Friends International and Parachutes!

We started the morning with another fantastic guest speaker. This time we had James Sutherland from Friends International share with us the amazing things that Friends are doing for Cambodia. Some of the children were all ready very familiar with the restaurants and shops that Friends have and were very excited to hear that they would be making some magic beads.

The children got to have a go at making their own magic beads.

- Quotes - 

"It looks so easy but it is really, really hard"

"The people who make these beads are really clever"

"These beads are so beautiful, I can't believe they are made from magazines!"

"I like that these beads are magic!"

?? Please ask your child why the beads are magic ??

The idea behind the beads being magic was explained by James. 

- The beads are magic because they can transform someones life. They get a job, they can make money for their family and send their children to school for an education. They can learn new skills and work from home and still be able to care for their family -

Such a great cause to support and the jewelry is beautiful.

Have a look at us trying our best to make beads!

Parachutes

Last Friday we made a figure of ourselves. They were then attached to a plastic bag to make a parachute. The parachutes were awesome!! We decided to drop our parachutes from the balcony above our classroom. First we went in groups of 4 to see how well they flew. They flew the best when there was a little bit of wind! Then we decided to all go as a class and let our parachutes go. We had to do a lot of chasing once we came down from the balcony ;-)

Again another easy way to reuse our plastic bags and reduce the waste going into the landfill.