Another week in Ireland has been wonderful! I am just learning and experiencing more than I ever thought I would. The kids are great at Kill O the Grange!! This week the kids played a football game and they were so cute. We all had fun! The staff at the school are great as well and so helpful.
I just can’t get over the children at my school. They are all so well behaved and well mannered. Never have I seen a child talk back to a teacher or any adult in the school. They are such sweet and caring children. This week I went into the fourth class half a day to teach. It was a last minute notice, but I learned to get something together fast. It worked out great and the kids enjoyed the activity I had them do. It was good to look back and see that I can think quickly on my feet when teaching and come up with an activity when I didn't have a notice. It was a great teaching experience that worked out.
Friday was the last day for one of the girls in my class. Her family is moving to the Northern part of Ireland. It was a sad day in my class on Friday for the kids. Most children here don't move schools at all. It is a rare occasion that children move from school to school like they do in America.
This weekend Annabelle and I went to the Galway and one of the Aran Islands. The Aran Islands were so nice and pretty!! The people living on the islands are paid government supplements to live on the islands and speak the Irish language to keep it alive. Everything including all food and gas are shipped onto the islands. Their only way of making money on the islands is the tourist. It was a great get away place. We biked around the island. It was so pretty and peaceful.
Sunday Annabelle and I went fishing on the Slaney River for salmon and trout. It was a lot of fun. We had such pretty weather to go fishing. The only thing that didn't go so well for me was that I dropped my video camera in the river! (Its still not working and I'm hoping that it will dry out and I got stung by a poisonous weed!) This week we have also visited Malihide Castle, Howth, and we went on a Viking Splash tour in Dublin. This was so funny we got to wear Viking hats as we toured around Dublin learning the history of the city during the Viking settlement.
This week will be my last in the schools. It will be a sad week. I am going to miss the staff and the children in my class. I can’t believe that the time has almost come to an end.
