Open Evening - many children with a foreign language book

Well, "Team MFL" was represented by the vivacious Miss D'Arcy and a few of our talented Year 10 linguists (dual linguists at that!). Their aim was to share their love of languages with as many as possible and to give away a free book to every child ... Spreading the (foreign language) word!

Well ...

... That's it ... The kids have been superstars. We have all really enjoyed the week ... Staff, drivers and children alike. There was lots to do and we are all incredibly tired. Hopefully the will be many pictures to serve as excellent souvenirs of a truly brilliant week away in France and Belgium. Looking forward to next year already ... !

Updated update

We are en route now towards the M25. Probably about an hour late in comparison to the schedule.  Children now mainly attached to phones and the internet..... all of a sudden the journey has got quieter.

Eurotunnel update

We were greeted with delays at eurotunnel.  We have just been called to vehicles though so it looks like we should only be delayed by about half an hour ... updates will follow by text.  We will text at folkestone.

Leaving Belgium...

Just about to check out. Off now to France again. We are going to Boulogne-sur-mer for the day. Will be tricky to blog until we get back to England at about 5pm. See you all later. We will text and call with times.

What a day!

The day has been long ... We told the children that it would be ... It amazes us that they don't all believe us! We have visited the grave of John McRae, explored the German cemetery at Langemark (where we had some very deep, and sometimes surprising, discussions with many of the children about the difference in treatments and the symbolism of the German cemeteries ... It will be interesting to pick these conversations up at a later date with them ... They have some very inquisitive and also insightful minds) and visited the ain Flanders Fields museum to help root our understanding of the events of the "Great War". We were challenged with very current technological features at this museum ... Newly renovated and repurposed. Naturally, many a euro has been spent in the chocolateries here in Ypres. Back at the hotl we had great food before heading out to the Menin Gate, where Hollie, Chloe T, Liam and Jake were our wreath bearers. Bowling was, as you can imagine, great fun as well. Now the children are all tucked up in bed ... Most of them are asleep ... And they have been for just under an hour now. The days a long, but they are filled with a great many memories to remember and share forever. P.S. we want to wish Mr and Mrs B a happy wedding anniversary today (just in time, as well!). We are looking forward to seeing you all tomorrow evening, but not before we have visited a café here is France and the beach. Much fun still lies ahead. They will, definitely he'd their sleep tomorrow night! We will too!!

Checked in at Flanders Lodge

Wow ... a range of adjectives which apparently describe this hotel:
Pukka
Beastie
Sick
Mega
Awesome
Best hotel ever

I think we all quite like it.

We knew that a storm would come ... very hot and humid here ... the heavens have just opened.  Just getting ready for dinner before we head out to the Menin Gate, followed by our bowling session later. 

It's so very hot ...