MORFA BAY 2013MORFA BAY 2013PARENTS’ MEETINGPARENTS’ MEETING

AimsAims

• Learn to act safely and Learn to act safely and responsiblyresponsibly

• Think for themselves and Think for themselves and be independentbe independent

• Overcome fearsOvercome fears

• Face challengesFace challenges

• Help and encourage each Help and encourage each otherother

• Get on with everyoneGet on with everyone

• HAVE FUNHAVE FUN

• Have great memoriesHave great memories

We feel this course will benefit We feel this course will benefit your children because….your children because….• Fun filled and challenging way to cover Fun filled and challenging way to cover

some of the statutory aspects of the some of the statutory aspects of the national curriculum e.g. PE, Science, PSHE national curriculum e.g. PE, Science, PSHE & Citizenship& Citizenship

• Gives children experience of being away Gives children experience of being away from homefrom home

• Develops skills that prepare them for Develops skills that prepare them for secondary school e.g. independent secondary school e.g. independent thinking, self-discipline, responsibilitythinking, self-discipline, responsibility

• Team working skills developed, awareness Team working skills developed, awareness of the needs of others, mutual supportof the needs of others, mutual support

SAFETYSAFETY

• Your children Your children will be safe if will be safe if they follow the they follow the rules carefullyrules carefully

• They must act They must act responsiblyresponsibly

• Are they Are they mature mature enough?enough?

KITKIT

• Children learn to Children learn to choose appropriate choose appropriate clothing and dress clothing and dress for the weatherfor the weather

• Opportunity to use Opportunity to use specialist specialist equipment and equipment and materialsmaterials

The SiteThe Site

ACCOMMODATIONACCOMMODATION• Single sex dormitories

• Always monitored

• En-suite facilities

•Sleeping bag and pillow required for week

•All heated

THE SITETHE SITE

• Overlooking the Overlooking the famous Pendine famous Pendine SandsSands

• On the edge of On the edge of the the Pembrokeshire Pembrokeshire Coast National Coast National ParkPark

PENDINE SANDSPENDINE SANDS

TYPES OF ACTIVITIESTYPES OF ACTIVITIESABSEILING / CLIMBING

ARCHERY

•Amazing fun

•Healthy competition

•Prizes

COASTEERING

HIGH ROPES

KAYAKING

•Very Safe

•Lots of fun

•All equipment provided

MUD ASSAULT COURSEMUD ASSAULT COURSE

• Army styleArmy style

• Nationally renowned Nationally renowned for teambuilding – for teambuilding – national rugby national rugby teams use itteams use it

• Shoe grave, swamp, Shoe grave, swamp, and the famous and the famous tunnel of doom.tunnel of doom.

ORIENTEERINGORIENTEERING

• Local forests – Local forests – very safevery safe

• Build team Build team working skillsworking skills

• Fastest time Fastest time ever 2 years ever 2 years ago – can it be ago – can it be beaten?beaten?

RAFT BUILDINGRAFT BUILDING

• Team working Team working skillsskills

• Lots of Lots of splashing aboutsplashing about

• Hilarious Hilarious resultsresults

• Very wet!Very wet!

BODY BOARDING / SURFINGBODY BOARDING / SURFING

• Amazing safe beachAmazing safe beach

• Expert tuitionExpert tuition

• Ideal for non-Ideal for non-swimmers tooswimmers too

• Loads of funLoads of fun

• Instructors excellent Instructors excellent and all qualified and and all qualified and experienced.experienced.

The Important Bits – H&SThe Important Bits – H&S

• Always at the forefront – no Always at the forefront – no compromisecompromise

• All activities risk assessed by us and All activities risk assessed by us and centrecentre

• First aid training – all staff attending First aid training – all staff attending qualified plus qualified nurse on site.qualified plus qualified nurse on site.

• Surgery across road from centre for Surgery across road from centre for specialised needs & admin of specialised needs & admin of medicines if necessarymedicines if necessary

The important Bits – H&S The important Bits – H&S ContinuedContinued

• Security – all rooms security codedSecurity – all rooms security coded

• Next door to teachers’ chaletsNext door to teachers’ chalets

• Regular patrolsRegular patrols

• Teachers sleep with one eye open – Teachers sleep with one eye open – alwaysalways

• In loco parentisIn loco parentis

FOODFOOD

• If your child is a fussy eater, then they will need If your child is a fussy eater, then they will need to be prepared to try new things. to be prepared to try new things.

• Healthy but not a restaurant. Healthy but not a restaurant. • Dietary requirements catered for – allergies etc. Dietary requirements catered for – allergies etc.

However, being a fussy eater is not a dietary However, being a fussy eater is not a dietary requirement and all children who said they were requirement and all children who said they were last year were all thrilled to have eaten last year were all thrilled to have eaten everything on the menueverything on the menu

• E.g. pizza, pasta, chips one day, healthy chilli con E.g. pizza, pasta, chips one day, healthy chilli con carne, local vegetable soup, lots of salad, fruit carne, local vegetable soup, lots of salad, fruit and veg. And nice puddings. and veg. And nice puddings.

