Le Chateau du Broutel 7 th to 11 th November 2016 1
Le Chateau du Broutel 2
Le Chateau du Broutel Each dorm accommodates up to 8 people and is en suite. Though we won’t be spending much time in the dorms – we’ll be too busy. The children have chosen friends that they are happy to share with. They will be allocated when we arrive. 3
Food Lots of it. Delicious. Lots of choice. No- one goes hungry. 4
Essential equipment • • Warm jumpers/fleece, gloves, Travel adapter for hairdryer if woolly hat needed. • • Towels A book, a teddy (or similar) and a picture of family • Waterproof coat (& waterproof • trousers if possible) Hair ties and hat • • Walking boots Pillow/cushion for coach • • Old trainers Up to € 25 spending money in a labelled money bag – we are • Large bin bags for packing dirty hoping to raise at least some of clothes this through our fundraising • Sleeping bag & pillow case event next week. • No valuables (includes mobile • Water bottle would be useful phones, electronic games, cameras) • No sweets for journey (For sickness reasons!) 5
It really is muddy and wet 6
Common Equipment bloopers • Not enough changes of • Not enough warm clothing - Drying room clothes – assume it’ll be takes at least 24 hours to dry cold • No change of • No name-labels in shoes/boots clothes. Children lose things! • No long-sleeves – can’t • No toothpaste/soap, etc. do climbing/abseiling • No sleeping bag/pillow • Not enough warm socks. case No gloves/hats • Non-waterproof coat 7
Timetable Monday (No parking on yellow zig-zags) • Meet in Infant Hall 6:00-6:15 Pupils should – Register bring – Complete Medical Paperwork sandwiches, – Load the coach at 6:30 snacks and • Coach leaves at 6:45 prompt drinks for • Ferry departs at 1:55 journey. • Arrive at Le Chateau at 5:00 8
Sandwiches, Timetable snacks and drinks will be Friday provided by • Pupils will have a hot lunch. us for the • Coach departs 2:00 journey back. • Ferry departs at 4:00 • Return to school at roughly 10:30 • Please leave space for the coach to park outside the school. No parking on zig-zags! 9
Typical day at Le Chateau: Wake up 7.30 Breakfast 8.00 1 st Activity 9.00 (eg Raft building) (about 90 minutes) 2 nd Activity 10.50 (eg Climbing) Lunch 12.20 3 rd Activity 1.40 (eg Kayaking) 4 th Activity 3.30 (eg zip wire) Freshen up 5.00 (Y6 blog time) Dinner 5.30-6:00 5 th Activity 7.00 (eg Campfire songs) Bed by 9:30 Lights out 10:00 10
Activities • Obstacle course (muddy) • Canoeing (wet) • Kayaking (wet) • All with trained instructors – Chateau has excellent safety • Climbing record • Raft building (wet) • If particularly cold or wet, water activities will be • Zip wire swapped for alternatives. • Beach trip Water is 2ft deep. • Local market • Supermarket trip 11
Activities • Rue tour We will also be going on 3 trips into the local towns and villages. • Local market We keep the same coach • Trip to the beach and driver throughout the week. • French supermarket and café The children have loved these trips in the past so we will be spending more time out and about this year. 12
Rue 13
Le supermarche 14
Night activities 15
Groups & Rooms • The pupils will be working in 4 activity groups. • Rooms are for sleeping in. Time spent in room is minimal. Boys/girls cannot mix in same-sex rooms. Regular room inspections • Common rooms for all to congregate. • We will give the children their group lists when we arrive. 16
Medication • Pupils with asthma must bring 2 inhalers. – One will be kept by staff. – One will be carried by the pupil at all times. • Calpol forms. • All medications must be labelled clearly with the child’s name and the dose to be administered. • On the Monday morning, all medication must be given to Miss McCreesh or Mrs Appleby with appropriate paperwork. Please try to bring them in earlier than this if possible! 17
Emotions • You’ll be reassured by the regular blog posts • You can comment on the blog but we won’t show the comments to your child. No contact is better for them – they’re much more able to cope. • Say goodbye at home on the Monday. We’d strongly advise dropping them in the Infant hall and leaving once bags are on coach. 18
Contacts • There will be no direct contact between pupils and parents. • Birthdays! • School blog will have daily updates Information to follow • Phone tree • Contact school 0114 2344329 • In emergencies only – Mrs Stacey 07515259208 19
Phone Tree France Branch 1 Branch 2 Branch 3 Important messages (e.g. arrivals and departures) will be passed to parents using a phone tree. We will send messages to the 3 people at the head of the tree. Each person then passes the message to the next person on the list. If you would like to be part of the phone tree, please add your name to the sheet at the back of the room before you leave. 20
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