M is for Moon

That’s twice now that Zoe’s left without me in the morning because I’m too slow to get ready. Ah well. I don’t mind walking over by myself, and I do have a bit more leeway about when I have to get there. I’d rather have a proper breakfast, especially because we still lack sufficient lunch materials. I went straight to the Grade 4 class again, to keep working with Ju Yeoung and Ha Yeoung. This time Rachel came along too (she’s the one who was originally meant to be working with them, but is a lot busier than me so I got the job), and brought some resources to work through. That made a huge difference, she had a picture dictionary and some Spanish/English flash cards. It did amuse me that to teach them English we were using resources intended for a completely different language. It must be hard for them though, because they also learn Kiswahili as part of the school curriculum, which means that they’re learning a new language through a new language. Anyway, we got them laughing and joking and I think they’re beginning to really enjoy the sessions. Which is a good feeling for me, as I’m going to be working on a regular basis with them.

So, I had a break, and went to the computer room to catch up on all this a bit so that you guys don’t get sick of continuous “I’ll finish this post later” references. Obviously, I am there now, so nothing else has happened yet.

AAAAaaargh ok I take that back. Zoe's grade 1s just arrived for their first computer lesson. Helped to get them all into the right program - Letter Detective - and have been going round giving them a hand with it. I realise that they need the stimulation of bright colours and noise, but having 22 sets of sound effects all playing at once is uhm... distracting. They're very cute though. I was explaining to Artemis that she has to match up the right letter so that the monster will eat it and be happy, but she said she didn't want to play that game because then there'd be no ABCs left. Ah, kids think about things in the most beautiful way.