ORWELL HOUSE

INFORMATION FOR NEW PARENTS (circa 1980)

STAFF

ADDRESS

VISITS

POCKET MONEY

PROPERTY

Housemaster:	Mr. P.R. Skailes	Other Assts.

Matron:	Miss. A. Clarke	Mr. B. R. Turner

Asst. Housemaster:	Mr. P. Taylor	Mr. W. Newman-Sanders

Orwell House, Woolverstone Hall School, Woolverstone, Suffolk, IP9 1AZ

Woolverstone STD Code 847-384-304 or 047-384-201 (ext.38)

House number 304, or via School 201 ext 38

Please write or phone me to arrange a visit so as to make sure that your son will be available when you want to come. When visiting, please come to the house and see one of the staff - do not arrange to meet your son in Ipswich or elsewhere. In the early stages visits are limited to one in each half-term, but later this is more flexible.

Boys are not allowed to stay out overnight during term time except for special occasions arranged through me and then approved by the Headmaster.

FIRST VISIT - the weekend of 27/28 September.

Dates of term have been notified to you separately.

The recommended amount for 1st & 2nd formers is £12 per term. Please add to this £2 per term for House subscription, which covers such things as newspapers, TV rental, shoe polish, theatre/cinema visits etc

All money should be sent to me in the form of a cheque or crossed P.O. payable to Woolverstone Hall School Fund. You are not advised to send cash through the post, and if you give cash to your son when you visit please tell him to hand it in to me as soon as possible.

1.	Radios, record-players etc are not allowed for the first two years at school.

2.	Bicycles are allowed in the Summer Term of the 2nd Year.

3.	There is not a lot of storage space, and it is not secure. Don't send a lot of items, nor expensive pens, watches etc

Useful extra items are small games, board games, favourite books etc

4.	Any losses you hear of should be reported to the House Staff at once.

Please contact Matron or myself if there is anything you are not sure about or are anxious about at this stage.

P.R. Skailes

Housemaster, Orwell House