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I am from a nuclear family with poor economic status. We depend on a small plot of farm. Paying for my school needs is difficult. At the beginning of the first term of my school, I hoped to do better in my class and now I am. I worked with carpenters during the break in order to pay school requirements. It was difficult to keep reviewing in mind what we learned for the whole term. My father did not go to secondary school and he doesn't understand the value of education. My dream is to be an engineer I can reach this by learning good skills.

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Karen
Mon, September 4, 2017 at 2:11 am GMT
Hello Students!

I wanted to write to say hello to you all and to ask how your school year is going?

Almost all of the United States has been watching and reading about the hurricane that came ashore in the state of Texas last week, bringing very large amounts of rain up to 52 inches in 3 days. They had named the storm
Susan
Wed, August 30, 2017 at 5:28 pm GMT
Dear Students

I understand that Judy will be visiting you soon. I hope you all get to meet her. She is a wonderful person, and works very hard to get the tools and resources you need to get a good education. Bravo to Judy!

I had a very interesting and educational trip to Croatia. We travelled mostly by bus along the coast. The country and the sea were incredibly beautiful. Tourism provides most of the country’s income.
Croatia has been ruled by many different empires, going back to the Roman empire in 300 AD. The different types of architecture in the cities tell the stories of the different occupying rulers through time.

As Anold said, travel opens your mind to many things you’d never thought about before.

I hope school is going well for all of you.
Deusi said, “Education is like a shield in the battle ground”.


Wiseman, my fruit trees were not as prolific as last year, but I did get enough apricots to make jam for myself and friends. And I think I will get some pomegranates this year.

Have fun as well as working hard! Susan
Judy
Sat, August 19, 2017 at 5:36 pm GMT
My fellow student:

Welcome back to school! This is a new semester, it is time for new goals. new ideas and new learning.
At end of last semester, I wrote to you to write to me about the most remarkable or important thing that happened to you during your holiday! I am looking forward to reading your reply when you next write your journal.. Now while I really interested in what are you taking this year what will be your favorite subjects.

Knowledge will give you the power to be known you must read everything you can the more you know the more valuable you will be as a person and to your society.

I am coming to Tanzania at end of August and beginning the September.
I am looking forward to seeing you all.

Have fun and stay focuse! Best wish for all of you!
Karen
Mon, August 14, 2017 at 5:36 pm GMT
Good day Philemon,

I am happy that you will meet Madam Judy.

Let me know how classes are proceeding?

Karen
Philemon
Sat, August 12, 2017 at 10:55 am GMT
Dear Karen.
I hope that your real fine and I'm doing well with my studies.I'm so happy to hear that our beloved Judy is coming to visit us at the end of this mount. This is very good because I have never meet with her so I'll speak more with Judy about education matters.Also wish to hear any advises from Judy and be ready to work on them;
thank you and have a nice day.
philemon
Philemon
Sat, July 29, 2017 at 12:06 pm GMT
Dear Susan
I hope that you are fine and i am also fine
about climatical condition here in Tanzania it's so cold and dry .

this is because in southern hemisphere in months like this is winter season.

.....have a nice day...
Karen
Wed, July 19, 2017 at 2:02 am GMT
Hello School Fund students!

Welcome to a new school year. I hope that your long break was full of family and friends, good work and good times.

I also hope you can reset your mind quickly back to class and lessons, learning and growing in your knowledge base.

I look forward to reading your posts this year, to learning more about you: your joys and hopes and challenges.

I also have some news! Madam Judy is coming to visit Tanzania in July and August!

This is a very good chance to meet a fine lady, a good friend of yours, and a very important person for your future.

