Field Trips

Field trips will be arranged by the grade level/team as an extension of the school’s curriculum and instruction. Permission forms for field trips are sent home in the Tuesday Folder a few weeks before a scheduled field trip. For your child to participate you must sign and return the form. Students are always required to wear the Roberts red t-shirt on field trip days and may be instructed to bring a sack lunch (as opposed to lunch in a non-disposable lunch box) on the trip. Details will be included on the permission slip. Parent chaperones are often needed for field trips. If you would like to serve as a chaperone, contact your child’s teacher or the classroom parent.

No students will be permitted to go on a trip without written permission on the appropriate form. We reserve the right to deny a child’s participation in a field trip or co-curricular activities if his/her conduct (P or U) at school does not merit this privilege.

Chaperones for Field Trips

In order to chaperone you must be pre-approved under the HISD Volunteers in Public Schools (VIPS) Program. This process takes several weeks, so please see the front office as soon as possible to get the registration process started. We believe that field trips are integral components to learning. Your donations to cover your child’s portion of the trip are welcomed.

Assisting teachers with field trips is an integral part of our volunteer program. Adult supervision makes for a pleasant learning experience for all of our students. All chaperones must ride school buses.