Hi all
Camp is only a month away and I have attached the information pages of the notice below. Email me if you need further copies of consent forms and health profiles.
Please note: The optimist yachting form needs to be completed at this time also.
Pre-CAMP MEETING is on the 13th November , 5.30pm in Room 6
Room
6 @ CAMP KAITAWA 2013
Notice #3
UPDATE – 4st November
This newsletter also includes ‘optimist yachting’ permission slip
Dear parents/caregivers
Room
6 children will be attending camp at the Camp Kaitawa near Lake Waikaremoana
this term. All children are expected to
participate in the 4 days and 3 nights away from home.
There
will be a camp meeting on Wednesday 13th November at 5.30pm in Room
6.
PURPOSE OF THE CAMP
This
is an opportunity for the children to:
- think and work interdependently
-
take responsible risks and
-
develop leadership, initiative and good decision-making skills
NUMBERS ATTENDING CAMP
Room 6 will have 28 children
attending camp.
DAYS & DATES
Camp
Dates are Tuesday 3rd December to Friday 6th December
2013. We will leave from school on Tuesday
at 9.00am travelling by private cars and hire van to Camp Kaitawa. We will return from camp on Friday to be back
at school by 3.00 pm. We ask you to pick
children up from school, as they will have their packs and may be tired.
PARENTAL CONSENT & HEALTH PROFILE
Could
this please be filled in and returned as soon as possible to
enable us to collate information for the benefit of your child.
COST OF CAMP
The cost for camp is $150 pp. The cost includes food, drink, camp fee, camp
personnel and activities. Payment of
this fee can be returned to the office by Friday 22nd November
. It is hoped no child be denied this
experience because of cost. This fee also
includes Optimist Yachting which we will be participating in on the following
Monday.
SUPERVISION OF CHILDREN
An
experienced group of parents will be on the campsite. Your child will be supervised 24 hours each
day. If there are special problems such
as allergies, diet, medicine, let the teacher know on the attached
form. We shall endeavour to treat the
matter as you would at home with the strictest confidence. In the event of an emergency, parents will be
contacted as soon as possible.
TRANSPORT
Children will be travelling by private and/or hire
vehicles.
PARENT HELP
I
was inundated with offers of help from parents earlier in the year. We had to use a ‘draw system’ to choose from
the many applicants. The selected
parents will transport, assist with day to day running of the camp and
participate in all activities. Thank you
all for your offers of support.
I still require help and transport for the
Optimist Yachting trip on the Monday following camp.
CLOTHING/EQUIPMENT LIST FOR CHILDREN
Important! Camp Kaitawa is 610m above sea level and
subject to changeable weather conditions
This is on a separate sheet to refer to before going on
Camp. Clothing should be warm and serviceable,
not your best clothing. ALL clothing should be named. (This
is very important). I have
encouraged the children to take some responsibility for organising their own
gear by checking items off the list as they are packed.
FOOD
Each
child is required to bring baking or fruit to be shared with others for morning,
afternoon teas and supper.
A bulk donation of fresh fruit would also be welcomed – see me if
you can help out.
Children will need to provide their own morning tea,
lunch and a drink for the first day on camp as well as ingredients for
their ‘cook up’. All other meals,
snacks, drinks will be provided.
We hope this experience will be of great benefit to your
child and will lay the foundations for a greater appreciation of outdoor living. Please reply with the necessary forms as soon
as possible. Do not dispose of the
Equipment List until your child has arrived fully laden at school on the day of
his/her camp! Thanks for your support.
David Barclay
