The teachers had to be back at the school on the 12th January so I traveled there the day before. It was so nice to be home and everyone was very welcoming. On the 12th we didn’t do any scheming (planning for the term) but just spent the day talking about our holidays. In addition, one of our P2 teachers, and our P4 & P5 science teacher decided not to come back this year. It puts some stress on the school to find new teachers. We cannot offer what other schools can because we don’t have the money or the housing. Currently, the average pay for a teacher at my school is about $110 when the government requires that they get at least $120. It is hard when a teacher comes to us saying they want to work for us but they want $150 and we have to tell them sorry don’t come work at our school. We have found two new teachers and one of them is actually a former teacher that has come back to teach.
I talked with HM Rogers on the 13th about my schedule this year. He informed me that I will not be teaching mathematics but I will be only teaching PE and computer. I will be teaching computer to P5 & P6 again. They will each get one day for computer for one hour and 50 minutes. It will be interesting again with 6 computers and P5 has about 100 pupils and P6 has 80 pupils. I’m not sure how I’ll divide the classes but it will have more time to work with them again.
For PE, I will be doing Baby (Preschool) & Top (Kindergarten) classes one day a week. I will also do P1 & P2 together and then & P3 individually for 30 minutes a day 5 days a week. Therefore, I have about 300 minutes of PE a week. It is difficult because with P1 & P2 together I have about 200 pupils at one time and then P3 has 115 in their class as of the second week of school, but we will probably be getting more as time goes.
This year I am also the Games & Sports teacher. I have Tr. Benon as my assistant but I am in charge of the department. This first term we will have an athletics (track & field) competition between the houses. Second term we will have football (soccer) for boys and I’m trying to see what I can do for the girls to compete in something. I’m not sure yet what will happen during third term. It will keep me busy as I am in charge of training all of the pupils in the events. I will be working with a different house each day beginning Monday as we are re-dividing the houses this year. The athletics competition will be on the 27th Feb. so I don’t have must time to train the houses in the events.
I was bored as the teachers have been scheming because I didn’t know how much time I would have teaching each subject for the first week. I asked Auntie Betty, the school treasurer, if she had anything for me to do and she had 9 books that needed to be lined so she could record pupils payments. HM Rogers tried buying a PE teaching manual in Masaka town so I had to wait until I came back to Kampala.
The PLE (Primary Leaving Examination) results came back on the 19th Jan. and we received 10 first grades and the rest of our pupils got second grades. The exams this year were more difficult this year so we are happy with the results that we received. There are many schools which did not receive a first grade and many pupils failed this year.
So graduations on the new president. I am so tired of hearing about Obama on the radio here. On the 20th that is all that anyone could talk about on the radio and it was on every channel. I’m praying for America as I am in Uganda for the next couple of years. Since Obama is partly black, people in Africa as VERY excited that he is president.
We had a little for the month of Dec. so many of our crops died. Since the middle of January we have had a lot of rain so hopefully the crops that were struggling will come back to life and we can replant. We pray that the rain continues as we need it to drink, wash (laundry), bath, and water our crops.
My Dad and Devin came on the 26th January. I was so excited to receive them! The pupils were laughing at me as I kept telling them how many days it would be until I saw my family. The GSM van had a mechanical issue so we were unable to use it except to go to the airport. Therefore, we took public transport everywhere we went. It was a great experience for them to see how we move about here. The first day, I took them to see Mama Grace who is a good friend of my mom.
On Tuesday, 28th, we went to the Kings’ tombs and the Ugandan Museum so they could get a history of Uganda and a better understanding of our country. It was also a good experience for me as I have never been to either of those places.
On Wednesday, 29th, we went to Jinja to see the Source of the Nile, and the waterfalls. The waterfalls are going to be destroyed to build a new hydro-dam so we are some of the last people to be able to see it. I have always gone with a group so I have never known the prices for any of these places. I can tell that I am becoming Ugandan because I was surprised by how much things cost, but for Dad and Devin it did not seem like much money. We took a boat out to the Source of the Nile and then got to see some of the different birds of the area and people fishing with lines in the area. We took boda bodas, motorcycles, from Jinja town to the waterfalls which was about 5 miles or about 20 minutes.
On Thursday, 30th, we private hired a van to take us to Masaka. We spent one week at the schools. They spent much of their time at the Secondary School. The secondary students were excited to actually have people come to visit them instead of only visiting the Primary School. Dad and Devin brought some Science supplies with them so they taught a class on circuits and another one on gears. On Saturday, I walked them into town to see the market and buy some things that we were going to eat. Dad got to preach on Sunday and the people were blessed. They also helped me teach some PE this last week. Today we are going to St. Mbuga Secondary School so they can see the difference between a village and city school. They fly back on Sunday night. I will be sad to see them go, but I know that they have a good understanding of the situation here and can do more for the school in America than here.
School began on the 27th January and we are one of the only schools that doesn’t turn away pupils. As of Monday, we had 768 pupils and I’m sure that we will continue to grow. Please continue to pray as our term gets under way. Our teachers need the strength to teach large classrooms for long hours. Our pupils need the focus to be able to be able to pay attention for longs days and remember the information for their exams. Pray for me as I continue to find my place at the school and how I can best help. I am feeling a little left out at times and trying to figure out how I can best be used. Thank you for your prayers! God’s blessing until I write again!
