In the Classroom

I wish you could be here to see the children as they run from their cottages to school. They have smiles on their faces and are so eager to learn. They gather at the flagpole and start each day with salutations and singing. Then they walk in ordered lines to their classroom.

I have had the priviledge of teaching in Primary 1 and Primary 2 classes. For Science we went on a nature walk in our village and came home with a great variety of seeds to disssect and explore. We were surprised when I examined my skirt that was full of seeds. The diversity of plant life in our village is amazing!

In another class I taught about germs and immunizations. I showed them chickenpox by putting spots with maker on my body and mumps with my puffy cheeks.I showed them a picture of a microscope in a textbook. They had never seen one. We talked about germs being transmitted by our sneezes and how important it is to use a tissue. They warmed my hearts as they began quietly taking out their own handkerchiefs and cleaning their noses as we continued discussing germ prevention. They thanked me profusely when I gave them each a squirt of Germ X to clean their hands without washing in water. They are such grateful students.

I will soon teach Language Arts in the Primary 3 class. We will be reading Charlotte's Web and other national readers. We will begin writing soon. I hope to share some of their works with you. They are very bright children.

Teaching here is very much a thrill to my soul. Those who know me well know how much I love to teach. These students are so well behaved and eager to learn. I invite anyone who enjoys working with children to consider coming on a short term minimissions trip. You will fall in love with these precious children.

I must go for now... Love to you all... Melody