Today was a great day! Last night we went to bed rather late because we had a later “tea”-at night this is dinner and then we were up until around 1-2am and had to get out of bed by 7:00am in order to be ready to walk out the door at 8:10am and head to school with Monica. We had already planned to go back to ASDA after school so that we could have a lot of time to check it out and get a feel for what it was like.
That being said, we woke up at 7:00am, started getting ready and headed down for tea and toast. We have been served this amazingly delish bread that is buttered (just like regular loaf bread in the states) and we put pineapple jam (jelly) on it and it tastes wonderful!
After breakfast, we were off to school. When we arrived at Widden Primary
School, we were welcomed by the staff and children with open arms and everyone was so welcoming.
We were introduced to all of the teachers and classrooms and then it was time for our 2nd glass of tea with all of the staff. About an hour later, we were off to ASDA (right beside our school) to buy our lunch. I bought a chicken/bacon club sandwich, a small pack of sour cream&onion “crisps” (potato chips), and a Dr. Pepper. It was 2.95 pounds. It was very tasty!
Here is a picture of my lunch (they call this dinner) and you will notice that the Dr. Pepper bottle is shaped quite differently than those in the states.
After dinner, it was back to school for an awards assembly and then back to the staff room for my 3rd cup of tea! Melea and I then met with the assistant head teacher which is the equivalent of an Assistant Principal. She spoke to us about “Every Child Matters” and the tracking system that the school uses to keep up with student performance. After that, we were off to take LOTS of pictures of the school and all of the fun and exciting things that we found!
After pictures, it was time for the end of the school day, which is 3:15pm. We watched all of the students leave for home (all of the parents walk to the door of each classroom to pick their child up…do car rider line or bus rider line. After all the students had departed, it was time for yet another cup of tea…#4.
Monica, Melea, and I then headed back to ASDA for grocery shopping. We did quite a bit of shopping and then headed for home. We arrived home, had cup #5 of hot tea with a chocolate filled pastry. We then cooked some pizza we had picked up at ASDA and then we sat around the kitchen table talking about random facts. Conversations at the dinner table are very enjoyable. After dinner, it was Melea and I’s turn for dishwasher duty so we took care of the kitchen cleanup. After cleanup, I decided to blog, upload pictures, and chat a little on Facebook. It is now 9:35pm here and I am about to head to bed because I am REALLY tired! I will blog tomorrow as soon as I can!
Love from England,
Miss Dodd
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