I like to move it move it .. You like to move it...

Well, 2 days into English Camp and it's very apparent that the kids know less English than expected. They are amazing though! they are soo much fun and are teaching us Cantanese in the process and are laughing at our mistakes which is a good things because it makes the whole process much easier! Because right now communication is difficult we incorporate lots of sensory activities and things that include movement. The first day Maggie and I were preparing muffin batter because we were going to have the kids decorate cupcakes( the ended up decorating burnt blueberry muffins made with peanut oil instead of cooking oil and decorating them with frosting we concoted out of powdered sugar and water.... you work with what you're given they loved it no matter what.) because we were talking about the different ways we celebrate birthdays. As we stood in the kitchen it was clear that the 5 or so kids watching our every move had english levels all accross the board. One girl was fairly articulate compared to the others, while one little boy said nothing the majority of the time until he out of no where said " I like to mov it mov it I like to mov it mov it ... you like to move it" in semi broken English.... of all the things this kid knows how in the world does he know that is my question? I got a good laugh out of it.

The first 2 days have been interesting and day 2 was much better than day one. After day one we came back after a loooooong debriefing session with Siu cho and Don and then did some serious planning and napping because we were all exhausted from the day( I fell asleep on the way home) Monday night we watched a movie and spent some time just hanging out and then Last night we met up with some friends and went to dinner and around Lau Se Fong . It was a lot of fun.

Today is our outting day with the kids so we're headed to the Museum of Art, then to the American Club for lunch and for the kids to practice table manors( and we're all pretty excited for some decent American food anything McDonalds) and then finally a trip to Stanley Market... We're also ( this is not with the kids) hoping to head to the horse races tonight just so we can see them before the track closes for the season.

An update on our camps... Schools have officially suspended so as of now it appears as though we will do 2 weeks in the small group home we are in how. 2 weeks with Foster care children and then 1 week with older students with lower English levels... So each week we will need to make new adjustments and new changes to fit with the level and the skills and abilities of the kids. should be interesting...
Hope summer is treating everyone well!
Peace
Tina