your dormitory a warning. If you continue to talk or disturb others we will award you with a boarding sanction and deduct points from your room score. Waking your dormitory up early in the morning is also unfair on others who want to sleep. If you are an early waker, we can suggest ways in which you can stay quiet, such as reading from a back-lit Kindle. All the dormitory doors have a glass panel, so the emergency lighting provides an element of constant lighting at night, but children can bring their own night lights to have by their bedside, if they so wish. If you are ill during the night: Girls and Boys – you should call the relevant staff member on duty via the medical phones in your house. (Mrs Minister will show you how to do this).
Hair The Housemistress will arrange a haircut for any boarders who need or want one and the cost will be added to your bill. School rules will apply as to how your hair should be. Hobbies There is a wide range of hobbies and activities on offer every evening of the week except Wednesdays. Hobbies for Year 5 upwards happen between 5.30pm and 6.15pm. We insist that each child chooses at least 2 hobbies per week. Activities are sent out in advance and normally during the holiday before the start of a new term. Junior hobbies for Years 3 and 4 take place between 4.15pm and 5pm. Letters and parcels Particularly in the early stages, we encourage parents, friends and relatives to send a letter or card to you each week. Please make sure that you have addresses of friends and family! We will always be happy to provide the stamp. Some parents and grandparents, aunties etc like to send parcels. While this is of course lovely, please be aware that we will ask you to open parcels in front of one of us, so that we can look after any sweets or food (remember to tell your family that it must be nut free) and also ensure that the gift is suitable for the dorm. Please ask them not to send you money, as it is really easy to lose it and we can’t be responsible for money if we don’t know that you have it. (see ‘Pocket Money’). Medical If you have any medicines that you need to take, these should be handed in to Senior Nurse and they will be given out at the appropriate time. Night Time We take your sleep very seriously – some children find it difficult to get to sleep, and others get very tired, especially once they are fully immersed in school life. Therefore we will not tolerate talking after lights out, or any night time silliness. Some children who are new to boarding find it quite exciting to be sharing a dormitory with others, but it really is very important that you learn to calm down during quiet time so that you are ready to sleep. If you are silly after the lights have been turned out, we will give
Phone calls There is a phone number which your parents can ring in the evening in order to speak to you. It is 00 44 1323 744835. Alternatively, you may wish to ring them via smartphones and we have Wifi to assist you with this. Boarders are allowed to have mobile phones but they are only allowed at certain times.
These will be displayed on the notice board. They should be named and they are kept locked away in a safe. Your mobile should be charged during your access and your chargers will be PAT tested upon arrival. Photos and posters Every child has a board by their bed upon which they can pin things to personalise it. We can provide the pins but some thought about what can go on the board will help. Photo of your family – please bring a picture of you and your family and we will put it up on our display board. Photo of your holiday – please bring a few photos of your time at home and we will put these on our notice board.
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