Year 5 Spanish Trip Parent Booklet 2024 by habselstreeschools

Introduction

Dear Parents and Guardians

We are very excited to be taking some Year 5 students away to the Arbolar Centre at Bea Beach, Murcia for the Year 5 residential in Spain.

On this immersive language trip, the Arbolar group leaders use cultural excursions, Spanish workshops and water sports to encourage students to use their Spanish throughout the trip.

Students will have an invaluable opportunity to converse and engage with native Spanish speakers in real-life situations at every turn. They will learn water and beach sports with fully qualified water sport instructors whilst experiencing Spanish culture and using their language in a supportive and encouraging environment. The children will have the chance to experience an authentic Spanish neighbourhood on a guided visit and 'market mission' to a local town, and they will test their culinary skills by creating a typical Spanish dish.

“To speak a language is to take on a world, a culture.”

Frantz Fanon

Arbolar Centre, Bea Beach

Opening in 2003, Arbolar has built a positive reputation within the local community as an outstanding centre. It is a leading residential activity centre, welcoming thousands of children each year Their centre provides a rewarding and thrilling programme of outdoor and indoor adventure activities, with secure and controlled residential accommodation.

Bea Beach is Arbolar’s new centre based in Águilas, Murcia. It is located just a few minutes from the beach and is part of the Senator chain of hotels.

The boys will have the opportunityto:

• Develop their Spanish language in lessons

• Use their Spanish in real-life situations around town

• Create Spanish dishes in the kitchen

• Participate in water sports

• Play beach sports

Itinerary

Morning

Afternoon

Evening

Morning

Afternoon

Evening

Morning

Afternoon

Evening

Friday 18 October

• Arrive at school at normal time

• Leave suitcase and rucksack in the hall

• Normal timetable

Lunch in the Bates Dining Room

• Depart from school

• Coach to Gatwick Airport

• Flight to Alicante School Provided Packed Dinner

• Arrive in Alicante

• Coach to Murcia

• Set up rooms, make beds and go to sleep

Saturday 19 October

• Breakfast

• Language Session

• Water Sports Lunch

• Spanish Cooking Workshop Dinner

• Pool Party

Sunday 20 October

• Breakfast

• Language Session

• Visit Old Town Lunch

• Visit Old Town Dinner

• Evening Activity run by Arbolar

Itinerary Continued

Monday 21 October

• Breakfast

Morning

Afternoon

Evening

Morning

Afternoon

Evening

Morning

Afternoon

• Language Session

• Beach Sports Lunch

• Beach Sports Dinner

• Evening Activity run by Arbolar

Tuesday 22 October

• Breakfast

• Language Session

• Traditional Street Market Visit Lunch

• Traditional Street Market Visit Dinner

• Farewell Party

Wednesday 23 October

• Breakfast

• Depart centre, get coach to Alicante aiport Packed Lunch

• Flight from Alicante airport to Gatwick airport

• Coach from Gatwick Airport to Habs Prep School

• Arrive at school

Key Information

Travel arrangements

Departure - Friday 18 October 2024, 1pm

Please drop off your child by 8:30am. Park in the North Drive car park and escort your child to the Prep hall with their luggage.

Return - Wednesday 23 October 2024, 3:30-4pm approx.

Please park at the North Drive and walk over to the front of the Prep School to collect your child.

On the day of departure, your child will follow the normal timetable in the morning and will leave school after lunch.

School bags should be left in their classrooms.

Suitcases will be placed in the luggage compartment of the coach; therefore, it is important your child packs any items needed for the coach journey and flight in their small rucksack.

We will ensure parents are kept updated with our estimated time of arrival on Wednesday 23 October

Please note:

Pupils may bring a few snacks for the flight to supplement their packed dinner (no nuts, seeds, liquids).

All belongings must be clearly labelled, this includes cameras, socks and pants. Pupils should make a careful list of all their possessions which they can then use when they are packing up at the end of the trip. Please also provide them with suitable bags to store their dirty clothes in.

