Onwards - July 2012 - South Wilts Grammar School for Girls

ONWARDS
After the Safari drive we had a long break to have our lunch and
we were able to have a bit of time to search the Park.
Our group went through the maze and got completely lost and
we also had a quick look at the enclosure next to the Animal
Kingdom. We then went with everyone to the Animal Kingdom. It
was really interesting and I especially enjoyed the Meercats
because they were posing for all our cameras! I also enjoyed
looking at all the other creatures including some I have never
heard of before!
The Animal Kingdom was really cool and I think the layout was
great! The animals had lots of room in their enclosures and I
think it is lovely how the animals show that they are looked after
well and you can clearly see it, and you know they are happy.
I think Longleat is a great trip to go on as you wouldn’t normally
see these animals in your day-to-day life (Lara Mayhew 8A)
Year 7 Trip to France
The coach park at 05.30 on a damp June morning was the start of our trip to Normandy.
Cleverly, Mrs Jouahri really had forgotten her passport so we drove to Portsmouth via her
house – only a small diversion – and all was well. A calm crossing and a pleasant coach
journey saw us arriving at our destination in time for supper. The evening was lovely so we all
went off to the beach where some people proceeded to get extremely wet!
On Tuesday we spent the morning at Villedieu –les –Poeles where they have a fantastic
market selling all manner of things. Engraved glasses and a wide range of hats seemed very
popular as well as chips and crepes. In the afternoon we got very soggy as we went to the
Mont St Michel. Fortunately the building is very solid so we were able to dry off a bit once we
got inside. Another beautiful evening allowed those who wished to go to the beach where
activity leaders Mr Thorne and Mr Lawrence organised games.
Wednesday was history day. We went first to the 360 Cinema in Arromanches where we saw
a film showing some of the events of the D-day landings. We saw some large German guns at
lunch time although some people did manage to get very muddy indeed as the rain poured
down. We finished the day at the Bayeux tapestry with little audio guides recounting the events
of the Norman invasion.
On Thursday we were able to have a more leisurely start. The five line poem competition was
held in the theatre at our centre and everyone was able to answer most of the questions in the
little red books. Then it was off to the zoo! In spite of some spits and spots of rain (again) we
were able to look round the zoo and see a wide range of animals. In the evening the tiebreaking
winning question in the quiz was ‘What is
the average age of the teachers on this trip?’
Friday was a special day as we all trooped 2
kilometres down the road to our friendly school.
Everyone was introduced to their penfriend and after
some initial awkwardness, settled down to answer
questions and play games. We had an excellent
school lunch and a game of ‘British bulldog’ to round
off the day. Then it was a soggy walk back to our
centre for a quick tea, the coach, the hypermarket ,the
ferry and home! (Mrs Jouahri)
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