Transcript Grade 9 French Immersion Quebec Trip

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
– Good shoes
- Socks
- 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  
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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
Tentative Itinerary ~ Friday
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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
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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 time
Estimated time of arrival at BHJH
between 8 and 9pm
Mr. Hazelton’s notes
• Insurance
• Behaviour expectations