Until soon?
Welcome back,
Karen
Philemon
Sat, July 15, 2017 at 11:49 am GMT
Dear Amina.
I hope that you are doing well with your studies and also I'm continuing well with the studies.I like the way you shared with me and telling me about your subjects that you more interested with.because my self I mostly like science subjects thank you very much.
Philemon Daniel.
KARATU
Philemon
Sat, July 15, 2017 at 11:23 am GMT
Dear Susan;
I hope that your fine and on my side I'm fine. I am pleased to hear that your going to Croatia for two days with the group of Stanford University. I would like to inform you that we had already opened the school on the last week. I enjoy the school and in this week we learned more things like how the simple machine would simplify the work easily. so I'm still enjoying my studies.Thank you and I wish you a nice journey
Susan
Fri, July 14, 2017 at 10:08 pm GMT
Dear Students
How are you all? I hope you are enjoying school. You all seem to be working very hard, and I applaud your endeavors. Maybe some of you have finished your final exams by now?
I am having the great good fortune to travel to Croatia in two days. I'm going with a group from Stanford University. It is my turn to study because we were assigned many books to read about Croatia and its history prior to our trip. I understand it is a beautiful country with many waterfalls and mountains. We will also travel down its coast. The Adriatic Sea, I'm told, is chrystal clear and blue. Thank you, dear students, for writing to me. I regret that I can't answer each letter personally. There are too many of you now to do that. Sincerely, Susan
Susan
Fri, June 16, 2017 at 9:25 pm GMT
Dear Students

Once again, I read your letters with pleasure. You all have interesting subjects to discuss, and you express what you understand so well.
Are you learning your subjects is English??

I’ve been working in my garden several hours a day. This year we’ve had a lot of rain (the first year of rain in quite a while). The apricots are huge! The size of oranges. I am so happy with them because they are my favorite fruit. Today I made apricot jam.
Tomorrow I’ll make more. The fruit is falling off the tree because they are so heavy. (I only have one tree) It’s amazing because the tree has never given fruit before.
I’m wondering now if you have apricots? Maybe not. I don’t remember seeing any in Tanzania.

Is it a hot season in Tanzania now?

I think about you all, and am so proud of your efforts and accomplishments. Please write again, and tell me about yourselves.

Sincerely, Susan
Judy
Wed, May 31, 2017 at 4:44 pm GMT
My fellow students, time just flew so fast. This semester is close to its end. You all must be very busy preparing for your final exams.

I hope you are all doing a great job this semester. Some of you graduated at end of the last year. You must very anxious waiting for your notification which A-level school you are assigned to.

Doesn't matter where you are going, the most important is the goals your set and your determination to accomplish your golds.

The Chinese always say 90% is hard work and only 10% is your talent. You could accomplish everything as long as you want to.

During your break, I would like you to write down what your major accomplishing and one thing which makes you proud of yourself that you would like to share with everybody. The things your did which will make me so proud of you and encourage me to continue to support you for your future school years. My goal for all of you, one day for your to go to College/University, You are somebody everybody will proud of you.

The way to do is that you set your final goal, the goal between one step a time and try reach it then go for the next goal, eventually, you will reach your final destination.

Best regards,
Judy
Amina Mohammed
Sat, May 27, 2017 at 12:31 pm GMT
Hello Philemon
My name is Amina Mambo a student from Iringa Tanzania.
I am so happy to share with you on every day matters.
I am in form four science class and I like much physics and mathematics even though I know how hard they are.
I then would like if you will introduce to me

I am looking forward to hear any thing from you.
Dear,
Amina M.
Samwel
Fri, May 26, 2017 at 11:50 am GMT
Hello Philemon

I hope your fine , me am fine too .My name is Samwel , Today i like to share with you about that i was learnt yesterday on Agriculture .
Agriculture is the process of cultivating land as well as rearing animals.


There are two types of agriculture, these are
1.small scale agriculture
2.large scale agriculture
Small scale agriculture is the type of agriculture which is practiced on large plot of land that exceed 4hectors ,large amount of farmers in Tanzania are practicing Small scale agriculture. in our home also we practicing in small scale agriculture.
Large scale Agriculture is the type of agriculture which is practiced on large plot of land which exceed 4 hectors , It is usually practiced on developed countries like USA .

Thank you.
Philemon
Sat, May 20, 2017 at 10:19 am GMT
Dear Susan;
I hope that your fine and performing well your activities and on side I'm also doing well with my studies so we are about to close the school two weeks ahead because we have already done the terminal examination so within these two weeks we are just covering some of the topics that we did not. So within this year I did not across with the many challenges because of your help and now I'm still performing well with my studies .
the time of break I will involve in different activities so as to get my basic needs and making references at home in order to increase my capacity .thank you for your support and GOD be with you at any time .thank you and have a nice day. Philemon
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