Wow so where does one start when they haven't posted to their blog in over a month. I figured I might as well finish with what I started and explain my other days of the week. I really need to get better at this blog thing. There is so much that has happened since October 27th, but I think I may just have to do a few short blogs to catch you all up on things.
Thursdays
The end of the weeks start to get a little slower for me as far as classes go. This is a good thing for this time of the year. I find that by the end of the week I am exhausted from being out in the sun so much. I start my day off like any other day in the 6th grade homeroom. They are currently trying to plan their Christmas party that will be on Friday. We told them they are completely in charge of planning it, so we shall see what they end up doing.
I then spend about an hour and a half planning for the next week. I have 9th grade from 9:15 - 10:40. This was not a big deal at the beginning of the year, but now that it is getting to be so hot I have had to get a little more creative with the double period. The last few weeks we have been doing some Taebo in the music room. Most of the kids have actually enjoyed it and I think it is a great option for here in Dar in the middle of the summer.
I then get to jump to the primary end of physical education. I have Kindergarten from 11:15 till 12:00 and 1st grade is from 12:30 till 1:15. At first I wasn't so sure about teaching these young kids, but they have grown on me. There is just something about doing the hokey pokey and the chicken dance with these students that has made me love them. I also enjoy being able to teach them to do the basic things like skipping, gallopping, and jumping and landing. The smile on their faces when they are able to do something that they were not able to do before makes it all worth it.
By the time I clean up from teaching those classes, I usually have about 30 minutes till the end of the day. I usually try to finish up my lessons for the next week during this time or catch up on the grades I didn't get finished before. On Thursdays right after school I have about an hour just to hang out and make some use of the internet. I then meet with two other teachers to help plan Sala Sala kids club that I help with on Mondays after school.
After that I usually don't have anything that is scheduled each Thursday night. There are some Thursdays that I will go out to eat, but for the most part by Thursday night I am exhausted.
So that is my Thursday :)
