Friday 25th September 2015
Dear Parent / Carer,
The Year 6 residential trip to Skern Lodge is little over a week away now, and we are writing to you to finalise the
details.
We will be leaving school at approximately 9:00am on Monday 5th October, travelling by coach. With this in mind,
we would ask that you ensure that your child is at school by 8:30am on this day. You are welcome to stay and see
us off from the school car park. Our anticipated return time on Friday 9th October is 6pm, but please check this
with the school staff at the end of the normal school day.
Prior to the trip, there are a number of things that we would ask you to send into school next week:
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Firstly, as discussed at the recent meeting, your child will be permitted to bring an allowance of £10
(maximum) spending money for the trip.
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Also, it has been very useful in the past for parents to arrange a small medi-bag for their children. This
might contain Calpol sachets, travel sickness tablets and certainly any required medication that school
staff will need to administer during the week.
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Please ensure that these are both clearly named, with the money being placed inside a wallet, purse or
something similar.
Whilst travelling to Skern Lodge, we would ask that the children only bring a small number of sensible items to
entertain themselves during the journey. The taking of expensive equipment is the responsibility of you and your
child, although we will collect such items upon our arrival at Skern Lodge and store them safely for the duration
of our stay. The only other items required for the outward journey are a packed lunch (adhering to the school’s
normal lunch guidelines please) and a small amount of change for our stop (a maximum of £2).
We would stress that mobile phones are not allowed on our residential trip. The staff will be contacting school
twice daily to report on our activities and ‘touch base’. If you have any concerns at all during the week, feel free
to contact the office staff. Please feel reassured that school staff will immediately inform you should anything
unusual occur that relates to your child.
Finally, we would like to thank you all for completing and returning both the medical information and ‘agreed
conduct’ forms.
We have every confidence that this will be a wonderfully memorable and unique experience for your child. Should
you have any further questions, please feel free to ask them in school next week. We hope that you found the
suggested kit list helpful as a guide for packing (yet another copy can be found on the reverse side of this
letter!), and strongly advise including a large, named bin liner for any damp or particularly dirty clothes.
With thanks,
Year 6 teaching staff
Muscliff Primary School
WHAT YOU NEED TO BRING
Nightwear
Swimming costume
Set of casual travelling clothes
Torch
Ample underwear
Pencil & pen
Towels and wash kit
Small personal first aid kit
2 pairs of old trousers or jeans
Dustbin bags for wet clothes
Lots of socks
4 shirts or T-shirts
Small drinking water bottle
Long-sleeved pullovers
Shorts
3 pairs of trainers/plimsolls
Gloves & hat
Waterproof anorak or cagoule
Overtrousers (if you have them)
Water shoes (if you have them)
Lypsalve or equivalent
* This list is only a guide and some children may wish to take additional clothing, although we will be
asking that only one suitcase or holdall is taken per child.