花季传媒

花季传媒

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Telephone02 8585 1600

Emailfortstreet-h.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Year 7 Camp 2025

Dear Parents or Carers,

The Year 7 Camp will be held at Point Wolstoncroft Sport and Recreation Centre, Gwandalan 2259 (90 minutes north of Sydney), from Wednesday 12 February to Friday 14 February 2025.

Camp Cost

The cost of the camp is $460. This fee will be added to your account. Payment will be required by Monday 3 February, 2025.听 If you require financial assistance please contact the office.

At 花季传媒, we use School Bytes for all permission notes and payments. All families will need to create a Schoolbytes Portal Account.

This link will take you to the school website for registration and access

Please remember to fill in the reference box听鈥淵ear 7 2025 camp鈥 to assist us with the payment allocation. Included in this cost is accommodation, food, activities and travel to and from the camp.

Students and staff will travel to the venue by bus. The bus will depart from 花季传媒 at 7:30am on Wednesday 12 February. Students need to arrive at school by 7:15am for Roll Call to ensure the bus departs on time. The bus will return staff and students to school at approximately 3:30 pm on Friday 14 February. All camp activities are supervised by qualified instructors and adhere to the Department of Education regulations.

During the camp, students will be offered the opportunity to participate in a range of activities including: raft building, canoeing, sailing, archery, team challenge, standup paddleboard and teacher and peer support led sessions in the day and evening.

Medical and Consent Form

Point Wolstoncroft Sport and Recreation Centre requires a parent or carer to complete a medical and consent form prior to attending the Year 7 2025 camp.

The information that Sport and Recreation needs about your child includes:

路听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Medical conditions

路听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Food related allergies

路听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Special diets

路听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Medication

路听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Emergency contact details

路听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Media consent

Once you submit the form, the information is sent to the Centre so the staff can prepare for your child鈥檚 visit.

For information on camp life

If you have any questions regarding the camp, please contact the Head Teacher Student Wellbeing, Ms Kristina Smith on 8585 1600.

Students around a campfire

What to bring:

Luggage should be limited to one bag equivalent to medium sized luggage with maximum weight of 10kg and a separate sleeping bag, plus a small backpack per child. Remember, your child will be required to carry their luggage so it is essential to make sure it is not too big or heavy.

Please听label听all clothing, towels and sleeping bag with your child鈥檚 name.听

路听听听听听听听听 Shorts (shorts to be mid-thigh)

路听听听听听听听听 T-shirts; short sleeved and long sleeved sun protection (NO singlets)

路听听听听听听听听 Jeans

路听听听听听听听听 Jumper or lightweight full length pants and tracksuit pants

路听听听听听听听听 Socks and underwear

路听听听听听听听听 Raincoat

路听听听听听听听听 Pyjamas

路听听听听听听听听 Swimming costume, rashie shirt, sunscreen, sun hat and sunglasses

路听听听听听听听听 Two pairs of running shoes (one old pair to wear in the water)

路听听听听听听听听 Toiletries, soap, lip balm and insect repellent (no aerosols)

路听听听听听听听听 Two towels

路听听听听听听听听 Pillow, sleeping bag or doona and two single flat sheets

路听听听听听听听听 Day backpack

路听听听听听听听听 Paper, pens or pencils

路听听听听听听听听 Plastic bags for dirty or wet clothes

路听听听听听听听听 Medication (if required)

路听听听听听听听听 Handkerchief or tissues

路听听听听听听听听 Water bottle

路听听听听听听听听 Covid test kit. Face mask x 2

Any items unclaimed at the end of camp will be left outside FSHS Reception for two weeks.

Do not bring:

路听听听听听听听听 Nuts or products with nuts (e.g. nut bars, mixed nuts)

路听听听听听听听听 Aerosol cans (i.e. spray-on deodorant or insect repellent)

路听听听听听听听听 Mobile phones and other electronic devices

路听听听听听听听听 Lollies or chewing gum

路听听听听听听听听 Anything valuable (The Office of Sport takes no responsibility for the loss or damage to a client鈥檚 personal property, including money or other valuable items)

Prohibited

路听听听听听听听听 Drugs, cigarettes and alcohol are not allowed at camp and any student found using or in possession of these items may be removed from the Centre. Students found in possession of illegal drugs will be reported to the police immediately.

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Reminder

路听听听听听听听听 Students and staff will arrive back at school at approximately听3:30pm听on Friday 14 February 2025. Please arrange clearly with your child how they will get home, i.e. your child will be collected from school or your child will make their way home by public transport?

路听听听听听听听听 Teacher supervision will cease 15 minutes after the bus has arrived at school.