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I will try and keep you updated about what is happening while I am away travelling the world.







I have had the most wonderful adventure visiting a game reserve. I saw rhinos, giraffes, crocodiles, zebras, buffalos, hippos, baboons and even a herd of elephants walked right past our car...and do you know what, 80 elephants are quieter than a class of children; can you believe that?

I have been really lucky because I haven't met any creepy crawlies yet which is just as well because you know what I am like with mice!!

Today I have been into a school in Durban called Gordon Road School for Girls. They were very interested to find out about Newbury School way way away in New Zealand. They have a real concern for environmental issues as well and today they did a presentation they had written - they are going to share the script with us because it was very professional.

Hi there everyone - I can imagine you are all getting excited about being on holiday very soon! On my last day in South Africa I went to a big aquarium where I saw lots of huge sharks, a dolphin show and some stingrays. As well, and even more exciting, I saw lots of very poisonous snakes - one of them with just one little bite you would die - but thankfully they were in glass cages. I also saw a HUGE spider called a tarantula (I am going to go onto another computer and see if I can load the picture for you to see.) But guess what - when I went past the tarantula I saw an even HUGER (I don't even think that is a word but the spider was really, really big) and that was called a hairy bird eating spider. I am so glad I didn't find that in any of the schools or homes I visited!

Most of the schools I visited, in South Africa the classes in all the state schools (like Newbury) have over 50 students so they are very crammed because the classrooms are also quite small. ON Sunday night I left Durban, South Africa and flew to England, landing at Heathrow Airport. I managed to get some sleep on the plane although I woke up with a crick in my neck. Once I arrived, we had to drive to Nottingham (this is place where Robin Hood lived) and that took about three and a half hours.

Yesterday and today I have been at a school called Jesse Gray School, which has 450 students from year 1 to year 6. Today at the school assembly I was introduced to the school and then they used Google Earth to zoom right across to Newbury School and there it was up on the big screen at assembly - it made me feel very homesick!!

I was so delighted to hear that the Year 8 outing went so well and I am just so looking forward to finding out more about it. I have also heard how wonderful you have all been - working hard and continuing to be the best Newbury kids ever, so I hope you have a really wonderful holiday (don't forget to say thanks to your teachers will you).

Thinking of you all



Well you will all be on your first day of holiday and I have been out and about at schools here in Nottingham. They have just started their school year - they are just starting their third week of school. I have had a school lunch with the students - parents can choose to have school lunch provided and it is a hot meal, complete with dessert! I was very good and only had the meat and vegetables and turned down the dessert. The students are in year groups just like ours - except they go from September to July in one year group and then change. They think it is great you are on holiday now and they find it very strange to think we have Christmas in the summer - they have Christmas in the snow.

Mr Lye arrived safe and sound and yesterday we went for an explore of Nottingham Castle, even going underneath it into the caves and tunnels. I even heard the story of how Edward 2nd was murdered - very grisly.

Enjoy your holiday!