On 28th April we had our parent’s presentation evening and as a group we all had different slides which we had to talk about. The evening started at 18:00 and this was a chance for all the parents to find out what we were doing and we had to sign the code of conduct. I had to produce the presentation which i must say looked rather good! Haha and this is also when all parents were given the pre departure booklet which Kaleigh produced this had all our contact details in case there was an emergency and parents needed to get in contact with us or the other way round.
As it was Kristy’s destination which got picked Kristy had to introduce the presentation about why it was chosen and had to talk about the background information and the climate. As i was part of the transport team i then had to go on and talk about the transfer and flight details before talking about the accommodation which was Kaleigh slide. Steph D.c then went on to talk about the activities which we had chosen to do whilst in Prague and then Lauren, Blaise, Hayley and Ross had to talk about the itinerary and what we were doing on different days. Steph b then went on to talk about safety info and emergency contacts and after Lorna went on to talk about the budget table and everything which had been paid for and still needed to be paid for. The last slide was the checklist and everything which we must take before asking if parents had any questions.
Justine brought in a small hand luggage suitcase so that we could see what size suitcase we could bring. The presentation lasted around 30 minutes and it went really well and we covered everything which we needed to.
Wednesday, 18 May 2011
Meeting 5 - 8th April....
Today we had our 5th meeting were we had to discuss the following things:
1. Money Raised
2. Car wash
3. Finalise Itinerary
4. Check list
5. Code of Conduct
Throughout the preparation of the trip to Prague we have taken part in different fundraising events to raise money and in total we have raised £206.00 this was the fundraising at Christmas and the cake sale. Justine ran the half marathon for ‘Help the Heroes’ and as a group we had to raise money and whatever we made as a group Justine would match this. Some of us brought in £5 to go towards the marathon and in total with Justine’s money we raised about £55 pound which will be added to the total of the money raised so far.
Our next fundraiser is on 6th May which is a car wash. We all had to discuss what we are all going to bring in. Everyone needs to bring in car shampoo, buckets, sponge and chamois. The fundraising team also need to make posters for the car wash to put up around the college so students know what is happening and can get there car washed. Also on the day of the car wash everyone must wear suitable clothing and this is no jewellery, no jeans and suitable clothing which we dry out quick if it is wet.
Once we had discussed the car wash we then had to finalise the itinerary. This was Laurens task as we had now chosen what we were doing on Thursday in Prague and this was to go to a Traditional Czech Festival this cost £23 per person and are given tollars on the day of the festival you can buy food, drink and souvenirs. As we had to transfer the money over to the festival account Lauren very kindly offered to do this and we all had to pay the money to her. Once the itinerary had been finalised we then had to write up the check list of the things which we must take on the trip to Prague and this was put on the pre departure booklet.
As a group we then had to agree to the code of conduct which are the dos and don’ts we will have to sign that we agree to this on the presentation evening which is on 3rd May and as Kaleigh produced the pre departure booklet to contribute in the group i will putting together the PowerPoint presentation for the presentation for the evening and we are having a practice run through on 28th April.
This was the last meeting before our trip to Prague so we can now get ready for the presentation evening and car wash!!
Not long now!! X
1. Money Raised
2. Car wash
3. Finalise Itinerary
4. Check list
5. Code of Conduct
Throughout the preparation of the trip to Prague we have taken part in different fundraising events to raise money and in total we have raised £206.00 this was the fundraising at Christmas and the cake sale. Justine ran the half marathon for ‘Help the Heroes’ and as a group we had to raise money and whatever we made as a group Justine would match this. Some of us brought in £5 to go towards the marathon and in total with Justine’s money we raised about £55 pound which will be added to the total of the money raised so far.
Our next fundraiser is on 6th May which is a car wash. We all had to discuss what we are all going to bring in. Everyone needs to bring in car shampoo, buckets, sponge and chamois. The fundraising team also need to make posters for the car wash to put up around the college so students know what is happening and can get there car washed. Also on the day of the car wash everyone must wear suitable clothing and this is no jewellery, no jeans and suitable clothing which we dry out quick if it is wet.
