
Office copy, nurse clipboard, driver sheet

Hard nos we start with

• No souvenirs over the cap you set
• No room visits after lights-out
• No unapproved medication sharing
• Phones stay in bags during tours

Edit them. They print on the slip.

The D.C. trip is the one that eats a Sunday night. Capitol, Smithsonian, Lincoln Memorial, a hotel, and a district overnight form that still controls.

This page writes the family packet: slip, packing list, chaperone rules, the email you send, and the 48-hour reminder. It does not replace your district overnight packet. Send both.

Load the 8th grade DC trip, add your dates and names, write. First packet is free. Names never leave this browser.

Sample slip

A draft. Yours uses your school, dates, and hard nos.

PERMISSION SLIP
Washington Middle School · 8th grade

Trip: 8th grade DC
Destination: Washington, D.C.
Type: Multi-day
Depart: 06:00
Return: 21:00
Transport: Charter bus
Cost: $385 per student, due two weeks before departure

Hard nos for this trip:
• No souvenirs over $20
• No room visits after lights out
• No unapproved medication sharing
• Phones stay in bags during tours

Notes:
Three days, two nights. Walking-heavy. Capitol, Smithsonian, Lincoln Memorial. Hotel rooms assigned by the school. District overnight packet still required.

Please return this with your district form if your school requires both.

Student name: ______________________________    Grade: ________
Parent / guardian: ___________________________________________
Signature: ___________________________    Date: ______________
Phone during the trip: ______________________________________
Health notes we should know: ________________________________
_____________________________________________________________

Questions teachers ask

Is this the official D.C. trip form?: No. Follow your school and district overnight forms. This is the family packet you send with them.
Does it handle hotels and chaperones?: Yes. Chaperone rules, lights-out, and day-of group cards. Room lists still come from the school.
Follow district forms?: Yes. This packet does not replace them.