Year Six Residential Visit

Le Chateau du Broutel, Rue

Monday 22nd to Friday 26th February 2010

Children & Parents’ Booklet

Please bring this with you to France
Le Chateau du Broutel

Le Chateau dates back to 1714 and is situated in over 40 acres of beautiful grounds.

In addition to the main Chateau building the estate comprises of extensive outbuildings, two large houses
and a newly refurbished £1million West Wing containing 30 en suite bedrooms. The school will be staying
in the Écurie Building, refurbished around five years ago..

A superb patio overlooks the Chateau’s private lake and the manicured lawns with extensive woods rising
in the background.

Rue

Le Chateau is situated on the edge of the small historical town of Rue. Originally established as a Roman
outpost, it grew in prosperity in the 6th century due to its port and later became the capital of the region. It
is located 5 minutes off the A16 motorway which links Calais-Amiens-Paris.
Teachers

The visit will be staffed by instructors employed by Manor Adventure and the following staff from school:

Mr Prince (Headteacher and First Aider)

Mr Bancroft (Deputy Headteacher and Year Six Teacher)

Miss Capper (Year Six Teacher and First Aider)

Miss Reynolds (Year Two teacher & French Speaker)

Mr Bateman (Parent and Assistant to several after school clubs)

Miss Evans (Trainee Teacher)

Meals

A continental breakfast will be given, a cooked two course lunch or a packed lunch and an evening meal.

In addition, drinks are available during the day and evening.

Meal times are:

BREAKFAST 8.00 – 8.45am

LUNCH 12.30 – 1.30pm

EVENING MEAL 5.30 – 6.30pm

Medication

Mr Prince and Miss Capper are the nominated first aiders on the visit. Pupils taking medicine need to give
this to the first aiders in a clearly labelled container with a completed school medical form. Inhalers and
travel sickness tables should be kept with the child, but the first aiders must be made aware that the
children have these with them.
 Programme for the Week

All times are approximate

Monday

06.00 Coach arrives at school Monday’s Kit List:

06.15 Children to arrive at school • Two packed lunches and plenty to

drink
06.30 Coach departs from school
• Games/ Books/ MP3 players for
13.50 Outbound ferry crossing the coach journey
• Cameras – just in case, although
17.00 Arrive at the Chateau and safety tour you will probably want to save
your pictures until France!
18.00 Evening meal and free time
• Something warm and sporty to
19.30 Evening activity wear for evening activity

20.30 Add to our scrapbooks

21.30 Wash, pyjamas and reading

22.00 Lights out

Tuesday

07.30 Rise and shine

Tuesday’s Kit List:
08.00 Breakfast
• Spending money for Rue tour and
09.00 Rue Tour and Quiz Chocolatier
12.15 Lunch • Camera
• Something warm to wear
13.00 Visit to Chocolatier & then to the goat farm • Something warm and sporty to
wear for evening activity
17.00 Evening meal and free time

19.30 Evening activity

20.30 Add to our scrapbooks

21.30 Wash, pyjamas and reading

22.00 Lights out

Wednesday

07.30 Rise and shine Wednesday’s Kit List:

08.00 Breakfast • Spending money for Abbeville

• Camera
08.45 Visit to Abbeville • Something warm to wear
• Really old, messy clothes for blind
12.45 Lunch & free time
trail
13.30 Blind Trail, petanque and sports activity • Disco outfit!

