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School Trips

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septmum · 29/04/2008 19:05

With all this talk about payment of school trips would do you think of the following.

Would you agree to let your child (foundation,Y1 and Y2) go on the school which is to the seaside.

We are in herts/beds borders and the school is saying that they are taking theese years to clacton for the day.

Children to be at school at 6.30am and will be back between 5.30 to 6pm.

Now am i being unreasonable in not even thinking about letting my DC (Foundation) go. As i can not think of a more dangerous place to take children of this age.

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TurkeyLurkey · 29/04/2008 19:09

Why is Clacton dangerous?

ChasingSquirrels · 29/04/2008 19:12

I wouldn't be concerned about dangers, my mum (retired reception teacher) used to do a beach trip every year, it is a fab trip for KS1, lots of fun.
I would be concerned about the length of the day, imo it is far too long.

pointydog · 29/04/2008 19:16

yes yes yes I would let a small child of mine go on a trip to the seaside.

I might grumble at having to get them to school for 6.30am. That seems very excessive.

pointydog · 29/04/2008 19:17

and what is it about clacton? Bears on teh streets? Serpents in the sea?

collision · 29/04/2008 19:18

I would def let them go as I would probably tag along too as a parent helper!

I would let him go without me as well but I would grumble at the 6.30am start as that seems like a long day for anyone!

Whizzz · 29/04/2008 19:18

The Creepy Creature of Clacton

ChasingSquirrels · 29/04/2008 19:18

lol at bears on the streets, made me think of not walking on the cracks when I was little because bears were hiding round the corner waiting to get me if I did.
hmm - its a wonder I'm not paranoid!

cornsilk · 29/04/2008 19:20

Schools have to do risk assessment and have ratio of adults to chn very small. Why not offer to go and help if you're worried?

MrsMattie · 29/04/2008 19:21

It's Clacton not Clapton. No murder mile, just the sea and some shops selling ice creams.

Crunchie · 29/04/2008 19:22

Sorry I think YABU tbh, it will be a fab day out at the seaside, they will ask for parent helpers so if you are worried, perhaps you could ffer to go along

TurkeyLurkey · 29/04/2008 19:29

Oh I see,I was imagining escaped bears and things too, if its just the fact its a trip to the seaside the yes YABU. They'll have a great time. Ours went with the school at this age and had an amazing day. As someone else has said they'll have enough adults to take responsibility for a small number of children each.

Not sure about the 6.30am start though, now thats unreasonable!!

ALMummy · 29/04/2008 19:31

Well I could actually think of much more dangerous places to take kids than Clacton but I don t think I would like it either to be honest. Day sounds much too long. I would probably go along to help out if I could and if not drive over to Clacton and stalk the school party. You may think I am joking but when DS went on his first school trip for the morning I dashed home after dropping him off, jumped in my car and drove to the location of the school trip to see him arrive - they were walking there so I also managed to get a few glimpses of him en route as well .

quint · 29/04/2008 19:32

I'd be more concerned about the length of the day to be honest. Its a lot for them to cope with. What do the other parents at the school think?

BettySpaghetti · 29/04/2008 19:32

Our school does an annual seaside trip for KS1 -DD loved it.

Its very well organised and they take lots of parent helpers as well as teachers, TAs etc. as I'm sure your DCs school will

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septmum · 29/04/2008 19:38

Sorry i disappeared went to have dinner.
Nothing wrong with Clacton, i used spend holidays there every year.

It more to do with the fact there will be one adult for every 4/5 children and there will be about 180 children going. And yes the length of the trip.

Can't go along as have a 8mth baby and no one to look after her and they won't allow other children.

Almummy I would but i don't drive.

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cat64 · 29/04/2008 20:53

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ROSEgarden · 29/04/2008 21:02

im with you septmum, right or wrong in others eyes i would also be worried about my dd being one of 5 on a school trip of almost 200 going to the sea side..in my mind its more..what would the teacher do if one child boted wand left yours stood there?
and ime(lots of trips to local park that we go to) THESE aprticular teachers from two schools dont even look around to see if everyones ok, just sit scoffing their sarnies when theres 20-30 under 5's running around the huge play area...maybe i(and you) am paranoid and 'cant let go' but id rather be like this than wish i had said how i felt before something happend...
FWIW my dd does still do lots of stuff and as i work from home most of the time i get to help out, not always with dd, but in her class as the children know me.

If you fel your LO WILL be safe, then go ahead, only you know what your school is like.

ROSEgarden · 29/04/2008 21:03

that should have said 'bolted and'

cazzybabs · 29/04/2008 21:04

Yes - far safe to go with a school that with me!!! How lovely for a trip!

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septmum · 29/04/2008 21:10

Cat64

'Are most of your children in a catchment area where children have not experienced the seas-side' No parents are discussing where they are going on holiday. Most people seem to be going to spain this year of course they don't have beaches .

Rosegarden

Thats what i was thinking (probaly didn't explain very well inmy OP).

FWIW i don't have a probelm with dc children going places with other people.

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cat64 · 29/04/2008 22:25

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Tinker · 29/04/2008 22:31

180 kids!

marina · 29/04/2008 22:40

That's a BIG party...
And you're in the home counties, not Caithness - what's with the 6.30am start?

Loshad · 29/04/2008 22:41

I thinkl one adult to 5 children works fine at this age, i've been on loads of school trips and we usually have that sort of ratio, or slightly higher for KS2 - honestly it really isn't hard to look after 5 children, you can give them loads of attention. Our Y2's go to the seaside every year (from a school where several holidays a year is normal) and they all have a fabby time. 180 isn't too many either really - we took that number last year - though not to seaside (2 hrs each way on coach) and they all had a ball.

ChasingSquirrels · 29/04/2008 22:41

180 is only 2 classes in each year.

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