PLEASE NOTE CHANGE OF DATE - NOW 15/07/16 NOT 05/07/16

 

 

Year 3 Evacuee Educational Visit to Stockport Air Raid Shelters and Story Museum.

 

A journey back in time to Stockport Air Raid Shelter and Story Museum has been arranged for the children in Year 3 on Friday 15th July 2016.  The day will be a fantastic opportunity to enhance the children’s learning of our next topic World War 2. It will be an exciting learning opportunity for our children and is run by experts who stay ‘in role’ as air raid wardens throughout the day.  The itinerary is as follows:

 

·         Arrive at Stockport Air Raid Shelters to experience the unique site and evidence.

 

·         Wartime lunch in the Parish Hall at St. Joseph’s R C school

 

·         Step back in time to the Home Front of Wartime Britain at Stockport Story Museum.

 

Costume

We wish to make the visit as realistic an experience for the children as possible.  We are asking therefore, that the children come to school that day in costume as an evacuee.

 

Lunch

For packed lunch we are suggesting that the lunch is consistent with what would have been available at the time.  Some ideas for a rationed lunch and evacuee costumes can be found on the attached sheet.  Those children who usually have a school dinner will be provided with a packed lunch from the kitchen. 

 

In order for the visit to go ahead we are requesting a parental contribution of £10.00 per child to cover the costs of transport, insurance etc.  However, if too few parents feel unable to make a voluntary contribution to cover the costs, the visit will be cancelled.

 

Please complete and return the slip below as soon as possible and no later than Friday 20th May2016 to allow us time to assess whether on this occasion we can go ahead with the trip.  The online payments system will be set up for this trip so that parents/carers can pay online at a date that is suitable to you but no later 30th Juney 2016.

 

If you have any questions or concerns regarding the trip, please contact me.

Yours sincerely

 

 

 

Miss Lewis

Year 3 Teacher

 

 

 

 

Some ideas to authenticate our Evacuees’ Day

 

Here are some suggestions for your ration lunch.

 

Ration Lunch

 

Wholemeal bread

A scraping of margarine

Small amount of grated cheese

Spam, luncheon meat or corned beef

Sardines

Meat or fish paste

Egg (but this was probably dried egg, not fresh)

Salad

British grown fruit in season e.g. apples, pears, plums, peaches, cherries etc

Plain biscuits e.g. rich tea or custard creams

Home made cakes (probably not chocolate flavour)

 

Sandwiches were wrapped in greaseproof paper (baking parchment is a good substitute)

Milk, squash or water to drink. Drinks were not sold in plastic bottles but for health and safety reasons please recycle a plastic drink bottle.

Salt and Shake crisps

 

Clothing  - some suggestions for period dress.

 

Girls

 

Boys

Cotton dresses

Shirt

 

Blouses

Balaclava

 

School pinafore

Knitted pullover

 

Skirts

Short trousers

 

Knitted cardigans

Fair-isle ‘tank top’

 

Plaited hair / Ribbons in hair

 

 

                                   

 

Year 3 Evacuee Educational Visit to Stockport Air Raid Shelters and Story Museum.

 

 

CHILD’S NAME:  ………………………………………………………………

 

I give/do not give permission for my child to visit Stockport Air Raid Shelters and Story Museum on Friday 15th July.

 

I agree to pay the voluntary contribution of £10.00 Yes/No    

 

 

 

Signed:……………………………………………….…………….. (Parent/Carer)