Term 2

Some of P3
(about 10 students were out sick when this was taken,
it hit me hard the following day)

Janie - Natukoi

Popo's Good Start to Each School Day - Singing, Drills and Very Straight Lines

Term 2 ended on the first of August. To be honest, I was a bit sad to say goodbye to my students for the vacation month.

I started the term off with a pre-assessment, a what-do-we-already-know sort of test. It showed that only about four students could successfully write their complete capitol and lower case alphabet and of those four, only two students could recognize more than 10 letter sounds. On the math front, most were having trouble with simple addition, still adding with their fingers and toes!

However, in two short months, about forty days of school, some real progress was made.

Our end of the term assessment showed that all but two of my 25 or so students could, without mistake, write both their capitol and lower case alphabet, most were able to recognize all 26 letter sounds AND some had actually started to read simple English words - which is a MAJOR feat when one considers they are not only learning how to read for the first time, but also how to speak English and read English!!! Now, how 'bout that!

We were busy with math as well - single and double digit addition, even and odd numbers, skip counting, looking for and identifying patterns, fact families...

This next term, Term 3, I am hoping to:

• Start teaching PE as a means of encouraging students to work together for a common goal (not a strong Didinga trait), providing a physical outlet for girls and just because I think that it will be FUN.
• Set aside, and actually use, class time for prayer and worship.
• Look into starting an after school Bible Club - physical games, a Bible story and prayer.
  
• Begin observing and mentoring fellow teachers.