Once we had discussed the car wash we then had to finalise the itinerary. This was Laurens task as we had now chosen what we were doing on Thursday in Prague and this was to go to a Traditional Czech Festival this cost £23 per person and are given tollars on the day of the festival you can buy food, drink and souvenirs. As we had to transfer the money over to the festival account Lauren very kindly offered to do this and we all had to pay the money to her. Once the itinerary had been finalised we then had to write up the check list of the things which we must take on the trip to Prague and this was put on the pre departure booklet.
As a group we then had to agree to the code of conduct which are the dos and don’ts we will have to sign that we agree to this on the presentation evening which is on 3rd May and as Kaleigh produced the pre departure booklet to contribute in the group i will putting together the PowerPoint presentation for the presentation for the evening and we are having a practice run through on 28th April.
This was the last meeting before our trip to Prague so we can now get ready for the presentation evening and car wash!!
Not long now!! X
Monday, 18 April 2011
First Aid... 4th April
On 4th April we had our first aid training course this last for 3 hours and it started at 13:00 and ended at 16:00. We all passed the first aid training and this lasts for 3 years. We all learned what to do in case there is an accident whilst in Prague. The whole of the group took part in the first aid course except Lauren who already has a first aid certificate.
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| Checking for Blaise’s breathing before putting her into recovery position |
During the first aid training we learnt a lot of different things the first thing which we learnt was how to put someone in the recovery position if they were unconscious. We had to follow a procedure which is called DR. ABC which means *Danger, Response, Airways, Breathing and Compression* This is what we must follow when we check to see if someone is conscious before putting them in the recovery position. Once we knew how to put someone in recovery position we took it in turns to try it out on each other.
If the person who was unconscious was not breathing then we then have to do compression/CPR on them. This is were we have to do 30 compressions for every 2 breaths each of these breaths must last for 4 seconds. We must keep repeating this and not stop unless the ambulance arrives, you can’t do it anymore or the person starts to breathe again.
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| This is a picture of me trying to do CPR on a dummy |
We then tried this on all on dummies and had to keep repeating it until Ross (Our trainer) told us to stop. We had to keep going and it really tired you out. I didn’t realise how hard it would be but it was a good to learn. After we learnt how to do the recovery position and CPR we then went on to learn how to apply a bandage to stop heavy bleeding and how to stop someone from choking.
This is all we learnt and after we all took part in a Q & A session to see if everyone remembered everything.
Friday, 1 April 2011
Cake Stall 1st April.....
Today we did our second fundraiser for Prague and did a cake stall. Everyone in the class had to make lots of different cakes we had so many!! We had chocolate cakes, cupcakes, crispy cakes, muffins, cookies and lots more. We sold all the cakes at all different prices the most being £1.50 and these looked so nice!! These are the cakes which i made. 
As a group we all took it in turns to serve different people. Some people were handling the cakes and others where given people their change. When the stall wasn’t very busy Kaleigh, Lorna, Kristy, Blaise, Ross and Gemma went round the college to different rooms and offices to see if anyone wanted to buy any. We started the cakes stall at 09:00 and had sold out by 12:30. At 12:30 we still had some cakes left over and we lowered the prices of these to sell them all. Once all the cakes were sold we counted the money to see how much was raised for our trip. Once this was done Lorna and Kaleigh went to the finance department to bank the money.
Today was such a successful day and we made a lot of money more than we thought we would with a total of £136.32. This added to the fundraiser we did at Christmas came to £206.
These two fundraisers have been very successful and our next one will be on 6th May with a car wash!!!
That’s all for now
Speak to you later.
Tuesday, 22 March 2011
Risk Assessment Assignment...
