Second Year French Trip to Normandy (6th – 9th July 2017)

Trip Leaders Mrs Jones Mr Kukla Miss Ball Mr Thould Mrs Thould Ms Ladislao Miss Enfield

TRAVEL ITINERARY 6th July 2017 05.45 Depart School in coach for the journey to Portsmouth 9th July 2017 06.45 08.15 15.00 09.00 10.00 11.30 16.30 21.15 22.00 Arrive at PORTSMOUTH Crossing with Brittany Ferries Arrival CAEN Depart Chateau du Molay Arrive at Caen (explore the market) Caen Castle/Lunch in ‘Le Jardin des Plantes’ Depart Caen for Portsmouth Arrive Portsmouth Estimated arrival at KES

ACCOMMODATION DETAILS 6th July 2017 17.00 Approximate arrival time at the Château du Molay in Normandy (stopping off at Pegasus Bridge). Château Du Molay Route D'Isigny 14330 Molay Littry (Tel. 00 33 2 31 21 45 51) Meal Arrangements: FULL BOARD First Meal : Dinner Last Meal : Breakfast + Packed Lunch Your meals are in the Hotel restaurant/BBQ is in the outside area.

Chateau du Molay Facilities include: Heated outdoor pool, football/rugby pitch, tennis court/basketball court and five a side football facilities, a fully equipped games room, classrooms, dining room, library, state-of- the art disco. Pupils need to bring clothes that are suitable for excursions and for a variety of activities back at the Château. Trainers are recommended.

Pupils need to bring towels, (soap and shampoo). Pupils need to bring slippers/sandals/flip flops Pupils will be allocated room sizes by the staff at the Château and KES staff will allocate rooms. The rooms come in a number of different sizes and have en-suite facilities. None of the bedrooms are on the ground floor.

The programme has been put together with a number of aims: Programme of events The programme has been put together with a number of aims: Enjoyment Discovering France and all things French Learning about the history of Normandy

Programme of events Thursday 6th July Leave KES at 6am The coach will leave KES at 5.45am and so it is recommended that pupils arrive in good time. They will need to bring along their passport and EHIC cards and these will be collected in before they get on the bus. The staff will keep these safe and will hand them back to the pupils on returning to the UK where they will be needed for the border control check. We will be allocated our own room on the ferry and so pupils will be able to sit together and leave their bags in a safe place if they want to go off and explore. There is lots to do on the ferry to keep everyone occupied!

Programme of events Thursday 6th July VISIT TO PEGASUS BRIDGE After a long ferry crossing, we will take a short break on our way to the Château by stopping at Pegasus Bridge where we will be able to learn about the importance of the taking of the bridge in preventing a German counter attack in the weeks following the invasion of Normandy in 1944. The bridge was renamed Pegasus Bridge, in honour of the Parachute Regiment whose emblem is the Pegasus.

Programme of events Thursday 6th July Arrival at the Château du Molay On arrival at the Chateau du Molay, pupils will be asked to put their bags in their rooms and then come down for a ‘meet and greet’ session with the Château staff. There is usually an activity planned for the first evening and this is often after supper. We all eat together in the dining room. There is a bar at the Chateau which sells drinks and crisps and pupils are asked to request these in French.

Programme of events Friday 7th July We will be looking at some of the places that best tell the story of the Allied Invasion of Normandy during the Second World War. We will visit Arromanches, The 360 Museum, the American Military Cemetery, the battery on the Pointe du Hoc and the German Cemetery at La Cambe.

The evening programme will include a supervised swimming session and activities with the Château staff The evening programme will include a supervised swimming session and activities with the Château staff

There will also be an evening of ‘crêpe’ making (and cider)!

Saturday 8th JulyProgramme of events Friday will be spent in Bayeux where KES students will be able to try out their French. We will take a look inside the Cathedral before heading to the Bayeux Tapestry Museum. After our picnic lunch we will spend some time in Bayeux before stopping off at the German cemetery on our way back.

We will return back to the Château in time for a swimming session. KES pupils will have an opportunity to taste ‘les cuisses de grenouilles et les escargots’.

Saturday 2nd July Programme of events After breakfast there will be a room inspection before heading off on the coach for our return journey back to the UK.

Pupils will be put into groups and allocated a teacher. They will be registered by this teacher when out on excursions. When at the Château, KES pupils will behave with the staff at the Château as they do with their own teachers. Pupils need to comply with the rules of the Château. Pupils need to attend all meal times. Swimming is only allowed when the lifeguard is on duty. The Château rules concerning noise and lights out must be respected. Pupils will be required to carry out a number of tasks in French.

A check list Slippers, (flipflops/sandals) to wear indoors. Swimming costumes. KES pupils to bring towels (for pool as well). KES pupils to bring soap, shampoo, shower gel KES pupils to bring enough Euros for shopping at the market and for souvenirs at the museums (50 Euros?)and for the ferry crossing.

Rooms. We know the room sizes and need to allocate pupils to rooms. Therefore it would be helpful if every pupil could write down a list of three friends that he/she would like to share with. We will do our very best to accommodate the pupils and we will try to make sure that they are with at least one good friend.

Contact numbers In case of emergency phone 112

Main School mobile number:07917262010 Pupils need to arrive at KES with their passports. These will be collected in on the coach and looked after by KES staff. They will be returned to the pupils on the return journey. EHIC cards to be with the pupils.

KES pupils need to be aware that they must not buy and then try to bring back to the UK Any bangers Swords/daggers/knives BB guns

Vive La France!! Vive la différence!