For Max
This post is for Max, to answer some of the questions he has asked about the school. So Max, here it goes:
1. What do kids eat for lunch? They have different lunches each of the five school days every week. So far . . . Monday we had beans and rice with a spicy salsa - Tuesday we had something like grits with okra and kale (the kale was very good, very spicy) - Wednesday we had a rice and goat meat dish (it was the best so far). I have really liked lunch everyday. In addition to lunch, they have mid morning tea with some kind of sweet (very british and very ausie), then those pupils who stay after school for clubs or tutoring have tea and cookies (they call biscuits) in the afternoon.
2. Which language is spoken? At school, they speak English. At home they speak Kiswahili (the same as Swahili), which is a native tribal language that has become the national language of the country. It is a very beautiful language, but not easy to understand. I know how to say hello - Jambo, and thank you - Asanti. All words are pronounced the same as they are spelled.
3. Do they have grades like in America? They have grades that are somewhat the same as in the US, but they call them "marks," and they are very strict about how they grade here. The pupils are expected to do very good work and to be very well behaved. No messing about.
4. What are the rules for net ball? Take basketball, but you cannot dribble the ball, and anytime you have the ball in your hands, you cannot run. So, it is a passing game, catch - stand still, pass and then run. In addition, there is no backboard off of which to put the ball through the net, so it is much harder to make points. Netball is mostly a girl's sport in Australia, but is apparently very serious and can be very physical as well.
So these are some of the questions Max had posed in his response to the last posting.
I am including here a photo of a young man in grade 5 who I worked with today. He spent two class periods creating diagrams of simple and complex machines, and then made a poster with them - as a part of a class assessment he was completing for the end of the term. He is just about your age, so I thought you might be interested in seeing his photo.
1. What do kids eat for lunch? They have different lunches each of the five school days every week. So far . . . Monday we had beans and rice with a spicy salsa - Tuesday we had something like grits with okra and kale (the kale was very good, very spicy) - Wednesday we had a rice and goat meat dish (it was the best so far). I have really liked lunch everyday. In addition to lunch, they have mid morning tea with some kind of sweet (very british and very ausie), then those pupils who stay after school for clubs or tutoring have tea and cookies (they call biscuits) in the afternoon.
2. Which language is spoken? At school, they speak English. At home they speak Kiswahili (the same as Swahili), which is a native tribal language that has become the national language of the country. It is a very beautiful language, but not easy to understand. I know how to say hello - Jambo, and thank you - Asanti. All words are pronounced the same as they are spelled.
3. Do they have grades like in America? They have grades that are somewhat the same as in the US, but they call them "marks," and they are very strict about how they grade here. The pupils are expected to do very good work and to be very well behaved. No messing about.
4. What are the rules for net ball? Take basketball, but you cannot dribble the ball, and anytime you have the ball in your hands, you cannot run. So, it is a passing game, catch - stand still, pass and then run. In addition, there is no backboard off of which to put the ball through the net, so it is much harder to make points. Netball is mostly a girl's sport in Australia, but is apparently very serious and can be very physical as well.
So these are some of the questions Max had posed in his response to the last posting.
I am including here a photo of a young man in grade 5 who I worked with today. He spent two class periods creating diagrams of simple and complex machines, and then made a poster with them - as a part of a class assessment he was completing for the end of the term. He is just about your age, so I thought you might be interested in seeing his photo.
posted by Amy at 4:35 PM
3 Comments:
Max asks great questions! Can't wait to here about the math classes. Do you need some help with the sixth grade math? I can handle fractions and computations!
Roland
Amy, Emelie and I love it that you called us on Thanksgiving :) Next year we want to spend it with you! Tell us about the weather and how you feel being there. Jane
Amy,
Thanks for the great answers to my questions. It looks clean inside of the classroom. What are the buildings made of and what style of architecture is used? If a child does not get into St Jude do they get to go to school at all? Mom said you have cats at home so your new friend should keep you company. could you post some pictures of the buildings and houses? thank you, Max
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