Interim Headteacher: Mrs J Bull, BA (Hons)

THE HIGH ARCAL SCHOOL Interim Headteacher: Mrs J Bull, BA (Hons) High Arcal Drive, Sedgley, Dudley West Midlands DY3 1BP Tel: 0845 1550411 • Fax 01902 677917 Email: info@higharcal.dudley.sch.uk • Website www.higharcal.co.uk

20th June 2017

Dear Parent/Carer,

Activity Week 2017 Netherlands Trip

Following on from the parents’ meeting, please find below some of the answers to the questions raised plus some additional points arising:

 Hand luggage (no hold luggage has been booked) maximum size is 55 x 35 x 25 cm, including handles. In addition to hand luggage, KLM allow one small hand held bag which must fit under the aircraft seat, no bigger than 40 x 30 x 15 cm, With a maximum weight of 12Kg between the two items

 Liquids- maximum 10 items of liquids in a resealable bag maximum size 20x20cm. No individual bottle is to be greater than 100ml. It is best to purchase a travel kit which contains small plastic bottles into which liquids can be decanted.

Bags found at - http://groceries.asda.com/product/food-bags/asda-resealable-food-freezer-bags- small/910000045140 Bottles found at http://groceries.asda.com/product/travel-size-skin-care/travel- essentials-travel-bottle-set/910000510579

 Medical forms- Mrs Perkins would like completed medical forms returned directly to her, at your earliest convenience.

 Passports and EHIC cards should have been already collected from the students in additional PSHE sessions & parent meeting, the first of which will be on June 29th period 1. Official EHIC card advice, if needed: http://www.nhs.uk/NHSEngland/Healthcareabroad/EHIC/Pages/about-the-ehic.aspx

 All meals are included with the following exceptions: Monday breakfast (eat at Birmingham airport), Monday lunch, Tuesday lunch, Thursday lunch and Friday lunch. ALL evening meals will be at our hotel in Soest. Friday evening meal in Amsterdam- students will have need to fund this for themselves

 We recommend no more than 30-90 euro be brought on the trip to allow for meals and other incidental spending.

 No need to provide your son/daughter with lots of sweets/drinks.

 Swimming- when we visit Schvevigen, staff are not qualified to supervise open water swimming. Consequently, students are not allowed in the sea.

 Meet at 02:30 on Monday 17th July – school gates will be open. Please use the playground for drop off. Estimated time of return is 23.00, Friday 21st July

 Flight details are: outbound Birmingham to Amsterdam, KL1420 dept. 06.10. Return flight is KL1435 Amsterdam to Birmingham dept. 21.05.

Registered at Companies House: The High Arcal School Academy Trust Company No: 07817806  Outline itinerary: Monday – fly to Amsterdam, visit Zaanse Schans http://www.dezaanseschans.nl/en/ en route to our hotel http:// https://www.stayokay.com/en/hostel/soest in Soest. Afternoon in Soest

Tuesday – visit Madurodam and Sea Life Schvenigen https://www.madurodam.nl/en

Wednesday – Duinrell theme park with 2 hour Tikki pool and lunch http://www.duinrell.com/

Thursday – Hartenstein Airbourne Museum and Oosterbeck Cemetary http://en.airbornemuseum.nl/ http://www.arnhemoosterbeekwarcemetery.nl/

Friday – visit Amsterdam. Coach tour of city. Visit to Reijksmuseum. Free time to explore

 An electronic copy of this letter is available on the school website under Curriculum> Enhanced Curriculum > Activity Week 2017.

If you have any additional questions, please do not hesitate to contact either myself, or Mrs Perkins, on 0845 155 0411 ext 143

Yours sincerely,

Miss J Johnson

Activities Week Coordinator