LORETO HIGH SCHOOL

BEAUFORT, RATHFARNHAM, DUBLIN 14

Telephone: 4933251 – Fax: 4933054


20th April 2015

Dear Parents,

Following our meeting on TY and the survey on trips, an overwhelming majority of parents requested that we make some foreign travel options.

The trip options that we are considering for Senior Cycle are as follows:

Option 1: Berlin (in 4th year)

Week one of Easter break 2017 Duration: 3 nights/4day tour €550

The above includes:

Return flights

Visit to Checkpoint Charlie
Guided tour of Berlin
Stasi Prison
Berlin TV tower
Sachsenhausen Concentration camp
Reichstag
Olympic Stadium

Shopping

Some evening activities e.g. bowling

Half board accommodation -3star Hotel/ Hostel

Option 2: SKIING in Italy (in 5th year)

Feb mid term break 2018 Duration: 7 nights & 6 days skiing €1,100

The above includes:

Return flights

Return transfers to/from airport to hotel

7 nights half board accommodation

6 days x hot lunch 6 day lift pass for designated area

6 day x4hrs ski lessons 6 day ski & boot hire

6 day helmet hire All Irish & airport taxes

Comprehensive ski travel insurance Airport & resort representation

Bag carriage Evening Activities

Please fill in the form below stating your preferences. There is no guarantee that all/any of the above trips will go ahead as this will be subject to final pricing, availability and to the number of students interested in travelling.

Yours sincerely,

______

Margaret O’Donoghue

Principal

Senior Cycle Tour Options 2017/18

Please return this form to Ms O’Donoghue on or before Monday 16th May 2016

My daughter is/is not interested in the following school trip(s) at Senior Cycle 2017/2018.

Deposit: (by 20th May 2016) Online payment only. Go to www.loretohighschool.com and click on the “SCHOOL PAYMENTS” tab on left hand side.

Option 1: Berlin (Easter 2017) Deposit €200 Yes

OR

Option 2: Skiing (Feb 2018) Deposit €200 Yes

Signature of parent / guardian: ------

Student’s name as per passport: ------

Date: ______

RULES for School Trip

1.  Disobedience, bad manners, rudeness, rowdy behaviour will not be tolerated.

2.  Students must stay together in groups, (a minimum of three) at all times.

3.  Students are not allowed to smoke, drink alcohol or possess drugs.

4.  Fraternisation with anyone other than the Beaufort Group is strictly forbidden

5.  Students must NOT leave their bedrooms or roam the corridors at night. Visits to other bedrooms are forbidden and students may not swap bedrooms.

6.  When students have been checked by their teacher, they must not open their bedroom door or go out onto the balcony. Students must go to sleep when checked by their teacher at night.

7.  Internal telephones must not be used in bedrooms except to get in touch with a teacher in an emergency.

8.  Students must be punctual at all times for meals, buses, etc and must follow the itinerary set out for them.

9.  Students must be courteous at all times to their teachers, peers, guides etc

Remember you are representing your family, school & country.

10.  If any of the above rules are breached, Parents will be contacted immediately (DAY OR NIGHT) by telephone and students may be sent home at their own expense.

11.  Expulsion will be imposed for possession and distribution of drugs to others.

12.  Inclusion on this tour is subject to a high standard of behaviour during transition year

Only students who will follow all school rules may go on the tour