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Raymond McGovern MA Headmaster Your action: fill out and bring to the briefing evening you child s menu selections for each evening (see back two pages) Dear Parents, Guildford Lacrosse Festival 12

Squad practice We will play warm up games for all those going to Guildford after school on Monday 10 th July right after school, finishing by 5.

1 Raymond McGovern MA Headmaster Your action: fill out and bring to the briefing evening you child s menu selections for each evening (see back two pages) Dear Parents, Guildford Lacrosse Festival 12 th -14 th July I am writing to give final details of the trip. Squad practice We will play warm up games for all those going to Guildford after school on Monday 10 th July right after school, finishing by 5.30pm Briefing evening for Students and Parents Monday 10 th July, Chapel, 7.30pm This meeting is compulsory for students, a parent is also required to attend. Students do not need to be in uniform. The evening will include final instructions on any last minute details. It is not optional. If boarders parents are unable to attend the boarder needs to attend by themselves. Those participants who do not yet have a Panda shirt will collect theirs on the night. Accommodation and coach We are travelling on one coach. Our hotel is: Premier Inn Woking West Bridge Barn Lane Horsell Woking GU21 6NL This is NOT one of the three Premier Inns which has been under suspicion of having cladding vulnerable to fire. Rex C from Haywards Heath says on Trip Advisor, They do the job, more or less.. Yes, it s got wi-fi.. Spending money: We have tried to budget for all activities in the sum charged for the visit, and the students will be issued 7 on Day 2 and 3 to buy their lunch from one of the catering points at Surrey Sports Park. Students will therefore only need money for snacks/souvenirs or if they want to buy lacrosse gear from one of the many retailers on site. Equipment: All students must bring the following: Enough playing kit to cope with 3 days of play. Make sure your panda shirt has your name in it please! St George s School, Harpenden Academy Trust. Registered in England and Wales No: Registered Office: Sun Lane, Harpenden, Herts, AL5 4TD. Tel: admin@stgeorges.herts.sch.uk Website:

2 A plain white T shirt Appropriate clothing for down time in the evening: something smart for dinner out on Thursday Don t forget chargers; straighteners A decent outdoor coat/waterproof Lacrosse stick / gum shield / goggles Footwear which is suitable for astro-turf pitches as well as grass. Wash kit and towel Sunscreen and a hat If students want to listen to music on i-pods or phones that is fine, but external speakers are my preserve alone for deafening Dutch trance music. Restrictions on use will apply to mobile phones, especially at mealtimes, and these stand to be confiscated if used at inappropriate times. They will be collected in when it s time to sleep and returned in the morning. OMG. Please bear in mind the security of hotel buildings can never be totally guaranteed, nor can day bags left on the pitch side or in the gazebo at the sports park. There will be a DVD on the coach and films appropriate to this age group but reflecting the staff s dubious taste and sense of humour will feature. Possession of alcohol, cigarettes, or any dangerous item is obviously expressly forbidden. Students should bring one large suitcase/bag/rucksack, and one item of hand luggage only. Medical: Students with particular medication needs should ensure they have adequate medicine for the duration of the visit. If a child uses an epipen please provide a second one for staff to keep on the coach. Where necessary and appropriate teaching staff will administer over-the-counter medication should your child require it unless you make clear you are not happy with this. No student may take part in the trip if they have been in close contact with an infectious disease in the 7 days before we depart. First aid Pitchside first aid cover is provided by the organisers Rooming: We have no information at this point on the number or size of rooms, but expect rooms of 3-4. Students will organise themselves into room groups on site once we have final information. The staff will be diligent to make sure no-one is left out on a limb. For the sake of privacy of others, students are only allowed in their own room; and may not host anyone in that room other than their allocated room-mate unless otherwise instructed. No photos may be taken inside rooms. Squads and Tournament Rules We have divided the girls into a Red Squad and a Green Squad, 20 in each. Opposition comes from our old friends Berkhamstead and Guildford; Queen Anne s Caversham and Caterham, both good sides but who didn t get as far as our A team did at Nationals; and two club sides Cheadle and New Stars. The tournament rules are attached and are worth reading. In particular note that if you get continually yellow carded over the early games you can end up having to sit out a match. Note also that unlike all tournaments we have played before, scoring is 3 for a win, 2 for a draw, and 1 for a close loss (not 5;3;1) Spectating

