Sunday 24 March 2013

Last week of term

March 2013
Mon 25th
Orienteering Years 3 and 4
Tue 26th
12.30pm Swimming Gala NBHS
Wed 27th
Thu 28th
TERM ENDS
Fri 29th
Sat 30th
Children leave on Skiing Trip until April 6th




The video was shot on the slopes of Risoul where Mr Britten, Mr Martindale and Mrs Martindale will be taking a group for an exciting week of skiing on Saturday.

Tips for the skiers

The following have all happened on previous ski trips.  Try not to do them this time :)

Try not to...
1.  Leave a passport lying on the floor of the airport.
2.  Leave hand luggage with passport control and walk straight through to the departure lounge.
3.  Lose an ipod on the bus, aeroplane etc
4.  Leave lift pass in hotel room.
5.  Leave gloves in hotel room.
6.  Leave ski helmet in hotel room.
7.  Leave room key in hotel room.
8.  Get sun burnt because it is "too cold for a sun tan"
9.  Ski into Mr Britten.
10.  Break the drag lift - twice!
11.  Attempt to live solely off french bread.
12.  Spend all your euros on pinball, pool and coca-cola.
13.  Attempt to break the world ski jump record.
14.  Forget what your skis look like.
15.  Think that you can put a bin liner full of clothes on the aeroplane.
16.  Drop a bowl full of cornflakes and milk on the floor.

The challenge

Can the ski group of 2013 manage an entire week without any of the above occurring?


Quiz of the week
Skiing is an usual word.  It contains a double i.  Which mushroom also has a double i?

Joke of the week
  If you are going to try cross-country skiing, start with a very small country.