First of all…HAPPPPPPY ANNIVERSARYYYY, Mom and Dad!!! Thirty years is, like, forever! :D So happy and proud you guys are my parents!!!!

It’s a warm 81 degrees today…and not a cloud in the sky!

Today was pretty easy. With Rocío’s fifths I read a little excerpt from their books about the continents and then we worked a bit more with the London Olympics Project/Luis Miguel’s baby. With Marina’s fifth I did a short dictation and we followed that with some workbook pages.

First level was on a field trip today (May is always the popular month…yesterday fifth went, third and fourth are going together in two weeks and I’m not sure about the others) so there was no class second hour.

Third with 2B we sang a song (which first I read the lyrics to and had them repeat…the only thing I remember about the song is that it was rather lame). Later I explained a worksheet in which they had to color the big objects yellow and the small ones green…and I found out a lot of them don’t know what big and small mean!

Class at 4:30 and then I’m going to Carmen’s at 7:30 to watch part of a Sherlock episode (since Friday mornings are our usual meeting days and I couldn’t last week because I had to do the fax stuff). We’ll only be able to watch part of it, though, because she’s got another class at 9:00…

Xoxo,

Court

Today it’s a warm 86 degrees…sun is shining and not a cloud in the sky!

So it’s been a few days! This weekend I’ve been a busy little bee applying for more jobs! On Friday I sent my resume into Des Moines (because apparently their application isn’t internationally user-friendly!) and contacted West Des Moines, but haven’t heard anything from them yet. Then almost all Saturday I was working on an app for Overland Park; actually I applied for three positions and yesterday I applied to Topeka. I have no idea if I’ll hear anything from any of them, but it helps to ease my mind when I’m proactive!

So, on to today! With the sixth levels this morning we started a new unit about “Our Planet” which basically includes things you can do on vacation: take a picnic (yes, they say “take”), jump in the sea, look for treasure (SWEET!) and several more… They copied the vocab, we did some pronunciation practice and we ended with me asking them questions about what they did on their last holiday.

4A had an exam so Analen said I could take advantage of the time and do whatever. So I went to the office to tell Alberto the fax thing had been resolved but he wasn’t there, so I ended up talking to Mari Tere for a bit. Oh and I forgot, yesterday I also made some chocolate chip cookies and brought those in today.

To the three-year-olds I reread the story of Ellie and the Trash Bin. Then the worksheet really had nothing to do with that (they had to color the stem of a flower and put green stickers on a white section of the grass), but whatever!

Class at 4:30 and THREE WEEKS TO GO!!!!!!!!!

Xoxo,

Court

Oh m’goodness! Today it’s a super sunny 81…it feels awesome!!

I was with Ana most of the day in infantil and I gotta say the kids were quite annoying…like, all of them: they were talking, rambunctious and super antsy! They were a happy bunch today, which, don’t get me wrong, I love, but if they could have just paid a little more attention! It’s totally the weather…

We watched several videos on Ana’s computer with five-years A and she had to stop them quite a bit to wait for quiet and call them to attention!

We reviewed shapes with the four-year-olds and later with the morning class did a worksheet where they had to color the like shapes the same color. I can’t tell you how many times I saw a little with the wrong color crayon! I mean, even if they weren’t listening when I explained it, there was a legend up top for them to look at…even four-year-olds should be able to follow a simple legend, come on, now! With the afternoon class we sang a couple of songs about shapes.

Ana brought 2A to the video room and we watched the video of the story about Charlie, Lee, Monica and Ruby and the pumpkin in the school garden. I asked them questions afterwards…it’s always the same kids who raise their hands or pay attention!

6B has an exam tomorrow, so we reviewed their vocab (tidy your room, lay the table, etc). I asked them questions using the past tense and we finished with the text about three kids from around the world (France, China and Argentina) and took a look at how their lives were different. Pretty much what we did on Monday with A and C…

Happy weekend to me! Class at 5:30 and that’s it!

Xoxo,

Court

It’s getting warmer every day! Today it’s 81 and mostly sunny!

After the usual review in 1A, we talked more about seasons and how landscapes reflect each season, i.e. green grass, flowers, animals, snowy fields, frozen lakes… I read a short little paragraph from their books and then together Marina and I helped them with a worksheet—they were given two pictures and had to tell which picture showed which description…grass, flowers, snow, etc.

