1. Year 4 Residential to Porthpean
10-12 May 2017

2. Facilities Meals take place in a dining hall. A prepared breakfast.
Packed lunch ingredients including rolls, assorted fillings, crisps, cakes or biscuits and fruit.
A prepared evening meal, including a vegetarian option, with a sweet, tea and coffee for adults, squash for younger group members.
Children are expected to tidy their own plates, cutlery and tables after their meal.

3. Accommodation The children will share tents in groups of 6.
The tents are situated in a “Village” with teacher accommodation in the same place.
The school will have their own exclusive villages to use.
The leader accommodation is situated next to the children's accommodation.

4. Activities

5. Staff 58 children are attending.
Mr Whipps
Mrs Keat
Miss Coverson
Mrs Halpin
Mrs Hill
Mrs Young
Mr Fox/ Mr Bardot
There will, of course, be lots of qualified instructors based at Porthpean for all our activities.
The children who are not at Porthpean will have activities at school.

6. Cost The cost for the trip will be £150. This includes Transport
Activities: Daytime AND evening
Accommodation
Food (Packed lunch needed for Wednesday)
Special equipment and staffing

7. Typical Activity-based timetable
Breakfast
08.00 hrs
Morning Activity
09.30 hrs
Lunch (30 minutes)
12.30 hrs
Afternoon Activity
13.00 hrs
Return to Centre
16.30 hrs
Evening Meal
17.00 hrs
Evening activity
19.00hrs
Bedtime
20.30hrs

8. Day 1 – Wednesday 10th May
8:40am Arrive at school and take bags to the hall
9:00 Depart on coach to Porthpean
10:00 Arrive at Porthpean, unload and settle in.
12:00 Packed lunch
13:00 – High-ropes activity
17:00 Evening Meal
19:30 Evening activity – Circus skills
21:00 Bedtime

9. Day 2 – Thursday 11th May 8:00am Breakfast
9:30 Beach day: sailing, coasteering, rafting, kayaking
12:00 Lunch on the beach
13:00 Beach day: part 2
17:00 Evening Meal
19:00 Evening activity – sports evening
21:00 Bedtime

10. Day 3 – Friday 12th May 8:00 Breakfast
9:00 Pack tents and tidy village
10:00 Archery and climbing
12:00 Lunch
13:00 Afternoon activities
14:00 Pack and leave Porthpean
15: :30 Arrive back at school

11. Kit List
Beach Day
Swimming kit
Shorts or t-shirt to get wet (wet suits will be provided)
Old shoes children don’t mind getting wet (no crocs, flip flops or Reefs.
For the night time
Sleeping bag and blanket
Pillow & Pillow Case
Night Clothes
Towel
Wash bag & Toiletries
Teddy or mascot
Torch
For the day time (non-beach activities)
Underwear
Several pairs of warm socks
T-shirts
Trousers/tracksuits – not jeans
Jumpers/sweat tops/fleeces
Warm coat
Waterproof jacket and trousers
Walking boots or Wellington boots or pair of trainers (preferably old)
The centre is mostly outdoors and the weather cannot always be relied on to behave! We ask that warm clothes as well as sun screen and sun hats be brought along with 2 black bin bags for wet and dirty clothes.

12. Medicines
If your child needs any medicines please label with your child’s name and clear instructions for administering.
Please hand in to Miss Coverson on the Wednesday morning of the trip.
We will be sending a contact form along with permission to administer Calpol at the appropriate dose once we know final numbers for the trip.

13. Valuables It is not recommended to take any valuables.
An inexpensive disposable camera can be taken but must be looked after by the children and no responsibility can be taken for these by the staff.
DO NOT BRING:
Pocket knives
MP3 players
Computer games
Electronic devices
Mobile phones
Money
A small amount of “midnight feast” food can be brought.

14. Emergency Contact
If you need to get in touch with us in an emergency while we are away. please contact the school during the day or Mrs Preston out of school hours. They will be able to contact us whilst we are away.
If for any reason any of the children need to come home from the visit, we would contact you via school during the day or on the emergency contact list after school hours.
We will hope to put photos and information up each day via the school website to show how we are getting on whilst away. This is dependent on mobile phone.

15. Next steps
Deposits due by 10th February and full balance by the 21st April.
Once final numbers are confirmed we will send a contact and medical form to you to ensure we have the correct details for medication, contact and dietary requirements.
A full kit list will go home 4 weeks before the trip.