This website is for posting the correspondence between Mrs. Loewenthal's sixth grade classes at Solomon Schechter School in New Jersey and Jonathan Reichel, who is a Peace Corps Volunteer, teaching secondary school science in Namibia, and his students.

Thursday, January 20, 2005

School has begun!

I have begun teaching! The first day of the school year was this Tuesday, January 18. I am excited to have met my students (they are called ‘learners’ here). I am teaching eighth grade math (which they call maths) as well as grade eight and nine physical science (a combination of physics and chemistry). It is very early in the school year, but I anticipate having a productive, but very challenging school year.

Soon, I will be able to introduce you to your penpals!