1. York Residential Meeting Wednesday 11 th November

2. Finance Mrs Catterall Payment Scheme ( as attached on original letter ) PaymentAmountDue DatePaid Non-refundable deposit£25.00Wednesday 18 th November Payment 2£30.00Friday 14 th January Payment 3£30.00Thursday 11 th February TOTAL£85.00

3. York Tuesday 8 th March, Wednesday 9 th March 2016

4. Our busy and exciting Itinerary Tuesday 8 th March - Please refer to your booklet Wednesday 9 th March - Please refer to your booklet

5. TUESDAY: 8.40am- Arrive at school, meet in hall (to pass on any medicines, monies etc. to group leaders) 9.15am – Depart for York. 10.15am– Stop at services for snack (roughly half way) 11.30am- Arrive at York Racecourse accommodation. UNPACK 12.00am – LUNCH at the Racecourse. 12.40am- Coach journey into York centre (approx5-10mins) 1.00pm – Arrive at the Yorvik Centre for the Viking Activities (see below) Group 1: 1.00pm Workshop 2.00pm lunch room at DIG 2.30pm DIG 3.40pm Jorvik (please note that this is the last time slot of the day for Jorvik) Group 2: 1.00pm lunch room at DIG 1.40pm Jorvik 3.00pm Workshop 4.00pm DIG (please note that this is the last DIG tour of the day)

6. TUESDAY CONTINUED……… 4.00pm – Coach Journey back to centre. 4.15pm – Supervised free time at York racecourse (indoor and outdoor games etc.) 5.30pm – DINNER. 6.15pm –Free time at York Racecourse (indoor games and possibly DVD). 8.45pm– Wash and clean teeth ready for bed. 9.00pm – Children bedrooms, lights out shortly after.

7. WEDNESDAY: 8.00am– Breakfast 8.45am – Tidy rooms, pack bags, load coach. 9.30am – Coach journey into York centre. 9.45am– Visit York Minster. 11.00am – York City Wall Walk (including walk of Shambles). 12.00 – LUNCH 12.30pm – Coach departs for Buglawton. 1.30pm – Possible stop at services. 2.45-3.15pm – Arrive back at school.

8. The Racecourse Accommodation Information for Parents Fully secure site with key pad entry All staff DBS checked Automatic fire alarm 24hr cover by resident warden Kids sleep up to 4 to a room in 3 beds and 1 dropdown bunk Adults 2 to a room max Full English breakfast every morning 2 course evening meal with menus like roast dinner with sponge pudding, lasagne with garlic bread and salad bar with ice-cream to follow, Chicken burger and chips with frozen yoghurt and shortbread Large recreation room for activities Packed lunches consist of bottle of still water, sandwich, packet crisps, piece of fruit and chocolate biscuit Special diets catered for Hot chocolate in the evening by arrangement

9. More information…. www.yorkracecoursecentre.co.uk

10. Yorvik Viking Centre ACTIVITIES : Visiting the museum, Viking Dig ! Battle Tactics (Group workshop) For more information …… http://jorvik-viking-centre.co.uk/about-jorvik/

11. York Minster http://yorkminster.org/home.html

13. The shambles and City Walls

14. Next Meeting Early in the spring term we will organise a further meeting if needed. Any Questions?