Welcome and thank you! This is Berlin. MFL - HISTORY TRIP TO BERLIN 2014 28th Nov – 1st Dec Mr...

Welcomeand thank you!

This is Berlin

MFL - HISTORY

TRIP TO BERLIN 201428th Nov – 1st Dec

Mr StokesMr FletcherMr CorriganMrs CaldwellMr Hodby

Day 1 - Outbound Travel DetailsFriday morning:

● Meet at back of school at 5.30am – to leave promptly at 6.00 am

● Please be careful not to block gate/road

● Small snack for journey

● Flight from Heathrow T5 to Berlin Tegel

Dep: 12.25pm

Arr: 13.50 pm

● Coach to take us to hotel on arrival

Day 1 – Friday pm

•Arrive at hotel approx 3.30pm

•Organise rooming for pupils at hotel

•Evening meal at hotel

•Leave for Christmas market at

the Gendarmenmarkt

•Return to hotel

Day 2 - SaturdayMorning

Museum - The Story of Berlin

Stroll along the Ku-Damm

Lunch

Afternoon

Take the tube to the Berlin Wall memorial museum

Evening meal at hotel

Evening walk to the Brandenburg Gate and Christmas market

Day 3 - Sunday

Morning

Visit the Reichstag, Brandenburg Gate,

and Holocaust memorial

lunch

Afternoon

Climb the TV tower at Alexanderplatz

Evening

Potsdamer Platz / Sony Centre and Christmas Market

Day 4 - MondayEarly breakfast at hotel

Coach transfer to Berlin Tegel airport

Flight to London Heathrow

Dep: 12.35

Arr. 13.15

Coach back to Stafford

Arrive at school approx: 17.30 -18.00

Educational Visit

•Journals to be completed

•History - booklets to be created

•Language – to be used at hotel, Christmas markets and in shops.

Hoodies and Beanies

Hoodies with the school logo on the front and Berlin Tour logo on the back plus optional nickname (free of charge) = £16.50

Beanies with Berlin on the side = £5.00

Can be ordered with me next week. Payment via parent pay from Monday.

Very cool and very useful for us to recognise the children when we are out and about

LuggageVERY IMPORTANT

1 x hold luggage = 20KG (pupils must be able to carry it!)

1 x hand luggage = 5KG•You will be liable for any excess, so pack lightly please!

•Label luggage clearly

•Recognisable bag

•No liquids, knives, sharp objects in cabin bag

Clothing

You must bring:

•sensible/comfortable shoes

•warm, weatherproof jacket

•warm jumper and thick socks

•scarf and gloves

Payments

•Thank you very much for prompt payments

Please pay any outstanding money this week if possible.

Money

•DAY 1 –lunch at Heathrow to eat on plane. Christmas market – money for snacks, souvenirs.

•DAY 2 – lunch and postcards/souvenirs from various museums

•DAY 3 – lunch and postcards/souvenirs from various museums

•DAY 4 - lunch

Money

•1 x UK lunch = £5.00

•3 x DE lunch = €15.00

•Souvenirs/postcards/gifts = €30.00 max

Approx. €40 - €50

Approx. £10

PASSPORTS

•Passport

•EHIC cards

•Please put in hand luggage to show to Mr Fletcher on entering coach.

• No passport/ehic = no travelling

MEDICAL FORMS

Take one home tonight

Must be handed back between 14th and 21st November to Mr Stokes rm 50

Behaviour

You are representing the school at all times:

•Respect – war, comments etc…

•Flights/airports

•Using trains

•Hotel

•Restaurants

•In public

Sweets/food

They sell lovely sweets in Germany and the food in Germany is excellent, so please do not fill your child's hand luggage with sweets!

Personal Belongings

•Ipads – leave at home!

•Phones – be aware of roaming costs and avoid calling home.

•Phones /mp3 players are not permitted during the day around Berlin.

•Cameras – the cheaper the better

Questions???