I had so much fun yesterday at the Patensie school, watching the kids. After break all the kids gathered together and one of the teachers spoke to them. When they were released, the Grade R learners ran passed me to their class. I saw a lot of potential in the front runners. Wayde van Niekerk, you better practice ;-D!! The enjoyment of running was something to behold.
Later during tutoring, one of the boys mastered the n sound. He confused it with the m sound, but I had him look at me while I demonstrated the position of the tongue behind the front teeth and he got it. From then on whenever he came across the n sound he looked up at me and said n, showing his tongue behind his new out-coming front teeth. YES! He is getting it!
So, we started a new Aftercare at URCSA Jeffreys Bay this week. We started the day with 7 kids but ended with twelve. When it came to play time, the boys were not enough for a soccer game so we got some kids from the street and now it seems they want to stay. :-). The highlight for me was to see with what delight most of the kids tackled their math. I hope that we can cultivate this excitement in the long run.
