Information about the Y5 residential trip

1. Be the best we can;
Join in learning, play and prayer,
Remember God’s Word

2. Year 5 Residential: HMS Belfast
Thursday 14th November
to
Friday 15th November 2019
Parents’ meeting
Tuesday 17th September 2019

3. Staffing
● Mr. Elegbede
● Mr. Maslin
● Volunteer?

4. Cost
● £ 70.00 per child
● £15 deposit paid
● Two payments of £27.50 should be made by 9th
September 2019 and 1st October 2019.
Includes
● A night’s accommodation on HMS Belfast
● An evening meal
● Breakfast aboard the HMS Belfast
● A lesson and tour of HMS Belfast
● A packed lunch on the second day
● All travel including Thames Clipper back to
Woolwich on the Friday.

5. Purpose of trip
● Residential
◦ Building resilience
◦ Developing independence
●World War II
HMS Belfast was a serving warship in
WWII. This paired with the trip to the
Imperial War Museum builds a fully
immersive experience for the Topic work
for the term.

6. Where are we going

12. Itinerary - Thursday
● 8:30 - Arrive at school and sign in. Medication form
checked by staff.
● 9:00 - Leave school
● 10:30 - Deliver luggage to HMS Belfast
● 11:00 - Bus to IWM
● 12:00 - IWM
● 13:20 - Lunchroom booked
● 15:30 - Leave Museum
● 16:00 - Arrive at Waterloo for dinner
● 16:30 - London Night Walk
● 18:00 - Arrive at HMS Belfast
● 19:00 - Boat session followed by snack
● 21:00 - Lights out

13. Itinerary - Friday
7:00 - Wake up
8:00 - Breakfast
9:00 - Photography time
10:00 - Self guided session on HMS Belfast
12:00 - Lunch (provided by HMS Belfast)
12:30 - Collect luggage
13:00 - Clipper
13:30 - Disembark Clipper and get bus back to school
14:30 - Return to school for collection by parents

14. What to bring
All luggage should be in a rucksack that the children can carry
themselves. Please don’t bring suitcases (even trolley cases) as
the children will need to get them on and off buses themselves.
Kit list
● Packed Lunch for Thursday (including a snack for the
afternoon) in a separate bag
● Sleeping bag
● Pillow case
● Pyjamas
● Clean underwear for Friday
● Clean school shirt for Friday
● Wash kit (toothbrush, toothpaste, face cloth, soap)
● Towel
● Teddy bear
● Playing cards: Top Trumps, Snap, Uno etc.
Do not bring any electronic devices, phones etc

15. Medication
Any medication that the children would
normally take daily and would need to be
administered by staff should be brought to
school on the Thursday in a labelled box. A
medication form must be filled out by
parents and the dosage etc discussed with
staff.
This includes all inhalers.

16. Behaviour
On trips
Children should;
1. Listen carefully to and
follow teacher’s’
instructions
2. Stay with partners or
groups
3. Be respectful of members
of the public
4. Never shout, run or disrupt
other’s learning
We try our best
We are good sports
We are honest
We treat everyone as
we would want to be
treated
We keep our hands,
feet and objects to
ourselves and only use
kind words

17. Any questions?