Year 6 Residential Visit 2015
Château du Tertre
Normandy, France
September 2015
Staff
Mrs Cook
Mrs Gee
Mrs Eighteen
Mrs Wagstaff
Mr Harvey
Travel Arrangements
Monday 21st September
05:25 – 05:30 Children arrive at school with named
suitcases
The car park will not be open, please drop and go
08:15 Ferry departs
15:00 (local time) Arrives in France
Places we visit
Tuesday
Ambrieres Bakery and Town Trail
Wednesday
La Ferme de la Fieudiere
Thursday
Market at Evron
Chateau to make lunch
Activities
On-site Activities:
Leap of Faith
Archery
Raft Building
Initiative Exercises
Team Games
Fencing
Zip Wire
Team Challenge
Crepe making
Camp Fire – toast marshmallows
Disco – Thursday evening
Accommodation
•All in one block
•Rooms of 4 – 8
•Teachers rooms in the same corridor
•Showers/rooms en suite
•If staff are required during the night, the children
go in pairs
Food
•Will eat breakfast on ferry; Croissants, cereal, bread,
fruit, ham cheese, hot chocolate, juice
•Lunch: provided by parents, disposable containers –
not too much!
•Sweets for journey
•Food at PGL
•No extra food – we provide snacks and treats each
day
•Will eat dinner on ferry back; we will provide snacks
and drinks
Health and Safety
Health and Safety
•On-site and off-site groups - Always in pairs
•Instructions in English
•Trained English instructors (excellent safety record
and supervised by us)
•Secure accommodation blocks
•First aider on site; hospital nearby; PGL staff
support
•Risk Assessments – PGL and WBC
Return Journey
Friday
Breakfast
10:00 Depart
Stop for lunch before Ferry
14:00 Ferry departs
19:15 Arrive at Portsmouth
21:00 Arrive at school (approximate time)
General Information
•Money: 20 Euros in single Euro coins in a named
envelope by Friday 12 September
•Travel sickness and other medical
conditions/medications clearly named with clear
dosage instructions by Friday 11th September
•EHIC card (free - can be ordered online)
•Emergency contacts and arrangements
•Clothes list
•Rucksack
What to bring
•Named disposable camera
•Small games/books/puzzle books
•Pencil case
•Torches
•All clothes must be named please-a good
idea is to write a list with your child of the
contents of their case.
What not to bring
•Mobile phone
•Extra money
•Hair dryer
•Electronic games
•MP3 players and Ipods
Year 6 Residential Visit 2015
Questions?