Kraemer Washington D.C. Trip

01/07/2021

I hope all of the students & parents I have been in our Capital building with are horrified by the behavior of these domestic terrorists. I will never look at it the same way.

09/23/2020

As I am getting emotional watching Honorable Ruth Bader Ginsburg brought into the great hall of the Supreme Court; I am thinking about how lucky I am too have been in that space ONLY because I take our 8th graders to Washington D.C.. We only got to go inside once in the 15 times I have been there. We actually got to see inside the actual courtroom. The other 14 years we have only stood on the steps.

Other times we were there were the day, April of 2017 when Gorsutch was sworn in and when folks were protesting in favor of & against equal rights for all people to marry.

Very powerful this being the 2nd time in a few months brought back to my memories of these trips. The previous was watching John Lewis lay in State in the Capital Rotunda.

15 times I have stood in the exact spot people are placed while laying in state. How awesome that in this awful year of 2020 we had the first black person AND the first woman to be honored this way. I hope to be back in that space Spring 2021 with the next group of students.

Email me if you are interested in our upcoming Spring 2021 trip.

- Ms. Karla Jones (Physical Education teacher)
[email protected]

04/07/2020

Right now we would be sitting in the Minskoff Theater watching The Lion King. Instead, I guess I will watch the new version at home. I miss you all & am so bummed to not be making memories with you in New York

04/04/2020

I am so sad because I should be preparing to lead 45 eighth graders with Susan Stark- Osendorf, Corinne Andrews & Jeanette Besheer-Hogan to DC & NY. We had a 6:30 am flight for tomorrow morning. We were going to see Sherla Cannon in D.C. and The Lion King in New York. We were going to be lead by the amazing Michael Ruggieri.

I was looking forward to making memories with this fun group of kids. Hopefully, we are able to go in June.

03/13/2020

I am heartbroken to announce that we will not be traveling to DCNY this April due to Corona Virus threat.

We are rescheduled for June 20-24. You will recieve a letter in the next week with updated information.

If those dates work for you, awesome If those dates do not work for you, options will be in the letter. Please be patient as this is all so sudden and rapidly changing.

Email me if you gave any questions. [email protected]

Additionally, we won't be promoting our 2021 trip until later in the spring.

03/06/2020

We are getting closer! We are having our 2020 predeparture meeting on March 17. 6pm.

01/23/2020

Attention Parents & Students Travelling with Ms. Jones Spring Break 2020....

Final payment was due January 20th. If you haven't completed payment, contact Worldstrides so you don't lose your spot!!!

Predeparture meeting is March 17th 6pm

Trip info:
Depart from Kraemer, April 4 EARLY in the morning.

Return to Kraemer, April 8 LATE in that night.

PLEASE LET 7TH GRADE PARENTS KNOW WE ARE HAVING OUR 2021 MEETING IMMEDIATELY AFTER OUR MEETING. MARCH 17 7pm.

09/23/2019

Parents of Kraemer 8th graders are invited to our informational meeting for the 2020 Spring Break trip. Email Karla Jones if you have questions [email protected]

09/12/2019

On this 18th anniversary of the attacks on our country; I can't help but think about all of the students I have taken to Washington D.C. and NYC and how that experience makes this sad anniversary more real for them.

04/17/2019

We have boarded. Please be ready to pick up your children about 11pm. They will call when we are about 15 minutes out.

04/17/2019

04/17/2019

1st time at the top of the new world trade center.