African Christmas Tree

I thought it was a bit daft to draw European Christmas trees, so we decorated the Baobab tree native to the north of Ghana instead.

Looking good

Christmas came early today, 300 girls in the school were given new school uniforms by the Government. There were lots of very happy faces.

Going the distance

We have been studying distance drawing in Primary 5. I loved Leticia’s tree's she was the only student to choose palm trees for her picture.

Kids Against Waste

Survived my first school trip, took 10 kids in a tro tro to Accra for a day of recycled art by NGO Kids Against Waste. Nice bag money paid their fare and snacks too, thank you!
Check out their Facebook page to see more of the good work they do.
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Life-Bridge-68-Foundation/136399363068689

The class of 96

Wow, some of the teachers are still helping with the National Census which means that the two P4 classes are in one room, that’s a class of 96, ahhhhhh! Anyway this is the second lesson I did with them, really hard work, but worth it the final drawings are amazing. First they had to draw outlines of their faces, then (causing much hilarity) I demonstrated various emotions which the kids had to copy, observe and draw.

Making a new mark...

With thanks to the Nice Bag money I’ve been able to buy some new black markers. Here are the cat faces that P5B did using them.

Book Club

When preparing for our new Reading Club this week, I rummaged through a couple of very dusty cupboards in the hope of finding some books. The search proved a success and I found various old books both Ghanaian and American that the students have all ready started reading! Unfortunately, something got to this one before me and had it for dinner!

Back to school...

Well after a bit of a slow start, the official back to school date kept getting put back and some teachers are still working on the National Census , things are starting to settle down and to welcome everybody back we have this very nice new sign. This is very important here as there are no signposts or road names everyone relies on well known land marks to give directions and find their way around.

Nice Big Thank You

A massive big THANK YOU to everybody who bought a Nice Bag(s), gave a donation or helped me in any way! The Nice Bags were an amazing success and SOLD OUT much faster than expected!! I’m really sorry to those who didn’t get one, watch this space... I’ve got a feeling Nice Tea Towels might be next and I’ll make sure everybody can pre-order in advance. Thanks again, now we can look forward to the new year and all the exciting projects we can do as a result of the profit!

Nice Bag Lady

“Are you selling?” Teachers have often asked me when I came to school adorning a full plastic carrier bag. As it is common place in Ghana to be doing more than your day job and selling something to make a profit! So it got me thinking, and now I’m off to sell these bags in the UK to try and raise a wee bit of cash for some more exciting art projects and our new reading club.

The designs featured on the ‘Nice Bag’ are the original work of five pupils from the school: Vida, Ebenezer, Adaglo, Bisson and Edmond. They are inspired by traditional woven ‘kente’ patterns and we hope they bring a bit of Ghanaian culture to you.

Butterfly

Class 5A worked in groups using warm and cold colours to complete the patters. They didn’t know what they were making until the pieces were tilled together to reveal the big butterfly that was displayed the end of term exhibition.

Fortune Teller

Everyone at school is on holiday now, but I thought I should show a few of the other things we have done over the past two terms. Here are our origami fortune tellers, an old classic! I just forgot that boys will be boys, I would love to share some of the things they wrote inside but they are just too funny or should I say rude!

I want to be...

The ‘I want to be...’ exhibition at school was a great success. They pupils that had volunteered to take part took great pride in their portraits. The one big surprise and the best thing about the project was witnessing the children enjoying reading, they were engaged, excited and inspired!

Any international comments about the work would be greatly received, I'll feed them back to everyone here next term. Please click below or under the pupil's photo, thanks.

Nuride

I come from Wa in the Eastern Region, the subjects I like best are Integrated Science and Grammar. In the future I want to become a medical doctor. A medical doctor is a person who takes care of sick people. There are people who are dying from various diseases and as a medical doctor it would be my right to help them. In my community there are lots of people getting sick. People are dying from diseases and there are not enough hospitals. I know if I become a doctor those people having the diseases will be all right. This is why I want to become a doctor in
the future.

Nuride Nasiru P5A
12 years old

Tenni

I come from Battor Vvome in the Volta Region but I stay at Trasacco Valley, Accra. I would like to become a scientist because in my community there are only a few scientists. I would like to learn about the weather and the environment. When I was young people said I will become a scientist so I will learn hard so I can get good marks.

Tenni Kuleke P5A
14 years old

Richard

What will you do when you leave school? I will go to training college. Why? Because I want to become a teacher. A teacher is important in society because they teach everybody to become somebody. Without a teacher a doctor cannot become a doctor because it is the teacher who teaches them the skills and knowledge to do all such work in the hospital. Even a president was taught by a teacher, even a lawyer and an accountant. As a teacher I will not be concerned with the money I will earn the reward in heaven. I will try as much as possible to pass my exams and pass to training college where I will become a trained teacher to the end of my life. The nation will also benefit from my service as a teacher and I will also be able to educate my children properly.

