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Today we visited Smedsby School in Espoo, the school had 119 pupils, it had a similar feel to St Florence. The outdoor area was fantastic, there was woodland which the children were able to play here at break times. In the winter months their football pitch is filled with water and frozen for the children to play Ice Hockey, this is one of the most popular sports in Finland. When they realised that I was a Cardiff fan they were eager to speak to me about Premier League football, they were all fans of Liverpool, Man Utd and Man City! In the school they had woodwork rooms where the children are able to use jigsaws, drills and saws. We were welcomed into the school by a banner saying Welcome to Smedsby 🏴 Wales 🏴, we were also treated to a dance that a group of girls had choreographed themselves for our visit. We were shown a robot that they were testing, it acted as a camera and would take the place of a pupil if they were off for an extended period (the robot was connected to an iPad and streams the lessons so children could take part at home). I was very impressed by the school and learnt a lot. Well that is the end of my first week in schools. Now a break for the weekend! We are going on a road trip to …
LAPLAND 🎅 🎄
Mr Allen
Sir come back D:
wow that must be cold for the pitch to be frozen to play ice hockey in. Tris Xxx
Not actually that cold yet, the temperatures are similar to Wales at the moment but… at the start of December they will begin to freeze over some parts of the football pitches or play areas to create ice rinks.
Hi sir how are you doing? what is your favourite thing you have done so far ??it looks so fun where you are . hope you are a having a fun time!! from Macy and Rosie 🙂 🙂 🙂
Hiiii!! 😉
Hei Macy
I am very good thank you girls. My favourite thing so far in schools has been just generally talking to the children about their work. In my spare time my favourite thing I’ve done is go to a hotel in the centre of Helsinki. They had a roof top terrace and the views from there were incredible!
Mia said sir come back D
I will Mia, I will be in school bright and early on Monday morning.