Mrs Furness arrives back from Kenya!

Last week Mrs Furness arrived at our link school in Mombasa, Kenya as part of our ‘Connecting Classrooms’ work. On Monday she told Year 4 all about her exciting trip. She said that the teachers and families from Maridadi School had been extremely welcoming and friendly.

Before Mrs Furness went, we gave her a list of questions which we wanted to find out, about Maridadi School and the children that go there. We looked at different objects that she had brought back from her travels and tried to guess what they were used for. It took us a long time to identify that some twigs Mrs Furness brought back were used as toothbrushes and were from a very special tree!

This term we will begin some science work about the habitats around Maridadi School and what plants can grow there. We will then compare these results to our school grounds to see what is similar and/or different.

Year 4 children look forward to meeting the Kenyan teachers when they come and visit us soon.

Maridadi School in Mombassa

Mrs Furness showing us a Galimoto toy

Mrs Furness showing us a video of Maridadi School and the children that go there.