I added my 3rd English class today, first grade today. They were paying such great attention and doing so well until we got to their activity books. Everyone was at a different spot in the book so I had no idea what to do. Apparently a lot of them had been missing class. But I didn't know who was the most advanced so it was chaotic. Each kid came up to me to ask questions so I tried to switch to learning songs in English instead but they didn't like that I was doing things differently than their old teacher. At the end I gave them 2 minutes of play time with the toys and they were at each other's throats. Won't make that mistake again.
Next Pre-preschool greeted me with "profe, la Amy fue pipi!!" Poor thing! Oh the troubles of a four year old. Pre-preschool did really well with the color game but after that they only wanted to play with toys and bother each other. The little two year old, Amelia, was so sleepy I had to carry her back to the classroom. They're adorable and I'm going to try to make it as fun as possible for them since all they need is exposure. They learn like little sponges!
Today has been different since everyone is preparing for the parade that kicks off the 24th anniversary of the school tonight. The kids lined up outside and practiced marching with their classmates and finished making their "antorchas" or decorated torches.
After lunch, when the professors usually go to take a quick nap, the musicians stayed to rehearse. Ronald, Ronald and myself had to practice our rendition of As The Deer for the program in the city tonight. They gave me a shirt for the academy and I feel super official now.
When it was time to all line up for the parade Jessica, Rommel (no, not one of the Ronald's, another professor. Now you can see why its taking me a few days to learn everyone's names) and I didn't know where the park was. We just started walking and asked people on the way. Eventually we saw kids walking with their antorchas and we knew we were headed in the right direction. During the parade I walked with the little 3 year olds since they knew who I was from English class and needed the most guidance, even with their parents there. Throughout the night one mom thought I was a fellow mother, another man thought I was a student in the high school and tourists snap chatted us as we paraded by. I'm starting to think if I don't open my mouth too much I could possibly pass as a local.
Walking through the city was quite the experience. Almost everyone had a tio or prima who was waving from a balcony or store window. It was very good publicity for the school. It ended in the central square where our chamber group performed (without a shoulder rest on my violin), the choir sang and the littlest kids danced. After everything wound down around 9pm we all headed to the high school down the road to prepare for the health fair the next day.
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