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We have had another fantastic day in France, our last full day! We began this morning with a trip to Chateau de Fougeres.  We had some sunshine as we climbed the towers and walked along the walls, enjoying the view.  The children learnt some history of the castle with a fantastic audio tour as we walked around.  After a visit to the souvenir shop outside the castle, we set off home for our lunch.  After this we were excited to try our activities for the afternoon.  We got to try archery, the blind trail (and thankfully then a shower!) and the climbing wall.  The children have again been fantastic and have achieved fantastic things while we have been here.  They have grown in confidence when ordering their dinner in French and are, tonight, looking forward to a disco and talent show.

We have woken up to some blue sky this morning so we are hoping for a bit of a drier day than yesterday! The children have all slept well and are looking forward to breakfast followed by a trip to Chateau de Fougeres this morning.  This afternoon we have more activities to look forward to!

What another fantastic day we have had.  Today has been a bit wet but we have certainly made the most of everything despite the weather!  We began the day with a trip to a French market where we looked at all the stalls that were there.  We saw fish, meat, bread, fruit as well as souvenirs.  We enjoyed spending some of our money at the market buying souvenirs to take home.  Some of us tried crepes and these were delicious.  The children have been so confident in practicing and using their French so far.

After the market, we came home for lunch before our afternoon activities,  There were three different activities, team building, fencing and zip wiring.  The children showed a range of fantastic skills, self belief and initiative during these activities and each one pushed themselves remarkably! We are very proud of them all.

Next, we had our French night to look forward to.  We all dressed up and lots of us tried snails and frog's legs (although there were mixed reactions to these!!) After our delicious dinner, we had a French quiz which was great fun.  The children are behaving superbly and we can't wait until tomorrow.  

Morning on day 3 and all the children have slept well and are up ready for breakfast and a trip to the market this morning.  The children are all being fantastically well behaved and we are very proud of them.

Wow.  What a fantastic day we have had.  After a delicious breakfast of cereal, pain au chocolate and croissants we set off for the American World War 2 cemetery.  The children were superbly behaved as we walked around the cemetery and discovered more about World War 2 in this part of France.  After that it was back on the coach for a short drive to St. Malo, a beautiful town.  The sun was back out as we headed to the beach, which was great as it meant we could get our swimming things on and head in the sea.  We all had a great time splashing in the sea and playing games on the beach.  Finally, after getting dry, we took a lovely walk through St. Malo to an ice cream shop where we practiced our French again, ordering a delicious ice cream!

Once we arrived back at Chateau Beaumont we had showers and are now looking forward to dinner and tonight's entertainment.  The children have all been remarkable and are having a brilliant time.

Good morning from France!  The children are all up and have had a great night's sleep after their long day yesterday! The sun is shining and we are looking forward to our visit to a World War 2 cemetery this morning and then the beach at St. Malo this afternoon!  For now, we are excited to try our first French breakfast of the trip.

The year 6 children have had a fantastic first day in France! After a very early start the children were superb on the coach to Dover.  We arrived in a sunny Dover in time for our ferry.  After a quick trip off the coach to stretch our legs we drove excitedly on to the ferry.  On the ferry, the children enjoyed looking out to sea and a well deserved breakfast.  

We then continued our journey through France and spotted all the differences between English and French roads.  After a quick stop for lunch we carried on until we got to Chateau Beaumont.  After seeing our rooms we were all really excited and ready for dinner.  Dinner was lovely and we practiced using our French skills to order it.  We finished the day with a tour of the Chateau and a treasure hunt.  We are looking forward to a lovely day tomorrow (and a good night's sleep).