what to take to France, suggestion

Small rucksack (5kg.):
*book/puzzles/games
*travel documents
*toiletries bag, filled
*sunglasses
*pen + notebook
*camera + other valuables

Suitcase (20kg.) :
*6 changes of underwear and socks
*3 long-sleeved shirts
*3 t-shirts
*2 jumpers/sweatshirts
*2 pairs of trousers
*2 shorts
*2 pairs of pyjamas

*tracksuit
*1 towel
*1 pair of trainers, 1 or more pair(s) of shoes
*hat/cap
*raincoat
*plastic carrier bag for dirty laundry
*jacket
* valuables at own risk

Please ensure that all items are clearly named!

June letter parents

Lilongwe, 4th June 2010

Re BMISGOESFRENCH2010

Dear parents/guardians,

Thank you very much for having paid the first instalment (and some of you the second one already!) for our trip that promises to be a fantastic one. We are only a few weeks away from the Summer/Winter Break and I would like to send you a polite reminder.

Please pay the 2 remaining instalments on time:

2nd payment MKW 100,000 7th June
3rd payment MKW 140,000 27th August

Thank you very much in advance.

Cheques should be brought in to the financial department by you or your child in person in order to get your receipt immediately. Please address the cheques to Bishop Mackenzie International School, and do not write down “cash” for security reasons, or “BMIS”.

If you haven’t handed in all 4 required copies to our Secondary secretary Miss Kumbukeni Mjuweni (behaviour contract, indemnity form, passport details and instalment slip) please do so asap. Thank you.

For those students needing a visa: the German embassy will take care of a Schengen visa, which is needed for France. Please hand in to Miss Mjuweni the –valid for at least 3 months after the intended return to Malawi!- passports, together with the hereby enclosed application forms first thing after the holiday = Monday 16th August. Do not miss this date. School will take care of international health insurance. For questions regarding filling in the form, please call the German embassy 01772555 or check their website www.lilongwe.diplo.de. The visas will be free of charge, since we are going on an educational trip. I will take the passports to the German embassy and collect them + visas.

Have a great holiday,




Willem Snieder, trip coordinator.

parents letter and more info

parents letter:

Lilongwe, 25th March 2010

Dear Parents,

Re: Proposed School Trip to France September/October 2010

I have great delight in announcing a fantastic school trip to beautiful France from 25th September to 2nd October 2010. The trip is open to Form 1,2,3,4,5 students. The aim is to give the students a real and worthwhile experience of topics they have already studied in French, geography, history, PE and art. I will be leading the trip and Mrs Welch and Mr Knight are the proposed chaperones. The organization in France is in the hands of Ça Va Visits and Activities UK Ltd.

The proposed itinerary is outlined below:

Saturday 25th September Departure 15.05 by Ethiopian Airlines to Paris;

Sunday 26th Arrival 5.35, coach tour of city (Eiffel Tower, Mona Lisa, Arc de Triomphe etc.); 15.00 depart to Arromanches, Normandie

Monday 27th Visit to D Day landing beaches, war museum “Musée du Débarquement” and Second World War cemetery; afternoon: visit Mont Saint Michel; stay in Dinan; evening: cinema/bowling

Tuesday 28th Guided tour St Malo, harbour city, shopping time, culinary surprise; afternoon visit cheese farm/cider house

Wednesday 29th Sports day with canoeing, archery and sailing; evening TGV to Paris

Thursday 30th Paris revisited (Notre Dame, Sacré Coeur, Centre Pompidou, Seine boat trip etc.); evening surprise (spectacular live show in heart of Paris)

Friday 1st October Visit to Euro Disney! (Disney Park, Disney Studios); night flight 22.05 back home

Saturday 2nd October Arrival Kamuzu Airport 14.20

The cost will be approximately* MKW 340000,- (Three Hundred Forty Thousand Malawi Kwacha) or $2250,- against current exchange rates per student and is fully inclusive. e.g.:

o Airfares plus taxes
o Medical insurance
o Full board accommodation
o Entrance fees to Euro Disney and all other attractions and activities
o All ground transport (TGV train, coach, boat on Seine)

The above price does not include pocket money.

A maximum of 30 students will be allowed to participate. If the trip is oversubscribed, participants will be selected by considering their attitude in school and their motivation to go on a trip abroad in order to be as fair as possible to all students.

If you would like your child/children to participate in this trip, please complete the form below and return it to Mr Snieder in an envelope marked “BMIS GOES FRENCH 2010” before or on 16th April 2010.

Our weblog http://bmisgoesfrench2010.blogspot.com gives you more information. Should you have any additional questions before committing to the trip please do no not hesitate to contact me through the school office: 01756364/265/984.

Yours sincerely,



Willem A. Snieder
Trip coordinator
*The cost of the trip may vary to factors outside our control (rate of euro/dollar/pound/kwacha, fuel supplement flight etc.). Every effort will be made to keep the trip cost to MKW340000 or below.
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BMIS GOES FRENCH 2010

Child’s Name


Form

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Date and parent signature



Presentation info:

Trip open for Forms 1,2,3,4,5
Staff: Mrs Welch, Mr Knight, Mr Snieder
Ethiopian Airlines takes care of the flights
Ça Va Trips is UK travel organization in France with representative Julie during whole trip
Trip cost 340,000 KW = all inclusive except for pocket money
Teachers have mobile phone 24 hours a day; communication in case of emergency through Mr. Harrison BMIS
There will be a daily updated weblog: http://bmisgoesfrench2010.blogspot.com + telephone tree of parents
Valuables AT OWN RISK
Pocket money: 100 to 150 euros suggested