Friday, February 6, 2009
Family & Beginning of Term
The teachers had to be back at the school on the 12th January so I traveled there the day before. It was so nice to be home and everyone was very welcoming. On the 12th we didn’t do any scheming (planning for the term) but just spent the day talking about our holidays. In addition, one of our P2 teachers, and our P4 & P5 science teacher decided not to come back this year. It puts some stress on the school to find new teachers. We cannot offer what other schools can because we don’t have the money or the housing. Currently, the average pay for a teacher at my school is about $110 when the government requires that they get at least $120. It is hard when a teacher comes to us saying they want to work for us but they want $150 and we have to tell them sorry don’t come work at our school. We have found two new teachers and one of them is actually a former teacher that has come back to teach.
I talked with HM Rogers on the 13th about my schedule this year. He informed me that I will not be teaching mathematics but I will be only teaching PE and computer. I will be teaching computer to P5 & P6 again. They will each get one day for computer for one hour and 50 minutes. It will be interesting again with 6 computers and P5 has about 100 pupils and P6 has 80 pupils. I’m not sure how I’ll divide the classes but it will have more time to work with them again.
For PE, I will be doing Baby (Preschool) & Top (Kindergarten) classes one day a week. I will also do P1 & P2 together and then & P3 individually for 30 minutes a day 5 days a week. Therefore, I have about 300 minutes of PE a week. It is difficult because with P1 & P2 together I have about 200 pupils at one time and then P3 has 115 in their class as of the second week of school, but we will probably be getting more as time goes.
This year I am also the Games & Sports teacher. I have Tr. Benon as my assistant but I am in charge of the department. This first term we will have an athletics (track & field) competition between the houses. Second term we will have football (soccer) for boys and I’m trying to see what I can do for the girls to compete in something. I’m not sure yet what will happen during third term. It will keep me busy as I am in charge of training all of the pupils in the events. I will be working with a different house each day beginning Monday as we are re-dividing the houses this year. The athletics competition will be on the 27th Feb. so I don’t have must time to train the houses in the events.
I was bored as the teachers have been scheming because I didn’t know how much time I would have teaching each subject for the first week. I asked Auntie Betty, the school treasurer, if she had anything for me to do and she had 9 books that needed to be lined so she could record pupils payments. HM Rogers tried buying a PE teaching manual in Masaka town so I had to wait until I came back to Kampala.
The PLE (Primary Leaving Examination) results came back on the 19th Jan. and we received 10 first grades and the rest of our pupils got second grades. The exams this year were more difficult this year so we are happy with the results that we received. There are many schools which did not receive a first grade and many pupils failed this year.
So graduations on the new president. I am so tired of hearing about Obama on the radio here. On the 20th that is all that anyone could talk about on the radio and it was on every channel. I’m praying for America as I am in Uganda for the next couple of years. Since Obama is partly black, people in Africa as VERY excited that he is president.
We had a little for the month of Dec. so many of our crops died. Since the middle of January we have had a lot of rain so hopefully the crops that were struggling will come back to life and we can replant. We pray that the rain continues as we need it to drink, wash (laundry), bath, and water our crops.
My Dad and Devin came on the 26th January. I was so excited to receive them! The pupils were laughing at me as I kept telling them how many days it would be until I saw my family. The GSM van had a mechanical issue so we were unable to use it except to go to the airport. Therefore, we took public transport everywhere we went. It was a great experience for them to see how we move about here. The first day, I took them to see Mama Grace who is a good friend of my mom.
On Tuesday, 28th, we went to the Kings’ tombs and the Ugandan Museum so they could get a history of Uganda and a better understanding of our country. It was also a good experience for me as I have never been to either of those places.
On Wednesday, 29th, we went to Jinja to see the Source of the Nile, and the waterfalls. The waterfalls are going to be destroyed to build a new hydro-dam so we are some of the last people to be able to see it. I have always gone with a group so I have never known the prices for any of these places. I can tell that I am becoming Ugandan because I was surprised by how much things cost, but for Dad and Devin it did not seem like much money. We took a boat out to the Source of the Nile and then got to see some of the different birds of the area and people fishing with lines in the area. We took boda bodas, motorcycles, from Jinja town to the waterfalls which was about 5 miles or about 20 minutes.
On Thursday, 30th, we private hired a van to take us to Masaka. We spent one week at the schools. They spent much of their time at the Secondary School. The secondary students were excited to actually have people come to visit them instead of only visiting the Primary School. Dad and Devin brought some Science supplies with them so they taught a class on circuits and another one on gears. On Saturday, I walked them into town to see the market and buy some things that we were going to eat. Dad got to preach on Sunday and the people were blessed. They also helped me teach some PE this last week. Today we are going to St. Mbuga Secondary School so they can see the difference between a village and city school. They fly back on Sunday night. I will be sad to see them go, but I know that they have a good understanding of the situation here and can do more for the school in America than here.
