Well done to the Year 5 and 6 g
irls who took part in the football tournament at playfootball.net on Tuesday.The girls tried extremely hard and did well to come 3rd in their group. There were certainly a few future stars among them!
Wednesday, 30 November 2011
Tuesday 29th November
GIRLS FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT!
Well done to the Year 5 and 6 g
irls who took part in the football tournament at playfootball.net on Tuesday.
The girls tried extremely hard and did well to come 3rd in their group. There were certainly a few future stars among them!
Well done to the Year 5 and 6 g
irls who took part in the football tournament at playfootball.net on Tuesday.The girls tried extremely hard and did well to come 3rd in their group. There were certainly a few future stars among them!
Thursday, 24 November 2011
Friday 25th November
LAST DAY!
We've just had breakfast and will be leaving at about 8:30 your time to move onto the hypermarket.
We may be able to catch an earlier ferry if all runs smoothly, so as said last night, please keep checking your mobile phones in case our arrival time back at school changes.
We've had a fantastic week and it's quite apparent that all the children have had a wonderful time. They're looking forward to seeing everybody back in England and sharing their tales with you!
See you all soon
Mr Kelly
Thursday 24th November
DAY THREE! It's an early post from me today as all the children are dancing away at the disco....from where I am, I can hear a bit of Party Rockers blasting out of the speakers! Today we were granted a bit of a lay in (till half 7 anyway!) and went onto breakfast. The children then wrote out their postcards, which were subsequently posted, before 
heading off on the coach to the local market. 
The children were in charge of their money (which they were very wise with) but I apologise in advance for 
any 'tat' they come home with!! They 
did visit the gift shop at the Tower yesterday as well, so should have at least one decent souvenir from 
their trip!
After lunch we headed off on a walking tour of Rue where the children learnt a lot about the location before heading off in small groups to complete a quiz on the town.
When we returned we had dinner where we tried our own dreaded Bushtucker Trial.....snails and frog legs! A good percentage of the children tried them both and I captured some very funny faces as they were attempting to eat them! The children then got changed ready for the disco, which they are currently at.
Tomorrow, I shall try to update the blog but may not have time. Please keep an eye on your mobiles tomorrow as if there are any changes in our return times, school will text you to let you know.
Thanks for reading the blog and leaving comments; the children have really appreciated them. See you all tomorrow.
Monsieur Kelly
heading off on the coach to the local market. 
The children were in charge of their money (which they were very wise with) but I apologise in advance for 
any 'tat' they come home with!! They 
did visit the gift shop at the Tower yesterday as well, so should have at least one decent souvenir from 
their trip!After lunch we headed off on a walking tour of Rue where the children learnt a lot about the location before heading off in small groups to complete a quiz on the town.
When we returned we had dinner where we tried our own dreaded Bushtucker Trial.....snails and frog legs! A good percentage of the children tried them both and I captured some very funny faces as they were attempting to eat them! The children then got changed ready for the disco, which they are currently at.
Tomorrow, I shall try to update the blog but may not have time. Please keep an eye on your mobiles tomorrow as if there are any changes in our return times, school will text you to let you know.
Thanks for reading the blog and leaving comments; the children have really appreciated them. See you all tomorrow.
Monsieur Kelly
Wednesday, 23 November 2011
Wednesday 23rd November
DAY TWO! And what a tiring day it has been! Up at 6:30am and got back to the Chateau at 9:00pm- some VERY tired faces around (mine being one of them!) The coach journey into Paris and back was a long old affair today but we kept our spirits up through a combination of iPads, magazines, DVDs, telling jokes, finding interesting landmarks and spotting Parisian graffiti (it's a different class of graffiti in Paris you know!) The day itself was absolutely fantastic! Once in Paris, we travelled to the Seine where we took a boat journey along a length of the river with the Eiffel Tower in the background. We left there after about an hour and then moved onto eating our lunch about 300m away from the Tower itself. Our slot to go up the Tower was at 3pm, so we squeezed in a few 'touristy' photos (see if you can 
notice my contribution to this!) before heading up. Let me assure you that every child was in total awe of heading up to the top....some thought that when they got to the first stop that they had reached the top and were heading straight back down again (they had a surprise in store!). Everyone made it to the summit and we spent a good period of time walking around, taking in the amazing views, even if it was fairly foggy. When we came down, we took the children to buy some traditional French crepes (which they didn't take much persuading to do!) before heading back to the coach for our return journey. We were delayed a little bit coming back beacuse the fog slowed us down, so the children had a slightly later dinner than planned (the food is wonderful by the way) before heading straight to bed and once again they all fell asleep pronto again.
notice my contribution to this!) before heading up. Let me assure you that every child was in total awe of heading up to the top....some thought that when they got to the first stop that they had reached the top and were heading straight back down again (they had a surprise in store!). Everyone made it to the summit and we spent a good period of time walking around, taking in the amazing views, even if it was fairly foggy. When we came down, we took the children to buy some traditional French crepes (which they didn't take much persuading to do!) before heading back to the coach for our return journey. We were delayed a little bit coming back beacuse the fog slowed us down, so the children had a slightly later dinner than planned (the food is wonderful by the way) before heading straight to bed and once again they all fell asleep pronto again.I have to mention something that made me laugh today. A young man, who shall remain nameless (but his name begins with a 'D' and ends in 'avey') was adamant he knew the French national anthem...so I asked him to hum it to me. All was going well until I realised he wasn't humming the national anthem but instead humming the theme song to Star Wars! Not sure when Chewbacca became a French national!?
Anyway, I am now needing to sleep myself, so here's hoping that our market visit and town tour tomorrow will go as well.
