The long weekend got me off track, so this week's blog is for 2 weeks.
The October birthdays started on the 2nd when we celebrated Miriam's birthday with chocolate cupcakes. Here on the ship, there is a birthday almost everyday in October. Thank you Miriam, Kelly and Kathernia for the cupcakes and candies!
Another big event was the Open House on 1 October. We had fun showing off our classroom to all the crew members, parents and other students. Right now our theme is 'All Kinds of Friends', so it was great to be able to have friends come and visit. Thank you to all who added to our 'Wall of Friends'.
We are still having lots of fun during center time in the morning. Each week, there are four different activities that the children can pick from. They are able to put their clip on that center and take turns each day trying the different things. One week we had play moblie which was very popular. This past week we had painting with glitter paint and puppet shows which the children also enjoyed.
For about a half-hour every day, the preschoolers are able to go outside. Sometimes we go out to Deck 7 and sometimes out to the Dock. About half the time, the children choose what they want to do - sometimes they develop some really creative games of family and pretend, swing, run and just have fun getting some engery out. The other half of the time, we play games together - relay races, hula hoops, bean bag throwing, etc.
Next week we are going to talk about our friends who are not here on the ship - friends and family in Liberia or other places around the world. If you are reading this and you are sitting somewhere other on the Africa Mercy, please leave us a comment and I will share it with the class.
Some ideas from the preschoolers about what you can do with friends.
3 comments:
I am soon to be a friend. My name is Tom and I will be coming to your school after Christmas. I like trains and space and my favourite colour is red!
I also like swimming and I love my little brother, Joshua. I am 4 too. My friends here in England are called Ben, Lily-Mae and Miss Jarmaine and Bradley and Patrick.
My name is Kristi and I am Megan and Luke's Aunt. I live in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. I am married to Miss Shelly's brother, Richard. I love your blog. It helps me to see what is going on with my niece and nephew. It looks like you all are having alot of fun in Preschool. I have a 6 year old daughter named Lilli. Lilli loves her Cousin Megan and Cousin Luke and miss them very much. Please give my Megan and Luke and hug from their Aunt Kristi and for their Cousin Lilli.
Hi there!
I am Nova, a friend of Mayra ter Haseborg. I live in the Netherlands. I saw some pictures of you here on the web, I think you have a really nice preschool at the Africa Mercy! I can't wait to have you back in Holland in January, I'm looking forward to see you again! Lots of love from Nova Veldheer and give Jelmer a big hug as well.
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