I Love my Job (Part 1) - 7 reasons Why

Seven reasons why I love my job:

1. All Most of the children are well-behaved all of the most of the time. Here are pictures of some of them. (I can't post all as there are too many to print)

...................................................................................Sara

...........................................................................Mikhail

............................................................................Qasdina


...............................................................................Amir

..............................................................................Hannah
.................................................................................Dan

...........................................................................Adreana

2. We get to sing fun songs...



There were ten in the bed
And the little one said,
"Roll over! Roll over!"








So they all rolled over
And one fell off! (number goes down til the last one)....






There was one in the bed
And the little one said,



"Good night."



("tak larat dah" - Malay, translated into our-day English
I can't do this anymore!





Doe - a deer, a female deer








Ray - a drop of golden sun










Me - a name I call myself


(well...you get the picture)




3. There's food around all the time (not sure this is a good thing, though)




Gingerbread cookies at Christmas










and birthday cakes throughout the
year!







yummy lasagna...nyom nyom. No, we don't have this at the centre but no harm wishing, right?



4. We see the children graduate and move on...and we were part of helping them to.


The six-year olds have a graduation
concert at the end of the year as they
join Primary School the following year.









5. We get to make/wear fun costumes

................................................................Sea-horse Ammar


.................................................................Turtle Aqiel
...................................................................Bee Nicholas

6. The children's parents are supportive
Some of the children's parents in seaweed, jellyfish and starfish costume, getting ready to dance
to the Little Mermaid song, 'Under the Sea'

Teacher's Day gifts


7. The children make us laugh when they do the darndest things


(Hazim with his chocolate moustache)






Lesson on phonetic sound "sp"

Me: The letters s and p make the sound "sp".

A, a kid from a non-English speaking background: (nod nod) sp

T: So, if I have "sp" and I add o-t-s to it, what does that make?

A: sp ots spots!

T: clever girl! Now, do you know what spots are?

A: (shakes head)



T: They are like dots - you can have spots on
a dress, or spots on a dog - like a Dalmatian.
You know the show "101 Dalmatians", right?

A: (nod nod)

T: So now you write the word spots, and colour a picture for it. Would you like me
to draw a picture of a dress, or a Dalmatian? (why do I bother to ask)


T: (from experience, doubtful of what colour the Dalmatian would turn out to be)

So! what colour are you going to make the spots?

A: Black!

T: (hopeful) Ok, here you go! a Dalmatian with spots for you to colour ..
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result:


Black spots on a blue Dalmatian



sigh.