Here is what our regular day looks like. The sun rises here about 5 o'clock, awaken about 5:45 and breakfast about 6:50/7 o'clock. The bus comes and picks us up at 7:20 for a ride to school. We have a staff meeting and the children are arriving and ready for Homeroom at 8:30. The 1st class of the day is the one the students have chosen as their "major" This is either Art, Drama, Music, Computer, or Gym. This class they will have every day. The other classes, not their major, they will have 2 or 3 times a week. This week the Drama Majors are continuing to work on their play. Each group will do at least 1 play for the students and parents at the end of the 6 week period. Joe is working with the 3rd and 4th graders. Their play will be "Little Red Riding Hood". The Gym group has been working this week on getting together the Carnival which will take place on Sunday. They have the help of the Art, Music, Computer groups, each one doing something to help with the Carnival, ie making signs, putting together an activity/game for the Carnival. The Music group will be signing a song, the Computer group will have a power point presentation. Today, after classes (which end at 1 pm) we ate lunch, had a small meeting, and then the rest of the day was spent in putting together the games for the Carnival and setting them up. There is a bean bag toss, throw the ball through the hoop, water sling shot, bowling, golf, etc. The teachers and students are being very creative in using what is available here, empty water bottles with duct tape on them for the bowling pins, cardboard with round holes for the bean bag toss game and socks with some rice in them for the bean bags, we will have balloons and some darts for another game (some students are allowing us to use their darts), etc. The students we asked to brainstorm for ideas for games and these were some that were used. (Hopefully will have some pics after the Carnival). After all that at 4 oclock the bus comes and picks us up from school back to the seminary where we are staying. Supper at 5:30 and then time to do laundry or get ready for the next day. By 9 o'clock Joe and I are ready for bed.
Each class has activities they are working on in class each day. I, however, as Dean of Students for the 6-8 grades have students coming to me. The reasons can range from a new student coming and needing to be placed in a class, to name tags not being worn, to problems in the class, etc. The day may start out being busy with students and no name badges, then calms down, and then 2 or 3 at a time sent by the teachers for various problems. All in all the kids are kids and want to learn, but have to become familiar with a different type of school and rules than they are used to, and English being spoken which they may or may not understand! It will take time, but hopefully by the beginning of the school year they will be comfortable in this school system and ready for the school year. It is very challenging for both the students and teachers.
Our group here at the Seminary has grown as new people are arriving. The last 4 who were to come have arrived. It is a great group. We have students still in college, those who have recently graduated, a family, some sisters of one of the ladies helping out at school, a couple from Canada and Joe and myself. We work together well and enjoy being with each other. There are still some moves to be made, shifting people around as those who are staying for the year are moved into their own housing.
A trip is planned for us this weekend, so once we return we will have pics of the places we have been.
Your sister in Christ.
Each class has activities they are working on in class each day. I, however, as Dean of Students for the 6-8 grades have students coming to me. The reasons can range from a new student coming and needing to be placed in a class, to name tags not being worn, to problems in the class, etc. The day may start out being busy with students and no name badges, then calms down, and then 2 or 3 at a time sent by the teachers for various problems. All in all the kids are kids and want to learn, but have to become familiar with a different type of school and rules than they are used to, and English being spoken which they may or may not understand! It will take time, but hopefully by the beginning of the school year they will be comfortable in this school system and ready for the school year. It is very challenging for both the students and teachers.
Our group here at the Seminary has grown as new people are arriving. The last 4 who were to come have arrived. It is a great group. We have students still in college, those who have recently graduated, a family, some sisters of one of the ladies helping out at school, a couple from Canada and Joe and myself. We work together well and enjoy being with each other. There are still some moves to be made, shifting people around as those who are staying for the year are moved into their own housing.
A trip is planned for us this weekend, so once we return we will have pics of the places we have been.
Your sister in Christ.
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