August 19, 2009

Thought for the day: We must reach out in new directions in order to change and grow.

By Marge

We started the day with an unusual breakfast item ‘milk cereal’, also the remainder of the meal consisted of tomatoes, cucumbers, cheese, sliced meat, rolls, bread, juices, etc.

Dorota shared the planning schedule for the rest of the week and our final day, being a presentation in the evening for the parents of the students, to be in English.

However, the best laid plans of mice and men do not always follow as scheduled: I had planned to continue with the homonyms, with verbal responses, to be followed by ‘likes and opposites’, the group continued to be very vocal, replying and adding comments to each presentation. So being, flexible, I had to go to Plan B. I thought a walking exercise would be more beneficial. I was wrong, so to plan C, discussing the rules and regulations of volleyball in English. As well as playing out the remaining time of the period. The boys won by one point.

As my watch was at a faster pace then the other groups, we broke ten minutes before the others. After discussion with Dorota, I suggested that we check our watches at breakfast in the future, to be on the same time frame.

During the lunch period ideas were presented for future lesson planning: supermarket shopping and purchasing; restaurant selection and ordering; monopoly; concentrations; and time phrases.
Discussion of future activities were: Thursday-girls to make Friendship bracelets and dancing, Megan, Marge and Jane to supervise; boys- volleyball with Caroline and Kasia; boys-baseball with Jean (John), Zack, Peter and Stefan.

The movie “Hitch” was shown and enjoyed by all, the showing had English auditory with Polish subtitles.

During evening supper, we had piano music, the performance was by an unknown camper, it was enjoyed by all.

The evening activity was a ‘talent show,’ we have many very talented people attending camp this session.