I've put a load of the photos I took here below for you to look at. Can we share photos please this time?
Miss M
Sunday, 30 June 2013
Saturday, 29 June 2013
Friday, 28 June 2013
Back in the UK
Hi all - we have been through the tunnel and turned our clocks backwards, so are on our way north. The plan is to stop for dinner in a couple of hours. We will let you all know our ETA later on. All parents will be called by either the children or by us. See you all later.
Service break
Ŵe are on the way home - kids currently feeding the ducks at the services (very "Tebay") and admiring the ducks. Harding to the beach and hoping for a break in the weather. We will keep you all updated as the day goes on. 
Thursday, 27 June 2013
Disney update
Wow what a day!
The children have all had an absolute ball. From parades to rides, excitement through disappointment (some queued for 2 hours, only to find that space mountain was closed!), and start of the day to fireworks at the end, the day was amazing.
We have seen many exciting hats upon the heads of e children, from Mickey ears to Goofy additions!
The children's behaviour has been superb - what great ambassadors for our school, county and country!
Ca y est - on est à Disneyland Paris
We arrived at Disneyland Paris earlier today
The children are off enjoying themselves (as are the staff, in shifts!). We are playing "spot the children" while we wandered round. All seem to be having much fun and there are several carrier bags with soft toys and key rings.
The staff are currently sat in a café on Main Street, checking the children off as they collect their evening meal vouchers.
Much fun still to be had. We are here until they close the park today :-)
Wednesday, 26 June 2013
Part II today
If you read our earlier st, you will know we only told you about part of the day! You'll see from how busy we've been, quite why it is at we haven't managed to blog during the day today!!
The underground trains and RER double decker trains took us all the way to the SEWERS - they were smelly, they were gross; there were rats and there was a lot of toilet waste. It was fascinating, but perhaps (hopefully) a once in a lifetime experience. The guides knew so so much about the sewers!! The fresh air on exit was well received.
A long walk later, we arrived at the coach, saw the Opéra and went on our quest to find the Hard Rcok Café. Food was obviously well liked (except for one student who told us that the meat didn't taste real!). There were empty plates all round.
We were late arriving for our boat tour, but that proved to be a real advantage - we caught the 9.30pm cruise and went one way in daylight and the other way in darkness, only to return, finding the Eiffel Tower alight - beautiful :-)
Haydn kindly dropped us to take nocturnal photos at the Trocadéro of the tower in all its nocturnal glory before safely bringing us home.
In the morning we have got to pack - the joys!
See you all soon.
Long day!!
Well .. This has been a phenomenally long day - there has been quite simply NO opportunity to let you know about our escapades so far!
Where do we start? We were up early for room inspections (Denzil evidently couldn't fit everything in his case neatly, so stuffed it in his rucksack, then carried it around ALL day ... Only telling us a few moments ago!). After a battle to breakfast, we got on the road and went to the Pigalle area. We went to the Moulin Rouge (the outside!) and then on to the underground station. After a practice on the underground, we took the Funicular up to the Sacré Coeur and had our delicious picnic. After a wander around the tertre de Montmartre with the artists, we took a slow meander down to the underground station. The closed station put a spanner in the works and the children were absolutely superb, as we trekked through thousands of stations and on many many trains.
More info will have to follow, as it is now 7.30, we've finished our Hard Rock Café meals and are just awaiting our ice cream's arrival and will very soon be heading off to the river for our cruise.
We will fill you in on the rest of the day later on.
Hope that's whet your appetite for the next phase of information. 
Tuesday, 25 June 2013
And to sleep
... Wow - what a long day! We are all very tired and enjoying the prospect of sleeping!
This evening, since our last update, we have explored the Arc de Triomphe and are now all very knowledgeable! The flame lighting ceremony is an age-old tradition and after that, we climbed all 275 steps to the top of the monument.
Free time, shops, palaces ...
We've walked for miles and Vicky R feels like her legs are going to drop off!
We have seen the arc de triomphe, the Eiffel Tower, the Madeleine church, the president's palace (there was something going on there ... A police lady even helped us to cross the road), walked up the champs élysées, seen the obelisk, ate dinner in Tuileries gardens (we can see why Paris is the city of lurve), seen the Louvre and the Bastille ... Oh and been up the very tall tour Montparnasse.
Weather is beautiful and very warm (and we can even see the sun ... Although George has warned us about the perils of looking at the sun).
We're off to see the flame lighting ceremony, then we are going to climb many steps up the arc de triomphe ... Then we will probably not only ache, but also DESERVE our dinner :-)
So far today
We have been to the top of the Tour Montparnasse (well, except Mr T and Chloe B!) and seen for miles, playing I-spy.
After a short coach journey, we have now arrived at the Louvre and have got a little free time before we go for a picnic in the gardens outside.
We have seen SO much of Paris today already - unbelievable.
We want to wish Miss D'Arcy a happy birthday today as well - joyeux anniversaire :-)
Monday, 24 June 2013
Morning all
We have all reaped the benefits of a good night of zzzzzzzzs!
