Last weekend, we went to a ceremony where a friend of ours was made a chief! She had been working in a different part of Nigeria, helping with the health system there. She was retiring, and to say thank you for all the hard work she had done, she was to be granted the title of Chief of Udi Kingdom. We were guests of honour at the celebrations, which lasted for about six hours!! It was the first time that the title had been granted to a woman, so it was a great honour for her.
Next weekend, we have been invited to another typical African ceremony….a naming ceremony, which is like a Christening, but is the traditional African part. We have to wear traditional African clothing, so we have had to be measured for some special clothes that are being made up. My husband and I are both going in costumes made out of the same cloth…so we’ll take some photos to show you!
Now to answer your questions!!
Sophie, there are going to be about 60 children in our school. At the moment we have about 30, but a lot more have registered to start in September.
Megan, we have got a staff room. It’s quite small and has two tables in and a computer. The teachers only have 20 minutes break through the day, so no-one sits down for long! Our staff meetings are held in my office (which is bigger than the one in your school)
Lauren, we have 4 classrooms in the main building, and a crèche for the babies in a separate building. We also have a computer room, a library, a playroom, a hall, a kitchen and a parents waiting room.
Libby, there are 17 girls so far in our school!
The children eat hot cooked meals at lunchtime. We have our own cook, who cooks lovely things like pasta and pizza and sausages and fish. The children enjoy the meals a lot!! They also have afternoon snacks because some stay until 5.30pm
Joel, we only have 1 headteacher…that’s me!
Megan and Lauren,we do have a sort of playtime after lunch at about 12.30, when most of the older children go outside (some of the younger ones have a sleep then!) The children do play outside as much as possible. We even have swimming and paddling sessions on a Friday, when all the children go out and have a splash around! The children are very lucky and have a lot of toys to play with.
Daisy, I’m glad that you enjoyed the country dancing! Did you go to the church to see the flowers?
Olivia, our shared area is set up as a playroom that all the classes share (except for the babies)
Ebony and Megan, your mystery box sounds wonderful! We have a dinosaur and a pony to take home and write their diaries (a bit like Baby Bear.) We also have mystery bags that we put things in and have to feel and describe.
Ethan, yes, we have lots of balls of different sizes. Some of the little ones are proving to be excellent footballers. Our youngest star is Amjad who is just two, and can kick a ball further than I can!!
Hello Tom, are you still there? Did you come for work experience??
Mrs. Peart, I’m glad that you had a great time in the Dominican Republic. Can’t wait to see the photos!!
It was lovely to see you all at Easter. I am coming back at the end of June, so I’ll come in to see you all then.
Lots of love,
Mrs. Sanchez xxxx
