Day one: Travel day was upon us with a 24-hour journey consisting of 22 hours on a coach along with a 2-hour ferry journey. The journey saw all pupils entertaining themselves with technological devices and the upper years entertaining half of the coach with a sing along. The only difficulty of this trip was being able to sleep due to not having the comforts of a regular bed along with the excitement and adrenaline, yet the majority managed a few hours. One of the most memorable moments of the travels was our breakfast stop to McDonalds, only to discover that they would not be serving hot food until 11am and they decided to serve a hot chocolate as angel delight. All in all though it must be said that the journey went well and the teachers were a real credit, not to mention the pupils. A FANTASTIC start to the week ahead.

After the tiring journey, we decided that it was time to have lunch before going off to collect our skis for the forthcoming week of skiing. Yet again the pupils were a credit to themselves and the school and as a reward it was decided that on our return it was time for the annual snowball championship which all parties of the trip enjoyed and it was great to have some quality teacher and pupil time. After dinner, it was decided that the pupils would have an early night, although the year 11s opted for an hour of revision before they got their heads down for a good night’s sleep before they hit the slopes for their first day of skiing in 2017.

Mentions and thanks must go to the following pupils who helped me with today’s blog update, Mary, Jess, Zoe, Eliana & Adena.

Ready to ski 1…2…3