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Year 5 Trip to Boulogne
Tuesday 13th June- Wednesday 14th June 2017
SLIDE 2 Aims of the Trip
- Cultural awareness: to have a glimpse of life in
France and see some of its traditions (bakery, market & snail farm)
- To be exposed to some of France’s history
through the Town Trail
- To learn some new French vocabulary
- To speak some French we have learnt in class in
an authentic environment
- To sample some French food
- To have lots of fun!
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Itinerary for the 1st Morning
06.15 Must be at school 06.45 departure 09.00 check in at Eurotunnel 09.50 departure for Calais- 35 mins 11.25 arrive Calais (local time=+1hr) 12.00. packed lunch in Boulogne
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SLIDE 7 Itinerary for the 1st afternoon
- 13.30 Group A Snail Farm visit
- 14.00 Group B Boulangerie visit
- 16.00 Group A Boulangerie visit
- 16.15 Group B Snail farm visit
- 18.00 Check into accommodation
- 19.00 Dinner followed by quiz and
postcard writing
SLIDE 8 The Boulangerie Visit
- Making croissants
- Learning the ingredients in French
- Seeing the traditional wood-fired oven
bread baking methods
- Kneading the dough and putting it in the
- ven
- Free croissant and pain au chocolat
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The wood-fire oven
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Attention… les ingredients?
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Step 1: making croissants
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Shape competition…
SLIDE 15 The winner is decided
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The Snail farm
Slide show about the snail farming Visit of the farm Tasting if you dare! Other options of tasting (non snail!)
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The accommodation
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The activities room
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The dining room
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Rooms with en suite shower room
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Rooms for 4
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Itinerary for Day 2 (morning)
08.00 Breakfast 09.30 Visit Boulogne Market- buy some fruit/ bread shopping task 10.30 Town trail Boulogne Old Town 12.15 depart for Le Touquet/ Etaples
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SLIDE 27 The start of the town trail
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SLIDE 30 The Pedestrianised Old Town of Boulogne-Sur-Mer
SLIDE 31 Seeing the View over Boulogne from the Ramparts
SLIDE 32 The Main Square in the Old Town
SLIDE 33 Language shopping task
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Itinerary for Day 2 (afternoon)
13.00: Lunch at Planète Océan 14.30: travel to Le Touquet beach 16.00: Depart for Calais 17.30: Check in/passport checks/packed tea 18.50: Eurotunnel crossing 18.25: (UK time) arrive in Folkestone 20.30: approximate arrival time at Wimbledon Park
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Restaurant-Planète Océan
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Poisson et frites!
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Inside the restaurant
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A digestion run on the beach…
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Le Touquet
SLIDE 40 Food on the trip Day 1
- Breakfast before then top up snack to
be provided
- Lunch: packed lunch provided by
parents – strictly no nuts
- Goûter treat: croissant and pain au
chocolat from the bakery
- Dinner provided by the youth Hostel
SLIDE 41 Food on the trip Day 2
- Breakfast at the Youth Hostel
- Fruit bought at market
- Lunch at Planète Océan restaurant (3 choices
provided)
- Packed tea (sandwich+ snack and drink)
provided by the youth hostel
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What to bring?
In a small rucksack/napsack: (This will be carried around in day and on coach) book, pens, entertainment (non electronic), sun cream (weather depending), waterproof, packed lunch, water bottle, travel sickness meds if needed, EHIC cards.
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- vernight bag…
- Home clothes
- Comfortable walking
shoes
- Waterproof jacket
- Pyjamas
- washbag (toothbrush,
toothpaste brush, flannel, soap)
(This will be in the luggage hold on coach and in room)
- hand towel
- cuddly toy
- clean underwear/
socks
walking shoes
clothes
SLIDE 44 Passports
- All British children will travel on the
Collective passport, therefore they do NOT require their passport on the day
- All foreign nationals will need to travel on
their own passport on the day (please hand this in the week before the trip)
- Non EU nationals will need valid passport
but no visa as travelling on visa waver scheme via British Council- UK visa must be valid and in date
SLIDE 45 Medical issues
- All relevant medication needs to be handed in the day
before (latest) to the office in a clearly labeled bag/packet
- All allergies/medical conditions must be stated on the
form
- We will have the school First Aid kits with trained first
aiders on the trip
- Travel sickness: bags provided! Any medication to be
provided with clear instructions- (Please let us know if your child is a sufferer!)
- EHIC cards: please ensure you have applied for this
which provides free state healthcare in France. The quickest way is to apply online. Your EHIC will normally arrive within seven days and will usually be valid for five years.
SLIDE 46 The organisation of the groups
- There will be 8 group leaders with 10 children divided
into each group plus one additional member of staff attached to a group
- Staff : Madame Vicki, Miss Sutton-Fitzpatrick, Mr
McIver, Mr Lufkin, Mrs Bansal, Miss Kingsbury, Rita, Demi, Sjoera
- Groups will be organised by the teaching staff- children
will be able to put 3 names down with 1 chosen wherever possible for rooming and group activities.
- The group will stay together at all times, with no
unsupervised time
- All children will have a pack with emergency contacts
- n the front.
SLIDE 47 Rooming at the Youth Hostel
- Boys rooms: either 2 or 5
- Girls rooms: either 3 or 5
- Rooming will be decided by the class teachers
after a simple consultation process with class. Please let us know if your child tends to get homesick so we can be aware and keep a close eye
SLIDE 48 And finally....
Un grand merci!
- For your unanimous support of the trip
- For meeting the rigorous demands of the
collective passport and other forms
