Avon Tyrrell - Newlands Primary School

Avon Tyrrell
2013
18th – 20th March
Activities led by
Avon Tyrrell Staff
• Shelter building
• Night walk
• Low ropes
Night Walk
• An opportunity to explore Avon Tyrrell during the
hours of darkness and to discover nocturnal
creatures that live here, the stories connected with
Avon Tyrrell house and to test your night vision
with some night tricks.
• Wildlife is more abundant during the
spring/summer. Children will get the opportunity
to use bat detectors and search for many species
which roost at Avon Tyrrell. We will also be on
the look-out for tawny owls that nest within the
grounds.
Shelter Building
• Children will work in teams and have a set
amount of time to design and create their
shelter out of natural materials found in the
woods.
• The groups then visit each others shelters to
see what each other has done and to test
them for size, strength and waterproofing.
• Will everyone stay dry?
Low Ropes
• Situated in purpose built low ropes area and primarily
involving low level balance, problem solving and team
coordination, this teambuilding activity is suitable for
groups of all ages and abilities.
Safety:
All pupils have a harness and a helmet. They are given a full briefing as to
how to attach and detach themselves from the station. Avon Tyrrell staff
supervise the activity.
Recommendation:
Closed toe shoes are required for this activity along with comfortable
clothes that you don’t mind getting a little muddy.
Clothing List for AvonTyrrell
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Warm trousers – joggers (not new, not jeans)
Warm jumpers/sweatshirts.
T-shirts.
Underwear.
Socks, enough for three days in case they get wet.
Nightwear.
Waterproof/ warm coat.
Indoor shoes (trainers).
Outdoor shoes – not Wellington boots.
Plastic bag for dirty clothes.
Towel.
Soap, toothpaste, toothbrush, hairbrush, shower gel.
Story book (for quieter moments!!)
Teddy – small one.
Small drinks bottle – school water bottle is ideal.
Camera – not expensive, disposable are fine.
MEALS
Three cooked meals a day, lots of choice.
All meals have vegetarian alternative, plus salad
which the children help themselves to.
Children are expected to sit throughout the meal
time and only leave the table when told to. All
children collect their meal from the serving hatch
and clear away their table at the end of the meal.
Safety
• Travel - seat belts on coach
• Fire drill – takes place soon after we arrive
• First aid – we take a kit, plus staff at the centre
are qualified first-aiders
• House – main doors have a security code to enter
them
• Bedrooms – the main doors to all the building,
stairs & bedrooms all have a security code lock to
enter them. This is unique to us.
For the journey
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Small ruck sack
Pencil/paper
Something to read/do
A small snack for when we arrive – no eating on the
coach
• A small bottle of water
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HAIR DRYERS OR ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT
NAIL POLISH OR COSMETICS
ELECTRONIC GAMES
MOBILE PHONES
MP3 PLAYERS OR IPODS
SWEETS OR SNACKS FOR THE ROOM
Pocket money
£5 only – in a named purse or envelope.
There is a small shop and the children visit it once
during their stay. There is nowhere to buy sweets.
Timetable for Avon Tyrell 18th - 20th March 2013
Time
Monday
Tuesday
Wake up call
8:00
8:30
Arrive at school
9:30
Leave school
Breakfast
Animal Orienteering – teacher led
Arrive at Avon Tyrell
Have snack
Play
Talk by Avon Tyrrell staff
Find bedrooms
Fire drill
Outdoor activities and visit shop
Lunch
1:00
2:00 – 3:30
Outdoor activities – teacher led
1.45 - Shelter building led by AT staff
3:30 – 5:00
Team work activities – teacher led
Art in the environment – teacher led
5:00 – 6.00
Diaries/Quiet activities
Diaries/Quiet activities
Dinner
6:00
7:30 – 9:00
Bags downstairs and vacate rooms
Low Ropes – led by AT staff
11:00
11:30 – 12:30
Wednesday
Night walk – 2 groups – AT staff
Disco – teacher led
Arrive back at school at approximately
3:00pm
Next Steps
• Deposit
• Information letter and pack