YEAR THIRTEEN RETREAT Dear Parents / Caregivers, The 2013 ...

YEAR THIRTEEN RETREAT
Dear Parents / Caregivers,
P O Box 14-022, 581 Evans Bay Parade, Kilbirnie, Wellington 6022, New Zealand. Telephone (04) 939-3070 Facsimile (04) 939-3077
The 2013 Year Thirteen Retreat will take place on the 23 rd and 24 th of May. Students will travel to the
Silverstream Retreat Centre after meeting at College at 8.45am on Thursday the 23rd. They will stay
the night at the centre and return to College by 3.20pm on Friday 24 th of May.
Retreats are a compulsory part of the Religious Education programme and all students are expected to
make arrangements so that they can attend.
We hope that the retreat will give our Year Thirteen students the opportunity to focus on the year
ahead and to build up their sense of unity as a year group. More importantly, it gives them an
opportunity to reflect on their Christian values and faith.
Retreat Details
Travel: The buses will leave for retreat at 9am on Thursday 23 rd of May and will return to the College
by 3.30pm on Friday 24 th of May. One bus will stop at the Wellington Railway Station on the way
back to Wellington.
Venue: Silverstream Retreat, 3 Reynolds Bach Drive, Lower Hutt. Contact Phone Number: 562
9080.
Gear needed: Clothing (including warm clothes, a jacket and sensible shoes), toiletries, sleeping bag,
pillowcase, towel.
Food: Breakfast, morning tea, lunch, afternoon tea and dinner will be provided. Please give your son
extra food to snack on if you think he will require more food. A drink bottle is also a good idea. He
will not have an opportunity to buy food.
Please make sure that the below consent form is completed and returned to your son’s RE teacher as
soon as possible.
Payment of $100.00 for the retreat is to be paid to the cashier in the office by Wednesday 22 nd of May.
This fee was included on your statement at the start of the year.
Please feel free to contact me at the college, either by phone or email if there is anything you would
like to discuss. Financial hardship should not stop students from attending Retreat.
Sarah Parkinson
Director of Religious Studies
sarah.parkinson@stpats.school.nz

Consent Form and Agreement for Year 13 Retreat
Student name: __________________________________________________
Address:
__________________________________________________
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Contact Numbers (daytime) __________________________
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Contact Number (evening) __________________________
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Any relevant Medical Condition:
___________________________________________________________________________
Treatment:
___________________________________________________________________________
Dietary Requirements:
__________________________________________________________________________
To the best of my knowledge there is no medical reason why my son should not participate in
all retreat activities.
My son and I am aware of and agree to the following rules:
• The Year Thirteen Retreat is a non-smoking event.
• No alcohol or drugs are to be brought on retreat.
• Students may not leave the Retreat venue.
Name Parent Student
Signed Parent Student
Parent name:
Parent signature:
_______________________________________________
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