Sea Turtles at Punalu'u Beach (The Big Island)My first day here at Hau'ula has been a blast. I am working with 15 kindergartners and they are all adorable. When I was first told I would be working with kindergartners i was a little nervous, being that I have been teaching prep for college writing and French II at Mt. Spokane all year. Hau'ula is the complete opposite of my comfort zone considering both age and culture dynamics but I am having a lot of fun and the students are very forgiving when I mispronounce their names. I have one student with three "a's" in the middle of his name as well as a little girl with three first names--all of which have multiple connecting vowels. When the students were sharing what they did over the three day weekend, one students said he dreamt about snow, and that he wondered what it actually felt like. I tired to describe it, but I don't think I did it justice.
My teacher has already given me some "homework" and I will be teaching their "Language for Learning" curriculum the next few weeks.......I better study up the giant manual she gave me.
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Hey!!!!!!!!!!
It's good to hear from you. There is an abundance of snow up here...I can't imagine having never touched the stuff! I hope you are having a good time. When are you coming back? Love Kellie
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