Parents’ Meeting

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Overview• Find out what the Year 6 Residential is all

about

• Meet the group leaders

• Find out what the children will do and what they will need

• Find out what you need to do

• Answer you questions

Windmill Hill• New centre (opened in 2009)

• Grade 2 listed mansion house set in 21 acres of grounds on the Sussex Downs

• Benefitted from a £7 million investment with purpose-built lodge accommodation and activity bases

• Includes a large sports hall (2000 square metres) and several small lakes

Year 6 trip• Multi-Activity Course

• Encourages team building, leadership skills and fostering independence

• Combines fun and personal development in a lively and supportive environment

• Children are kept busy from breakfast to bedtime with a huge variety of land and water based adventure activities

Year 6 trip• Each year we look at when the trip should be

run to:– Meet the needs of the year group

– Provide you the best value (we use a variety of discounts to keep your costs down)

– Take advantage of a variety of courses and options

• Group Leader will be Mr Carter (has taught almost all of the year group!)

Week overview• 07:00 – PGL staff wake up the group

• 08:00 – Breakfast (English or Continental, cereal, toast and drinks)

• 09:00 – First activity session

• 10:30 – Break

• 10:45 – Second activity session

• 12:15 – Hot lunch or packed lunch

• 13:45 – Third activity session

Week overview• 15:15 – Break

• 15:30 – Fourth activity session

• 17:00 – Supervised free time

• 17:30 – 2 course evening meal

• 19:00 – Evening entertainment

• 21:00 to 23:00 – PGL staff on active night duty (through the night there will always be a senior PGL staff member on call)

What they need• Activity week – so need robust, old clothing

• See kit list

• Includes:– Comfortable clothing for activities (including long

sleeves)

– Flat soled shoes (trainers are best)

– Old clothes and shoes for wet/muddy activities

– Nightwear

What they need• Includes:– Bedding (pillow and, sleeping bag or duvet and

sheet)

– Towel and wash kit

– Water bottle

– Small carry bag for activities

– Water proof jacket

– Camera (disposable are best)

Things to know• Strictly no mobile phones/internet enabled

devices• £5 limit spending money• ‘Grubby’ clothes for wet/muddy activities• Long sleeved top for some activities• Small bag to hold stuff• Activity week – children will need their sleep• Food – have to eat what is there (salad cart)

Trip booking• We have set a payment plan to meet the PGL

payment deadlines

• The deadline for the Parent Consent Form and £40 deposit is Friday the 18th of October

• We will then send out payment cards, which will allow you to pay in instalments

Documentation• Parent Consent Form

• Medicine Consent Form– Medicines will be required a week before the trip

– Medicines will be kept and administered by the group leader

Questions