We continued with the video from last week and talked more about the United States with 3A and B. At one point the video says apple pie and baseball are symbols of America and that lead Luis Miguel to want to talk about baseball next week and I think play it, too! We’ll see how that goes…

I was quite late to five-years A because Luismi ALWAYS runs over in his classes! ALWAYS! So by the time I got there, they were already doing a “worksheet”…which really was just drawing a picture of a tractor.

Analen asked me to do this worksheet with Raúl whilst the rest of the class corrected some activities. The only problem was he wasn’t in the mood to work BUT he was being quiet for the most part and doing his own thing, so I just kind of let him alone…I’m not gonna try to force that kid to work; others…yes. Him…no!

No class today…just chillaxing and I think I’m gonna clean a bit!

Xoxo,

Court

It’s a cloudy 73 today.

Since Luis Miguel’s come, he’s been all gung-ho about doing a project about the London Olympics with primary schools from different countries…I don’t really understand the project. So, with Rocío’s classes we took a look at a London advertisement, with the Olympic rings, and then they had to draw their symbol/emblem/whatever.

I read 2B a story about Charlie, Ruby, Monica, Lee and the school garden. They watered their pumpkin so much it grew ridiculously gigantic…and then they made pumpkin soup!I asked comprehension questions, which most understood, and we ended with some workbook pages.

Marina’s fifth was finishing a science exam (which she told me about beforehand so I showed up like 10ish minutes late, per her request). After the exam I read the story “Tilly and the Tsunami”, a true story about a tsunami in Thailand in 2004 and the British girl who helped save many peoples’ lives!

Class with Ana and Marina at 7:30.

Xoxo,

Court

Currently it’s 65 and a bit cloudy and windy too.

All yesterday and part of Saturday too, I felt like crud. :/ I slept horribly Saturday night and ended up sleeping a lot of yesterday. I don’t know what the deal was—my throat and head were acting up. My throat still feels a bit “heavy” when I swallow but I feel so much better than yesterday!

So…this morning with the sixth levels we reviewed some vocab about helping around the house and I asked questions practicing the past tense. For example, “Did you empty the rubbish bin on Saturday? Did you lay the table yesterday?” They weren’t paying attention at all (either that or they didn’t know the answer…or it could have been the Monday blues) and Marilu kept saying “I can’t believe this…can you believe this?”

Analen had 4A doing a lot of copying today, like verbs and such, so I just sat there. I asked her if I could go to the office to talk with Aurora for a bit and then I didn’t go back! I would have just sat there…

I read the three-year-olds a story about Ellie, Mouse and Duck and the importance of throwing rubbish in the bin and not just on the floor. Afterwards we reviewed the vocab “apple” “banana” and “pear”—from the story—and they had a worksheet where they stuck banana and pear stickers on the page and colored an apple.

Class at 4:30 today and FOUR WEEKS left!!!!!!!!!

Xoxo,

Court

It’s pretty cloudy and 65 this afternoon. They’re calling for rain today and tomorrow, though we haven’t seen any yet…I’m ok with that!

I reviewed shapes with five-years A after the first-thing business. There was square, circle, triangle, rectangle and rhombus/diamond…they must call it “rhombus” in the UK. I then called up kids to either draw a big or little shape of my choosing.

I read a new story to the four-year-olds. On the one hand I’m glad it’s a new story…on the other hand, I’m already sick of it and I’ve only read it twice! That’s not good, considering I’m gonna have to read it like ten more times! It was about Ellie, who “barrowed” Poppy’s hat and the search Poppy goes on to find it. Not sure why, but I just don’t like the story at all.

2A started a new unit “In the garden”, which includes fruit and vegetable vocab. Theyalready knew most of it but we repeated and practiced pronunciation a bit. Afterwards, I stuck the flashcards on the board and they had to draw and label them in their notebooks.

With 6B last hour we did the speaking activity I did with 6C on Monday. The one where I asked them questions in the past: “Were you at school yesterday? What did you drink at lunch on Monday? What time did you leave your house on Saturday?” It was good practice…for their exam tomorrow!

Happy Weekend to MEEE!!!! I have class 5:30 and 7:00…after that? RELAXATION!!!!

Xoxo,

Court