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Pensby Primary School

Residential visit to Barnstondale September 2016 – year 4

INFORMATION FOR

PARENTS Dear Parents,

This booklet should give you all the information you require to prepare for and enjoy the time your child is at Barnstondale. If you require any more information, please do not hesitate to ask any of the staff by contacting the school office.

This pack contains;

. Emergency contact details . Details of the outward and inward journey, plus events . Packing list . General information

Emergency Contact Details

The children are not allowed to take mobiles with them. However, we appreciate that you may have an emergency and need to contact them during their stay. Mrs Brown will have the schools mobile phone. This is switched on 24 hours a day. The number will be texted to you just before the visit.

Alternatively, the telephone number for Barnstondale is:

0151 648 1412

Our visit takes place from Thursday 22nd September to Friday 23rd September 2016

Details of the outward and inward journeys plus events

Outward – Thursday 22nd September

. YOUR CHILD WILL NEED A PACKED LUNCH ON THE FIRST DAY OF THE VISIT. THIS SHOULD BE IN A PLASTIC DISPOSABLE BAG WITH THEIR NAME ON IT. TIE THE PLASTIC BAG TO THE OUTSIDE HANDLE OF THE CASE. . YOUR CHILD WILL ALSO NEED A SLEEPING BAG AND A PILLOW. . Please bring your child to school at the usual time. . Take your child with their bag to the school hall. . Please say ‘goodbye’ to your child at 8.50am and leave them with the staff in the hall. They will start the day as usual from there. . The mini buses will transport the children to Barnstondale during the morning. . Lunch will be at Barnstondale at approximately 12.30pm. . That afternoon there will be an instructor led activity on site . Dinner is at about 5.30pm . Evening activity – camp fire singing and walk! . Stories and bedtime at approximately 9.00pm

Inward – Friday 23rd September

. We start the day with breakfast then an instructor led activity . We have lunch at Barnstondale. Lunch is provided by the centre. . The minibus is due to leave Barnstondale after lunch. . Please collect your children from the school hall at 3.30pm – they will be tired!

Activities

The programme has been carefully designed to give the children experiences we cannot offer them in school that they may extend further when they visit The Oaklands Centre in year 6. Activities are finalised when the weather is known to ensure the best activities are matched to the conditions. They include rock climbing, problem solving activities, abseiling, archery and orienteering.

There are four adults accompanying the children during the 2 days – all members of staff (Mrs Brown, Mrs Thomas, Mrs Brett, Mr Davies). All have been scrutinised under the DBS process and are cleared to work with children. This gives a ratio of 1:7 for the journey and the activities. For the activities there are instructors leading each group in addition to school staffing so the group activity ratio is 1 to 6. During the evening we will be supported by several additional members of staff from school, also all DBS cleared.

Barnstondale Packing List We recommend you pack the following items for your child’s stay:

General items Underwear, socks (lots), nightwear (including slippers), t-shirts, trousers, jumpers, wash kit, towel. Black bin bag to put dirty clothes in!!

Outdoor activity clothing These items might get muddy! Old trainers (two pairs), tracksuit bottoms (two pairs NOT denim), t-shirts, sweatshirts and other warm tops, hat, gloves, bottle for cold drinks, black bin bag for muddy clothes old coat wellington boots Extras Camera (disposable types only please) Cuddly toy! Sweets and snacks hairdryers Do not pack

Gameboys/ Nintendo DS or other expensive electronic games Mobile phones Aerosols of any kind (they activate the smoke alarms) Make-up!

Equipment provided by Barnstondale

All equipment for activities.

PLEASE LABEL ALL YOUR CHILD’S BELONGINGS. THEY GET MIXED UP IN THE DORMATORIES! General information

 Any medicines should be clearly labelled with your child’s name and dosage instructions. All medicines must be brought to school the day before the visit (Wednesday 21st September)

 Any child who has asthma (even if it has been a long time since they had an attack) must bring an inhaler with them. It must be clearly labelled with their name and dosage instructions and brought to school the day before the visit (Wednesday 21 st September)

 YOUR CHILD WILL NEED A PACKED LUNCH ON THE FIRST DAY OF THE VISIT. THIS SHOULD BE IN A PLASTIC DISPOSABLE BAG WITH THEIR NAME ON IT. TIE THE PLASTIC BAG TO THE HANDLE OF THEIR CASE.

 YOUR CHILD WILL NEED A SLEEPING BAG AND PILLOW.

 Please do not send your child with any valuable items. Consider if your child’s watch is valuable, it may get damaged or muddy.

 Please do not send any electronic equipment.

 NO MOBILE PHONES ARE PERMITTED AND NO AEROSOLS ARE PERMITTED

 To avoid upset and disagreement, room and group allocations are shared with the children on arrival at Barnstondale.

Information/consent forms

At the beginning of the autumn term we will send home consent forms. These need to be completed and returned to school prior to the visit. Medical details can be included on this form.

This will be wonderful experience for the children and with virtually the whole class going, something that the talk about and enjoy for many years to come!