Year 4 residential Trip to Folly Farm. June 2023
Dear Parents/Carers,
As we did last year, we are intending to take the Year 4 children on a one night residential visit to Folly Farm in Chew Magna, which is run by Avon Wildlife Trust, from Thursday 15th June to Friday 16th June 2023.
Folly Farm is an award-winning, sustainable learning centre, set in a 250-acre nature reserve in the Chew Valley. They offer curriculum-linked programmes with hands-on experiences in nature; from pond-dipping to bug hunting, bat walks to owl pellet dissection. On-site accommodation is provided in the beautifully restored 18th century farmhouse.
Please visit their website for further information https://www.avonwildlifetrust.org.uk/our-learning-centres
We would like to take as many of the year 4 children as possible. If you are unsure about your child taking part in the trip, due to either financial concerns or possibly about how they may cope with being away from home, please telephone the school office team by Friday 3rd February to discuss this further.
The cost of the trip is estimated at £100 per child. The final cost will be communicated to parents once we confirm how many children are attending. This cost will include coach fares, insurance, accommodation, food and drink and activities. We understand this is a large amount of money and we will offer the opportunity to pay by instalments between February and May.
If you child wishes to attend this trip you will need to go onto ParentPay (www.parentpay.com ) to indicate this by next Friday 3rd February 2023.
Once we have confirmed numbers and costs, we will add the charges to ParentPay and send a letter to parents explaining the next steps. If your child is in receipt of pupil premium funding the cost of the trip will be met by the school. However, if you wish to make a financial contribution, please speak to the school office team for further advice.
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