17.00 Evening meal and free time

19.30 Evening activity

20.30 Add to our scrapbooks

21.30 Wash, pyjamas and reading

22.00 Lights out

Thursday

07.30 Rise and shine Thursday’s Kit List:

08.00 Breakfast • Spending money for Underground

City
09.00 Visit to Amiens • Camera
• Something warm to wear
12.15 Lunch
• Something warm and sporty to
13.30 Visit to Underground City wear for evening activity

17.00 Evening meal and free time

19.30 Evening activity

20.30 Add to our scrapbooks

21.30 Wash, pyjamas and reading

22.00 Lights out

Friday
Friday’s Kit List:
07.30 Rise and shine
• Spending money for Nausicaa
07.45 Pack our suitcases • Camera
• Something warm to wear at
08.15 Breakfast
Nausicaa
08.45 Tour of the Chateau and group photographs • Games/ Books/ MP3 players for
the coach journey
09.45 Visit to Nausicaa

13.30 Lunch

13.50 Depart Nausicaa

15.15 Inbound ferry crossing

22.00 Arrive at school

Blog

A blog of the visit will be updated daily and can be found at www.y6infrance.posterous.com. A link will be
added from the school’s homepage at www.churchlaneschool.co.uk. Please feel free to add comments
(using the children’s Posterous accounts) but we encourage parents to write something very general to all
of the children rather than writing to their child. This way we can try to avoid creating feelings of
homesickness.
Activities

Rue

The village of Rue is walking distance from the chateau. It includes ancient fortifications, 13th 14th and 15th
century buildings and monuments including La Chapelle du Saint Esprit, La Chapelle de L’Hospice and Le
Beffroi. The children will tour the village followed by a quiz with all the questions and clues provided in
French!

Goat Farm

A visit to La Ferme des Fromages de Chevre (approximately 40 minutes from the chateau) where the
children will be given a tour of the farm conducted in French. At the end of the session they will have the
chance to sample some of the farm’s delights.

Chocolatier

The children will travel to a chocolate factory only a few minutes from the farm. A presentation about
chocolate will be given in English before the pupils have the chance to buy one or two items from the
factory’s shop.

Amiens

The children will visit Amiens which is the capital of the Somme region and 45 minutes from our chateau.
Here they will explore Amiens flamboyant Gothic Cathedral and eat their packed lunch in the gardens of Le
Palais de Justice.

Underground City

The pupils will travel from Amiens to Les Grottes de Naours. Here they will enjoy a fascinating tour of an
underground city hollowed out between the 3rd and 9th centuries and only rediscovered in the 18th century.
The children will use audio guides to learn about the intriguing history of the caves. They will also have
chance to explore the playground.

Abbeville

At Abbeville the children will have the opportunity to speak more French by visiting the local market and
shops. All the pupils will be expected to purchase specific items using Euros and without resorting to
English. They will also use their language skills to purchase a drink in a local cafe.

Nausicaa

Approximately 40 minutes from the chateau, the children will visit Nausicaa on their way home. Nausicaa is
regarded as the premier sealife centre in Europe and the children will spend their final morning exploring
the marine life and watching presentations. A packed lunch will be provided for the children to enjoy in the
nearby park.

There is no charge for any of the visits as price of admittance was included in the cost of the visit. However,
children may like to take spending money to purchase gifts etc.
Clothes and Suitcases

Luggage

Children should bring a labelled suitcase rather than a rucksack as these can be difficult to store in the
coach. Luggage is restricted to one suitcase plus one piece of hand luggage. We recommend that children
help parents to pack their luggage.

Sleeping bag

Children should bring a sleeping bag which should be labelled. It should be in the suitcase or separate to it.
We would prefer it not to be attached to the suitcase as it can be difficult to pack when tied to handles.

Please ensure that your child is able to fold their sleeping bag and put it back into the drawstring case.

Pillow case

Clothing

Please ensure that all clothes are named.

We recommend that the children bring:

• Day to day clothes for the visits and activities.

Whilst we have been very lucky with weather in the last few years, we suggest that the children
always have something warm to wear.
• Sporty, messy clothes for the team games.
• Old, scruffy clothes for the blind trail
• A waterproof jacket/coat
• Woolly/fleece hat
• Gloves
• Disco clothing
• Pyjamas/nightdress
• Handkerchiefs
• A bin bag to store used clothes in the suitcase

Footwear

Please ensure that all footwear is named.

