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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???