Wow what a day !!!! ❤️ Thank you so much to everyone who made yesterday possible. As you may know, the staff at WCPS and our eTwinning partners École Gambetta Cambrai had spent a long time planning a joint visit to London. However, recent events in London had caused a few concerns to some pupils and parents, so to avoid any anxiety, the decision was made to change the trip rather than cancel it. Organising a trip involving 100 people from 2 schools, from 2 countries with different rules & regulations is a challenge in its own right. Reorganising one and finding somewhere suitable, available and within equal striking distance in less than a week is phenomenal! Well done and thank you to Miss Dring, Mrs Billingham & team for not giving up!
We all got up at the crack of dawn, to set off at 6 am sharp. En route we stopped of for a French themed breakfast of croissants, pancakes & juice .
The journey took about 5 hours to get to Eagle Heights. École Gambetta were there, waiting for us when we arrived at 11:00. First contact was fab, with the children seeking out their pen pals in Y5, introducing themselves in French and English.
We got into our groups, then went for our picnic lunch – it was a glorious day, and we had spectacular views of the countryside as we started to get to know our partners.
The French children were very curious about our school uniform! After lunch, I explained the team packs & the quiz rules, then we watched a fabulous falconry / birds of prey display – some of them flew really close to our heads!
Then we got started on the quiz !! The French and English children were in mixed groups & had to collaborate to complete their tasks – they had to answer questions in both languages and use the iPad in their team pack to take group photos and films around the site. When I get all the pictures & footage back, I’ll add up the points & announce the winning team! So far I only have my pictures, but when I get the rest I’ll add them to the French blog for you.
After the quiz, we took part in a “husky” experience- Eagle Heights are also a rescue centre for Huskies, so some of them were brought out for us to pet! 
We then had a group photo and time to play in the playground together before catching the coaches back home.
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We stopped off for a picnic tea on the way home, eventually getting back to Barnsley at 9:00. Pupils from both schools were amazing – you really made us all very proud of you, well done!