week 3

Monday and Tuesday were still tiring but they worked. The kids are responding a little more to my English. Listening a little longer. I’m still beat by noon. Wednesday and Thursday were great! I brought some music in to class that we listened to while doing some seat work after our break. The paper eating (did I mention that?) has slowed—not stopped but slowed which is encouraging. Thursday we went outside to play some ball games…only 2 kids got taken out with a thrown ball—we were working on rolling to the right person…hard to do when I can barely get them to sit in a circle even when I place them. Standing still is unknown—even standing where I place them…they immediately migrate together and then on top of each other. Hands to yourself is a foreign (in so many ways) concept. It was lovely to go home and feel that I hadn’t been run over.

Friday was a whole other story. My goodness. It was obviously the end of the week and it had been a long one for the kids as it was a full week (no early dismissal or public holiday). There was one kid that I couldn’t talk to at all. Well, I could talk as much as I wanted there was no understanding or listening happening. And with the rest of them they seemed to be taking their cues from him though not nearly as much. I was so relieved when 12 came. I was ready to send them home at 10 (and that is in the middle of their break/recess). Weekend!!