THE SUMMER 2012 - Millthorpe School York

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A TIME TO CELEBRATE Millthorpe School’s Year 11 pupils celebrate the end of their GCSE exams in style at the Royal York Hotel.
GERMAN EXCHANGE On June 13th a group of Y9 students set off to Germany in great excitement to visit their German exchange partners. On the coach to the airport everyone was chatting noisily about the times when our partners had come to visit York. Finally when we got off the plane at Düsseldorf airport, our partners met us and accompanied us on the coach back to Stadtlohn. We reached Gescher first and dropped off the people who lived in this small village, just a few kilometres from Stadtlohn. When we got off the coach we were taken to our partner’s houses. The houses were all quite large with big gardens. The next day we got up at half six (which felt like half five because of the time difference) in time to have breakfast and catch the bus before school. Our first day in school was very exciting, even if it was hard to understand the lessons that were being taught! The day went quickly, and after a bumpy bus ride back home lots of the people who lived in Gescher met up at a restaurant called Chao Chao. We ate large pizzas, then all cycled down to a nearby park. The German bikes were a lot larger than English ones, so not everyone could ride them. Instead they had to ride on the back or run alongside! At the park we played football and ate a kind of ice-lolly that was very nice. On Friday we went to a zoo near Gelsenkirchen. We saw lots of animals, such as hippos, flamingos, polar bears and gorillas. We went around in small mixed German and English groups. We took lots of photos and bought postcards to send back to our families and friends. Afterwards we went to a shopping centre, which was fun. That evening we all went to a big barbeque at Niklas’s house. England was playing Sweden in the European Cup and it was very exciting. England won! We all bought food and ate together. Then we watched the football in the living room. Luckily it was a large room, so everyone could fit in! Then it was the weekend, so we had time with our German families. On Saturday lots of people went to the Netherlands to a small village and bought presents at the market. Later with my German exchange partners and some friends I went go-karting. I was rubbish at it, but our partners were amazing! Instead of going to the Netherlands some people went to Cologne (Köln in German) and put a friendship padlock on the bridge. Then they took the key home and threw it in the Ouse. That evening we went for a chocolate fondue at Janna’s farm. We ate lots of chocolate and played some great games. Everyone really enjoyed it! On Sunday everyone went to the Movie Park, a theme park with lots of good roller-coasters. The braver people went off on the bigger, scarier rides, but some people just went on the smaller, slower rides. Towards the end lots of people went on the big free fall tower. It is the highest in Europe. Overall most people found this the best day! The next day we were back at school. We sat in the lessons and even read a play out in the English class! After school we went into Gescher to buy presents for our family and to see the bells, because that is what it is famous for. Finally it was the last day. Everyone was upset because the week had gone so quickly. Once school had ended we had a barbeque in the school grounds. It was great fun, and we managed to finally get a group photo with everyone in it! Eventually when the coach left lots of people cried and promised that they would see each other again soon. We arrived back in York about half eleven, all very tired and wishing we were still in Germany! Overall we had had a great time in Germany, and will hopefully all see our partners in the near future. We plan to invite them all back over to York at the same time one half term. Anna Hooper 9RPM
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