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Alex visits London - Alex besucht London
Posted by Stefanie Francis, 25/01/2012
Last weekend one of the girls took me to London to visit her aunty. We had a fantastic time and saw...
Alex goes to a birthday party - Alex geht zu einer Geburtstagsfeier
Posted by Stefanie Francis, 25/01/2012
When I went home with one of the boys he took me to his cousins 10th birthday party. It was great...
Alex explores Mitcheldean - Alex besichtigt Mitcheldean
Posted by Stefanie Francis, 25/01/2012
On Thursday last week Class 3 went on a walk to Mitcheldean Church, where the children drew...
Alex and the Lollipop Lady! - Alex trifft die Schuelerlotsin
Posted by Stefanie Francis, 20/01/2012
This week I also met one of the Lollipop Ladies who help the children at Mitcheldean School cross...
Alex had an exciting week at Mitcheldean - Alex hat diese Woche viel erlebt
Posted by Stefanie Francis, 20/01/2012
What an exciting week I had. I went to stay with some of the children in Class 3 and they took me...
Lunchtime at Mitcheldean Endowed Primary School - Mittagessen in Mitcheldean
Posted by Stefanie Francis, 18/01/2012
At Mitcheldean children are at school from 8.50am until 3.20pm. That means that they have their...
How Alex spend the weekend - Was Alex am Wochenende gemacht hat
Posted by Stefanie Francis, 18/01/2012
On Saturday I had an early start. I went horse riding with one of the girls from class 3. It was...
Alex in the playground - Alex auf dem Schulhof
Posted by Stefanie Francis, 18/01/2012
I went to play with the children in the playground during their morning break. All children eat a...
Alex meets the children at Mitcheldean Endowed Primary School
Posted by Stefanie Francis, 18/01/2012
On Friday Class 3 introduced me to the children of Mitcheldean Endowed Primary School during the...
Alex the bear visits Year 1C and 1D
Posted by Iclal Lawrence, 20/11/2011
Alex was very happy to visit Tollgate again. He has introduced himself to year 1 classess during...
Everyone learned a lot!
Posted by Jenny King, 19/10/2011
Wow, I think you should see the display the girls have made - they have certainly learned a lot and...
What can you find in Berlin?
Posted by Jenny King, 19/10/2011
I told the girls about Berlin and about some of the sights - they loved my stories, especially the...
Arrival in England
Posted by Jenny King, 19/10/2011
Before going to school I met Mrs Wardle. She told me about the girls and gave me 'Brot' and...
Welcome Alex!
Posted by Jenny King, 05/10/2011
After a long journey I arrived at Central Newcastle High School. Guess what, all the girls could...
At the Fete
Posted by Masha Smith, 04/10/2011
I'm helping at the fete. In this stall people have to guess which bottles are empty and which are...
Piano playing, of course!
Posted by Masha Smith, 04/10/2011
I can barely reach the keys but it hasn't stopped me from playing chopsticks.
Drum playing
Posted by Masha Smith, 04/10/2011
My musical skills are really being challenged here at Yaxham. First ukulele, now I've had a go on a...
I get a make over
Posted by Masha Smith, 04/10/2011
All the children came to school in non-school uniform to help raise funds for our Autumn Fete. I...
I attend a Beavers' meeting
Posted by Masha Smith, 29/09/2011
Beaver Scouts are young people usually aged between six and eight years old. They belong to the...
After school club
Posted by Masha Smith, 28/09/2011
Lots of children go to after school clubs and I was lucky enough to go to one this week. I've made...
Swimming with Otters
Posted by Masha Smith, 22/09/2011
I'm being kept very busy. This group of children are all 'Otters' and swim several times a week. I...
I learn to play the ukulele
Posted by Masha Smith, 22/09/2011
Here I am with the children in Class3. They are all learning to play the ukulele and they invited...
Happy Birthday Celebrations
Posted by Masha Smith, 21/09/2011
I was invited to some birthday celebrations. The cake was a 'Hello Kitty' one and we had hot dogs...
Delivering the mail
Posted by Masha Smith, 20/09/2011
My friends in Class 1 and I have been making believe we are postmen.