Year 7 Camp

On Friday 26^th September we will be hosting our annual Year 7 camping evening at school. We ask for a contribution of £5.00 towards food and entertainment for the evening. You can sign up and pay on Arbour. If you have any concerns regarding the payment, please contact Mr Thomas (thomasm@danebury.hispmat.org).

The camping evening will start straight from the end of the school day and will conclude on Saturday 27^th at 9am.

The collection point on Saturday 27^th September will be at the bottom car park (closest to the bottom field). Here, a colleague or I will meet you to sign your child out. Please collect your child between 9-9:15am.

We will be providing tents for all pupils, so please do not bring in tents. No campfire equipment of any form required.

Things to bring:

Essential

Sleeping bag/duvet (and blankets to sleep on)
Pillow
Pyjamas
Warm clothes
Toiletries - toothbrush
Blankets
Change of clothes
Coat
Medication (if required)
Camping light/torch
Water bottle

The school will be providing dinner and breakfast. As well as cartons of juice throughout the night/morning. Your child can bring snacks, but we recommend no big bottles of fizzy, for obvious reasons. Please provide your child with a reusable water bottle that they can refill at the water stations throughout the evening.

The schedule of the evening will consist of setting up camp, games (such as ultimate frisbee & rounders), dinner, cinema and some social time before bed. All children will have some breakfast and juice provided in the morning before being collected.

The evening will be a no mobile phone event. Pupils will have their phones before bed for an hour to contact home to wish them goodnight before the phones are locked away to ensure the children are immersed with nature. Of course, if one of the children becomes homesick or sad, we will give them their phones to contact you.

The event will go ahead regardless of adverse weather. We will plan to camp on the field, but if the weather does not allow this or the forecast looks concerning, we will camp in the sports hall.

If you have any questions, concerns or queries, please do contact me at thomasm@danebury.hispmat.org.