Y6 residential

YEAR 6 RESIDENTIAL TRIP TO BUDDENS ACTIVITY CENTRE, DORSET – JUNE 2025

Dear Parent,

We are delighted to inform you that, following the success of our visit in 2024, and the results of the parent questionnaire, we have booked the following residential trip for Year 6 to Buddens Activity Centre, Wareham, Dorset from Monday 2rd June to Friday 6th June 2025.

Residential trips organised by the school are an optional, but invaluable, part of the National Curriculum. Pupils benefit hugely from the experience, both educationally and socially. We hope that every child joins us, however, attendance will be dependent on pupil behaviour in relation to our Ready, Respectful, Safe policies before and during our trip. Alternative activities are provided within school for those children who do not wish to attend.

Every year we strive to achieve the best possible value for money and can now confirm that the total cost of the trip will be £550. This includes all activities and full board for the duration (although you will need to provide a packed lunch on the first day) but does not cover the entire cost of the coach, which we will be looking to top up with fundraising and PTA donations.

Please note, the school is required to pay for the trip in three stages and the total cost of the trip is over £30,000. We therefore require parents to pay the amounts stated below, by the deadlines given to ensure the school is enable to pay the required invoice at each stage. These amounts are non-refundable to the school once paid and therefore unfortunately payments are non-refundable to parents after each of the payment deadlines. If you wish your child to attend the residential but are unable to meet these payment deadlines, please contact our school business manager, Ruth Alexander, who will be happy to agree individual payment plans if necessary.

The payment deadlines are as follows:

£75 – Friday 5th July 2024

£100 – Friday 27th September 2024

£100 – Friday 25th October 2024

£100 – Friday 29th November 2024

£100 – Friday 7th February 2025

£75 – Friday 28th March 2025

Payments should be made online at https://pmx.parentmail.co.uk/#core/login.

Further information will be given at a meeting for parents later this year. This meeting is for adults only, pupils will be spoken to and will have the opportunity to ask questions in class around the same time. In the meantime, further information can be found on Buddens website: Buddens Activity Centre | Wareham, Dorset | Rockley

If you have any queries, please do not hesitate to ask.

Yours faithfully,

Mrs Toms and the Y6 team