Bonne nuit
Monsieur Kelly
Tuesday, 22 November 2011
Tuesday 22nd November
DAY ONE! (All the blog instructions are in French....I can't read them so I'm hoping this publishes ok!)
Well, we arrived safe and sound some hours ago (after a mammoth M1 and M25 journey), although a very peaceful and calm ferry crossing. Everyone is very impressed with the surroundings (the children think it has a touch of Hogwarts about it- everywhere you turn there's a suit of armour!). We've all unpacked and the children are all asleep, which is fantastic, especially considering it's their first night! They have once again been superbly behaved and are a true credit to the school. They all took part in the Chateau Olympics tonight (where they exhausted themselves quite happily) and afterwards, went back to their rooms to shower and slurp on some hot chocolate and munch their way through some 'pre-bed' biscuits! Tomorrow, we have an early start (getting up at 6:30am) before heading off to Paris for a long day. The children should hopefully all be buying postcards tomorrow whilst eating their crepes, waiting to ascend the Eiffel Tower after having a leisurely boat cruise up the Seine!
Will try and keep you updated tomorrow- in the meantime, if you have any comments to leave, please do so and I'll try and check them in the morning.
Bonne nuit everyone!
Monseiur Kelly
Monday, 21 November 2011
Monday 21st November
NATWEST MONEYSENSE! Off to France tomorrow, but still time to show some stunning photos of some Year 6 pupils from when we had the Money Morning in school a couple of weeks ago! A professional photographer came in (on behalf of Natwest) to take some glamourous shots of the children in preparation for our school bank which is starting in the new year. The photos may be appearing in a local newspaper soon so keep your eyes peeled!
Sunday, 20 November 2011
Sunday 20th November
LANTERN PARADE!
This afternoon, we took 12 children to participate in the lantern parade in Luton Town Centre.
We left Park Town Community Centre in Bailey Street and headed with our procession of lanterns (plus one 8ft tall luminous puppet!) up towards the town hall, where we patiently waited f
or the lights to be switched on. After messages from the mayor and Heart FM, James Argen (who??) from The Only Way is Essex helped us countdown to the 'big switch on' and we had a prime position to see the lights go on!Afterwards, we strolled back to the community centre where we were given hot dogs, soup and hot chocolate to warm us up! Once again, the children were a credit to the school, so a big well done.
Wednesday, 16 November 2011
Thursday 17th November
France trip:
Just to let everyone know that the blog will be updated each day next week when we are in France. I shall try to update it each evening at some point and then again possibly on the last day before we leave. Hopefully, I will be able to add some photos of the activities we have been getting up to as well. (Although, I'm not sure how reliable the internet connection is, so please be patient!)
PLEASE NOTE: You may use the blog to leave messages for your child but please be aware that after you make a comment, it will not appear until it has been emailed to me for verification. I will then pass the message/s onto your child. (As long as everything goes to plan!). To add a comment, just click on the little '0 comments' or '1 comments' etc bit and it should allow you to write something.
Mr Kelly
Just to let everyone know that the blog will be updated each day next week when we are in France. I shall try to update it each evening at some point and then again possibly on the last day before we leave. Hopefully, I will be able to add some photos of the activities we have been getting up to as well. (Although, I'm not sure how reliable the internet connection is, so please be patient!)
PLEASE NOTE: You may use the blog to leave messages for your child but please be aware that after you make a comment, it will not appear until it has been emailed to me for verification. I will then pass the message/s onto your child. (As long as everything goes to plan!). To add a comment, just click on the little '0 comments' or '1 comments' etc bit and it should allow you to write something.
Mr Kelly
Thursday, 10 November 2011
Thursday 10th November
PLANETARIUM AND LANTERN MAKING!
Today we had a double whammy and took part in two different exciting activities!
Firstly, each class took it in turns during the day to travel to Downside Primary to visit the mobile Planetarium that
we had jointly booked with them. Whilst there, the children sat inside the gigantic, inflatab
le structure and were very impressed with what they saw and what they heard. (Ask them about all the different things they were told!). The presenter, Andrew, said the children were a real credit to the school and one of the best behaved groups of children he had ever met!
After school, a lucky group of children had the chance to travel into town and make lanterns in preparation for the annual Luton Lantern Parade, which will take place on Sunday 20th November. (Apparently, James Argent from The Only Way is Essex will be switching the lights on- is he famous? I've never heard of him!). The children came up with some fantastic lantern creations and I look forward to seeing them lit up on the 20th!
Today we had a double whammy and took part in two different exciting activities!
Firstly, each class took it in turns during the day to travel to Downside Primary to visit the mobile Planetarium that
we had jointly booked with them. Whilst there, the children sat inside the gigantic, inflatab
le structure and were very impressed with what they saw and what they heard. (Ask them about all the different things they were told!). The presenter, Andrew, said the children were a real credit to the school and one of the best behaved groups of children he had ever met!After school, a lucky group of children had the chance to travel into town and make lanterns in preparation for the annual Luton Lantern Parade, which will take place on Sunday 20th November. (Apparently, James Argent from The Only Way is Essex will be switching the lights on- is he famous? I've never heard of him!). The children came up with some fantastic lantern creations and I look forward to seeing them lit up on the 20th!
Sunday, 6 November 2011
Monday 7th November
PLANETARIUM - THIS THURSDAY
As I'm sure you're aware, this Thursday we will be visiting a mobile planetarium to support the work we are currently doing on the Solar System. Could I please ask parents who have not made their contribution towards the cost of this exciting event to do so by Wednesday? Many thanks.
As I'm sure you're aware, this Thursday we will be visiting a mobile planetarium to support the work we are currently doing on the Solar System. Could I please ask parents who have not made their contribution towards the cost of this exciting event to do so by Wednesday? Many thanks.
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