YEAR SIX VISIT TO THE ISLE OF WIGHT
12th June – 16th June 2017
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
• 7:30 am - Children arrive at school
• 8.00am – Coach leaves
• 1:00 pm – Ferry (Lunch on ferry - please
provide)
• 2:30pm – IOW Zoo
• 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 at Robin Hill
• Evening – Shanklin Theatre
Show
Wednesday
• 9:15am – Depart Hotel
• 10:15am – Visit to Osborne House
• 12:30pm - Lunch
• 2:30pm – Mini Golf
• Evening – Free time – beach
Thursday
• 9:30 am - Depart hotel
• 10:00am – Black Gang Chine
• 12:30pm – Lunch at Black Gang Chine
• 1:30pm – Alum Bay – boat cruise
• Evening – Disco
Friday
• 8:00am – Depart hotel
• 9:00am – Ferry back to Portsmouth
• 11:00am – HMS Victory & Dockyards
• 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 sun cream and hat.
• We will be reminding the children
throughout the week about sun cream
however they will need to be able to
apply it themselves.
• Please pack a named water bottle
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 (£20)should be put in clearly
named envelopes and handed to their class
teacher on Monday 22nd May. Please provide
4 separate envelopes which are clearly
labelled with your child’s name and £5 ONLY
in each envelope
Sweets
• We will provide sweets which will be
distributed throughout the week.
• Please do not pack any sweets in your
child’s suitcase. Any found will be
taken and given back to you on our
return.
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 when we come
back from half term on Monday 22nd May(the
week before half term).
Electronics & Mobile Phones
• No electronic devices or mobile 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?