3 Parents and other hangers on are very welcome to come and watch the girls tournament. Watch out for the Armenian flag. It is possible to park at Surrey Sports Park for 5 per day. You will need to pay to get into the world cup pitches to watch the senior games. Social Media You can keep up to speed with results through on Twitter. Photos will go on the stgeorgeslax Instagram page. You need to know how these things work get with the 21 st century! If you want to follow the reflections of the Armenian President on how we are doing, follow Serze_Sargsyan_Official on Instagram. Withdrawal: Students are covered by the school policy which gives a standard level of cover. Any student who wishes to withdraw from this point onwards is likely to lose all money paid, unless it is for a certified medical reason which is covered by the visit insurance. Even in such cases, there would be an excess and a small additional deduction. A student involved in a serious disciplinary incident in school might, even at this late stage, lose their place on the trip. Discipline: Students on visits are ambassadors for the school. Behaviour will be exemplary at all times. This applies especially during periods of free time that will be given. Student conduct on trips has always been exceptionally good, and I do not expect any problems from the students in the party this year. Nevertheless, I have attached a Code of Conduct which we will be expecting, and ask that you join us in making your child well aware of what we expect and what consequences they might face if they fail to live up to that standard. In periods of free time under remote supervision, there will be a strict requirement that they stay in groups of at least 3. Photography: We intend to take pictures of students during the visit. A selection of these may be put on the school website, although students names will not feature. If you do not want your child s picture to appear on the website or school Facebook page, please let me know. Return to school: Students will re-start school at 0840 on Monday 17th July in normal uniform for their normal lessons. Staff: Taking the group in addition to myself will be Miss Ellie Sayers (Head of Lacrosse), Mrs Emma Sabato, parent coaches Sarah Maclaren and Steve Ball, and Mai Ledsham in Year 11 who has helped coach the girls for the last two years Emergency contact info: In emergencies only Mr Storrie can be contacted on Mr Cullis is the senior contact back in Harpenden. He is contactable in emergency on Yours sincerely, Mr. P. Storrie Deputy Headteacher

4 Squad List: St. Georges Red Armstrong- Taylor Poppy Ashcroft Charlotte Bange Madelaine Beddow Kate Budd Enya Hammill Charlotte Harter Jaimee Molyneux Katie Leu Angelina Nordwall Madeleine Penstone Amelia Reynolds Alexandra Sanders Katherine Savage Amy Senner Gabriella Sharp Shaw Olivia Hannah Simpson Tabitha Whalley Eve White Katarina Ledsham Mai Maclaren Sarah Storrie Paddy St Georges Green Ball Rachael Butler Grace Button Anna Cowan Elodie Evans Lucy Finlay Isla Heath Loren Herries Olivia Luhde- Maclaren Caitlin Martin Nia Mills Lauren Murphy Georgina Nasmyth- Miller Chloé Osibanjo Tiffany Simcott Phoebe Speirs Sophia Thompson Charlotte (GK) Tudway Anna Wilson Emma Worsey Frances Ball Steve Sabato Emma Sayers Ellie

