Leaving Time on Monday

We are expecting to leave Chad Vale at approximately 9.45am on Monday. You may wish to come down to the bottom of the school drive to wave us off!

Bockleton 2012- What should I bring?

The centre has wellies and waterproof coats to borrow if you need to.

 Any medication you need must be labelled and given to the teacher in charge.

 Plenty of changes of old clothes (at least 5 of everything!) that you don’t mind getting wet/dirty/muddy. Long sleeves/long trousers are required for some activities.

 Warm jumpers, a winter coat, hat, scarves and gloves for the colder months- October to April.

 Sun hats, sun cream for the summer months.

 A water bottle (not glass, please)

 A waterproof coat if you have one (if you haven’t got one don’t worry, we have plenty). This is necessary all year round.

 Clean indoor shoes, slippers e.g. pumps, flip flops, etc (Slipper socks are not acceptable)

 Outdoor shoes/trainers or Walking Boots (will get muddy) and wellies if you have them. Don’t buy new wellies we have loads at the centre for your child to borrow!

 Several plastic carrier bags for dirty clothes or shoes.

 A towel and wash kit, toothbrush, toothpaste etc

 Suitable night wear and enough underwear for the week (trainer socks make your feet sore).

 A set of ‘disco clothes’ (if wanted!)

 Any money (not exceeding £10.00 and preferably in change) should be in a labelled purse or wallet and preferable given to the teacher in charge. The money will be given to the children on Friday morning to spend in the Bockleton souvenir shop.

You must not bring the following

Mobile Telephones/handheld games/digital cameras/MP3 players

Any sweets or food as these encourage mice in the dormitories.

Electric equipment of any kind including hairdryers this has a habit of going missing or getting broken. You won’t have time to use them anyway!

Aerosol body sprays or deodorant – these set off our fire alarms – buy roll on!

Please remember to name/label ALL clothing and footwear before you come.

Final Letter

Our Bockleton Residential is next week and the children and teachers are getting very excited and hoping for great weather! I enclose a copy of the list of things to bring. Please ensure that ALL ITEMS of clothing/belongings are marked with your child’s name- we came back from Manor Adventure this year with 3 full dustbin bags of expensive clothes, many of which were never claimed! If you don’t have a laundry marker/pen, we suggest writing your child’s name/initials on the labels with a biro- this will then wash off on their return!

If you indicated on your medical form that you are happy for us to administer paracetemol, ibuprofen or anti-histamine if required by your child during the week, you will need to send this in a clearly labelled bag. We will collect any medication on arrival for safe-keeping and will return it when we are back at school. We also have the facility to look after any spending money. Please send no more than £10 in change in a labelled wallet or purse, which can be spent in Bockleton’s souvenir shop at the end of the week.

We plan to leave at approximately 9.45am on Monday morning, to arrive at Bockleton around 11am. Children will have lunch on Monday at the centre, so there’s no need to send a packed lunch or pay for school dinners that week. We will arrive back to school on Friday by home-time.

If you have any final questions about the Bockleton trip, please contact me at school, and enjoy your week of peace and quiet! Remember to check in with our Bockleton Blog (http://bockleton2011.blogspot.com/) and our Twitter site (http://twitter.com/chadvaleprimary) for updates and news throughout the week.

Welcome to Chad Vale's Bockleton Blog 2012. On this page you will find information about the trip and photos, news and video during our week away.

You may 'comment' on any post and we'll try to pass those messages onto your child, although internet access can be a bit patchy whilst we're out there. We will also use our twitter feed to send messages home. You can reply to Twitter messages by creating a free account, following 'chadvaleprimary' and you'll automatically receive updates throughout the week!