Year 2 DBIS Excursion and School Sleepover

Dear Families,

As part of our Discovery unit ‘What Lies Beyond’, the Year 2 children will explore Discovery Bay and use their Geography skills to visit multiple checkpoints in our local community. They will then return to school for an exciting sleepover in the school library.

The information below gives an outline of the DBIS excursion and school sleepover. However, there will be a parent briefing in the Globe Theatre at 8am on Wednesday 21st May to provide all Year 2 families with further information and to answer any questions you may have.

The DBIS excursion and school sleepover will take place on Thursday 12th June. It will start with a walking trip around Discovery Bay and finish back at the Primary Campus, ready for the children’s sleepover in the library.

To ensure a safe and well-supervised day trip around DB, the children will be divided into groups of six, with two adult volunteers per group. We would ask volunteers to be available for the trip from 1.45pm – 4pm on Thursday 12th June. We will need eight volunteers per class—a huge thank you for your support in advance! Please email or sign up outside your child’s classroom if you would like to join us.

A parent volunteer briefing will be conducted at approximately 12.30pm on Thursday 12th June, prior to the trip departure. We require that each volunteer attend the briefing, as it will contain important safety information for the day and an opportunity to ask questions.

On the day, the children will have the opportunity to cool down with a cold snack in the South Plaza. They will be required to use their money-counting skills to select and pay for an ice lolly or cold drink at 7-Eleven, so please ensure your child has HK$30 in their bag in small denominations (any coin or note varieties welcome).

Permission to attend and information regarding the trip (dietary requirements, medical information, sleeping notes etc.) will be collected via the SchoolsBuddy app in due course.

Please note the following important information:

Date:	Thursday 12th June
Route:	2:00pm Depart from school. The children will visit the following checkpoints, where they will be registered by a staff member and given a stamp. Checkpoint 1: Seabee Park Checkpoint 2: Beach Playground Checkpoint 3: Ferry Pier Checkpoint 4: DB Plaza Checkpoint 5: La Costa Checkpoint 6: Fire Station Checkpoint 7: DBIS The children will move between each checkpoint by walking. They will have planned their route using Google Maps and physical maps of Discovery Bay. They will each carry a booklet containing their plan and activities to complete along the way. 4:00pm Arrive back at DBIS. Parent volunteers will depart. 5:00pm Dinner 5:45pm Games 7:00pm Mindfulness and story 8:00pm Bedtime (sleeping in the library)
Date:	Friday 13th June
	6.30am: Wake up 7.00am: Wash and dress 7.15am: Breakfast – toast, jam 7:45am: Singalong with Miss Lau 8:30am: Pick up and home to rest
What to wear:	PE kit Walking/ running shoes
What to bring:	A small day rucksack with the following items: Water bottle Raincoat (if needed) Sunblock Insect repellent Snack Coins to the value of HK$30 to purchase an ice lolly or cold drink Overnight bag Clean evening clothes & shoes Washcloth, soap, toothbrush Sleeping bag/duvet + pillow Pyjamas Clothes for day 2 Roll mat/yoga mat for sleeping on (optional)

If you have any questions or would like to share any information about bedtime routines, please reach out to your child’s class teacher, who would be more than happy to help.

Camps form an integral part of our children’s learning at DBIS, and we are very excited for your child to make happy memories and build independence on their first exciting overnight school camp!

Kind regards,

Year 2 Team

DBIS Hub