1. Year 6 Residential - Boreatton Park Monday 30th September – Friday 4th October, 2019

2. Purpose of visit
New friends (with some in dorms and group but new ones too)
Independence
New experiences
To get children Secondary ready
Gives teachers a chance to get to know all children
To have lots of fun!

3. Staff Attending Mr Uppal Mr Roberts Miss Taylor Miss Farrell
Miss Martin
Miss Pipkin
Miss Jackson
Ms Gonsalves

4. Outline of day/activities
Each day consists of 4 day time activities and 1 night time activity:
Breakfast
9:00am – 10:30 – Session 1
10:40am – 12:10 – Session 2
Lunch
14:10 – 15:40 – Session 3
15:50 – 17:20 – Session 4
Dinner
19:30 – 21:00 – Session 5

5. List of activities that are booked
Kayaking High Ropes Survivor Climbing

6. List of activities that are booked
Low level Ropes Trapeze Canoeing Aeroball

7. List of activities that are booked
Giant Swing Archery Tunnel Trail Jacobs Ladder

8. List of night-time activities that are booked
Sports Night Disco Campfire Ambush

9. Meals Three hot meals a day.
Vegetarian options available and all other dietary requirements are provided for.
Drinks available at all times.
Tuck – to be sent in

11. Sleeping Arrangements
Separate boys and girls dorms (minimum of 4; maximum of 6 children per dorm). (No boys allowed in girls’ dorms
and vice versa)
Most dorms have ensuite facilities. Those without ensuite, have private toilets and showers located in very close proximity to the room.
Teacher rooms located in close proximity to children’s rooms (children made aware of their location in case they are needed in the night).
Night time / first aider supervisor provided by the centre available 24 hours a day.
Dorms and activity groups organised by school staff.
Children need their own sleeping bag and pillow.

12. Kit list Pairs of old trainers – one for the lake (3 recommended)
Potential for indoor trainers, shoes, slippers etc.
Trousers (old – for activities) (one per day at least)
Long sleeve tops/sweatshirts/hoodies
T-shirts (5 – one per day at least)
Vests / under armour (if desired)
Water proof coat x1
Warm coat x1
2/3 towels
Underwear / socks
Pyjamas
Hair ties for long hair – most activities will require hair to be tied back.
Gloves and hats (weather dependant)
You can send shorts but we cannot guarantee they can be worn on all activities
Money - £20 recommended for souvenirs – Card Payments Accepted

13. Kit list Toiletries Soap (essential but may come back unused!)
Shower gel
Flannel
Toothpaste and toothbrush
Hair brush / comb
Hair dryer (not essential)
NO STRAIGHTENERS OR CURLING WANDS/IRONS ETC.
PLEASE DO NOT SEND AEROSOLES. De-odorant needs to be a roll-on due to the confined nature of the bathrooms and asthma sufferers and setting the fire alarms off
Sun Cream - Please pack sun cream of a high protection factor in case we have hot weather
Footwear
All children require a pair of enclosed shoes/trainer for activities.. For water activities, an old pair of trainers or waterproof shoes are allowed. Open toe shoes/sandals are not allowed for safety reasons Without suitable footwear, the instructors will not allow children to take part in the activities.

14. Kit list Other useful items Water bottle for activities
Quiet games for the coach journey
NAMED - INCLUDING ALL GAMES
What not to take
Clothes that are new or expensive.
Radios
Mobile phones
Portable CD players / MP3 players / DVD players
Cameras – photographs will be taken by a member of staff and each child will receive a disc of these photographs. Disposable cameras are fine.
Any other electronic devices e.g. iPads, iPods, Nintendo Switch, Kindles etc.

15. Contact with home
Children will not be able to contact home during their stay.
A parent mail – and tweet if possible - will be sent detailing our safe arrival when we get to the centre.
Twitter updates will be given (poor reception leads to intermittent online updates).
Parents only contacted in an emergency.
Emergency contact details
School mobile number –

16. Departing – Monday morning
Drop your child – along with their luggage – in the main school hall from 8:30am
Here, children will be registered and allocated to a coach (Coach 1 and Coach 2) and then you put their luggage next to the correct sign (we will let you know Monday morning which coach they are.)
Children should be in own clothes – there is no need for school uniform at all this week – and all money and medical items (both clearly labelled) to Mr Uppal or Miss Taylor.
We will be doing fun activities at school in the morning and leaving at 1:30pm.
Please ensure you child is provided for a packed lunch on this day as we will be eating before lunch time (approx. 12:00pm).

17. Last day and travelling back
On Friday, we complete two morning activities (dry) and then have lunch at Boreatton Park.
We aim to leave at 2:00pm and return to school for 4:00pm.
A parentmail will be sent out an hour before our expected arrival and we will try and provide twitter updates too.
This is all traffic permitting!

18. Any questions?