Hey Hey Hey!
So, yesterday was my last day teaching in South Africa...I was sad to say good-bye to my grade 6 class and I think they were sad to see me leave. Three weeks went by much too quickly. I had a lot of fun with them and I definitely learned a lot. They threw me a little party in the afternoon. It was a total surpise; I thought it was very nice of them. They made me a big poster that said "Thank You Miss Julie" and they drew a big picture of the Canadian flag on it.
The teacher in the class, Mrs. Volmink, gave me a beautiful present as well. She gave me hand made beaded hoop earrings. They were made by the Ndebele tribe from KwaZulu Natal. I was very touched.
I know many of you have sent messages asking me to post photos from the trip and I would love to but unfortunately, I will not be able to until I am home in Canada. I only have access to computers at internet cafes and I am not allowed to upload pictures from my camera at the cafes. I come home on May 15, so you won't have to wait too much longer to see my pictures. I will hopefully have some posted within a few days of being home.
Good luck with Track and Field for those who are involved!
Miss Dixon
PS. Rebecca, the students here do not have organized Track and Field until high school (high school begins in grade 8 here).
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
Sunday, May 4, 2008
Hello to the students at CJB!
First of all, thank you soooo much for all the wonderful postings you've left on my blog. I'm happy to hear that everyone is doing well and I just wanted to let you know, I miss you too. You are a group of amazing students! Congratulations on the success in math and history that I have been hearing about.
I'm sorry I haven't posted on the blog for a while...there was a period of time when I did not have access to the internet. So, I'll try to give you a brief update on what I've been doing. The students I have been working with are great...so kind and so entertaining. They have many interesting questions about Canada, myself and other classes I have taught. There are 41 stundents in the grade 6 class I am teaching. It can be stressful, especially when they get a little hyper but they are usually very well behaved. I'm teaching them math and more speficially, fractions. It's great for me because I get to teach many of the same lessons to them that I taught to you. I've also been doing some lessons that are a bit more Canadian...for instance, tomorrow I'm hoping that we will create dreamcatchers...I'm looking forward to it. There aren't many extracurricular activities at the school, no sports besides Phys. ED. However, there is a dance class that many of my female students take part in.
I've been doing lots of sightseeing...next week I get to go on a safari so I'm very excited about that! The weather has been great...not too hot, not too cold...it's about the same as the "normal" May weather at home. South Africa is heading into its winter now. Obviously it doesn't snow but it gets much cooler. But it's still warm...I usually wear pants and a t-shirt (so yes Hayley, I'm working on my tan haha).
I'll write again soon!
Miss D
First of all, thank you soooo much for all the wonderful postings you've left on my blog. I'm happy to hear that everyone is doing well and I just wanted to let you know, I miss you too. You are a group of amazing students! Congratulations on the success in math and history that I have been hearing about.
I'm sorry I haven't posted on the blog for a while...there was a period of time when I did not have access to the internet. So, I'll try to give you a brief update on what I've been doing. The students I have been working with are great...so kind and so entertaining. They have many interesting questions about Canada, myself and other classes I have taught. There are 41 stundents in the grade 6 class I am teaching. It can be stressful, especially when they get a little hyper but they are usually very well behaved. I'm teaching them math and more speficially, fractions. It's great for me because I get to teach many of the same lessons to them that I taught to you. I've also been doing some lessons that are a bit more Canadian...for instance, tomorrow I'm hoping that we will create dreamcatchers...I'm looking forward to it. There aren't many extracurricular activities at the school, no sports besides Phys. ED. However, there is a dance class that many of my female students take part in.
I've been doing lots of sightseeing...next week I get to go on a safari so I'm very excited about that! The weather has been great...not too hot, not too cold...it's about the same as the "normal" May weather at home. South Africa is heading into its winter now. Obviously it doesn't snow but it gets much cooler. But it's still warm...I usually wear pants and a t-shirt (so yes Hayley, I'm working on my tan haha).
I'll write again soon!
Miss D
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