Up and raring to go (well, most of us!) and we are soon off to the Tour Montparnasse and for our day visiting the real centre of the city.
Weather should be warm once it is a better hour! We are hoping that the sun will burn the clouds away and that we shall see it today.
Breakfast is basic, but absolutely fine, and very fresh. We will catch up throughout the day.
Both mobile numbers available today.
Speak soooooooon.
We are off to explore :-)
Up and raring to go (well, most of us!) and we are soon off to the Tour Montparnasse and for our day visiting the real centre of the city.
Weather should be warm once it is a better hour! We are hoping that the sun will burn the clouds away and that we shall see it today.
Breakfast is basic, but absolutely fine, and very fresh. We will catch up throughout the day.
Both mobile numbers available today.
Speak soooooooon.
We are off to explore :-)
All now in rooms
With our first day now complete, the children (and staff alike) are all shattered - clearly there are several who think that it is possible to power on against the odds though!
Children are all settled in their rooms and seem quite content with the arrangements. The 'ensuites' are more like pods! The rooms are small, but definitely very clean and tidy and they are very safe.
We've had to deviate slightly from the planned itinerary today and haven't made it to the war memorial near to Arras, as Hayden, our fantastic driver, was tight on hours to get us to the hotel; however, our bakery experience was phenomenal and we have explored the local area, visited some shops and had our tea, before a (quite competitive - thanks to Mrs Verow) rounders game. The children and staff ALL ordered their own dinner this evening in French. It may only have been a 'McDo', as it is known in France, but at least that gave many children a confidence boost about the ordering process.
Shortly after tea our whole party was united as Mrs Verow and Jake finally joined us (fresh faced and not nearly as tired as those of us who has travelled by coach!) at the hotel shortly before 9pm.
With the excitement of the first day over, we look forward to hitting Paris with a bang tomorrow and exploring some of the highs of the city before we get on the public transport on Wednesday and take on Paris 'for real'.
We hope you're missing us all terribly, but rest assured we are all having a fantastic time :-). Catch up tomorrow again.
Paris 2013 team
Children are all settled in their rooms and seem quite content with the arrangements. The 'ensuites' are more like pods! The rooms are small, but definitely very clean and tidy and they are very safe.
We've had to deviate slightly from the planned itinerary today and haven't made it to the war memorial near to Arras, as Hayden, our fantastic driver, was tight on hours to get us to the hotel; however, our bakery experience was phenomenal and we have explored the local area, visited some shops and had our tea, before a (quite competitive - thanks to Mrs Verow) rounders game. The children and staff ALL ordered their own dinner this evening in French. It may only have been a 'McDo', as it is known in France, but at least that gave many children a confidence boost about the ordering process.
Shortly after tea our whole party was united as Mrs Verow and Jake finally joined us (fresh faced and not nearly as tired as those of us who has travelled by coach!) at the hotel shortly before 9pm.
With the excitement of the first day over, we look forward to hitting Paris with a bang tomorrow and exploring some of the highs of the city before we get on the public transport on Wednesday and take on Paris 'for real'.
We hope you're missing us all terribly, but rest assured we are all having a fantastic time :-). Catch up tomorrow again.
Paris 2013 team
All now in rooms
With our first day now complete, the children (and staff alike) are all shattered - clearly there are several who think that it is possible to power on against the odds though!
Children are all settled in their rooms and seem quite content with the arrangements. The 'ensuites' are more like pods! The rooms are small, but definitely very clean and tidy and they are very safe.
We've had to deviate slightly from the planned itinerary today and haven't made it to the war memorial near to Arras, as Hayden, our fantastic driver, was tight on hours to get us to the hotel; however, our bakery experience was phenomenal and we have explored the local area, visited some shops and had our tea, before a (quite competitive - thanks to Mrs Verow) rounders game. The children and staff ALL ordered their own dinner this evening in French. It may only have been a 'McDo', as it is known in France, but at least that gave many children a confidence boost about the ordering process.
Shortly after tea our whole party was united as Mrs Verow and Jake finally joined us (fresh faced and not nearly as tired as those of us who has travelled by coach!) at the hotel shortly before 9pm.
With the excitement of the first day over, we look forward to hitting Paris with a bang tomorrow and exploring some of the highs of the city before we get on the public transport on Wednesday and take on Paris 'for real'.
We hope you're missing us all terribly, but rest assured we are all having a fantastic time :-). Catch up tomorrow again.
Paris 2013 team
Children are all settled in their rooms and seem quite content with the arrangements. The 'ensuites' are more like pods! The rooms are small, but definitely very clean and tidy and they are very safe.
We've had to deviate slightly from the planned itinerary today and haven't made it to the war memorial near to Arras, as Hayden, our fantastic driver, was tight on hours to get us to the hotel; however, our bakery experience was phenomenal and we have explored the local area, visited some shops and had our tea, before a (quite competitive - thanks to Mrs Verow) rounders game. The children and staff ALL ordered their own dinner this evening in French. It may only have been a 'McDo', as it is known in France, but at least that gave many children a confidence boost about the ordering process.