5 Itinerary: (posh for stuff we do ) Weds 12 th July Meet at 0700 at the coach bay. Please park in the Green car park or Aim Higher. Coaches will depart at 0715, and will arrive at Surrey Sports Park, Guildford, around 0845 In the U13 competition there are 8 teams, and everyone plays everyone in 20 minute matches over two days: 4 matches on day one, 3 on day two, and then play offs on day three. 16 players can play in each game, so with 20 in each squad everyone will get a decent amount of lacrosse over the festival. Our playing schedule on day one is 10:00-10:35 Guildford v George's Red Caterham v George's Green 10:35-11:10 New Stars v Queen Anne's Cheadle v Berkhamsted 11:10-11:45 Guildford v Caterham George's Red v George's Green 11:45-12:20 New Stars v Cheadle Queen Anne's v Berkhamsted 13:15-13:50 Guildford v New Stars George's Green v Queen Anne's 13:50-14:25 Caterham v Cheadle George's Red v Berkhamsted 14:25-15:00 Guildford v Queen Anne's New Stars v George's Green 15:00-15:35 Caterham v Berkhamsted Cheadle v George's Red After our last game we will drive to our Hotel in Woking to check in and change, then we return to Surrey Sports Park to watch the opening match of the World Cup, England (Captained by OG Laura Merrifield) v Wales. This starts at 6pm. We will finish the day with dinner at 8.30pm at the hotel. Thursday 13 th July: We will be up for Breakfast at 0800, and leave the hotel at 0845 so we can be at the Sports Park for Our day two schedule is: 10:00-10:35 Guildford v Cheadle George's Green v Berkhamsted 10:35-11:10 Caterham v New Stars George's Red v Queen Anne's 11:10-11:45 Guildford v Berkhamsted Cheadle v George's Green 11:45-12:20 New Stars v George's Red Caterham v Queen Anne's

13:15-13:50 Caterham v George's Red Guildford v George's Green 13:50-14:25 New Stars v Berkhamsted Cheadle v Queen Anne's We will stay on to watch the match at 3pm between world champions USA and

6 13:15-13:50 Caterham v George's Red Guildford v George's Green 13:50-14:25 New Stars v Berkhamsted Cheadle v Queen Anne's We will stay on to watch the match at 3pm between world champions USA and Scotland, before going back to the hotel to change, and then out for dinner at Frankie and Bennys in Guildford at 6.30pm We will then head into Woking for ten pin bowling at 8.30pm, returning to the hotel at 9.30pm Friday 14 th July We have breakfast at 0800, check out, and then head back to the sports park for the final days play offs: 10:00-10:35 5th v 8th 6th v 7th 10:35-11:10 Semi final 1 (1st v 4th) Semi final 2 (2nd v 3rd) 11:10-11:45 (5th/6th play off) (7th/8th play off) 11:45-12:20 Bronze medal match 13:15-13:50 Final Depending on how far we get, the girls will get a chance to watch some of a number of World Cup matches that day (Czech Republic v Israel, Belgium v Holland, Australia v USA, Wales v Canada, or probably most interesting the Haudenosauree Confederacy (the Indiginous American people s team) v Hong Kong)The latest we should be back at school is around 1800

7 Guildford Lacrosse Festival - Code of Conduct All pupils taking part on the trip must observe the following. Listen and act upon instructions given by any adult member of the group. Wear seat belts in coaches on every occasion. No chewing gum at any time. Dispose of litter in bins provided. Cross roads carefully. Remember to using crossing points such as traffic light crossings whenever possible. Be punctual at all times. Take note of any timings given. Respect the privacy of others. e.g. use shower facilities only at times allocated to you Respect others. Stay in your own room after lights out. After lights out there must be no noise before 7am the next morning. Do not run along corridors and do not lean out of open windows. Always stay in groups of at least three pupils when given free time. Remember to wear a hat, apply sun cream and drink water if the weather is hot and sunny. Skimpy clothing which increases the risk of serious sunburn must not be worn for long periods outside. Be polite and courteous to everyone you meet. Do not use bad language. DO NOT BRING OR ATTEMPT TO BUY ANY OF THE FOLLOWING ITEMS; Alcohol, tobacco, badgers, drugs, knives, samurai swords, bangers, fireworks, lighters, laser pens, B-B guns, throwing stars, mace, pepper spray, asps, firearms real or replica or component parts of them, tasers, illegal substances or any other problematic item identified by staff on the trip. Minor misconduct would be dealt with on the trip by means of loss of privileges, withdrawal of free time, setting additional work tasks or community service. Serious misconduct would result in severe sanctions being applied. Pupils may be sent home and parents asked to collect a pupil from the centre at their own expense. Serious misbehaviour may also preclude pupils from taking part in other school trips, or lead to an exclusion from school.

