Galérie Sonore au parc du Pin

                                                                                   The children arrived back in Angers at 11 o’clock this morning.

We picked them up from the station, had a drink, and had to be at school for 11h45, as today was Louis’ class picnic !  I had got special dispensation for Sacha to join, as I had volunteered to accompany the group. They said goodbye to their Dad, and we lined up ready to go. The programme was that we should walk to the Parc du Pin, have a picnic there, then go to the Galérie du Son in the grounds of the park, where the children would be given a music lesson. However, we had not walked very far before it began to pour with rain, so we went back to  school and had our picnic in the large gymnasium.
After lunch, the rain had become a light drizzle, so we walked to the park. Here is a link to the Sound Gallery, a very beautiful little château.. You can see some of the instruments and activities that they offer the children.                                    
http://www.galeriesonore.fr/a-propos/le-lieu

We had a quarter of an hour to spare, and so the whole class rushed to climb the climbing structure in the grounds. Sacha joined in too. Then we went into the chateau. We were taken to the African room, and the children had what amounted to a rhythm and movement lesson. Louis was chosen to play one of the instruments, rather like a xylophone. Sacha stayed with me but concentrated hard for the whole hour.
It was nice to see the other children trying to make contact with the boys, putting their arms round them and  trying to make them talk. They both had a good afternoon, even though they were so tired from their trip. Back at school, François and I went for a meeting with Sacha's teacher, and all went very well. I'll write about that tomorrow!