Good morning East Hoathly,
We are now winding up the third week since we opened the term of thirteen weeks.
The graph for attendance in classes has short bars.
This is due to the following reasons;
1. Most learners are taken to the gardens to assist parents in order to curb hunger in
the households.
2. The geographical settings also play a role in the absentia of learners. Most learners come from distances of 2-3 kilometres to reach the school. So in the midst of rains, they stay home.
3. Some have no school uniforms, so when their guardians fail to purchase one for them, they are sent back from school
4. Others are not reporting for classes due to lack of scholastics especially exercise books.
Children are playing a game called "Apa Palindani" which translates to "Who is here?"
Recent Communication with Malawi and the Staff Team
Good evening East Hoathly
We would like to have some questions that learners from the UK would prefer to ask their fellow learners here. The reason I am asking this is that it will help us to prepare our learners orally. English is not the mother tongue so due to the difference between our English accents we need to prepare. - Mr Buck Way
Dear friends,
You will all now be in the swing of a very busy term. Here at Starfish we are working on a plan for what we hope will be some very interesting and informative activities based on the topic of water.
We're hoping to bring a deeper understanding of the crucial role water plays in all our lives on both a local and global level.
We hope that as many schools as possible will, in time, be able to use their findings as a basis for a live link.
Some schools have recently been sending information about their water supply so, Malawi schools, we would like you to send Just One Photo of your school water supply.
The UK children will be happy to share your photo and I'm sure they will have questions they would like to ask their Malawian friends.
Let's get the ball rolling and start to learn about the water that is vital to us all.
Best wishes from the Schools Linking Team. Have a good day. - Fiona from Starfish
We are looking forward to our Malawi Day on Friday 10th February. Chris from Starfish Malawi will be visiting each class and our 5/6 class will be joining another live link with our partner school Mikute. During this day each class will be learning about water.