I’m Chloe.
Hi! I’m Chloe. I’ve lived in South Africa all my life. I love it here! There are so many beautiful outdoor places to visit. Nature is all around us!
My ancestors come from The Netherlands, Switzerland, Germany and France, so I’m a mixture of all of these nationalities. At home my family speaks Afrikaans, which is similar to Dutch, but we also know how to speak English. Here’s a typical day in my life.
I like to read while eating breakfast.
7:00 As soon as I wake up I start thinking about my school day. I get excited when it’s a day a special project is due, when we’re going on a field trip, or when we’re going to have a school disco! We do lots of fun things at school.
I quickly get dressed, and my mom does my hair so it looks neat and tidy for school. I always read a book while eating breakfast. I love reading!
Dad, Liam and I wave good-bye to Mom as we head off to school.
7:45Â My dad drives my brother, Liam, and me to school. Liam and I always fight over who gets to sit in front. Little brothers can be very difficult sometimes.
Maths is my favorite subject at school.
8:00 School begins. Maths is my favorite subject. I love working with numbers, especially adding and subtracting. I guess I like it because I like having a challenge.
I show my friend Takunda some of the art work in the Art Room.
I like it when we have art class because it gives me a chance to express myself. I also love making things. Last week we made robots out of paper. Next week we’ll stick them in a picture of a natural world. It’s a really fun project.
I am the keeper of all of the little baboon chicks.
10:30 By the middle of the morning we’re all ready for a break. I take my snack outside and wait for my friends from other classes to come out. After a quick bite to eat, we head out to the field to play Baboon Chicks. It’s lots of fun and we all laugh a lot. I like it when I get to be the keeper of the animals.
This is our school’s swimming pool.
Some days we have swimming class at school. Sometimes I like it and sometimes I don’t. My favorite is when the air feels cold and the water feels warm.
Playing field hockey is good exercise.
14:00Â School ends in the afternoon. Some days, I have pottery class or ballet after school. Sometimes I play field hockey. I love all of these activities!
Mom picks Liam and me up. I do my homework, which usually takes about thirty minutes. Then I watch TV or play with my little toys.
I like to make up games with my miniature toys.
I love playing with my miniature toys and Lala Loopsy dolls. I build cool houses and put furniture inside. Jewel and her friend Bella like to go on adventures together up in the mountains. Jewel is a princess and Bella can predict the future. Yesterday they had to save their magical realm from disaster! It was quite an exciting day for them both.
Liam and me hiking in the mountains close to our house.
My mom and dad work hard to give us a good life. My dad is a very busy man, so I love it when he says he’ll play a game with Liam and me, or take us hiking.Â
Mom is cooking spaghetti tonight. Yum!
My parents expect us to work hard at school. I like hearing my mom say she’s proud of me, so I try to do things that will make her proud. Some people tell her I have a wisdom and understanding beyond my years, which also makes her happy. I’m not sure what this means, and I don’t know why they say it, but it does make me feel special inside.
I find reading relaxing.
Every evening, Liam and I read. Our dogs, Leo and Tano, like to join us. I read every chance I get! Sometimes I get scared when I’m reading a scary story, especially at bedtime.
I like to imagine I’m right inside the story with the characters.
My favorite stories are ones about magical worlds. They make me forget reality. I just zoom right into the story. It’s like I’m right in that fantasy world with the characters in the book. You know what I mean? Ms. Christie-Blick, our visiting teacher, tells me I’m very creative and very imaginative, so I would like the book Inkheart. I think I’ll give it a try.
Good night!
8:30Â Â Every night I read in bed before going to sleep. When I turn off the light, I think about spending the whole day in a forest with beautiful bushes, and colorful flowers covering the ground as far as the eye can see. I play with my little fairy friend, who’s no bigger than my finger, in a magical place that only the two of us know. I hope I dream about it tonight.
