teaching

I just got my timetable on tuesday and taught my first class. I taught colours to a class of about 40 five year olds although the previous voluteers had already taught the colours to them already, so that meant what was suppose to take 45 mins took about 5! so not very successful although i am sure there are going to be many more lessons like that to come.This morning I helped the same class with their reading which for me was quite challenging because it was in spanish. But I am pretty sure i got the pronounciations right! but it was very hard to keep their concentration as there was other much more interesting things going on around the room. one boy i was helping kept blowing his nose on his sleeve which was just lovely. But they just have the most cutest faces you can´t get annoyed at them. They always greet you with a hug and a kiss on the cheek, which is the usual greeting here in Chile. In another class i helped with colouring in. They were colouring in all things related to chile in prep for Independance day on the 18th of September. It is the 200th anniversity so it is going to be bigger than ever with girls and boys dressed in the national dress and dancing the chaca through the streets and lots of foooooood! the girls in the boarding house went over the chaca dance again last night so i´m hoping to have it down for the 18th! The school is now covered in decorations. we helped the girls in the boarding house 2 nights ago put up their decorations. one girl bravely stood on and chair balanced on a table to put up the really high ones and then while she was up there told us she hated heights! Got to go now as i have a class of 10 years to awaiting me!
Rxxx