9 ST GEORGES SCHOOL WEDNESDAY 12 th July 2017 Name SET MENU Premier Inn Woking PLEASE TICK YOUR CHOICES allegry information is available on the Beefeater website 6oz Flat Iron Steak With half a slow-roasted tomato, grilled mushroom and triple cooked chips OR Crispy Chicken Burger with Tabasco coating Winning dish for The Craft Guild of Chefs Competition 2016, this burger uses 100% chicken breast coated with a crispy, fiery TABASCO batter, complemented with melted Cheddar cheese and burger sauce OR Smothered chicken melt Chargrilled chicken breast glazed with smoky BBQ sauce and loaded with crispy bacon and Cheddar cheese. With triple cooked chips, chunky slaw and a side salad OR Mixed bean salad A tasty mix of brown rice, mixed beans and quinoa mixed with avocado slices, tomatoes, spring onions, pea shoots and lamb s leaf salad, topped with creamy Ricotta cheese OR Roast Vegetable Linguine Linguine pasta in a tasty tomato sauce. Finished with basil, a sprinkling of Regato cheese and served with warm flatbread pieces OR Grilled Salmon A delicious, succulent piece of salmon, grilled to perfection and served on a bed of garlic crushed potatoes and green beans, accompanied by a white wine and dill sauce OR Pudding Cookie Dough Sundae Vanilla and cookie dough ice creams, chocolate brownie chunks, chocolate sauce, a whip of cream and a wafer OR Lemon Curd Sorbet A light and refreshing sorbet, rippled with lemon curd OR Strawberry Frozen Yoghurt Smooth strawberry frozen yoghurt topped with fresh strawberries and a sprig of mint Beefeater have apologised that they are unable to offer edamame and quinoa couscous with roast cherry tomatoes on a bed of rocket with balsamic. And I did explain that we were from Harpenden.

10 ST GEORGES SCHOOL THURSDAY 13 th July Name SET MENU Frankie and Bennys, Guildford PLEASE TICK YOUR CHOICE allergy information is on the Frankie and Bennys website Main: Bacon and Cheese Burger Our classic 6oz* beef burger, with Monterey Jack cheese and BBQ sauce, served on a sesame seed bun, topped with mayo, gem lettuce and tomato with relish and fries on the side OR Penne Arabiata Penne pasta with Neapolitan sauce, red pepper, olives, red and green chilli and red onion, topped with rocket. V OR Chicken Caesar Salad Warm grilled chicken breast with fresh baby gem lettuce, croutons and Grana Padano cheese, sprinkled with chives and tossed with Caesar dressing. Served with dough sticks. OR Californian Pizza Goat s cheese, roasted peppers, red onion, sliced mushrooms, diced avocado and mozzarella, with pesto and tomato pizza sauce on a 10 thin crust pizza base. V Desserts: Lemon and Mango Sorbet Three refreshing scoops served with a sprig of mint or Brownies and Ice Cream Warm chocolate brownies with cream, brownies & cream ice cream, and topped with chocolate sauce. Or Cinnamon waffle crunch A warm cinnamon waffle topped with vanilla ice cream, toffee crunch pieces and butterscotch flavour sauce. Plus a soft drink each with unlimited refill

11 Frankie and Benny have apologised that they are unable to source sufficient supplies of line-caught South Pacific swordfish with mango and line timbale to feed 40 St.Georges children. But if we were Berkhamstead

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