snowflakes

Friday I thought I would be at school for just a few hours (which always turns into all morning)…but then there was no power to make copies or laminate…and yet I was still able to keep quite busy. (I have figured out since that this is because this term I am only 1 person doing what was done by 3 people last term.) we have 2 dutch helpers at school and they have quite the schedule—arts, PE, reading, activities…with all of the classes. But on Friday one of our teachers was out for a funeral in her family and so Marlinde was there for the morning and Leanne was home sick (not used to Africa yet). So I was left to find an art project for 1st and 2nd grades…I decided on snowflakes—but I didn’t want to call them snowflakes as it is summer here and it never snows…but it was something I could do that didn’t involve copying or special thought and supplies. So I got white paper because after four folds the children’s scissors would not cut through anything thicker. But as I didn’t want them to be snowflakes I told the kids they needed to color the white paper so I didn’t see any white. Didn’t realize that would take up all the time if I let it. so after a while I said put the crayons away even if there is still white…and we folded and cut and I think they turned out well. Good to have them try to follow instructions on folding and following directions…and they were so excited when they opened their flakes…I saw one kid after who showed me the “helmet” they had made…ah imagination!