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Bowles 2016

Monday 5th December -Friday 9th December

School Staff Attending

All week: Mon-Wed: Wed-Fri: Mrs Sonnex-Hurd (trip leader) Mr Meakin Mrs Webb Mr Woodman Mrs Price Miss Bartram Mrs Batten (first aider) Children work in teams of 10-12 children with one Bowles member of staff in addition to the above staff members.

Adventurous &

• ther activities:

Pool kayak Dry-slope skiing Dry-slope snowboarding Dry-slope sledging Archery Low Ropes Course Bouldering (Harrisons) Climbing Team challenges Earthwalk & bushcraft Campfire Night walks Swimming Orienteering (on site) [Table Tennis, Basketball, Football – during free time]

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Accommodation

*Bowles has modern accommodation in a purpose built dormitory. * Each room will sleep up to 6 children. * Rooming arrangements will be decided nearer to departure and children will find out on arrival * All children will be with at least one person that they choose at the rooming meeting. * There are shared toilet facilities on each corridor. * Teacher’s rooms are in the same block * Children are expected to keep their rooms neat and tidy.

Bowles Pocket Money

• Pocket money (max £5) should be handed to a teacher on the

day of departure (Monday), clearly labelled and should be in coins. Money will be carefully controlled by staff and extras will be confiscated!

• Children will be able to visit the Bowles tuck shop to buy
• sweets and souvenirs
• Please do not send your child with excessive sweets or biscuits –

they are well fed! But do please provide them with a named bottle of water 

Essential Information

We will leave in the morning of Monday 5th December. The coach will not arrive until about 9.15am with departure scheduled between 9.30-9.45 am.

• Children should arrive to school at normal time and come through the main

school doors. They will :

• ‘check in’ with Mrs Sonnex-Hurd in the lower hall and drop their bags there too.
• Medicine will be given to Mrs Batten Medicines (need to be clearly labelled

with name and instructions)

• and;
• pocket money to Mr Woodman
• All items should be labelled with child’s name on.
• Please ensure that your child has had had breakfast.
• Travel sickness tablet should also have already taken the tablets at home if

applicable to your child.

• On Friday, please pick your child up at 2.30pm – but keep up to date with text

messages on your phone from the School Office

Essential Information

• Children need old but warm clothing, slippers or indoor shoes

(your best clothes and trainers will be ruined so don’t bring them)

• One set of clothing may get completely wet and muddy so please

provide black plastic strong bin-bag to bring home in. It would be helpful to have two sets of trainers- one dry for use in the evening and next day.

• They all need to bring a waterproof jacket and trousers, gloves,

hat, towel and swimming costume, swimming hat and head

• torch. Remember your child needs to be able to carry all their

luggage from the coach to the accommodation in one go- so practise from your home to the car on the way to school. A head torch is much better than a hand-held one.

• Please pack your child’s bag with them (so they know what’s in

there!) and remember to include a book and a small, favourite cuddly toy.

Health & Safety

To check our safe arrival please see your SMS text message and our school website for regular updates. All residential visits are risk assessed but all activities from skiing to climbing into a bunk bed, by there very nature, carry an element

• f risk. But we will do our best to

keep children safe. Doctors and hospital visits – Bowles will arrange any doctors/hospital appointments, should children need to attend either of these. A member

• f Lovelace staff will go with the

child and do their best to contact parents before this. The booking fee includes travel insurance.

 * All equipment is checked and certificated each year  * All activity instructors are fully trained  * Instructors are allocated to each school at the beginning of the stay  * Adult pupil ratios are up to 1:12 with Bowles staff alone, our staff go as extras!

Other

• * Bowles can cater for special diets- please make sure we have

details of any specific diet requirements

• * All meals are cooked fresh and comply with the healthy eating
• policy. A no choice menu is the norm with the exception of special

diets.

• * Children are expected to have good table manners and to use a

knife and fork properly. They also help with kitchen duties of serving & sweeping up.

• * * Bowles do not allow children to bring any electronic items: e.g.

straightening irons, games, Ipads or similar & NO MOBILE PHONES! Please could children bring a hairdryer.

• * The children should not take any valuables especially jewellery.
• * Cameras ideally should be disposable and clearly labelled.
• * Watches are not required but should be waterproof if brought.

Finally…

Our aim is live away from home independently, to challenge ourselves at learning new activities and to have fun! The children will return home happy but tired and with a bag full of dirty clothes!!