YEAR SIX VISIT TO THE ISLE OF WIGHT
8th June – 12th June 2015
Denewood Hotel
Sandown
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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 Tower
in Gunwharf Quays
• 4:00pm – Approximate arrival
back at school
Kit
Please 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 Conditions
All 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?