Pupils must not bring any Air Tags, smart watches, phones, electronic games, chewing gum, sweets or extra food beyond the sensible number of snacks they will have in their rucksack for the flight

Kit List

Hand Luggage – Rucksack / Day Bag

Optional Clothing

• Jacket

• Spanish trip hoodie (if purchased)

• Jumper

Other Items

• Water bottle

• Recreational activities, e.g. reading book, notepad, playing cards

• Inhalers/Adrenaline Pens

• Snacks for the plane (optional)

Please ensure all liquids are in your son’s suitcase, not hand luggage.

Cabin Luggage - Suitcase

Clothing Other Items

Minimum five changes of clothing:

• T-shirts

• Spanish trip t-shirt (optional)

• Trousers / Shorts

• Underwear

• Socks

Jumper or Spanish trip hoodie

Toiletries:

• Toothbrush

• Toothpaste

• Shower gel

• Shampoo

• Deodorant

Towel x 2 (one beach, one bath)

Pyjamas Suncream

Swimwear x 1-2

Shoes: Trainers, Sandals, Water Shoes, Slippers (optional)

Sun hat

Dirty laundry bag

Spending money: Up to 10€ in cash, ideally in small notes or coins.

Camera (optional)

Sunglasses Passport & GHIC/EHIC – handed into the Prep Office by Friday 27 September 2024

Please ensure all items (including socks and underwear) are clearly labelled with your child’s name.

No electronic devices, AirTags, Kindles, mobile phones, smart watches, tablets or electronic games are to be brought on the trip.

Note: Your child will be required to take their suitcase up some stairs at the Bea Beach Centre, so please ensure they are able to carry their suitcase.

Medical and dietary requirements

Staff at Arbolar will be informed of any medical and special dietary requirements based on the information provided on your Evolve consent form First Aid kits are carried at all times. If you are concerned about medical or dietary requirements, please contact Miss King (king_j@habsboys.org.uk).

Pupilsmust carry theirown inhalers/adrenaline pens with them at all times. Please notethat ifyour childforgetstheirspareinhaler/adrenaline pens,they willnot attend theresidential.

If your childneeds any othermedication (whetherthis be prescriptionor non-prescription), creams, vitamins, cough sweets or similar during the trip,pleaseemail Mrs Percivalthis informationin advanceofthe trip(percival_j@habsboys.org.uk).

All medicationmust bein the originalcontainer, labelledwith the pupil’sname, the name of themedicine, the dose and frequency of administration and the expiry date.

Any medication will be handed to Mrs Percival on the morning of departure.

Contact

You are warmly invited to provide any extra information or for any reassurance about any aspect of our trip to your child’s Form Teacher or Miss King as the trip leader.

During the trip you can achieve contact in an emergency by telephoning the Prep School Office on 020 8266 1779 between 8am and 5 30pm Outside these hours, please leave a message on the answer phone which will be picked up by the School Office the following morning

In serious emergency cases only, you will be able to contact Miss King on a school trip telephone number which will be distributed in Autumn Term.

Staff Accompanying the Tip

Miss King – Trip Lead

Mr Swindell

Miss Jeffries

Mr Bowley

Mrs Percival

We will share photos of our time in Spain on Padlet so you can follow along with our fun activities.

Further Questions

Food choices – allergies or religious observations

Before the trip, your child’s preferences will be noted and they will not eat anything they have an allergy to or cannot eat due to religious reasons. This list will be given to the centre so they are aware. If you have any concerns or additional questions, please contact Miss King.

Bedwetting

This situation is one that we encounter every year. Please have a discrete chat with Miss Jeffries who will arrange for a sheet to be placed on your child’s bed during a quiet moment. This will be checked each morning, when the room is empty, and will be changed without comment if they are wet

Homesickness

Our aim is for every child to have a wonderful week away with the year group. We find it is rare for a pupil to feel homesick, especially with all the activities they will be doing! If your child does begin to feel homesick, please be assured we will support them and call home if needed. Do remember, no news is good news!

Safety

The trip is ATOL and ABTA protected and Bea Beach has been awarded its Adventuremark certificate by the AAIAC

Voyager Travel who organises trips the Arbolar Centure is insured through Endsleigh Insurance and holds public liability, products liability and professional indemnity insurance with AXA.

Instructors and accompanying teachers are first aid trained and first aid resources are available 24/7 Activities are supervised by instructors with the approved qualification for the activity. Staff, regardless of qualification, are regularly trained, reviewed and appraised