Year 6 Trip to Chateau du Tertre Normandy September 10th – 14th 2018

Departure Details Arrive at school on Monday at 4.15am Coach will leave at 5.00am Ferry will leave Dover at 8.25am Arrive in Calais at 10.55am (French time) Arrive in Normandy at 17.30pm

Returning home Arrive at school on Friday 14th September at 20.15. If this time changes school will keep you informed.

Passports etc Passports, EHIC cards and pocket money will be collected at the end of this meeting. Pocket money will be collected at the end of this meeting 20 euros + £10 for the return ferry journey. £5.00 is also needed for breakfast on the ferry on Monday.

Medication Any medication needs to be brought to school on Monday, clearly labelled with the instructions of dosage and when to take. Please give this to Mrs Fox on Monday morning

Communication In an emergency: School will be informed and the school will then inform parents. If the emergency is from your end: Phone school and then school will get in touch with us. We will keep you updated daily via our facebook page. Please sign the permission for your child’s photo to be used on Facebook.

Why have we chosen this trip? Provide experiences for children that will prepare them for secondary school. Children experience learning through adventure Discover and learn more about France through exciting excursions Take part in adventurous activities that we are not able to offer in school Children who have been on a residential trip before have said that it inspired and challenged them. They felt able to now take on challenges at school because they had achieved things that they did not believe they could!

The Trip Monday 10th September to Friday 14th September Travel by coach to Dover, ferry to Calais and coach to Normandy Mixture of excursions and activities Evening entertainment

Typical day

Excursions

ACCOMODATION Rooms that sleep between 4 and 8 Some ensuite, some have showers close by. All rooms have sinks Teachers will be in rooms close to the children

Food All meals are freshly prepared

Safety All PGL centres have been approved and awarded the Learning Outside the Classroom Quality Badge Extensive risk assessments are carried out by PGL and by ourselves.

Risk of terrorism Current advice from Surrey: This does not mean, however, that trips and visits to major tourist destinations abroad or even in the UK should be cancelled or curtailed. The current global situation means that the possibility of being close to, or caught up in, a terrorist attack is a risk faced by us all. Like all risks this needs to be kept in perspective and managed in a thoughtful and proportionate way.

What do we need to bring?

Contacting your child Children are not allowed to bring mobile phones The school mobile will be taken on the trip so that we can contact the school if needed. Daily updates will be put on the school website and Facebook In an emergency contact the school

Any questions?