Feb.10,2010.
It was a glorious morning, sun shining and no mud puddles to decoratively splash the back of my legs. There is always a chorus of "Good morning , Mazungo" from the children on the way to accompany me on my walk. I was almost at the top of the red clay dirt road, close enough to hear the children's' voices , when I felt the warmth of two little hands slip into mine.
"Good morning Teacha," two little smiling faces chimed. With that, we all rushed up the hill to class to start our day.
I had arrived.
Two more children showed up today, Julius and Doreen. Still sick,with flowing noses and booming coughs. Our day was filled with printing lessons, where we incorporated the peg boards I brought . The children are fascinated by every new thing but their favorite is the children's literature. Each chance they get they gravitate towards the books. Hillary can sit forever "reading" his book upside down. He's three! Julian on the other hand needed a little couching in the care of books as he didn't know how to turn a page. Now every time he turns a page , he says,"gently". I have no idea where he got that from.
We had PE in the sun at 9:00 and laughed and ran and danced. The children who are not in school but are from the surrounding areas, watched with envy tinged with sadness. I too watched them with sadness , wanting to include them all in our games.
More math after playtime and to relieve some of the "sillys" we danced and sang to Raffi.
Wonderful day, life is good.
Doreen
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4 comments:
Julius is a tough cookie. Wesaid "gently" when we watched the kids turn pages. i am thrilled that Julius remembered that, even though he didnt do it. You two sound as though you are already doing magnificent work!!!And Im not biased!Love to you,and please say hi to the kids from teacha Judy and teacha Bob. Does anyone remember a o ??
Julius is a tough cookie. Wesaid "gently" when we watched the kids turn pages. i am thrilled that Julius remembered that, even though he didnt do it. You two sound as though you are already doing magnificent work!!!And Im not biased!Love to you,and please say hi to the kids from teacha Judy and teacha Bob. Does anyone remember a o ??
You're fantastic and the kids sound wonderful. Win-win all the way around. Can't wait for more installments!
Ryma
Hi, Thanks for the good work your doing in namuwongo. That is my childhood and still is. Just wondering which school your project is being carried out.Maybe I could chip and help. Currently out of uganda but could work out ways to support. Be Blessed.
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