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Having fun with a good friend
Posted by Filipina Garcia-Kohn, 18/10/2019
After a long day of playing and visiting the museum, Ben and his best friend Dylan finally found time to relax. Dylan taught him the song "Ode an die Freude" :-)
Ben in the Mining Museum
Posted by Filipina Garcia-Kohn, 18/10/2019
Yesterday, Ben visited the Bergbaumuseum in Oelsnitz. He was happy to learn more about the history and culture of Stollberg and its neighbouring towns.
Welcome Back Ben!
Posted by Filipina Garcia-Kohn, 18/10/2019
International Primary School in Stollberg is happy to have Ben for the second time:-) He had to rest first after a long trip. The next day would be a very busy day meeting the kids, who are spending their autumn break at school.
Lessons with Alex
Posted by Sophie Goodson, 17/10/2019
Today we enjoyed our German lesson with Alex. We practised saying Ich bin and our name and how old we are. Felix and Franze helped too.
Welcome Alex
Posted by Sophie Goodson, 16/10/2019
We are pleased to say that Alex has arrived safe and sound after a long trip from Berlin. The children in Swan class have been showing him how we learn and he has joined in with many lessons. We are looking forward to our time with Alex and finding out how Ben is enjoying his time in Germany.
So long Alex!
Posted by Jacqueline Redfern, 02/10/2019
It's been a sad day saying good-bye to Alex. Beech Class have thoroughly enjoyed having Alex stay with us in Trowbridge. We have learned so much about Berlin and the German greetings, numbers, months, colours and so on. Krystian said, 'This has been such a great experience, I want to continue learning German and visit Germany one day.' We sent Alex off with a celebratory breakfast. Safe travels Alex, we will miss you lots.xxx
Ben at the library
Posted by Alexandra Himmel, 29/09/2019
Ben was so pleased when we showed him around our school building. He liked the playground, the "green classroom", our school garden and the dining area. He also enjoyed himself at the library. Everybody is really sad that he has to leave so soon. We'll miss you, Ben.
Goodbye Ben
Posted by Heike Mehring, 26/09/2019
For Ben it's time to go home to London. We had such a great time with him. On his last day we made a farewell party for him.
We gave him last hugs and we gave him some chocolate, letters and pictures for his travel back to the UK. Bye, bye Ben, we will miss you!
Thank you for all the interesting things you've taught us, have a safe journey back to London. See you!
Alex loves to dress up!
Posted by Emma Loughridge, 26/09/2019
Alex has really enjoyed visiting our houses. He has been playing outside, going to the shops, having sleepovers and particularly loved dressing up as superman!
The days of the week
Posted by Heike Mehring, 25/09/2019
Today ben taught us the days of the week. He made a weekday calender for us. We learned the sentence: "Today is ..."
All about Berlin with Alex
Posted by Jacqueline Redfern, 24/09/2019
Today Alex taught us all about Berlin. We learned about the Berlin Wall, the TV tower, the Brandenburg Gate and the Government Buildings. We learned that Alexanderplatz, where Alex lives, is not far from these famous landmarks. We all agreed we would love to visit Berlin one day! Thank you Alex.x
Counting to 10 in German!
Posted by Emma Loughridge, 24/09/2019
Alex has been teaching the Primary 1 children how to count up to 10 in German. We loved singing along to his counting song! Alex is having great fun playing and joining in on our Numeracy games!
A wonderful weekend
Posted by Heike Mehring, 23/09/2019
Ben was in the zoo. He saw many animals and he learned their german names.
An exciting football match
Posted by Heike Mehring, 23/09/2019
Ben´s new hobby is playing football. Last week he was in the stadium of Borussia Dortmund. It was so exciting for him.
Alex the Postbear
Posted by Jacqueline Redfern, 23/09/2019
Today Alex helped us write postcards to our school friends in Germany. Our postcards showed images of strawberries, the Big Ben, the telephone box, the British Bull Dog and the Queen. Sophie said, "I could not believe that September in German is spelled like September in English." It has been so much fun learning German with Alex, he makes our lessons come to life!!
Sports Day for Ben
Posted by Alexandra Himmel, 18/09/2019
Yesterday one of my new German friends took me to Quidditch training. It was so much fun! In the evening I got pretty tired. I brushed my teeth und had a really nice, soft bed for the night. Thank you for this exciting day. :-)
Ben´s family
Posted by Heike Mehring, 17/09/2019
Ben tought the year 2 children the names of some family members today. We also learned to say and to write:"This is my...".
We are enjoying learnig new englisch words. Ben is a really good teacher and a very good friend.
In the evening he´ll visit the "Signal Iduna Park" in Dortmund. He is watching the Champions Leaque match: Borussia Dortmund-FC Barcelona!
Friendly dragons
Posted by Heike Mehring, 16/09/2019
Ben was in the dragon class.He met all the class dragons and he learned their names.
Picking apples
Posted by Heike Mehring, 16/09/2019
On sunday Ben climbed on an apple tree and picked apples for his new friends.Ben loves to eat apples and he knows a lot about them.
Pictures for Ben
Posted by Alexandra Himmel, 16/09/2019
Look at some of the nice pictures the German kids made for me...