Dalguise 2015 26th October – 30th October

Kirkcaldy West Primary School

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StaffStaffKirkcaldy West• Mr Harley• Miss Syme• Miss Lawless• Mrs Rae• Ms Higgins• Mrs Chalmers• Mr Trousdale

Dalguise• Group Leader• Trained

Instructors• All staff

Emergency First Aid trained

• Nightwatch staff

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Dalguise, Perthshire

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5The Sports Dome Accommodation

Dinner hall

Gardens

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Emphasis on the four capacities of Confident Individuals, Responsible Citizens, Effective

Contributors and Successful Learners

The week focuses on:•Problem solving, creative thinking, risk taking•Leadership, working with others, communication, negotiation•Decision making, planning, reviewing•Personal achievement, confidence and building resilience

Health and Wellbeing across the curriculum

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Physical, mental and social skills

•Looking after their own clothes – helping to pack, labelling clothes, putting wet or dirty clothes in plastic bags to take home

•Making their own beds!

•Facing new challenges – leaving parents behind, adventurous activities

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•Considering others – pupils, teachers, instructors - Teamwork

•Sharing a dormitory – need for sleep, tidying up – patience and tolerance *Dorm points!

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• Strengthen relationships, improve communication, responsible decision making, trust, respect

Teamwork – Together Everyone Achieves More

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Leaving The SchoolLeaving The SchoolAll children should gather in Hut 18 for1.15pm. We aim to leave at 2.00pm.

The journey to Dalguise should take around 1

hour 30 minutes.

We arrive at Dalguise around 3.30pm, givingus time to unpack and explore before ourevening meal.

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Sleeping Accommodation

• Children will be given a ‘Wish List’ to complete.

• At least one child from this wish list will be allocated to their room.

• Rooms will be checked on a daily basis and an points system will be in place!

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MealsMeals

• Breakfast each day offers a selection of cereals, toast, porridge and fruit juice as well as a cooked option.

• At lunch soup will be served. Hot and cold options such as wraps, baked potatoes, omelettes and baguettes will be served also.

• A tasty three course dinner will be on offer for our evening meal.

Our P7s will be offered healthy

choices!

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A Day at DalguiseA Day at Dalguise

•Around 7.30am – children wake•Around 8.00am - breakfast•Around 9.00am – Session 1 begins•Around 10.30am – Session 2 begins•Around 12.00 noon - Lunch•Around 2.00pm - Session 3 begins•Around 3.30pm – Session 4 begins

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•Around 5.30pm – Dinner•Around 6.30pm – Evening

entertainments•Around 8.30pm – Ready for

bed•9.15pm-9.30pm - Lights out

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ActivitieActivitiessAbseilingArcheryChallenge CourseGiant SwingJacob’s LadderTrapezeFencingZip WireRifle ShootingRaft building

and more!

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What To BringWhat To Bring

• If possible please pack children’s belongings in a holdall type bag. These are easier to store at Dalguise.

• You should have been given a clothing list. Please mark all items with your child’s name. Outdoor clothes will get wet and muddy, so it is sensible to put a number of labelled plastic bags (and a black bin bag) in the holdall also.

• Be prepared to throw things out when the children get home!

• Waterproof trousers, face cream, lip balm, pillow case– not on kit list however can be added.

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Medication

• Please clearly label and medication, including travel sickness remedies with child’s name, dosage, frequency. Check dates on inhalers etc. and give to staff on Monday.

• An additional medication sheet must be completed on 26th October if you are handing over medication that is not already on your health form.

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Money•No money is needed but there is a

shop.

•Please do not bring more than £10.00.

•Children will be asked to hand over their spending money in order to keep this safe until they visit the shop. Please put this in a labelled, sealed envelope.

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What Not To BringWhat Not To Bring

• No electrical equipment.• No mobile phones. Unanswered calls or

texts can cause parents to worry. Children will not be allowed to phone home as this often causes them to feel homesick.

• A member of staff will phone the school to say we have arrived safely and will call the school each day to give us an update. You are more than welcome to call the school for an update.

NO NEWS IS GOOD NEWS!

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Leaving DalguiseLeaving Dalguise

•There are two activities on the last morning so therefore the bus won’t leave Dalguise until around 1.30pm.

•We hope to return to the school around 3.00pm (ish)

•We would ask that parents make their way to the hall and meet children there.

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Consent form

Insurance

Questions?