• All cooked on site.All cooked on site.

MONEYMONEY

• Shop on siteShop on site

• Maximum £8Maximum £8

• £2 per day£2 per day

• 8x£1 or 4x£28x£1 or 4x£2

• Clearly named Clearly named envelope or walletenvelope or wallet

• Given out each day Given out each day by group leaderby group leader

POSTPOST

• Encouraged to send postcardEncouraged to send postcard

• Feel free to provideFeel free to provide

• Letters from home will arrive Letters from home will arrive usually at around lunchtime usually at around lunchtime next daynext day

Medical EmergencyMedical Emergency

• Highly unlikelyHighly unlikely

• Dealt with at centre in most casesDealt with at centre in most cases

• Nearest hospital casualty unit Nearest hospital casualty unit (Carmarthen) 18 miles from centre(Carmarthen) 18 miles from centre

• All staff first aid trained, and will All staff first aid trained, and will carry GP details from medical formcarry GP details from medical form

Emergency contact Emergency contact proceduresprocedures• All adults have mobile phone numbers of other adultsAll adults have mobile phone numbers of other adults• Mr. I will contact the school daily to report on activities Mr. I will contact the school daily to report on activities

and keep parents informed via the board outsideand keep parents informed via the board outside• In emergency, Mr. I will contact the school immediately In emergency, Mr. I will contact the school immediately

and the office will contact you. Where appropriate, you and the office will contact you. Where appropriate, you will be contacted directlywill be contacted directly

• If parents wish to contact their children in emergency, If parents wish to contact their children in emergency, they must see a member of the office staff, where a they must see a member of the office staff, where a message to ring back will be relayed to me. Staff message to ring back will be relayed to me. Staff numbers will not, under any circumstance, be given outnumbers will not, under any circumstance, be given out

• No children will be allowed to ring homeNo children will be allowed to ring home

BehaviourBehaviour

• It is expected that your It is expected that your child will behavechild will behave

• Dangerous behaviour Dangerous behaviour not toleratednot tolerated

• Reserve the right to Reserve the right to stop activities if stop activities if dangerous behaviour dangerous behaviour persistspersists

• Reserve the right to ask Reserve the right to ask for child to be collected.for child to be collected.

• Deposit is non-Deposit is non-refundable.refundable.

Activities – Last Year’s Activities – Last Year’s TimetableTimetableMONDAY 1st June

DAY9.15 -11.30 2pm-4pm 7pm-9pm

PENDINE Arrive & Welcome Sea Activities Morfa Bychan Hike

TELPYN Arrive & Welcome Sea Activities Morfa Bychan Hike

TUESDAY 2nd June

DAY9.15 – 11.30 1.15pm – 3.00 3pm-5pm Evening

PENDINE Climbing Zip Line AbseilingField Games

TELPYN Climbing Abseiling Assault Course

WEDNESDAY 3rd June

DAY9.15 – 11.30 1.15pm – 3.00 3pm-5pm Evening

PENDINE Assault Course Orienteering Archery Talent ContestTELPYN High Ropes Zip Line Archery

THURSDAY 4th June

DAY9.15 – 11.30 2.00-4.00 Evening

PENDINE Caving High ropes Disco or Beach WalkTELPYN Orienteering Caving

Points To ConsiderPoints To Consider

• Is my child ready to cope with a week away from Is my child ready to cope with a week away from home without becoming distressed and home without becoming distressed and homesick? homesick?

• Can my child behave responsibly when out of Can my child behave responsibly when out of sight of an adult e.g. in their chalets after lights sight of an adult e.g. in their chalets after lights out?out?

• Could my child’s behaviour cause him to be a Could my child’s behaviour cause him to be a danger to himself or others (or herself of course)danger to himself or others (or herself of course)

• If at any time between now and next June, if we If at any time between now and next June, if we have any doubts about your child’s behaviour in have any doubts about your child’s behaviour in school, we reserve the right to withdraw him or school, we reserve the right to withdraw him or her from the trip.her from the trip.

Costs And PaymentsCosts And Payments

• Cost of the visit for the week, all inclusive, Cost of the visit for the week, all inclusive, will be £325will be £325

• £50 deposit required with your application £50 deposit required with your application by 7by 7thth October 2011 October 2011

• Balance can be paid as a lump sum, or in Balance can be paid as a lump sum, or in instalments every month up to and instalments every month up to and including May – Spread the cost including May – Spread the cost

• No payment in December as there is No payment in December as there is something else going on that you have something else going on that you have probably forgotten about. Hmmmm.probably forgotten about. Hmmmm.

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THE FUN STARTSHERE