Dear Parents/Carers,
I write with some final details regarding the residential trip run by Pendarren House in Wales. The trip is scheduled for Monday 26th September until Friday 30th September.
Please ensure that your child arrives at school at 6:45am on the morning of Monday 26th September.
This is to enable staff to check all of the children and their luggage onto the coach for a departure between 7:15 and 7:30am. The coach will be leaving at 7:30am sharp in order to avoid the morning rush hour traffic. If your child is not at school by this time the coach will leave without them and your fee for the trip will not be refunded.
Your child will be given the opportunity to purchase a DVD with a large collection of photographs from the trip for £2.50. Children are allowed to bring a reasonable amount of spending money (no more than £20) and this should be handed to your child’s group leader on Monday morning who will look after this across the week.
Children should not be bringing any electronic devices with them to Pendarren. Any devices that are found will be confiscated and handed back to parents upon our return to school on Friday.
Room inspections will take place on a daily basis with prizes for the best kept room. Bedtime will be at 8:30pm with final lights out at 9:15pm.
Below is an example of what a typical week will look like:
| Monday | Arrival, Bush Craft, evening meal, Quiz night/ DVD and bedtime |
| Tuesday | Room inspection, breakfast, Big Pit, lunch, Canoeing, evening meal, Stories, night walk and bedtime. |
| Wednesday | Room inspection, breakfast, river study, lunch, river study, evening meal, karaoke and bedtime. |
| Thursday | Room inspection, breakfast, horse riding, lunch, climb/abseil, evening meal, talent show and bedtime. |
| Friday | Breakfast, Abergavenny Town Trail and travelling home. |
We will be leaving on Friday at around 12:30pm and are hoping to be back at school by 5:00pm, weather and traffic permitting.
Parents/carers will be informed when the children have arrived at Pendarren House and the teachers attending the trip will be in regular contact with the school with updates on the exciting schedule of activities and the wellbeing of the children. This information will be shared with parents/carers via text or Parentmail.
We hope that the information provided has answered any remaining questions you may have. However, if you have any further questions please speak to your child’s class teacher, myself or the school office.
We would also like to take this opportunity to remind you of the Kit List (overleaf).
Yours sincerely,
Tina Georgiades | Deputy Headteacher
Kit List
- Bed linen: single duvet cover, single sheet and one pillow case (duvet and pillow are provided.; if necessary Pendarren can provide this bed linen but there will be a small charge for laundering).
- Water bottle
- Warm tops, sweatshirts or jumpers x 3 (fleece is ideal)
- Shirts or T-shirts x 4 (some with long sleeves)
- Trousers x 3 for activities (jogging bottoms or leggings, not jeans)
- Jeans x 1 pair (for evenings)
- Underwear (enough for the week)
- Trainers x 1 pair (old ones, for activities)
- Trainers x 1 pair (for inside wear)
- Large towel x 1 (for activities)
- Swimming costume (April – October only)
- Warm hat and gloves (essential in winter, mittens are warmer than fingered gloves), scarf is optional.
- Nightwear / pyjamas
- Dressing gown and slippers (optional)
- Wash kit – towel, soap, toothbrush and toothpaste
- Thick socks x 3 pairs, plus thinner socks
- Wellington boots (if already owned) should be brought for primary school and field studies courses. Can be borrowed from the Centre for no charge.
- Walking boots (if already owned) should be brought for primary school and field studies courses. Can be borrowed from the Centre for no charge.
- Sunscreen and peaked sunhats for late spring / summer term
At least one set of casual clothes is required for evenings in the Centre, together with soft shoes or slippers (indoor use only). Old clothes are most suitable for Pendarren activities.
Things not to bring:
Chewing gum (for the same reasons it is not allowed in school!), anything you cannot afford to lose, cameras, jewellery, expensive footwear/clothes etc.
Mobile phones – These are not allowed and will be confiscated if found.
Note that Pendarren is equipped to provide waterproof jackets, trousers, walking boots, wellington boots, wetsuits and other specialist protective clothing as well as rucksacks.
Photographs – a Pendarren camera will be allocated to each group and at the end of the week a DVD of all your school photos will be available to buy. Due to the environment the cameras are used in they do not last long, which is why we request pupils do not bring their own. The Pendarren cameras are purchased by the Friends of Pendarren and any proceeds from the sale of DVD’s goes to the Friends to purchase more resources for visiting pupils.
