Hannah

Today Year One were Detectives investigating a variety of items from different time periods using encrypted clues. They dug for bones, came across varying tracks, uncovered artifacts from ancient civilizations and they even discovered an old explorers map in the library. The children discussed their predictions and compared similarities and differences between the varying items. ...

Today we had a special visitor, who talked to the children about Hanukkah a traditional Jewish celebration. They learnt about the background of Hanukkah and how Jewish people celebrate the 8 day festival of light by lighting a candle each day and placing it on the menorah. They also eat food that is cooked in olive oil as a way of celebrating the miracle of the oil lasting 8 days. ...

Tuesday took us to Sweden where we saw Elk (Alg), the King and Queen, Pippi Longstockings, and many red houses. We found out that Stockholm is built on 14 islands and it has 57 bridges. We also learnt that the sun stays up for most of the day during summer, but is rarely seen in winter. Also there are many forests in Sweden and people love to make furniture out of the beautiful wood. Although we couldn’t try Sweden’s smoke salmon...

On Monday we travelled to the European country of Switzerland. The children learnt that Switzerland has many mountains that you can hike in the summer and ski in the winter. They also learnt that the transport in Switzerland is different because of all the mountains. The people in a remote village use one of the steepest cliff railways to access their homes and also many people use cable cars. The children became engineers and designed their own cable car before...

On our virtual trip to the Netherlands we found out that Sinterklaas actually arrives on the 5th of December, but the Pietens are starting to deliver small toys and Pepernoten into Dutch children’s shoes. We also learnt that the Netherlands could fit 7 times into Uganda and that much of the Netherlands is built on water. Thanks KLM for safely returning us to Kampala.     ...

We went to Kenya last week and visited the National Parks. We used our binoculars to see the beautiful wild animals. After the Safari we decided to take a trip to the coast. We relaxed in the sand and the sun, before seeing the underwater wildlife. We got a bit hungry so tried the local snack, Mandazis. Thank you Kenya for a great adventure. ...

On Monday afternoon the children took a plane to Austria. Although it is a relatively small country in Europe, the children discovered that it has a lot to offer. Through an interactive presentation done by Sonja and her two daughters the children were able to place snow covered mountains, a beautiful lush forest, the Danube, the castle in Vienna as well as the many lakes onto a giant map of Austria. They had an absolute ball and all was topped off...

On Tuesday afternoon Year One went on a virtual trip to China. We saw many beautiful sites, tasted some of the local cuisine and learnt the art of Kung Fu from a Master. ...