Hei… I am writing this from Norway where we are visiting a school called Arvoll Skole in Oslo. There are also some teachers from Escola Carrilet in Spain and this is the start of our two year project together. We have been working out the timetable and thinking about the work we will each do in our schools when we get back. We are all very excited that we are in this project!
One of the things we have agreed is to have a shared blog and website areas where all children and staff from all three schools can communicate, share work and tell each other about Healthy Lifestyles. It will also help us to understand people in different countries and learn how to get along well together.
We have also agreed (and this is the really exciting part!) that we are all going to take children to visit each others’ schools and we will be thinking about how we can select children for the trips. We can’t all go!
If you want to start doing a bit of research about the two countries and their languages that might give you a head start!
Staff will also be visiting each school and the first visit will be when Norwegian and Spanish teachers come and visit us in London in November. We are looking forward to welcoming them to Ferry Lane!
Children in years 5 and 6 will also be writing pen-pal letters to children in years 5 and 6 in Spain and Year 6 on Norway (their school is bigger and they have 2 classes in year 6).
Here in Oslo it is a beautiful day and the children at the Arvoll school have been playing outside, just like you do at Ferry Lane. We noticed they also have a lot of footballs stuck on their roof, just like us!
Last night we ate dinner in a famous fish restaurant and we even tried some whale (Mr Leuzinger tried it but was not convinced!). Norway has a very proud seafaring tradition and they cooked us some excellent fish dishes! Today we are visiting the school and meeting children and staff. This afternoon we are going on a walk through the city and tomorrow we are hoping to go and see some very old Viking ships. I wonder if they were the ones that went to Britain that Year 4 will be learning about…
In Norwegian to say thank you, you say Takk. The train is called the tog.  Hadet is goodbye, see you all on Monday!
PS Can you figure out how to say school in Spanish and Norwegian? What do you think hei means?