ZAMBIA LINK SCHOOL WORK
Wednesday 18 th February Arrival London Heathrow! A successful trip!!
Tuesday 17 th February
8 am and we are waiting for our lift to the airport- African time!
We drive to Ndola which should take 2 hours as the roads are very rugged and full of huge potholes and there could be floods from the rains in the night.
We then have a long flight stopping for 50 minutes in Zimbabwe for drop offs and then on to Abbis in Ethiopia for a 5 hour wait. We then fly onto London Heathrow arriving 6.30 am.
I then drive us all back to Bruton to drop off Victoria and Mandy so we should all be home by 10 ish Wednesday morning.
Cases ready to go...,, still waiting !!!
We bid farewell to 7 Julius Nyerere and Ethel
Monday 16 th February
Goodbye assembly.
Sad goodbyes to the staff.
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Sunday, the 15th of February.
Woke to the sound of singing in church.
Today we go to the boating lake with the teachers of Louansobe School.
First of all this morning, I helped Pinky, aged 12, to make her model for geography.
We used recycle materials to make a model of the atmosphere. Take a look!
Water use in the house
Wiki collects water from the local bore hole in a wheelbarrow. He brings it to the house for us to use.
How do we flush the toilet with no flush do you think?
Visit to local lake with Louansobe teachers for a braii. What do need to look out for?
Can you see the lightening? Rain on way???
Lightening stronger now
Stronger?
Goodnight! Listen to the night sounds of Zambia- what can you hear
Saturday, the 14th of February
The teachers took us to a local animal park.
What different animals can you recognise?
A giant termite mound
What is the collective noun for a group of stationary giraffes? What is the collective noun for a walking group of giraffes?
Bird life
Local supermarket. How many different baked bean tins can you count?!
Happy half term, everyone at Ditcheat Primary School
Video message from Mrs Cosser in Zambia
Friday 13 th February
La cross PE lesson - do you know how thus game works?
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Reading the pen pal letters
What grows on these trees? This is teacher Catherine’s’s garden.
Zambian homes - what is similar to your home?
Thursday 11 th February
Zambia day
Great to meet across the world 2 countries talk together- how did it feel talking to the Zambian children 2000 miles away?!
Celebration cake and outfits
Celebration dance
Zambia day preparations
Eating caterpillars !
Wednesday 11 th February
Visit Louansobe Primary school
Welcome in arrival Louansobe School
Headteacher Caroline of Louansobe Primary and Headteacher Ed of the secondary school
Welcome cake with special dance delivery of the knife.
Welcome speech from a pupil grade 7
The celebration cake knife delivery dance !
How many children in this classroom? No one could believe we only had 90 children at Ditchest Primary School!
We say goodbye to Ditcheat Dave as he stays at Louansobe!
Tuesday 10 th February - it really is the rainy season!!
Is it raining more in Somerset or in Zambia?
Mufilira is located in the Copper belt area. What do you notice about the copper mine?
There was sulphur dioxide being given off into the air today. It was an advisable to stay out of the rain as it can drop as acid rain and can be tingly on the skin. The people of Mufilira learn to live with this but the copper mine is supposed to be improving the pollution in the local area.
Important visit to District education office to celebrate the link.
How many primary schools do you think there are in Mufilira?
Art lesson year 2
Reception banner making with self portrait. Can you spot some maths equipment- what is it made of?
Charcoal art lessons of animals
Monday 9th February Out and about around school. What do you notice about the weather today? Lots of children did not get to school due to heavy rains this morning. What jobs are the children helping with?
What do you think of the children’s biology?
Lessons and classrooms Mine Primary School- near huge copper mine.
School dinner for teachers took hours to cook. Would you like some nshima?!
Monday 9th February Mine Primary school visit and tour with ambassadors. Welcome ceremony.
Welcome dance
Sunday 8 th February Zambian meal. What food do you recognise?
Teacher planning meeting Sunday afternoon
Ditcheat Dave is ready for the tea party and to show the teachers your lovely work.
Ditcheat Dave had a lie while Mrs Cosser went to children’s church this morning. What do you think of the singing? Can we sing that loudly?
Sunday 8 th February Ditcheat Dave explores the garden - what is growing for him to eat?
Ditcheat Dave has arrived in Mufilira! He is ready for bed! What has he got in his Zambian bedroom and why?
What can you see on the journey today?
Zambia blog Friday 6 th February
I am travelling with Miss Shattock and Mrs Davis from Bruton School.
We have arrived at the airport. We have checked in our suitcases and we are due to fly this evening. We are flying to Addis Ababa in Ethiopia. We will arrive in the morning. We then change flights and get a flight to Ndola I Zambia. Then there is a two hour car to Mufilira town.
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We fly st 8.15 tonight and arrive at 3.30 pm in Ndola Zambian time. Zambia is 2 hours ahead of us in Uk. How long is the journey?
Willow question, spot the perfect tense ?!
Journey so far so good! Look forward to seeing you all virtually and talking!
Keep checking the blog!
Zambia Blog by Mrs Cosser in Zambia Feb 2026
Mrs Cosser is visiting Louansobe Primary School, Mufilira, N Zambia, our new link school. She is taking out the children's work, letters, photos of school and gifts for the school ( art, maths, phonics equipment and some soft toy puppets, as well as Ditcheat Dave Teddy bear!)
Mrs Cosser will update daily so please check and ask the teachers to email her if you have any questions and Mrs Cosser will answer in the blog.
ZAMBIA CLUB
ZAMBIAN CHRISTMAS WREATH MAKING
ZAMBIAN TOY SALE FUNDRAISER
Teachers from Mufilira Primary School, Zambia visited Ditcheat Primary School and spoke to the children about life in Zambia and at their school. The children made our visitors very welcome and joined in some African dancing and singing too. We exchanged letters with children from Zambia.
ZAMBIAN VISITORS TO DITCHEAT
