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Esther takes a tumble

Esther takes a tumble
Our Esther took a tumble during playtime and is now sporting a plaster cast!She underwent an examination and x-ray at Dr Erulus clinic and he diagnosed a greenstick fracture which should...
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£5 challenge in Fleetwood and Day of Prayer

£5 challenge in Fleetwood and Day of Prayer
SandraFleetwood Rotary Club members are rising to the challenge of using their talents to turn a fiver into something special.Members were given £5 at the start of the year along with a...
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Sadness to smiles for new arrivals

Sadness to smiles for new arrivals
What a difference a couple of hours makes.Yesterday morning,  Esther and Alpha came to us frightened and unsure of themselves and a few hours later they were happy, smiling and showing...
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School report: Reward spur for whole school

School report: Reward spur for whole school
 Madam Sarah Wanjiku  brings us a report on the last week in Happy House School:  Everyone in school is excited to hear about the safari adventure of our Form One secondary students.They...
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Odds on at Cheadle Hulme

Odds on at Cheadle Hulme
 Our kids had great fun when they were asked to put on odd shoes and socks for a picture to say thank you to their friends in Year Seven at Cheadle...
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Caring and sharing

Caring and sharing
 Caring and sharing is at the heart of everything Mama Sue does at the Happy House.It is a message she drives home to members of our family, and which she illustrates...
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Sporting stars continue to shine

Sporting stars continue to shine
A very well done to our super sporting duo Mercy Changawa and Priscilla Ponda,The two girls who had won through to the Inter-schools sub-county level in ball and tyre races took...
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Wildlife spectacle for safari adventurers

Wildlife spectacle for safari adventurers
Elephants, big cats, zebra, giraffe and more, the wonders of Kenya's wildlife world revealed themselves to our wide-eyed Happy House kids on their safari adventure.It was a dream come true for the...
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School report: Prefects appointed

School report: Prefects appointed
It been an important week in our Happy House Primary School as the school prefect board for the 2016-17 academic year has been appointed, reports teacher, Madam RussellYoung people eager to...
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Woodn't it be lovely!

Woodn't it be lovely!
 Making best use of resources available is one of Mama's greatest strengths.If she sees a way that we can improve and keep down costs, she makes it happen.And with a plentiful...
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Uncle Ronnie goes back to school

Uncle Ronnie goes back to school
It's never easy to say goodbye to a friend, so it was with both sadness and joy that our family gave Uncle Ronnie a Happy House send-off.In his year with us,...
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School Report: A trip to the salt mines

School Report: A trip to the salt mines
There was a fascinating school trip for Classes 8 and 5 when they visited the Gongoni Salt mine in Malindi district.Mr Khamisi and Madam Nelly said the aim of the visit...
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The Happy House - a family concern

The Happy House - a family concern
 Visiting the Happy House again was a very special time for the Walker family.Kylie Walker, who lives in Jersey, was in Watamu with her parents,  Pat and Julie Walker, and her...
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Cup that cheers to tune of £1000

Cup that cheers to tune of £1000
It was hats on to Easter when our Happy House Spring Coffee morning on Saturday raised more  than £1000..There was a huge turnout of friends old and new, some who had...
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Calculating the future, by Kezia

Calculating the future, by Kezia
Happy House kid Kezia Beatrice know she has work hard if she wants to achieve her ambition. She writes:My best subject is maths. I like maths most because when I grow up...
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On the ball by Boniface

On the ball by Boniface
Scholarship student  Boniface Kai, 17, works hard in school and enjoys games.He writes:" I like playing volley ball. On Friday we went out for games and we came back as the...
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Students turn to chores into cash for Happy House

Students turn to chores into cash for Happy House
 Raising money for Happy House was a cheerful chore for youngsters from Cheadle Hulme School.Head of Year 8, Peter Upton, handed his students blank cheques and asked them to go home...
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An opportunity to learn, by Kelvin

An opportunity to learn, by Kelvin
Schooling is something many young people in Kenya cannot take for granted. It always depends on money, and if there's no money, there is no school.That is how it was for...
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Happy to know you

Happy to know you
Andrea Manders is looking forward to getting to know her new sponsor child -  Dr Danwata Scholarship student, Ann Joseph.When Andrea had a big birthday, she asked for donations to Happy...
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Time for a treat

Time for a treat
 As we all know Mama likes to spring surprises, and this time it was her Happy House kids who were in for a treat.While she had been in the UK, she...
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