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French Trip : 15th – 21st June 2008

The children are enjoying their trip to Normandy, and their stay at Château de la Baudonnière.  We are receiving daily bulletins, which are posted below, together with photographs which you will find in the gallery.

Sunday:  Had a superb crossing, sea calm and no problems with sea sickness.  The children enjoyed being out on deck and looking at the other ships as well as exploring the ferry itself.  We made the most of a hot 2-course meal on board, and when we arrived at the Château  we had a light supper before retiring at 1am. 

Monday:  Up at 7.30am and straight into our hectic programme of activities, including aeroballe, orientation and canoë.  Nobody has been ill, nobody is hungry and none of the children are homesick!  We have asked them to telephone home but, as we're sure you will understand, they are enjoying themselves so much this is not at the top of their list of priorities! 

Tuesday:  Salut!  Today we've been to the market at Villedieu where the children had a great time supporting the local economy!  We also popped in to a large supermarché on the way back, just in case they hadn't got rid of all their (your) cash!  The evening saw the children engaged in Jeux sans frontières which were somewhat messy and incredibly lively! 

Wednesday:  Today we have completed sessions on tir á lárc, escrime, aeroballe/cirque, and dégustation due cidre.  Everyone still well and enjoying everything.  In the evening we had a Treasure Hunt - very positive comments about our pupils received from the animatrice!  After that came enthusiastic showering and shampooing of hair which caused the fire alarm to go off!  Mrs Peel would have been impressed!  We have the talent show to look forward to tomorrow .... Hamish dancing, Albert juggling (rather battered) apples, and the girls dancing to a Grease megamix.  Simon Cowell should be here !!! 

Thursday:  Ce matin, il pleut!  Great weather for the assault course and initiative exercises.... off we go!  Will report back later! .....  Assault course completed, both groups loved it and got very muddy too.  Tonight was the French Evening with dressing up being judged, and a menu featuring snails!

Friday:  Mrs Brown is keen to relay the excellent news that not only did the girls get top marks for the neatness of their dorms again today, but they have in fact won on every day they have been here.  Today we did some canoë, fabrication du pain and des exercises d'initiative.  In the evening there was a talent competition and we were played out by a very Scottish marching pipe band - in France!!!!

A very early start tomorrow for the journey home, but a wonderful time has been had by all and we can't wait to tell you all about it.

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