In our lessons we had to produce a risk assessment booklet for Prague. In this booklet we had to identify the risks and hazards in Prague and how we can minimise these risks. We had to write two risks for each section the sections were transfers, accommodation, act ivities and around Prague.
Flights have changed...
On Monday 21st March I received a e-mail from easyJet saying that the flight have been changed. The original flight was on 10th May at 16:40 this has been changed to 10th May at 16:45 this has only changed by 5 minutes so this doesn’t mess up any plans which we have already made. 18th February Meeting Four...
We all had a fourth meeting on Friday 18th February. Everyone has now all handed in their passports, EHIC and EV 4 forms. All the medical tables have been completed so Justine knows who to contact in case of an emergency.
We have to produce a pre departure booklet which Kaleigh is putting this together we all had to send her pieces of the booklet where we had to write about the climate, flight details, contact numbers, where Prague is and the population as well as the local currency and phrases.
Transfers have also all been sorted out the hostel which we booked with provide transfers and we have booked with them. Kaleigh sorted this out and all the payments as she contacted the hostel about the accommodation however me and Kristy wrote the final e-mail to confirm everything. This will cost about £11 per person.
As a group we all have to present a PowerPoint to our parents this will be on 3rd May and I will be putting the PowerPoint presentation together. In our groups we will all have a slide about what we are doing in Prague, how much it will costs, the accommodation we are staying in and when we are going to Prague. The parents will then all be given a pre departure booklet so they know what is happening and where we are going.
We are all doing a fundraising event and we are doing a cake sale. Steph B, Blaise and Hayley are going to approach supermarkets to see if they will make a donation to our cake sale. Steph B will be going to Tesco’s, Blaise to Sainsbury’s and Hayley to Asda. The team also decided that they needed to get napkins, plates and rubber gloves with Steph DC said she would be able to get. Blaise said she would bring in the table cloths to make the stall look appealing. However money pots and change need to be found.
We have to produce a pre departure booklet which Kaleigh is putting this together we all had to send her pieces of the booklet where we had to write about the climate, flight details, contact numbers, where Prague is and the population as well as the local currency and phrases. All transfers in the UK have been sorted. Steph D-C’s mum is going to take us to the airport in the college minibus. Our flight from Stansted departs at 16:40 which means we will meet at the college at 13:45 and leave at 14:00 and we will arrive at London Stansted airport for 15:00 we don’t need to check in and this will save time. The inbound flight lands at 20:55 which means we will arrive back at college around 22:30.
As a group we all have to present a PowerPoint to our parents this will be on 3rd May and I will be putting the PowerPoint presentation together. In our groups we will all have a slide about what we are doing in Prague, how much it will costs, the accommodation we are staying in and when we are going to Prague. The parents will then all be given a pre departure booklet so they know what is happening and where we are going.
Steph DC and Gemma are organising the activities which we are going to do whilst in Prague. We all want to go on a Segway tour. Steph has sent the company e-mails asking them about how much it will cost and if we can do it however they haven’t replied we found a UK phone number and Steph is going to phone them. This costs £52 person and lasts 3 hours. As well as do the Segway tour we all want to visit Prague’s castle which costs £5 per person and go on a jazz river cruise. This cruise costs £28 pound including food.
We are all doing a fundraising event and we are doing a cake sale. Steph B, Blaise and Hayley are going to approach supermarkets to see if they will make a donation to our cake sale. Steph B will be going to Tesco’s, Blaise to Sainsbury’s and Hayley to Asda. The team also decided that they needed to get napkins, plates and rubber gloves with Steph DC said she would be able to get. Blaise said she would bring in the table cloths to make the stall look appealing. However money pots and change need to be found. We have decided that we will do a car wash on 6th May as we had to change it due to the royal wedding.
Lorna has put together a budget table to find out how much we have spent and to see how much it costs. We are waiting for the Segway tour costing so that Kaleigh can put it into the pre departure booklet.
Thats all for now!
Speak to you later! :D xx
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