YEAR 6 PGL TRIP
Little Canada
Isle of Wight
Monday 22rd June – Friday 26th June
2015
PARENT INFORMATION EVENING
Monday 13th October 2014
Welcome
The aim of this evening is to share with you more
information about this residential visit. We want you
as a parent to be confident that your child will get the
most out of this 5 day outstanding experience.
We aim to answer any questions or concerns you
may have.
PGL Adventure Centres
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PGL have been providing adventure holidays to
children since 1957.
St. Augustine’s have chosen PGL on several
occasions for residential adventure trips. The
facilities and activities their centres provide give
Year 6 children an outstanding experience.
Last year’s group thoroughly enjoyed their
experience at Little Canada.
PGL Little Canada
PGL Little Canada is located in 48 acres of of
woodland on the banks of Wootton Creek on the
Isle of Wight
All the centre’s facilities are conveniently located in
a central area surrounded by the accommodation,
including two 10m climbing and abseiling walls,
tunnel trail, large sports hall, activity zone and,
unique to Little Canada, the Mysterious Matrix
Accommodation is in log cabins or in Woodlands
House. Accommodation varies from 4-8 bedded
rooms
Sample Itinerary
07.00 - PGL staff wake up the group
08.15 - 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
15.15 - Break
15.30 - Fourth activity session
17.00 - Supervised free time
17.30 - 19.00 - 2 course evening meal
19.00 - 20.30 - Evening entertainment. Group Leaders assist
Party Leaders until 21.00. From 21.00 - 23.00 there will be PGL
staff on active night duty. Through the night there will always
be a senior PGL staff member on call as well as school staff.
St.Augustine’s Staff
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Miss Kousoulou
Miss Vickery
Mrs Saggio
Governor
Representative
PGL Staff
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Activity leaders
Groupies
Catering staff
Management
Monday
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Children will come into school at 8:30 am through the
main entrance
Bags can be dropped off to the area outside the library
Registration will take place in the classroom
The coach will depart at 10.00am
Children will bring a packed lunch in disposable
packaging
We will be at PGL for 3pm before settling in and starting
activities in the evening
Parents will be kept up to date on arrival time by text
message
Friday
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We will be leaving around 1.00pm after lunch
We intend to be back by 5.00pm however due to
Friday evening traffic this may change.
We will keep in contact with the school regarding
up to date arrival times.
Please keep checking your mobile as there will
be text message up-dates.
Kit List
Luggage – please name it!
Hand luggage, one bag per person
Essential items
OLD, CASUAL is essential
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Night clothes
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Several changes of underwear (including
socks)
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Jumpers / fleeces / t shirts – long sleeved
and short
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Old trousers – tracksuit bottoms are best (1
activity 1 evening)
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Shorts (if warm)
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2 pairs of trainers
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Waterproof (if you have one)
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Drinks bottle
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Sun tan lotion / after-sun – important
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Sun hat / cap
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Wash bag
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At least 1 towel
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Strong plastic bags (for dirty washing)
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Sleeping bag / quilt and pillow
Items not allowed
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Mobile phones
Hand held games
Personal CD player etc.
Electrical hair appliances
Aerosols (they tend to set off smoke
alarms!). Roll on deodorants are best.
Medicines
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PGL are informed of medical information prior to departure
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If your child has regular medicine we will need to take it with us.
Children who need inhalers need one with them at all times.
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You must provide us with enough medicine for the duration of the
holiday, it must be in date, named and the requirements for taking it
completed on the school medication permission form available from
the school office. It must have a printed doctor’s label on it.
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Medicines include travel pills. If they are required to be taken prior
to departure on the Monday they will also need to be signed in
using the school medicine permission form.
Medicine ~2
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If there are any medicines which require special attention please
notify the class teachers before the departure day.
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All school staff are EPI pen trained.
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We will be asking for your permission to give Calpol to your child
should they require it when we are on the trip. We will therefore take
a supply away with us.
First Aid
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All school staff have basic First Aid training
Qualified First Aiders are always available at the
centre.
We are taking trained EPI pen staff.
First aid kits are taken to activities.
We, and PGL staff, control the risks to avoid any
injuries / accidents.
Money
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Max £10 for the trip
There is a shop on site that the children will have
the opportunity to visit once or twice during their
visit. They sell confectionary and small gifts.
Children will this year be responsible for their
own money so should have a clearly named
purse or wallet.
School staff will supervise the shop sessions to
ensure there is no bulk buying of sweets!!!
Behaviour
Exceptional behaviour is expected at all times and it is imperative in ensuring that
we all have a happy and safe time.
The expectations we have for the children’s behaviour and conduct will be made very
clear to the children before we leave.
Please remind your children of how we and the staff expect them to behave.
We and the PGL staff are able to remove children from activities if their behaviour
is putting others at risk.
Serious incidents of misbehaviour may warrant contacting parents to arrange for their
child to be collected from the premises and withdrawn from the trip.
Safety
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Safety is the centre’s priority.
Instructors are trained to high levels.
Learning Outside the Classroom Quality
indicator awarded
Staff available all of the time including school
staff
The site is very safe and secure. There is
always a member of PGL staff on call over night.
Communication
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Children are not allowed to bring mobile phones
It is school and the centre’s policy not to allow children to phone
home during their time away – unless it is their birthday.
School staff will be in contact with the school everyday – Parents will
be able to log into DB Primary for information up-dates and photos
of events.
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Parents will be informed of arrival and departure times by text
message
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In the event of an emergency during school hours parents will be
contacted by the school office. Parents will be contacted direct in
the event of an emergency during the evening
Food
All dietary requirements need to be identified before we go,
otherwise they will not be catered for.
Sample menu could include:
Breakfast – choice of cereals and hot breakfast items
Lunch – jacket potatoes with choice of fillings and salad bar
Dinner – pasta bolognaise/fish cake/cheese onion and potato
pie with chips and peas followed by ice cream sponge roll
Our activities include:
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Abseiling
Archery
Cat Walk
Climbing
Giant Swing
Hike
Initiative Exercises
Jacob's Ladder
Low Ropes
Mysterious Matrix
Nature Trail
Orienteering
Quad Biking
Trapeze
Tunnel Trail
Zip Wire
Cost
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The cost of this trip is £395 per child
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This includes coach travel, ferry ticket, accommodation for 5 days,
food and all activities
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This has been calculated on all 31 children in Year 6 attending. The
cost will increase if the number of participants drops.
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This will be payable with an initial deposit of £45 followed by 5
instalments of £70
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Payment can be made via the online payment system or
cheque/cash to the school office
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Parents will be issued with a payment card on which all payments
will be recorded