[Pen] Palin' Around

On Week 11 we have started a pen pal program with Siouxland Christian School! Instead of doing individual letters between students we are doing letters between classes. We will have all of our classes from KG2 through P6 exchange letters and pictures. This will help the students work on their vocabulary, questioning, formal letter writing, and it will help the students learn about another culture!

This week Mary and I co-taught our first lesson on writing in the KG2, kindergarten, classroom with their teacher Ms. Eunice Atinga. We started off the lesson by reading the students the letter from Mrs. Thomas’s kindergarten class. The letter include a class description, the teachers name, what the students were currently studying, and a list of questions they had for out students in Ghana. They also sent a picture from their class pajama day! Our students were so giggly as they were looking at a picture “from America”. They loved to see the students in their classroom.

Once we had read and answered Mrs. Thomas’s class’s questions about what the weather was like in Ghana, what kinds of animals we lived with, and what kinds of clothes we wear we brainstormed a list of things we wanted to know about America and their classroom. Our students wanted to know if students in the US wear uniforms to school because in our school we wear uniforms. We were also curious about what they like to eat and if they have FuFu for lunch. We also wanted to know what kinds of animals they have around them.

We also included information about how we are working with numbers and counting in mathematics, we are working on writing, spelling and letter sounds in reading, and RME (Religious and Moral Education).  At Siouxland Christian School they talk about Jesus and at our school we worship on Wednesday mornings. This is where all of the students come together to sing, clap, pray, and praise Jesus. The students noticed that both schools talked about Jesus, and this made them chuckle. Every time they noticed something was the same in Ghana and the US they broke out in laughter.

 

Finally we took a class picture to send with our pen pal letter!  We are looking forward to hearing from our kindergarten friends and starting the pen pal process for the other classes.

Please continue to follow us on this journey and share what we are doing. We are always more than willing to answer questions or give more information. If you feel compelled to make a donation or support the school in some other capacity please either email us at kccschool15@gmail.com or use the link on the right side of the page!

Peace and Blessings,

| Anna |