Friday Bulletin – 16th June 2017

Dear Parents and Carers,

What a wonderful week we’ve had in and around Amsterdam. The children have thoroughly enjoyed themselves and have learned so much. We started off our week with an incredibly moving visit to Anne Frank’s house in the centre of Amsterdam; the children were exceptionally respectful and asked some very thoughtful questions about what life must have been like during the war. We were then treated to a cruise through Amsterdam’s extraordinary canal system, followed by a short journey to our hotel by the seaside in Noordwijk.

The next morning we were back in Amsterdam to visit the Rijksmuseum. The children were able to admire paintings and other artwork by a huge range of artists including Rembrandt, Monet and Vincent van Gogh. It was hard to follow the museum’s grandeur, so we headed off to a traditional clog and cheese factory. It’s amazing to see just how many variety of cheeses are made – you may well find one in your child’s suitcase!

One of the highlights of our trip was a visit to the Madurodam Miniature Village. You can explore their website by following this link https://www.madurodam.nl/en. After a busy morning exploring, we headed north to Volendam for some sightseeing and some souvenir shopping.

This morning, we climbed a windmill at the Zaanse Schans Windmill Village and are now on our way to Schiphol Airport ready for our journey home. The children have thoroughly enjoyed themselves, had lots of experiences to enrich their knowledge of the curriculum, and have hopefully made some very special memories to last a lifetime.

I hope you have a restful weekend.

Yours sincerely,

Mrs A Whistler

Headteacher

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