Comments for Hope CEP: Amsterdam 2007

Comment on Cycling in the Amsterdamse Bos by Mr David Dodds

Mr David Dodds — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 14:04:12 +0000

I have really enjoyed reading all the accounts of your visit to Amsterdam and the British School.
I am glad everyone had a really good time.
I hope you have all thanked your teachers for looking afer you so well.
Well done

Mr Dodds

Comment on Home by Tina + Rupert

Tina + Rupert — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 10:43:05 +0000

Huge thanks to Mr. Rowe, Mrs. Leach, Mrs. Norton and Mr. Dodds for taking the children to Amsterdam and giving them such a great experience. I know Lauren had a fantastic time. Thanks also to the British school of Amsterdam for looking after you all so well. Well done everybody involved for giving the children such wonderful primary school memories!

(this may appear twice, I had some sort of error when I submitted the first time)

Comment on Home by Dana

Dana — Sun, 17 Jun 2007 14:13:04 +0000

wow you did stay up late
11.45pm! I had to go to bed at 7.00.
I wish I could stay up as late as that.
was it raining when you (finealy) got on the plane?
well it was raining here alright it was chucking it down.

see you on monday
bye!

Comment on Home by helen mcmahon

helen mcmahon — Sat, 16 Jun 2007 22:19:52 +0000

what a super experience for children.Elkie had a wonderful time. thanks to mr rowe , mrs leach and mrs norotnfor everythink they have done. many thanks to the school of amsterdam for ma\king our children so welcome. many thanks the mcmahons.

Comment on Home by Mrs. Evans

Mrs. Evans — Sat, 16 Jun 2007 16:03:02 +0000

We met one happy, but very tired girl off the coach but Tracy-Anne still managed to find enough energy to tell us all about her week before she went to bed! And what a week it was! Tracy-Anne enjoyed working in class with the BSA pupils and thought her trips were absolutely wonderful.

Our utmost thanks to Mr. Rowe, Mrs. Leach, Mrs. Norton and Mr. Dodds for all the effort you have put into giving our children such golden experiences. Thank goodness it is the weekend and you can begin to recover - you must be absolutely worn out!

I am looking forward to going to school on Monday to hear from the other Year 5 & 6 pupils about their experiences.

Best wishes,
Mrs. Evans

Comment on What’s it like going to school at the British School of Amsterdam by kAREN (Joe's Mum)

kAREN (Joe's Mum) — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 11:43:54 +0000

Hi Joe
I will ask Granny or Dad to pick up your spelling folder when they collect Jack this afternoon. We can’t wait to hear all about your week and all the exciting things you’ve done. Pip has missed you. She keeps sneaking into your new bedroom and sleeping on your bed!!
Enjoy your last day and we’ll see you back at Hope later tonight.
Love Mum X X X

Comment on Nemo Science Museum, Boat Ride, and BBQ & Disco by Alison, Nick and Chris

Alison, Nick and Chris — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 08:51:37 +0000

Hi Andrew
Hope you had a really good day yesterday and enjoyed the disco. Just to let you know Daphne got out last night - she must have unpicked her padlock! I found her this morning in your wardrobe in her box of chocolates. She didn’t look very well!!!
Looking forward to seeing you tonight. Missing you loads.
Lots of love
Mum, Nick and Chris xxxx

Comment on Nemo Science Museum, Boat Ride, and BBQ & Disco by Polly Swali

Polly Swali — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 08:01:43 +0000

Hi Tiraj,
It’s Mum
We are all missing you so much. I hope you are enjoying yourself. Here at home it is so quiet. I can’t wait for you to come home. Mum and Dad and your brothers and sisters miss you so much. We love you so much.
Love Mum & Dad. xxx

Comment on Nemo Science Museum, Boat Ride, and BBQ & Disco by mrs leach

mrs leach — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 20:34:15 +0000

Hello from Wettest Amsterdam as the dusk settles, or possibly dissolves over our school for the last night.
Did anyone ever read the Borrowers? It’s a bit like that. As soon as the real staff and pupils go home we seem to take over the place and make it our own.
Camp beds get put up like professionals would. We can pack and unpack in half an hour. It is quite miraculous to witness.
We,ve relaxes after a bouncing disco between 4.30 and 6.30. Just as we all thought we surely had not another ounce of energy left.
The Shropshire contingent shared their cultural heritage through the tradtional part game of musicalnewspaper islands. Mr Rowe thought we might have caused an international incident at one point.
But to the highlights of the day.
Nemo was a tremendous place , deserving much more time and possibly, given our jaded state, concentration.None of this mattered since we simply went round and enjoyed it.Lots of buckets of water were involved.

Then a blissful trip on the canals - sitting down…… People waved at our lot shouting ‘Hoy’. There were little coots building nests apparently in bits of debris. Thomas was the geography ace, remembering bits of the city we had previously seen from the street.
We moved from little waterways with tiny houseboats to huge open stretches with the size of liner that needs two tugboats and a tender. What an experience.
10.30 Everyone is asleep . Have a look at Flickr and you will see the classroom and our camping arrangements.
People were a wee bit sad tonight , suddenly realising that this was truly the last night of our trip.

See you all on Monday - or possibly tomorrow. Goodnight bloggers.

Comment on Zaanse Schans by Margaret and Ken Evans (Jess' Grandma and Grandad)

Margaret and Ken Evans (Jess' Grandma and Grandad) — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 18:55:06 +0000

Hello everyone
It’s gr8t 2 hear your stories. The windmills sound wonderful, and it is very interesting to see the clogs being made. Grandad and I were lucky enough to see clogs being made when we went to the Keukenhof Gardens near Amsterdam 3 years ago.
Enjoy the rest of your time in Holland, and take care on your return journey. We’ll say ‘Goodbye’ Jess, and see you when we come back from our holiday.
Love you. Grandma and Grandad xxxx