59) A Christmas Party

Today we had a Christmas party for most of the day at school. It was pretty fun, and the time just flew by. The way it worked was each teacher had a room and a certain game to play for the room. The students rotated from room to room, playing games most of the day. My game was pin the tail on the donkey. It was a lot of fun, and things got out of control right from the start. Kids screaming, laughing, climbing on desks, falling to the ground, etc. It was a great chance to meet and play with some of the students who I do not have in my classes, and it was also great to just be able to cut loose and play with the kids from my classes- instead of worrying about their behavior or if they are learning the material for the day.

The day started out with me being Santa for the morning kindi kids (I don’t have the kindi kids, but my school has kindergarten on the floor below the one I work on). It was a pretty fun time, I mostly just said “ho ho ho, and a merry Christmas”, and handed out presents. It was pretty funny to see the mix of the reactions from the kids. Some were pretty scared of the bearded fat man dressed in red, and others happily jumped on my lap.

After classes were over all of the teachers went out for food and drinks. It was a nice time, and a good chance to get to know some of my new co-workers a bit better. It wasn’t too late of a night, I made it home around 3, while some of the others decided to continue on- trying to make it till the busses start to run again. All in all it was a great way to end the week and bring in Christmas.