Shortly after tea our whole party was united as Mrs Verow and Jake finally joined us (fresh faced and not nearly as tired as those of us who has travelled by coach!) at the hotel shortly before 9pm.
With the excitement of the first day over, we look forward to hitting Paris with a bang tomorrow and exploring some of the highs of the city before we get on the public transport on Wednesday and take on Paris 'for real'.
We hope you're missing us all terribly, but rest assured we are all having a fantastic time :-). Catch up tomorrow again.
Paris 2013 team
Sunday, 23 June 2013
The journey has started ...
Well, we are just a few metres from our train and the journey south has gone really well so far.
Some children have slept; others haven't!
We should be travelling on an earlier train, departing on the 6.47 instead.
There have clearly been too many E numbers consumed by the younger proportion of the coach; but they are all beginning to think that sleep would be a good idea.
We are all aware that many of you are just waking up as we bid au revoir to England and bonjour to la France.
We all want to wish Jake lots of luck in his GCSE Statistics exam - and we hope that Mrs Verow and him have a lovely flight out to join us later today (we will save you a pain au chocolat).
See you all soon.
Are you excited?
So, it's the BIG DAY. There'll be a fantastic buzz of excitement at 11.30 tonight outside Clough Hall Technology School, as parents hand their children over to teachers for the week. The languages trip has become an institution for some of the children in school - they come every year and can't bring themselves to miss one. For other children, they will only be allowed to one once, and they have DEFINITELY chosen a fantastic trip to enjoy! We will be updating the blog as we travel to Paris and at the end of the day each day. There'll be photos of the exciting things we do, there'll be tales of the things thy we have done, and there'll be snippets of things that have happened throughout the days.
Friday, 21 June 2013
Lundi ...
On va partir en autobus dimanche soir. Nous allons prendre le train pour aller en France.
Lundi, nous allons visiter une boulangerie. Nous allons visiter une cimitière et un centre commercial. Ca sera super ! Nous allons trouver notre hôtel, où nous nous installerons dans nos chambres.
Lundi, nous allons visiter une boulangerie. Nous allons visiter une cimitière et un centre commercial. Ca sera super ! Nous allons trouver notre hôtel, où nous nous installerons dans nos chambres.
Thursday, 13 June 2013
Places we are visiting in Paris during #Paris2013
Want to get finding out about our trip? Have a goosey-gander at the following places:
Monday
Monday
- Boulangerie Berquier - they have no website; but, do you know how to say: butter, water, flour and salt in French? If not, I wholeheartedly recommend finding out!
- Australian Memorial - this website will show you about the memorial and the cemetery and what it all means.
- Usines Center - this is an outlet mall - it is quite big and will appeal to some more than others(!).
- Our hotel
- Tour Montparnasse - the website for this tower is AMAZING and looks phenomenal - the views are fab.
- View the Louvre and the Jardin des Tuileries
- Just look at this website about the Champs-Elysées
- Visit to the Arc de Triomphe and to see the flame lighting ceremony
- This is the restaurant in which we will be dining on Tuesday evening
- Today, we will mainly be travelling by underground
- We will visit the Moulin Rouge, Montmartre, the Sacre Coeur, before jumping back on the underground to head to ...
- The Pompidou Centre and then for a short walk to catch a double decker RER train (!) to get to ...
- The Parisian Sewers!
- Quick stop at the Eiffel Tower before we head for our evening meal at the Hard Rock Café
- The we are back towards the Eiffel Tower to meet our boat for our evening river cruise
- Today, we will mainly be enjoying our day at Disneyland
- Before we get the the Tunnel, we will spend some time at the beach in Boulogne-sur-Mer
Wednesday, 12 June 2013
Information for Parents following trip meeting
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The emergency details form can be found below:
The PowerPoint presentation shared at our meeting is now found below:
The emergency details form can be found below:
The PowerPoint presentation shared at our meeting is now found below:
Saturday, 8 June 2013
Linguascope fundraising - £250 challenge
Don't forget - our challenge is to raise as close to £250 as possible by November 2013! We've talked to all Key Stage 4 classes about it this week and have started the fundraising efforts. We really want to raise the money, as otherwise we won't be able to afford the subscription cost for the website this year :-(
Bake sales and things will be common place soon we hopee - make sure you try and support us as much as you possibly can. If you have any loose change that you want to put in the linguascope pot, then just come and see one of us.
We have dictionaries for sale at £1.50 each towards the linguascope pot as well.
In the meantime, don't forget you can all access linguascope to help suport your learning at home. Check the display in the classrooms for the password. Username is chts. Visit the website: www.linguascope.co.uk
Any other ideas - come along and see us.
Bake sales and things will be common place soon we hopee - make sure you try and support us as much as you possibly can. If you have any loose change that you want to put in the linguascope pot, then just come and see one of us.
We have dictionaries for sale at £1.50 each towards the linguascope pot as well.
In the meantime, don't forget you can all access linguascope to help suport your learning at home. Check the display in the classrooms for the password. Username is chts. Visit the website: www.linguascope.co.uk
Any other ideas - come along and see us.
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