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Links: Archive |EntryHolland 2005 Reports

Some reports by Primary Six on their Holland trip.
Holland 2005 Reports
There are a few more to be added.

Links: Archive |EntryWe Are Back!

We arrived back about 9:00am this morning.
I think all involved would agree this was a wonderful trip. The children constanly made us very proud. Many passers by stopped to compliment us on the way we went behaved!

The weblog has been a success, we have had over 60 comments from parents friends and family over the week! Thanks.

A big thanks to Hotel De-Instuif for letting me use their computer and internet connection to upload the childrens' notes and photos.


We hope to publish some more detailed reports by the children over the next week or so on the main Sandaig Website, we will link to them from here too.
click more below for a last couple of photos.
Now it is time for a nap

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Links: Archive |EntryThurday Notes and Messages

The children were pleased to hear all the comments made on the site so far. I read them out on the bus. You will find messages from them to you below, together with some notes about recent events.
The children wrote them on the bus and I typed them up, so please excuse the typos.
Today we went to Artis Zoo in Amsterdam and then on to Volendam a pretty fishing village with a lot of nice shops! Many presents were bought. The weather has been great and the children have had a great time as thier comments will prove.
This will be the last post from Holland as tomorrow we will go to the Theme park and then drive home overnight.

Thusday's photos

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Links: Archive |EntryWednesday Amsterdam Photos

Photos from Wednesday in Amsterdam

Links: Archive |EntryWednesday Amsterdam

more notes from the children, these notes are written in their notebooks as we travel about in the bus. My typing on a bus has quite a few typos, but we hardly have a minute to spare, we are having so much fun!
Make sure to click more to read them all and see a couple more pictures.

Ann Frank and The Nemo Science centre

We are going to the Anne Frank house and then the Nemo Science Centre. Today at breakfast we made sandwiches for lunch. I made jam and chocolate sprinkles, I can't wait.
Hello Mum

Having fun in Holland!

xxx
From Megan Miller

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Links: Archive |EntryTuesday afternoon De Rank photos

Tuesday afternoon De Rank photos

Links: Archive |EntryTuesday notes

We had a VERY BUSY and WONDERFUL day.
On the bus some children wrote their diaries, I've typed them up and posted them, make sure to click more below, to read them all.
The children are having a great time and their behaviour and attitude is making us very proud! We have taken lots more photos, but I will not get many of them posted until later.

Claire writes:
Dear Diary, today we are going to the De Rank school. We have bought gifts for the De Rank children. We are going to Miss Suzanne's class in the morning and Miss Patricia's class in the afternoon.

Gary W:
Today I went to the De Rank school and we played basketball and football. Then we had lunch and went to a windmill. The Dutch children went on their bikes with primary six to play korfbal.
The windmill was massive and 4 floors, the sails were about 30 meters long and 2 meters wide. After an hour we swapped the p7 went t korfbal and the p 6 s went to the mill. I scored 3 goals then we went to have dinner at a barbecue. Now we are on the way home.

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Links: Archive |EntryMorning in De Rank

We have spent a fantastic morning in De Rank School.
I've uploaded all the photos we too this morning in a new Gallery, there may be a few duffers as we have not had the time to edit or select the best ones, but they should give you an idea of all the fun we are having. We have quite a few budding photographers.

Links: Archive |EntryMonday Notes

Here are a few notes from our Monday Diaries:

Today we arrived in Holland everyone was really excited. But I think the wake up call was a bit to much for everyone. we had to be up for 7 am (but in our time it was 6 am) and be dressed in time for breakfast.
I can say that getting up early for breakfast was worth it because you could get:
a hot, continental or British breakfast but I thought that I would stick to a old fashioned British breakfast with a Cafe Latte.

Haily

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Links: Archive |EntryBoat Sounds

Here is a wee recording from the boat over, the sound is a bit rough due to the wind:

Links: Archive |EntryA busy Monday

We are have a wonderful time, too busy to write much
I've uploaded a few pictures in the Holland 05 Gallery.
We visited Madurodam, Ratterman the clogmaker and Ajax Stadium. The children are all quite tired after the night on the boat and this busy day.
We have arrived in Hotel De-Instuif which is lovely and had beefburgers and chips for tea.

Hopefully tomorrow I'll be able to add some more of the childrens'comments.

Links: Archive |EntrySunday

We are now in Holland, click more to see some pictures and read some of the childrens' thoughts

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Links: Archive |EntryGetting Ready

The Sandaig children are getting ready to go.
Yesterday they got diaries to record their trip.
Here are a few entries:

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Links: Archive |Entrythe agenda

Here is our agenda for the trip:
Sunday Travel To Boat

Monday
Madurodam
Ratterman the clogmaker
Ajax Stadium
Noordwijk where we will stay in Hotel De-Instuif
Scheveningen Pier

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Links: Archive |EntryTesting...

This is the first test of our new Netherlands 2005 blog, hopefully we will be able to post, words images and sounds from our visit to the Netherlands. The posts will appear on the Sandaig - De Rank blog and the new Netherlands 2005 one.