Information for Children and Parents
http://www.yha.org.uk/school-trips/hostel/whitby
Mr Clarke – Group Leader
Mrs Hutchinson – Driver 1
Mr Scull – Driver 2
Mr Maiden - First Aid
Miss Hall
Travel is by 2 mini buses and a luggage van
9.15am Depart from HPS
10.45am-11.00am Toilet / mini-bus stop at Pickering
Arrival- 12 noon at Abbey House YHA
Check in, leave luggage and have fire and safety talk.
Eat packed lunch provided by school.
1.15pm- ACTIVITY- Whitby Town Trail (Room 13) - warmclothes will be needed.
4.15pm- Return to Hostel, go to rooms, unpack and MAKEBEDS
5.15pm- Evening Meal in the Restaurant
6.15pm- ACTIVITY- Crabbing from the Harbour -warmclothing needed.
7.30pm- finish.
9.30 Hot choc and biscuits
10.00pm Bedtime
7.45am- Breakfast- served in the Dining Room.
9.15am- ACTIVITY- Coastal Processes.
12.15pm- Packed lunches provided, to be eatenin Abbey House Garden or inside.
1.15 pm- Visit Pannet Park Museum –http://www.pannettpark.co.uk/
5.15pm- Evening Meal in the Restaurant
6.15pm – Walk around Whitby – visit the whalebones, explore the beach and harbour etc.
9.30 Hot choc and biscuits
10.00pm Bedtime
7.45 am Breakfast in Dining room.
Children pack and strip bed linen and put inlaundry carts on landing.
9.00am- Whitby boat trip – through theharbour and out the sea (if the sea is calm) orthrough the harbour up the river Esk.
12 noon children eat packed lunch providedby hostel on mini-bus
3.00pm arrival at school expected by the endof the school day.
Sleeping Arrangements
All children have created a list of up to 4 other children they
would like to share with – all children have at least one (inmost cases all) of these designated friends in their room.
Children will receive their room number on arrival!!!
Meals-
Weds Lunch- Packed Lunch brought from home
Please pack a good sized packed lunch in a
disposable bag
(no tupperware/spoons etc) with a re-sealable drink.
No fizzy drinks/ No glass bottles/ No Nuts etc.
This is to be carried in a small back pack that the
children will be required to carry with them when
out of the hostel throughout the three days.
Geography Coastal Walk, looking at coastalprocesses such as erosion which will be partof our new geography topic
Crabbing in the Harbour - A true seasideactivity that is surprisingly addictive. Childrenwork in pairs with lines, catch buckets anddip nets.
Whitby Town Trail - Room 13 - Discover thelocations that inspired the author of ‘Dracula’when he visited Whitby in the 1890s and linkit to our focused class book – Room 13.
Boat Trip
An exciting boat trip through the Harbourand up the river to consolidate features ofour previous topic– Life jackets will be wornfor this adventure!
Pannet Park Museum - is a treasure trove oflocal artefacts, objects, documents, books,maps, photographs, and paintings aboutWhitby.
These will all need to have a signed medicalform and given to an adult on the morningthat we travel- this includes travel sicknesstablets.
All medication should also be clearly labelledwith name and dosage.
Whitby May 2016
Kit List
A small holdall to carry:
Towel
Clothes suitable for ALL weathers including socks andunderwear, enough for 3 days with some spares in case theyget wet.
Night clothes & Teddy
Wash bag complete with toiletries and hair brush
Indoor shoes / slippers
Sturdy walking shoes / boots
Warm waterproof coat – we will be outdoors in all weathers
Waterproof pants- if you have them, they will be extremelyuseful as we will be going to our activities- whatever theweather!
Hat, scarf , gloves, cap, sun cream for all weathers!
Small water bottle – refillable to carry yourself
Medication if required – please ensure you fill FORMavailable from school office.
Spending Money - £5 in a named envelope
Camera – If you wish , at your own risk, to be kept in anamed carrier
Packed Lunch for Wednesday lunchtime
Back pack (to use throughout the trip to carry ownpacked lunches camera etc) this should be taken on themini-bus with Wednesdays packed lunch in
PLEASE DO NOT BRING – Ipod/ Ipad/ Mobile Phones/Tablets or electronic devices
This is limited to £5 and there is some smallgift shops for the children to do a little bit ofshopping, for themselves or a familymember.
Please do not send your child with extramoney, or food, with them on the trip –**withthe exception of a packed lunch on theWednesday – in a disposable bag. **
YHA Whitby
Abbey House, East Cliff
Whitby, North Yorkshire
YO22 4JT
Tel: 01947 602878
Miss Hall will carry the ‘school trips’ mobile at all times
the mobile number for this will be sent to you by text the day
before our residential.
Please use this to contact us in an emergency out of school
hours. The school office will text you updates throughout the
trip.