I get excited when I have a prodject due that day too. In June my class is dueing a state fair with our switching class. We are all really excited to have everyone see our posters and play our games that we made. My ste that I got was Maryland and my poster board is really coo. It has alot of stickers and different events that happened in my state. My game that me and my dad are making is call UDraw Piney Point because UDraw is a video game on the wii and Piney Point is a place but they have a light house called Piney Point Light. My game is basically pictionary all you would have to do is draw a picture and if you were the one guessing you would have to answer questions. I am really excited for my state fair.
I get excited when I have a prodject due that day too. In June my class is dueing a state fair with our switching class. We are all really excited to have everyone see our posters and play our games that we made. My ste that I got was Maryland and my poster board is really coo. It has alot of stickers and different events that happened in my state. My game that me and my dad are making is call UDraw Piney Point because UDraw is a video game on the wii and Piney Point is a place but they have a light house called Piney Point Light. My game is basically pictionary all you would have to do is draw a picture and if you were the one guessing you would have to answer questions. I am really excited for my state fair.
Wow! What a great day! What is Baboon Chicks? Is it like any american game? Also, about how much time a day do you spend reading?
Wow! What a great day! What is Baboon Chicks? Is it like any american game? Also, about how much time a day do you spend reading?
Hi Chloe! How old are you? What grade are you in? It seems like your life is very exciting and interesting. What is your favorite part of the day? I would love to learn more about you and your life in Africa!
I am nine turning ten and I am in grade 4,my fave part of the day is after school.
Hi Chloe! How old are you? What grade are you in? It seems like your life is very exciting and interesting. What is your favorite part of the day? I would love to learn more about you and your life in Africa!
I am nine turning ten and I am in grade 4,my fave part of the day is after school.
Your life is so similar to our life !
Cool!
Your life is so similar to our life !
Cool!
Hey Chloe! Your life sounds really fun! Trust me you think little brothers are annoying try having a bigger brother!
AHHHHHH! So annoying!
I know.
Hey Chloe! Your life sounds really fun! Trust me you think little brothers are annoying try having a bigger brother!
AHHHHHH! So annoying!
I know.
Wow! It sounds like you have a very exiciting life with everything that is going on. I try to always read before I go to bed too but sometimes I stay up a little too late because I get caught up with what is happening in the book. What's stick hockey?
Hockey is a game where you use a stick to hit a realy hard ball through a goal.
Wow! It sounds like you have a very exiciting life with everything that is going on. I try to always read before I go to bed too but sometimes I stay up a little too late because I get caught up with what is happening in the book. What's stick hockey?
Hey Chloe! I feel the same way about my dad too and you are very lucky to have a swimming pool at your school.
Yeah!
Hey Chloe! I feel the same way about my dad too and you are very lucky to have a swimming pool at your school.
Yeah!
Hi Chloe! You are so lucky that you get to live in such a beautiful place. I wish I could have so much nature right outside my home like you do.
Hi Chloe! You are so lucky that you get to live in such a beautiful place. I wish I could have so much nature right outside my home like you do.
It must be cool living on a dune. You are very lucky to have a swimming pool in your school. It really sounds like you have a fun day.
It must be cool living on a dune. You are very lucky to have a swimming pool in your school. It really sounds like you have a fun day.
Hi Chloe! It must be awesome to grow up like that. Your life has a lot of similarities to my life!
Awsome Katie!
Hi Chloe! It must be awesome to grow up like that. Your life has a lot of similarities to my life!
You are very lucky to have a swimming pool at your school! Also… I know how it feels to have a little brother! I have one that is 7 AND a 4 year old younger sister!!
Yeah it great having a pool at school!
You are very lucky to have a swimming pool at your school! Also… I know how it feels to have a little brother! I have one that is 7 AND a 4 year old younger sister!!
Yeah it great having a pool at school!
It is cool to live on a dune!
I think it must be great to grow up like that….
I think it must be great to grow up like that….