Good afternoon/evening,

Apologies for the delay, but getting onto the wifi is like winning the lottery. We have just returned from Rouen and had an excellent day.

As mentioned previously the journey down was incredibly smooth. I have increased my job roles with the poor driver yesterday having no postcodes for nausicaa or even the chateau. His bus is also pushing the boundaries on width and height of buses. So I have also been doing a fair bit of directing here and there to get him through tight spots-we nearly didn't get out of the eurotunnel in Ashford.

Mr Campbell has been settling in well, I did have to break the news to him on Monday morning that this trip to France did involve 60 Y6's as well. Mr Powell gave him some intense French lessons on the way down, "One Coffee please and nothing for them lot,". He has managed to utilise our one native French speaking child into ordering him various things (mainly coffee). Talking of Mr Powell, has taken the room points to a whole new level. We have given him a baton and he has well and truly shot off with it. With his whistle in hand, the poor boys who have volunteered as room captains are now at his beck and call. The third reich would be proud of his recruitment and application of procedures. Catchphrases are coming out left, right and centre and I'm not sure how this is going to end. It was very entertaining to follow him around on his dorm inspections this morning-"Well done boys very impressive, shame about the pack of tissues with the dust on" Miss Stout has taken a lot softer line with the girls and I haven't heard any whistles yet. Also the girls corridor was eerily quiet at 11.30 last night whilst I was filling in some forms for the centre. However the girls are realising that some nice touches are the way to winning her round on the room points.

Dinner last night was bread, sausages and lentils, bread, cheese, bread, raspberry tart and bread. After the not so trail of mystery, there was some free time on the field till 10.15pm. My tactic of completely ridding the boys of any ounce of energy was not entirely succesful........

All kept in their rooms until the official waking time of 7.15am. Breakfast was then enjoyed: bread, cereal, hot chocolate, bread, orange juice, bread, fruit and if you fancied some bread that was there as well.