Camp Kaitawa

Room 6’s 2017 Camp Kaitawa

PACKING  LIST

IMPORTANT – Camp Kaitawa is located in Te Urewera National Park at 610m above sea-level.  The weather can be changeable and extreme.  Please ensure that you adhere to the clothing list. There will be a gear check of essential items the week before departure.

Children need to bring the following gear and equipment to camp.

Please ensure it is in bags that the children are able to carry and that all clothes and gear are clearly named.  If you have access to any extra clothing such as polyprops or raincoats and are happy to share with others, please let me know as not all children have access to these items.  Thanks for your help.  If you have any questions please get in touch.

Clothing - ALL ARTICLES OF CLOTHING MUST BE NAMED Children do NOT need to wear school uniform to, from or at camp.
Ÿ     Pyjamas		Ÿ     1 pair of long trousers/ track pants
Ÿ     Socks (4-5 pairs)		Ÿ     Warm jerseys / sweat-shirts / polar fleece
Ÿ     Shirts (long & T)		Ÿ     Togs in a bag
Ÿ     Underwear/thermal longs		Ÿ     2 pairs of shorts
Ÿ     2-3 polyprop. thermal type tops		Ÿ     Hats (sun & woollen)
Ÿ     1 Sneakers/shoes (must be suitable for walks)		Ÿ     Waterproof/windproof jacket  - essential
Ÿ     1 set of old clothes and pair of old shoes for the cave walk.  These may get very muddy. In the past some parents have bought op. shop items.
Bedding
Ÿ     Sleeping bag			Ÿ     Pillow
Toilet gear
Ÿ     Toothbrush	Ÿ     Toothpaste		Ÿ     Soap	Ÿ     Sunscreen
Ÿ     Towels	Ÿ     Insect Repellent		Ÿ     Personal medication	Ÿ
School equipment
Ÿ     Chapter book			Ÿ     Pencil/coloured pencils
Ÿ     Writers Notebook			Ÿ
Miscellaneous
Ÿ     Day pack / school bag – you will be using this for walks, etc.
Ÿ     Named lunch box and water bottles (please remember your water bottles)
Ÿ     3 Supermarket bags (for wet/dirty clothing)
Ÿ     Camera (optional)/IPods are acceptable but are only to be used for photos and music
Ÿ     Torch and batteries       (head torch preferable)

Food

Ÿ      A healthy morning tea and  lunch to see you through until tea time on Tuesday.

Ÿ      A large named (and filled) water bottle.

Each family is asked to kindly provide:

Ÿ      1 container of home cooking or fruit (to be brought the morning of camp)

Ÿ      Ingredients for your group ‘cook out’

Medication is to be brought to school in a named plastic bag

with instructions, it is to be given to the teacher on the morning of camp.

PLEASE LEAVE ALL ELECTRONIC TOYS, SWEETS, EXTRA BISCUITS, FOOD-TREATS, etc. AT HOME