first time at school

So it’s that time of the week where I need to blog.

This week was the first week of our placements. Mine is in Eros school which is a school for kids with disabilities. I had no clue how sever they were or anything. Lets just say the first day was a shock. We get to school and they have an assembly and I have never seen so many well behaved kids in a assembly. No one talked in the assembly or moved. They all said their prayers which I thought was awkward for me because I was just standing there not knowing what was going on or the prayers.

We went to the founders stage which is k-3^rd grade here. I am in grade R which is kindergarten. I have the greatest kids but it is for sure a challenge. Our teacher is new and wasn’t sure what to do so it was really good that Mara and I were in the class to help. The kids have a lot of energy so they have to go outside for a hour everyday. In the morning we let them color, do puzzles, play with blocks. For a lot of them it is really good to color because they need the fine motor skills. These kids have various disabilities. A lot have cerebral palsy but with other disabilities with it. One of can’t talk and is in a chair and has so many issues but is the smartest boy ever. He is one of my favorites. Yes I have favorites. Another boy has adhd and I think affection disorder because he is always wanting attention and the things he does he needs the attention. We are starting to get the class in order. In the moring is play time in the class then outside and then after outside is circle time and we talk about our day and how we are. They learned the days of the week this week which was good and I want to teach them the ABC’s this week. The theme for the class this upcoming week is my school and my classroom. we will be learning about the classroom and things at school. It is really interesting about the placement is that there is a hostile and some kids live there and others go there during the day to get food if their family can’t afford to bring food.

Today I went to an art fair and it was soo cool. I love the art from Africa. I bought some things and it’s the beginning of every month so I will be going again. Tomorrow we are going on a tour of cape peninsula and cape point so I am super excited. I am getting my tan on which I am happy about. I don’t look as out of place here by being so white just mostly now; chaoco tan is coming in nice.

That’s all for now

Peace out