Dear Parents/Carers,
We are delighted to inform parents that we have organised a trip for our Year 5/6 children which will support our learning for our terms 1/2 enquiry question ‘How Did Civilisation Evolve During the Stone Age?’. We plan to visit Cheddar Gorge & Caves to broaden our understanding through school-based research and activities and participating in focused workshops about the Stone Age.
Our trip will take place on Monday 13th October 2025.
The coach will leave school at approximately 9:15am 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 their usual polo shirt and logo jumper but can wear comfortable trousers, such as joggers or leggings (no jeans please!). They should wear sensible/comfortable footwear i.e. trainers (please be aware these may get muddy if the ground is wet). All children will need a warm, waterproof coat as we will be outside for the majority of the day.
Children will need to bring a packed lunch and drink, no fizzy drinks please.
The cost of the trip is £19.00 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 for them to participate in the trip.
If you have not set up an MCAS account, please refer to the original launch letter:
https://uphillvillageacademy.clf.uk/letters/mychildatschool-mcas-launch/
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.
We hope this will be a thoroughly enjoyable trip for the children and we are looking forward to it.
Yours sincerely
Year 5/6 Team
