Well, the boys survived their ride (though the horses were a bit frisky and made a galloping beeline for the barn at the end - Gilly and Osayi held on - it's OK!) and we had yet another delicious dinner with Silvia. Some of our friends dropped by (Miss Jill who teaches at the school [a Tabor grad] and her daughter Makayla, 2, and Mr. Alec and Miss Zoya from the school (she went to Bates!!) and their daughter Siboney, 2, and Jackie Bowen (married to Zander who picked us up at the ferry - see a few days ago) and her kids Ace (5) and Liza (3)) so we played with them (read: we were forced to assemble the games we had brought them - drat!) for a while, then Jackie invited the students to her nearby house to watch some satellite TV and play with her 6 (!) shih tzu puppies. (as an aside, try to imaging Jackie, who came down here on a UT archaelogical dig, met Zander and never left - in a cowboy hat, cowboy boots and a hot-pink t-shirt dress - hysterical!) After that, a quiet night as the students prepared for the birds and horses to wake them up early.
This morning the girls and Andy got up early for a morning ride with Emil, then at 10 we descended to the school.
Later this evening I will ask someone else to write about the school, as I'm sure you want to hear someone else's voice, but from my perspective it went great again this year. The students did not all feel like they were as prepared as they wanted to be, but they did great!
Here are Megan's thoughts:
My first impression of the school was that it was very hot inside the small classrooms. The students were seated very close together, wearing pants! I was wearing shorts and a tank top and I was sweating. Leah and I taught standards 5 and 6, in other words, 7th and 8th grade. It was very difficult for me to stand up there, like a teacher, and speak to them. The nerves hit me immediately. Once we introduced ourselves, and Mr. Grant broke the ice with one of his jokes, the class began to warm up to us. The students were very attentive and eager to ask questions. After we taught them about the three types of rocks, igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary of course, we handed the floor over to Mr. K, who spoke to them about the latest election of President Obama. Leah and I joined the kindergarten class who sang songs to and with us. The Itsy Bitsy Spider is their favorite song. I was amazed at how excited they were to see us. Visiting the school has been my favorite activity so far.
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Thank you so much for taking the time to update this blog. I have to admit that I am like an excited child at Christmas every time you update. I almost feel like I am there with my son. He left his camera charger so your pictures mean even more to me now. :) Keep up the good work!
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