School began on the 27th January and we are one of the only schools that doesn’t turn away pupils. As of Monday, we had 768 pupils and I’m sure that we will continue to grow. Please continue to pray as our term gets under way. Our teachers need the strength to teach large classrooms for long hours. Our pupils need the focus to be able to be able to pay attention for longs days and remember the information for their exams. Pray for me as I continue to find my place at the school and how I can best help. I am feeling a little left out at times and trying to figure out how I can best be used. Thank you for your prayers! God’s blessing until I write again!
I talked with HM Rogers on the 13th about my schedule this year. He informed me that I will not be teaching mathematics but I will be only teaching PE and computer. I will be teaching computer to P5 & P6 again. They will each get one day for computer for one hour and 50 minutes. It will be interesting again with 6 computers and P5 has about 100 pupils and P6 has 80 pupils. I’m not sure how I’ll divide the classes but it will have more time to work with them again.
For PE, I will be doing Baby (Preschool) & Top (Kindergarten) classes one day a week. I will also do P1 & P2 together and then & P3 individually for 30 minutes a day 5 days a week. Therefore, I have about 300 minutes of PE a week. It is difficult because with P1 & P2 together I have about 200 pupils at one time and then P3 has 115 in their class as of the second week of school, but we will probably be getting more as time goes.
This year I am also the Games & Sports teacher. I have Tr. Benon as my assistant but I am in charge of the department. This first term we will have an athletics (track & field) competition between the houses. Second term we will have football (soccer) for boys and I’m trying to see what I can do for the girls to compete in something. I’m not sure yet what will happen during third term. It will keep me busy as I am in charge of training all of the pupils in the events. I will be working with a different house each day beginning Monday as we are re-dividing the houses this year. The athletics competition will be on the 27th Feb. so I don’t have must time to train the houses in the events.
I was bored as the teachers have been scheming because I didn’t know how much time I would have teaching each subject for the first week. I asked Auntie Betty, the school treasurer, if she had anything for me to do and she had 9 books that needed to be lined so she could record pupils payments. HM Rogers tried buying a PE teaching manual in Masaka town so I had to wait until I came back to Kampala.
The PLE (Primary Leaving Examination) results came back on the 19th Jan. and we received 10 first grades and the rest of our pupils got second grades. The exams this year were more difficult this year so we are happy with the results that we received. There are many schools which did not receive a first grade and many pupils failed this year.
So graduations on the new president. I am so tired of hearing about Obama on the radio here. On the 20th that is all that anyone could talk about on the radio and it was on every channel. I’m praying for America as I am in Uganda for the next couple of years. Since Obama is partly black, people in Africa as VERY excited that he is president.
We had a little for the month of Dec. so many of our crops died. Since the middle of January we have had a lot of rain so hopefully the crops that were struggling will come back to life and we can replant. We pray that the rain continues as we need it to drink, wash (laundry), bath, and water our crops.
My Dad and Devin came on the 26th January. I was so excited to receive them! The pupils were laughing at me as I kept telling them how many days it would be until I saw my family. The GSM van had a mechanical issue so we were unable to use it except to go to the airport. Therefore, we took public transport everywhere we went. It was a great experience for them to see how we move about here. The first day, I took them to see Mama Grace who is a good friend of my mom.
On Tuesday, 28th, we went to the Kings’ tombs and the Ugandan Museum so they could get a history of Uganda and a better understanding of our country. It was also a good experience for me as I have never been to either of those places.
On Wednesday, 29th, we went to Jinja to see the Source of the Nile, and the waterfalls. The waterfalls are going to be destroyed to build a new hydro-dam so we are some of the last people to be able to see it. I have always gone with a group so I have never known the prices for any of these places. I can tell that I am becoming Ugandan because I was surprised by how much things cost, but for Dad and Devin it did not seem like much money. We took a boat out to the Source of the Nile and then got to see some of the different birds of the area and people fishing with lines in the area. We took boda bodas, motorcycles, from Jinja town to the waterfalls which was about 5 miles or about 20 minutes.
On Thursday, 30th, we private hired a van to take us to Masaka. We spent one week at the schools. They spent much of their time at the Secondary School. The secondary students were excited to actually have people come to visit them instead of only visiting the Primary School. Dad and Devin brought some Science supplies with them so they taught a class on circuits and another one on gears. On Saturday, I walked them into town to see the market and buy some things that we were going to eat. Dad got to preach on Sunday and the people were blessed. They also helped me teach some PE this last week. Today we are going to St. Mbuga Secondary School so they can see the difference between a village and city school. They fly back on Sunday night. I will be sad to see them go, but I know that they have a good understanding of the situation here and can do more for the school in America than here.
School began on the 27th January and we are one of the only schools that doesn’t turn away pupils. As of Monday, we had 768 pupils and I’m sure that we will continue to grow. Please continue to pray as our term gets under way. Our teachers need the strength to teach large classrooms for long hours. Our pupils need the focus to be able to be able to pay attention for longs days and remember the information for their exams. Pray for me as I continue to find my place at the school and how I can best help. I am feeling a little left out at times and trying to figure out how I can best be used. Thank you for your prayers! God’s blessing until I write again!
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