Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Tuesday, much better!

It's starting to look more like a school! Here are some pictures and a few videos:


Odilsia, a shining light in our school, handing out the pan to all of our kids. She walks around to each class every morning to make sure that the kids eat all their food and drink their cup of water!


Charlie helping to carry hot cups of avena (an oatmeal drink) to the classrooms


Cristina's class waits in a perfect line after singing


Kim's class stays in line as they walk to their classroom


Ashley's class is mostly made up of the students who were with us last year, with the exception of 3 students, and so they have learned how to line up. We frequently remind them that they are the examples for the rest of our students.


Profe Lorena's (Lauren) class acts like a train as they walk into their room


I managed to take a video of each class while they were mostly staying focused on what they were supposed to be doing. It's hard to believe that 5 school days ago the kids were going crazy! That's not to say that Ashley class doesn't have a fight break out every 10 minutes, or that Lauren's class doesn't burst out in tears every 5 minutes, or that all of Kim's class sits and plays well together, or that Cristina's class doesn't have their fair share of not wanting to share! It does mean that we're seeing improvement, and that's exciting. I can't wait to get to the end of the first 6 weeks and see how much more smoothly it will run! Here the videos that make life in Colegio Makarios look easy:

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Ashley's class. Notice Rachel and Luis Fernando are sharing!

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Cristina's class during recess.

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Kim's class is playing with little blocks!

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Lauren's class plays at their tables!

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