Issue 7 March 18

GCSE French Trip
From the 14th – 17th February, a group of 39 students together with Mrs Hill, Mrs Day and Mr Beck had a
fantastic trip to the Château de Grand Romaine in France.
The trip, which was intended to give students the opportunity to use and improve their language skills as
well as experience the culture, was a huge success.
Though we only had 4 days, we certainly made the most of them, participating in a variety of activities
(we even sneaked in a visit to a chocolate factory on the outward journey). Amongst the highlights was the
visit to the Palace of Versailles, which we all really enjoyed and even a bit of cold weather could not take
away from such a beautiful place.
We were particularly proud of the students on the day of the ‘Preparez à manger’ task. This involved students
going to a local market town and buying the ingredients for a meal that they had to prepare and then
present in French. The chef at the centre, who judged the competition, said that our school was one of the
best he had ever seen and the students really took the opportunity to speak the language, not just in the
presentation, but when buying the ingredients too.
On the last day we had a visit to Montmartre, Sacré Coeur, which gave us all the opportunity to take some
beautiful photos.
In the evenings, students took part in a variety of activities ranging from a photo competition to some
very memorable party games, including a bin bag fashion show – where again the students took the opportunity
to practise their French.
Mrs Hill would like to take the opportunity to thank Mrs Day and Mr Beck for their support with the trip
but the biggest thank you goes to our year 10 and 11 students, who were truly a credit to themselves and
the Wilnecote School.