Richard Agbenorxeui P5B
16 years old

Sophia

I want to become a newsreader in the future. The reason I want to become a newsreader is that when I see people on television I feel happy and want to become a newsreader. My role model is Nan Aba Anomoah anytime I see her on television I feel happy. She is always smiling when she is reading the news.


Sophia Gardi P5A

14 years old

Zac

In the future I want to be a footballer. I want to be like Christian Ronaldo. When I become rich I will help my parents first, my family second, my school third and my teachers forth and I will build a new classroom fifth. I will give my school books, pencils, pens and a school bus.

Zackaria Mohammed
P5A 12 years old

Nasirul

I would like to become a creative artist. I love creative art which is the act of creating something with imagination and putting new ideas into drawing and painting. I will design logos for various companies and signboards which shows the nature and location of the company. I will use my talent to design billboards which show directions to places and posters about HIV, polio and other related issues which are educational. I will also design information drawings for schools, hospitals and transport. This is the work I will be doing in the future.

Nasirul Muniru P5B
13 years old

Leticia

When I finish my junior high school I will go to senior high school. Then I will go to university, after that I will learn the book of law and become a judge. As a judge I will work hard to help my nation Ghana and I will be a faithful judge. As a Ghanaian I will stand and defend my people and I will have justice in everything I do. To be a judge is not a joke so I will read a lot of books and pray to God to give me wisdom to handle cases and I will advise my school mates to take their work seriously so that they will also be a star one day in the future.

Leticia Dnso P4B
11 years old

Paulina

I want to become someone great in the future so that I can help my brothers to become somebody special in their future life. The reason I want to become a musician is because I want to help those who sleep on the roadsides or beg for money to get something to eat.

Paulina Nartey P5B
14 years old

Joseph

I want to become a policeman because I want to arrest the people who are bad because I do not want Ghana to be dangerous. I want Ghana to be safe. I do not want criminals to destroy the country. This is why I want to be a policeman.

Omudie Osei Joseph P4A
16 years old

Rita

I would like to become a teacher because in my childhood I always dreamt of becoming a teacher. I always like seeing teachers going to work or teaching. Without teachers no one can become someone great in the future. Teachers have so much knowledge to share. I also want to have more knowledge. The the reason I want to become a teacher is to help children become good and great in the future.


Rita Avuwoada P5A
13 years old

Mawusi

This is the work I want to do in the future, I want to become a medical doctor in the future because in my community there are not enough doctors. Even in my country my big sister died in the house because there was no doctor to treat her. This is why I want to become a doctor in the future so I can treat my community and my people may not die but they may live long.

Mawusi Zotepe P5A
15 years old

Dotse

My name is Dotse Gagba, I want to be a footballer. I love football very much. Football is my favourite sport. When I finish school it’s the game I want to play. I want to be as good as the Black Stars. I want to earn lots of money so I will look after my family and build them a house then, we will go on holiday to the UK.

Dotse Gaba P5A
15 years old

Louis

My name is Lois Agyemang. I am talking about my future. In the future I want to become a singer. When I was seven years old I told my mother that I would become a singer. I will become a gospel singer because I love singing. My mother told me I must learn hard because school is the beginning of my future.

Louis Agyemang P5A
11 years old

Evelyn

My name is Evelyn Klu and this is what I want to be. I want to be a doctor in the future. I want to work hard and take care of my family. I want to work like those who work in the hospital.

Evelyn Klu P5B
10 years old

Edmond

I want to be a bank manager. I want to learn hard to be a bank manager and take care of my family so that they will not suffer.

Edmond Hammond P4B
11 years old

Abigail

I want to become a doctor when I leave school and the reason I want to be a doctor is I want to save people’s lives. I know in this world people die because they don’t have the money that the doctor has requested for, so they die. I will work hard to become a doctor I know that whatever happens I will be a doctor.

Baba Abigail P5A
13 years old

Bernard, Fafa, Gethywill, Fred, Divine, Foster, Florence, Ebenezer, Issac, Justice, Prisca, Rita and Vida.

Akwaaba

Welcome to our first posting from Adjiringanor Primary, Accra, Ghana. Here is our first project ‘I want to be...’. Pupils were invited to write a short paragraph explaining what they want to be in the future.

The portraits of the all entrants will be shown at an exhibition at our very First Speech and Prize Giving Day on the 9th of July 2010. However, I thought this shouldn’t be an exclusive affair so now everybody anywhere in the world can see it too. We hope you enjoy.