We recommend that the children bring:

• Comfortable footwear for the day visits (ideally not open toe shoes)
• Trainers for the sporting activities
• Old scruffy messy trainers for the blind trail.

Packed lunch on Monday

• The children will require a substantial packed lunch on the Monday. We will not be eating until at
least 5pm after we arrive at the Chateau. You may wish to bring some snacks for the journey.
Please could we remind you that the children must NOT bring any foods that contain nuts.
Additional items

• Soap, flannel, toothbrush and toothpaste (in a bag)

• 1 bath towel and a hand towel
• Hairbrush and comb
• Drinking bottle
• 2 packed lunches for the journey from Crewe to France
• A carrier for medication
• Purse/ wallet (named)
• Reading book
• Pen/ pencil
• A small, light bag to carry everyday objects and packed lunch
• Charger for anything electrical brought along

Please note that the school and Manor Adventure accept no responsibility for loss, breakage or misuse of
CD/MP3 players, games consoles and stereos. Such items are only for use on the coach, not in the chateau.

Money

Children may bring up to 50 Euros in spending money.

Money should be in €5 or €10 notes, not 20s or 50s.

No Sterling is required at all.

Money should be kept in a labelled purse/wallet.

Behaviour at Le Chateau du Broutel

To ensure the maximum benefit and enjoyment is gained from their stay at the Chateau, pupils are
required to abide by the following code of conduct and hotel rules:

Outside

• To listen to instructions and advice of the instructors during activities

• To keep the site tidy for the duration of their stay
• To keep away from all areas which are out of bounds, unless accompanied by a member of the
Chateau staff

Inside

• To keep the bedrooms tidy and attend room inspection each morning before breakfast.
• Not to go into any other bedroom.
• To take care when using the bunk beds.
• Not to take drinks into the bedroom.
• To make no noise that can be heard from outside after lights out.
• To take outside footwear off before entering the building.

General

• Report any damage however caused.

Scrapbook Ideas

We encourage all of the children to create a scrapbook of their visit. This is entirely personal and what is
kept or written is up to each individual child. Ideas that have worked well in the past are:

• Saving till receipts

• Adding postcards
• Keeping a short diary
• Drawing pictures
• Keeping wrappers
• Saving space to add photos when back in England.
• Adding examples of French used.
Useful French Vocabulary

Useful phrases

Bonjour Hello/Good morning

Bonsoir Goodbye/Good evening
Salut! Hi
Au revoir Goodbye
Bonne nuit Goodnight
Ça va? How are you?
Ça va bien Good
Ça va mal Not good
Ça va Fine
Merci Thank you
Merci beaucoup Thank you very much
Bon voyage Have a good trip

In the cafe

Vous désirez? What would you like?

Je voudrais... I would like...
S’il vous plait Please
Voilà! Here you are!
D’accord Okay
C’est combien? How much is it?
Ça fait.... That will be...
Je prends... I’ll have...
Bon appétit! Enjoy your meal!
Merci Thank you

Drinks

Une eau mineral A mineral water

Un coca A coke
Un limonade A lemonade
Un jus d’orange An orange juice
Un chocolat chaud A Hot Chocolate
Un café A Coffee
Un thé A tea
 Shopping (useful in Rue and around the market)

Pardon... Excuse me...

Où est la poste? Where is the post office?
Vous pouvez répéter, s’il vous plaît? Can you repeat that please?
Vous vendez...? Do you sell...?
Une carte postales A postcard
Un timbre pour l’Angleterre A stamp for England
Je voudrais une carte postale et un timbre pour I would like a postcard and a stamp for England
l’Angleterre s’il vous plait. please.
Le supermarché The super market
Le marché The market
Tournez à droit/gauche Turn right/left
Les vêtements Clothes
Les jouets Toys
Les bijoux Jewellery
Les jeux de société Board games
Les livres Books

In case of emergency

Please contact Wistaston Church Lane Primary School on 01270663619 or 01270567769

Outside of school hours (8.30 to 4.30) you should ring the following number: 01606834549.