year six visit to the isle of wight 8 th june – 12 th june 2015

YEAR SIX VISIT TO THE ISLE OF WIGHT

8th June – 12th June 2015

Denewood HotelSandown

• We are the only occupants of the hotel• All rooms en-suite• Within walking distance of many attractions• Home cooked meals

Monday• 8:00 am - Children arrive at school

• 8.30am – Coach leaves • 11:30 am – Ferry (Lunch on ferry)• 12:30pm – Arrive at hotel, unpack

and settle in!• 2:00pm – Crazy Golf at

Sandham Gardens• 5pm – Back to hotel. Dinner.

• Evening - Exploring the local area – beach visit.

Tuesday• 9:30 am - Depart hotel

• 10:00am – Arrive at Robin Hill County Park

• 12:30pm – Meet for lunch

• 2:00pm – Games and activities on large playing green

• Evening – Shanklin Theatre Show

Wednesday• 9:30 am - Depart hotel

• 10:00am – IOW Zoo and Tiger Sanctuary

• 12:30pm – Lunch at Zoo

• 2:00pm – Black Gang Chine

• Evening – Waltzing Waters

Thursday• 9:15am – Depart Hotel

• 10:00am – Seaview Wildlife Encounter

• 12:30pm - Lunch

• 2:00pm – Alum Bay (including boat cruise and Chair lift)

• Evening – Disco back at hotel

Friday• 8:30am – Depart hotel

• 9:30am – Ferry back to Portsmouth

• 10:30am – Spinnaker Towerin Gunwharf Quays

• 4:00pm – Approximate arrivalback at school

KitPlease see kit list provided.

A few pieces of advice• The children HAVE to carry their own bags

(including up the stairs in the hotel), so don’t over pack!

• Remember to include black sacks for dirty/ damp clothes for the journey home

• Pay attention to the NOT ALLOWED list.This is enforced by the hotel).

Hot Weather

• Please pack suncream and hat.

• We will be reminding the children throughout the week about suncream however they will need to be able to apply it themselves.

Money• Pocket money is limited to £25 for the

week. (Although you do not have to bring this much!)

• Monday’s money (£5) should be in a named wallet in the pupil’s rucksack on the coach

• All other money should be put in clearly named envelopes and handed to their adult on morning of departure £5 ONLY in each envelope

Sweets• Any sweets you want to bring need

to be in a clearly labelled carrier bag. These will be given out in appropriate amounts...at appropriate times!!

• No fizzy drinks or biscuits (stipulated by the hotel re: crumbs and spillages

Medicines• Asthma Pumps. (2 pumps)

We will bring the child’s pump they keep at school but children should ALSO be handed another asthma pump which they should have packed.

• Medical ConditionsAll medical conditions and daily medicines should be clearly written onto the consent forms. Medicine should be clearly labelled with child’s name and required dosage and handed to the child’s class teacher by Thursday 4th June (the week before we go).

Electronics & Mobile Phones

• No electronic devices or mobiles phones are to be brought. (We will not be held responsible if any are lost or damaged. If we do find any, we will confiscate them for the remainder of the week).

• The hotel has stipulated no hair dryers or straightners.

Any questions?