Grade 9 French Immersion

Quebec Trip

Logistics• Dates Feb. 11th – Feb. 15th 2015(Departure at 6 am on Feb. 11th, depart Quebec Feb. 15 and

return to BHJH between 8 and 9pm.)

• BonVivant tours

• 2 x 56 passenger motor coaches ( 1 guide)

• Staying at Sheraton Four Points

Finances

• Cost of trip $ 890.00 per student

• Price is based on 60 students, two buses, 2 drivers and 5 chaperones Please note that the price is subject to change.

Payment Schedule

1st payment $200 October 23

2nd payment $200 November 6

3rd payment $200 December 4

4th payment $190 January 8

5th payment $100 February 5

3 Strike Rule…

•1st infraction ~ verbal reminder

•2nd infraction ~ removal of privileges

•3rd infraction ~ bonus time with your teachers!!!

French Only The Quebec trip meets

many curricular outcomes, particularly those in

French Language Arts

• Full immersion in French Language and Culture is the reason we are permitted to take this trip!!

• Students are to follow BHJH code of conduct with a few exceptions.

Cell Phones•Permitted for safety purposes

•Use permitted during voyage to and from Quebec + during free time

•Cellular devices not permitted during whole-class activities

Cell Phones

•1st infraction ~ verbal reminder

•2nd infraction ~ cell phone removed for the day

•3rd infraction ~ cell phone removed for duration of trip

Dress Code• BHJH policy in effect

• Dress for the weather

• WINTER BOOTS- NO SNEAKERS!!!

Bus Information• Depart Wednesday Feb 11th ~ 6 a.m.• Plan arrival ~ 4 p.m.

• Students will be permitted to choose their seat mate

• Pack snacks!!

Bus Information• Students can bring backpack, pillow + small

blanket on the bus

• Electronics permitted!! – IPODs– MP3s– cell phones– portable DVD players

Bus Information

•Gravol????????????

Things to Bring• List will be sent home closer to

departure

• Follow Dress Code

• Important Items to Bring:– Back pack - Socks– Good shoes - Jacket

- ~ $80 pocket money or debit card

Evening Procedures• ~ 45 mins - 1 hour of “Free Time”/ night

• Students can mingle in hallway or in rooms with doors open.

• Teachers/chaperones will be present to supervise.

• ~ 10:00 – in designated rooms for the evening

Night Procedures• Security guard for

BHJH in halls all night

• Students can come out and ask guard to get a teacher if there is a problem

• Good behavior/low volume expected throughout the night

Tentative Itinerary ~ Wednesday

• arrive at hotel for check in• supper at an historic building with vaults

(Voûtes du Cavour).

• a visit to Quebec City’s Ice HotelQuebec City Ice Hotel!

• Guided walking Tour of Quebec• Home for the night

Tentative Itinerary ~ Thursday

• breakfast (buffet) at the hotel• Abraham Discovery Centre

• Carnaval activities.

• Les Galleries de la Capitale shopping mall.

• Tubing and rafting at the largest snowpark in North America at Village Vacances Valcartier

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Tentative Itinerary ~ Friday

• buffet breakfast (Tomas Tam – Vanier

• Domaine Maizerets

• A visit to a traditional sugar shack

• Dogsledding

• Dinner at (Spag & Tini)

• Ghost walk in historical Old Quebec

Tentative Itinerary ~ Saturday

•7:00 a.m. – breakfast (buffet) at the hotel

• Visit the amazing Ste Anne’s Basilica • Cross the suspension bridge over the

Montmorency Falls • Visit one of the 3 Martello Towers • Carnival site and parade

Tentative Itinerary ~ Tuesday

• Photo session – Chateau Frontenac• Civilisation Museum• Martello Tower• Supper/ Shopping

~ student expense•Groups of 3-4 minimum•Boundary – walls

• 3D film ~ Quebec history• Home for the night

Tentative Itinerary ~ Sunday

• 7:00 a.m. – breakfast (buffet) at the hotel

• 9am Check out – luggage goes under the bus and travel home

Phone chain ~ announce arrival timeEstimated time of arrival at BHJH

between 8 and 9pm

Mr. Hazelton’s notes

• Insurance

• Behaviour expectations