Dear Parent/Guardian,
At Coleham we are always looking for ways that we can make children’s education more exciting and interesting and also to provide a broad range of experiences for our children. We have run a residential trip for year 4 pupils for a number of years now and it has always proved to be very successful.
The positive effect that a residential visit has on children is huge – children become more confident and independent; develop stronger, more cooperative and understanding relationships with their peers; and they learn to organise themselves away from home. Such a visit was, in fact, recommended to us by OFSTED, during a previous inspection, as a way of enhancing the children’s experiences and curriculum.
The visit will take place on 9th to 10th March 2023, with children arriving at Condover around 12.00pm on Thursday, staying overnight and returning to school on Friday afternoon for around 3.30pm- 3.45pm. Whilst at Condover Hall they will take part in a variety of exciting team-building/problem-solving activities appropriate for their age group/ability.
The cost of the trip is £92.40 per child, including transport, accommodation, food, supervised activities, equipment and insurance. We recognise that this is a significant sum of money so have broken it down into two instalments of £46.20. We would be grateful if you could pay the first instalment by 31st January 2023 and the remainder of the trip balance by 3rd March 2023. Of course, if you wish to pay this sooner that would also be appreciated.
If you are worried about making full payment by the given deadline, please do come and talk to me or contact the office: we can extend the payment schedule to give you more time to cover the cost.
If your child is worried about any aspect of the residential trip, please do not worry as class teachers have plenty of time to prepare the children.
Our SENDCO, Mrs Howson, will be contacting any families in advance of the trip where we have identified that children may need some additional support or adjustments.
We will contact you again nearer the date of the trip to go over the finer details and address any outstanding queries you or your child may have.
This trip will be an amazing experience and we hope very much that all our Year 4 pupils will attend. If, however, your child WILL NOT be attending the trip, please do let the class teacher know as soon as possible.
Yours sincerely,
Jane Hilbert
Administration Manager