1. Hooke Court Parents’ Information Meeting
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Year 4 residential trip
Wednesday 9th – Friday 11th July 2014

2. Benefits of the visit Social and interpersonal skills
Confidence, independence and teamwork
Supporting Year 4 curriculum
Physical activities
Preparation for future residential visits
Fun!
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3. Team 2014 Mr Langley Mr Munro Miss Kelly Mr White Mrs Burton
Mrs Hunter
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4. Schedule of 3 days Wednesday 8:00 am 12:00 1:30pm 4:00pm 5:15pm
Depart ECS
Arrive & eat lunch at Hooke Court
Shelter building/Team building
Own activities
Evening meal
Life of a Roman soldier
Thursday
7:45 am
9:30am
12:30pm
Breakfast
Roman Day in costume
Lunch
Roman Day continued
Barn Dance
Friday
13:00
Team Building/Shelter building
Depart
Jenny

5. Accommodation Separate dormitories for boys and girls
Children select friends to share with
Children carefully grouped by staff
Told who they are sharing with on arrival
Bedtime…
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6. Meals Locally sourced, ‘home’ cooked food
Healthy, nutritious, for wide variety of tastes
Mid morning and mid afternoon snack
Special dietary requirements catered for
Please ensure this information is given on the other side of the medical form
Jenny

7. Sample menu
Breakfast
Juice, cereal, toast, hot drink, continental breakfast
Lunch
Sandwiches with salad box Homemade flapjack Fruit & juice
Dinner
Yorkshire pudding with sausage, potato wedges, carrots, peas and gravy. Pasta with a home made Mediterranean vegetable pesto, served with cheese and garlic bread
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8. Essentials for packing
Outfit for our Roman Day
2 pairs of trainers
Tracksuit trousers/shorts
Long and short sleeved t-shirts
A fleece/warm jumper
A towel
Wash bag
Sun cream and sun hat
Named water bottles
£2 pocket money, in smaller coins please!
Karen

9. Optional Camera Travel/small games e.g. Top Trumps, Bananagrams etc.
preferably a disposable
definitely not built in to an iPod or other device
Travel/small games e.g. Top Trumps, Bananagrams etc.
Reading book/notebook & pen/pencil
School can not be held responsible for lost or damaged property
Karen

10. Please do not bring: Any electronic items: Sweets: Mobile phones
iPad or other tablet
iPod or other music player
Kindle or other e-reader
Sweets:
packed in luggage as a treat
packed as lunch on the first day
pre-posted to Hooke Court

11. Day of travel Travel sickness pills/bands Sun cream
Small rucksack containing:
a substantial lunch (no fizzy drinks and sweets) as their first meal away won’t be until the evening
a couple of named water bottles
a sun cap
a game for amusement e.g. cards, notepad, etc
a purse/wallet containing up to £2 broken down into smaller amounts
fruit break
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12. Departure Arrive at school 7:45am
Luggage by coach with Mr White, Mr Langley & Mr Munro
Medicines to Mrs Burton
Pocket money to Miss Kelly
Register with Mrs Hunter
On coach with rucksack
Depart at 8:00
Arrival at Hooke Court around 1.00pm
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13. Finally...
Check out the parents’ section of the Hooke Court (this link will be on the Year 4 page on the website) Please remember to check we have all your emergency contact details. Please help your child practise putting a duvet inside a duvet cover if this is something they are not used to doing. Please return your forms to us no later than Tuesday 17th June. A gentle reminder that the final payment date is Tuesday 1st July. Any questions?
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