Thursday, June 28, 2007

Northern England


A castle in Northern Wales

This time I'm posting from the Isle of Man, UK. What a beautiful place! This trip of mine is coming to an end soon but the next couple of days will be spent having a look at the island's 1:1 laptop program. It should be good.

Earlier today I visited Otford School in Kent and it was great. Peter Denereaz, the principal, is keen for the 2 Otford schools to keep in touch and share ideas. Perhaps we could begin with telling each other about the history of our villages. Wait 'til you see all of the photos I have of Otford in England. It's so different.


Otford Primary School, England

Prior to dropping in on Otford, I was in the north of England at a town called Durham. I visited several schools there that are doing lots of really great things with computers. We'll have to get some Digi Blue cameras and Digi Blue microscopes. They're great, especially for the younger kids. The kids at Hunwick and the other schools in Durham are doing all sorts of interesting things, including broadcasting their student council meetings to the rest of the school. We'll have to try our hands at morphing, which is where you change a person's photo into something else. It's great fun! Hunwick wants to start some emailing between the 2 schools so we now have stacks of new international email buddies to look forward to. Sue Smith, the principal there, was really excited about getting something happening.


Hunwick School, Durham

21 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hi Mr Holmes,
I'm goiung to fill this post to the brim with lots of questions. How many children go to Otford in England? How big is the school? Are there any Haydens? Are there any Goldings in the schools you've been to or going to? If there are and their names are Chloe and James please tell me as soon as possible.

IBZEFO ( Hayden.G)

Anonymous said...

P.S GOING is wrong. OOPS

Anonymous said...

Hi Mr Holmes
You have had the best holiday in the world.
I can not belive that you have be away for 5 weeks it feels like only like 2 or 3.
We are going to have a lot of e-mail buds now.
We have be puting up all our art work all around the room it looks so pretty.

good bye from Renee

Anonymous said...

Hi Mr Holmes,
Like always I like your pictures and the one of Otford school kind of looks like our school. I hope you like it at the island and what have you done at all the schools you went to and places you went when you come back after the holidays can you tell us?

Thats all i got to say bye

From your sincerely,
Raman
Raman,

Anonymous said...

Hi Mr H

how many kids at Otford school?
I can't wait to have more pen pals at the moment I have 10 about 4 in England 2 in China and 1 in India and 3 in America.I really like socialising if havn't noticed.
Have you met any Leahs?
We've been doing tones of cool art work and put it up in the classroom it looks really good.

Cya Wildcow

Anonymous said...

Hi Mr Holmes,

Cool I would of never of gussed two Otfords.

Mr Holmes something really amazing happend to Avalon but I an going to let her tell you same goes to Josh.D I think any Nana was done here and I gave the girls lots of things for about Otford and Sam,Avalon and I took lots of phoys with Nanas camera

By Eliza (Azile(my name backwords)

Anonymous said...

Hi Mr H
Have you seen my aunt? We got your post card. Me Robert and zander finished out web sita and we were the irst finished. It has been six weeks and we havent dont guitar its so hard not to.
well See-ya grant

Anonymous said...

Hi Mr Holmes
Can we Have 4 weeks holidays!
Kirstin, Avalon, Kate and I have finished our webpage(I think) and Kirstin and john Have done some pretty good things to it!
Kirstin and I have had only one fight in 5 weeks! And we are trying to keep it up
for 20!

Can the research group still be on next term!
Please!!!!!

Bye
From Hannah

Anonymous said...

Hi Mr Holmes,
It my birhtday today to day :)
when Mrs Broadbridge told us that you went to Otford I thought she said Oxford.
I'm saving up to go to Singapore, have you been there yet.
it the holidays in a day!!! yes!!!
TTFN
SAM

Anonymous said...

Hello Hoe is it
ill see you next term.
theres gonna be a game roosters verse Bulldogs were gonna absoulutly flog you. So how is it its good over hear Mrs Broard bridges last day tommorow
Seya From Josh Connor

Anonymous said...

Hi Mr Holmes
I miss you come back. Ill see you next term.
From your best stoudent Darby.

Anonymous said...

hi i told maddy newbery the otford blogspot on msn last night









from Lukie

Anonymous said...

hi mr holmes
see ya soon
by by

hayden

Anonymous said...

hayden was anonymous

Anonymous said...

hi
it is going to be fun sending emalls

Anonymous said...

HI MR HOLMES!
today we had to bring in homereading, spelling and reserch on the Snowy Mountains Scheme. Oh how much people go to Otford in England? Have you seen Ewen yet?
Got to party for mrs Broadbridges last day now!!

See you next term!!

Anonymous said...

Hi Mr Holmes,
Your holiday is almost finished!
I hope you had a really good holiday how many children were in Otford school? Are there any roberts? See you at the start of the next term.

Robert

Anonymous said...

P.S how much are those pda's?

Anonymous said...

Hi mr holmes are you on the plane home we had a party at school. Mrs broadbridge is really nice and its been great having her here see-a

your 2nd best student mitch

Kirstin said...

Hi Mr.Holmes


Do you like it there?

Good luck!

From Kirstin

Anonymous said...

Hey Mr H,
I really want to go were you have been(London + the rest) I love my dog.
:) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :)
Could you by any chance get me a horse ?
I hope you enjoy your holiday and your holidays.

Hope to see you soon

From Avalon.