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Montreux Tour 2015
Monday 13th – Friday 17th July 2015
GREEN BOX:
Passports and EHIC cards (these will be photocopied and
returned to you at the end)
RED BOX:
Completed forms
Staffing
• Mr S. Marchant (Director of Music) • Mr M. Whiteside (Head of Expressive Arts Faculty) • Mr J. Hunter (Music Teacher) • Mrs R. Faux (Music Teacher) • Mr G. Clark (Music Technician) • Mr A. Fleming (ex-Head of MFL) • Mrs F. Fleming (ex-MFL Teacher) • Mrs H. McIlroy (Executive Headteacher) • Mrs J. Hall (Chair of Governors)
Outbound journey Monday 13th July 2015
• Meet at Mountbatten: 2.15am • Depart Mountbatten: 2.30am • Channel crossing: 6.50am – Eurotunnel Folkestone to Calais
• Arrival at Youth Hostel: 20.30 (local time) – Meal provided on arrival
Return journey Friday 17th July 2015
• Depart Youth Hostel: 6.30am (local time) • Channel crossing: 19.50pm (local time) – Eurotunnel Calais to Folkestone
• Arrival at Mountbatten: 23.15pm
Our Accommodation
• Youth Hostel Chamonix Mont-Blanc
Keeping up to date
Twitter: @MountbattenMus
Keeping up to date
Facebook: The Mountbatten School Music Department
Keeping up to date
School website: www.mountbatten.hants.sch.uk
Contacting us
• We will be taking school mobile phones on the trip. Students will be given staff contact details on a card on departure day.
• If you need to contact us in the case of an emergency, please contact the school, who will in turn, contact us.
• We will have internet access at various times, so email
Michael.Whiteside@mountbatten.hants.sch.uk
Behaviour • Staff are ‘loco parentis’; we would confiscate any inappropriate items. • Expectations of behaviour are very high. • Minor incidents – remove privileges, follow teachers around. • Major incidents – reported to school and could lead to any behaviour sanction. • Very serious incident which affects health, safety, enjoyment of others –
arrangements would be made to get the student home (it has happened only once at Mountbatten).
• Be on time. • Follow instructions. • Respect evening rules – lights out, in your room not anyone else’s (staff need rest
too). • Respect where we are visiting. • Respect your fellow travellers and the country of whom you are a guest. • No smoking. No drinking of alcohol. Common sense when you have free time.
Food on the journey
OUTBOUND • Packed breakfast • Packed lunch • Drinks • Snacks
• Hot meal is provided in Chamonix on the first evening.
RETURN • Packed breakfast
(provided by the Hostel)
• Students will be given the opportunity to purchase food at services en route
Food during our stay
• Accommodation is on a half board basis, meaning that breakfast and dinner is provided.
• Students will need to purchase lunches, drinks and snacks during the day time.
What to bring… INSTRUMENT(!) – Don’t forget spare reeds, strings, leads etc. Money – We suggest €150 euros and £20. Students will want to an amount (TBC) for the Jazz Train excursion we are planning. We suggest €15 a day for drinks, lunch and snacks. Students will need sterling for the journey in the UK. Passport Water bottle Mobile Phones - but please remember to turn internet roaming off! Continental adapter
Medicines and Toiletries – inhalers, painkillers, high factor sun cream. Light Rucksack
Clothing
Leisure wear • The weather is likely to be warm, so shorts, t-shirts etc. • A warm jumper/hoodie is advisable for cool evenings up a
mountain! Concert dress • Big Band – black shirts (x3) • Wind Band – white shirts (x2) • Tour polo shirt – more info to follow! • Music Academy ties will be issued prior to the tour, and these
will need to be returned during the last week of term.
• NB Girls’ skirts need to be of an appropriate length.
Performances
• Monday 13th July: – After dinner, we will head into Chamonix for the Fete
Nationale • Tuesday 14th July: – 2 concerts at venues TBC (all performers)
• Wednesday 15th July – Big Band performance at Montreux – Time to explore the festival and listen to other ensembles
• Thursday 16th July – Big Band performance at Montreux – Time to explore the festival and listen to other ensembles
I’m off on holiday…
Over the next few weeks…
Full attendance at all rehearsals is required Monday 12.55 – 1.25 Senior Boys’ Choir
(Theatre)
Tuesday 12.55 – 1.25 Senior Girls’ Choir (M1)
Wednesday 12.55 – 1.25 Brass & Sax Ensemble (Theatre)
Wednesday 3.15 – 4.45 Wind Band (Theatre)
Friday 3.15 – 4.30 Big Band (Theatre)
Dates for your diary… Please make sure you have a copy of the Summer Term calendar letter
Fundraising
• The costs of the tour are more than is covered by the students’ contributions…
• We are planning to bag pack at Waitrose and have the Big Band playing outside.
• The date for this is looking to be Saturday 13th June, but we will confirm this in due course.
• Additional fundraising events are in the pipeline and will be confirmed in due course.
Before you leave…
Have you? • Checked our list of phone numbers and email addresses? • Made us aware of any dietary requirements? • Given in your form? • Given us your child’s passport and EHIC card to photocopy?
• PAID? Final payments are now overdue…
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