1. Second Year French Trip to Normandy (2 nd to 5 th July 2015)

2. Trip Leaders Mrs Jones Mr Kukla Mr Lawson Mr Thould Mrs Thould Mrs Rugge-Price Miss Ball

4. TRAVEL ITINERARY 2 nd July, 201506:00Depart School in coach for the journey to Portsmouth 5 th July 2015 06.45 08.15 15.00 12.30 14.00 15.15 16.00 Arrive at PORTSMOUTH Crossing with Brittany Ferries Arrival CAEN Arrive at CAEN Departure from CAEN on Brittany Ferries Arrival PORTSMOUTH Estimated arrival at KES

6. 2 July, 201517.00Approximate 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. ACCOMMODATION DETAILS

7. 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.

8. Pupils need to bring towels, soap and shampoo. Pupils need to bring slippers/sandals/flip flops to wear indoors. 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.

9. 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

10. Programme of events Thursday, 2nd July Leave KES at 6am The coach will leave KES at 6am 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!

11. Programme of events Thursday, 2nd 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.

12. Programme of events Thursday, 2nd 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.

13. 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. Programme of events Friday, 3rd July

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

19. KES pupils will have an opportunity to taste ‘les cuisses de grenouilles et les escargots’. There will also be an evening of ‘crêpe’ making!

21. Saturday, 4 July Programme of events Saturday begins with the market 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 the Medieval market before stopping off at the German cemetery on our way back.

22. Bayeux Medieval Market

24. Sunday 5 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.

25. 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.

26. 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.

27. Rooms. We don’t yet know the room sizes and may not have this information until much nearer the time of our departure. Therefore it would be helpful if every pupil could write down a list of about 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.

28. Contact numbers In case of emergency phone 112

29. Contact phone number of teachers will be handed out on the bus. Main School mobile number :07917262012 Pupils to provide teachers with mobile numbers once on the bus. 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.

30. 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

31. Vive La France!! Vive la différence!