Year 3/4 Trip to the Matthew in Bristol
Dear Parents/Carers,
We are delighted to inform parents that we have organised a day trip for our Year 3/4 children to support the learning for this and the next enquiry question. The Matthew is a fantastic way to bring the learning to life and will provide an invaluable insight into this historical era. We will be sailing on ‘The Matthew’ through Bristol harbour and then taking the children to the ‘M’ Shed and having lunch there.
The trip will be taking place on Thursday 15th October 2026. The coach will leave school at approximately 9:00am and should return by the end of the school day, therefore any arrangements regarding after school clubs or breakfast club can remain unchanged.
Children should wear normal school uniform and will need to bring a packed lunch and drink, no fizzy drinks please. Children should have a warm coat as we will be walking outside throughout the day; however, we will advise closer to the trip date dependent on the weather.
The cost of the trip is £17.95 per child, which covers the cost of the activities and the coach travel. Children in receipt of pupil premium funding will have the cost of this trip met by the school, however parents will still need to give permission via MCAS (My Child at School) for them to participate in the trip.
On your MCAS account, please click on ‘trips’ to give permission & add the cost to your basket. You will need to check out your basket to complete the transaction. Deadline for permission & payment is Sunday 11th October 2026.
We hope parents will understand that should we not receive sufficient funds to cover the cost of the trip, we will have to cancel. The school has no provision to subsidise trips.
If you are available to help on this trip, we are still looking for a few parents to join us. If you can help, please speak to your child’s class teacher next week.
We hope this will be a thoroughly enjoyable trip for the children and we are looking forward to it.
With regards
The Year 3/4 Team