The beginning of the new school year turned out to be a happy event. Teachers and children alike were delighted to be back at school. This will be our third school year after we moved and things are generally looking much better. There is still lots of work to do and since we have about 200 children this year, a serious lack of space. The news about the new pre-school spread very quickly and it was definitely the main attraction this year. The other reason for the rise in numbers, is a less happy one. The people who wanted to hijack our school and then started their own school after we had left the premises, did not re-open this year. We are not sure why, but although it was not a good school, it still allowed many children to go to school. Parents who have already paid school fees during the holiday, were left stranded without reimbursement. Many of those parents came to us for help and while we could not accommodate all of them, some managed to procure a place.
We had only two little ones who cried this year and one that thought that biting might get her sent home to mom. After only two days though, all was calm and the main focus was to get them adjusted to the new routine: proper manners, walking to the toilet and washing hands.
The first day of the primary school is usually taken up with organising books and making sure that the right names of the children appear on those books as parents sometimes can’t agree on what to call their children. It happens regularly that we call a child by the name on the birth certificate, just to realise that the child does not respond, because there is also another name, the ‘every day name’.
Royal Ranger meetings will start on Wednesday and Saturday and we are excited about what God will do in the lives of the young people this year. Please pray with us that the teachers will continue with their positive start and realise that their hard work will bear much fruit.
Dries to the rescue after he noticed that the boards for the Grade 1 children were too low.
May you have a blessed week.
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