Year 5 Trip to Boulogne Tuesday 13 th June- Wednesday 14 th June 2017
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!
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
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
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 oven • Free croissant and pain au chocolat
The wood-fire oven
Attention… les ingredients?
Step 1: making croissants
Shape competition…
The winner is decided
The Snail farm Slide show about the snail farming Visit of the farm Tasting if you dare! Other options of tasting (non snail!)
The accommodation
The activities room
The dining room
Rooms with en suite shower room
Rooms for 4
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
The start of the town trail
The Pedestrianised Old Town of Boulogne-Sur-Mer
Seeing the View over Boulogne from the Ramparts
The Main Square in the Old Town
Language shopping task
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
Restaurant-Planète Océan
Poisson et frites!
Inside the restaurant
A digestion run on the beach…
Le Touquet
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
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
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.
What to pack in your small overnight bag… (This will be in the luggage hold on coach and in room) • • Home clothes hand towel • • Comfortable walking cuddly toy • shoes clean underwear/ • Waterproof jacket socks • • Pyjamas comfortable • washbag (toothbrush, walking shoes • toothpaste brush, 1 Change of flannel, soap) clothes
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
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 .
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 on the front.
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
And finally.... Un grand merci! • For your unanimous support of the trip • For meeting the rigorous demands of the collective passport and other forms • For coming along tonight
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