Whitby day trip reminder

A reminder to parents/carers about our class trip to Whitby on Friday 28th September.

The majority of the day will be self-guided, giving the children a chance to visit the harbour, beach, town and Abbey. Throughout the trip, the children will have the opportunity to experience crabbing, fossil hunting, sandcastle building, take a boat ride on Captain Cook’s Bark Endeavour, walk up/down the iconic 199 steps and head up to Whitby Abbey itself. All these activities have strong cross-curricular links with Geography, History and Science. Whilst on the trip we would also like to take the children for a fish and chip dinner and treat them to an ice-cream.
 
As the trip includes a fish and chip dinner, children are not required to take a packed lunch with them (unless they do not wish to take part in fish and chips). However, if the children would like to take a snack and soft drink to eat at some other point in the day, we will ensure the children have the opportunity for a short break in the morning and before heading home. If your child has any dietary requirements, we ask that you inform staff in advance to allow us to make the appropriate arrangements.
 
To enable to children to make the most of the day, and to avoid rush hour traffic, we would ask that the children arrive at school for 7:15am, ready for the coach’s departure at 7:30am. On return, the coach will arrive back at school for 6pm in the evening. Although this will be a long day for the children and staff, it will allow them plenty of time to fit all the activities into one day and ensure that the children get the best experience of Whitby as possible.