CAS - Kemang Campus Day II

 On Friday I went to Kemang Campus. It was as fun as always there, with the kids and ms Janie and ms Ratih. Going to the primary is so much fun to think that I can help with the kids and can maybe inspire them.

At Pejaten there is non-uniform day and we had to wear animal prints or costume...well anything related to animals really because they are raising money for an orangutan, name Dennis, that was saved from being eaten or worst. I decided to wear a fire tiger shirt and knee-length blue jeans instead of a skirt. My friends (year 12) and I discussed what we were going to wear the other day and we thought that most of the girls will come to school with skirts on and cat ears on, like on those anime shows. So I decided to wear a what I picked and not go for anime.





Well, as usually on Fridays there is always an assembly in the morning that starts around 8:15 and lasts for an hour (or more if there is a special event). Class doesn't start until after break (around 10 am). So I decided to take the opportunity to eat my breakfast/lunch because by the time I leave Kemang; their lunch starts, and get to Pejaten; their lunch ends. I also wanted to get some energy when the kids come.I brought Japaneses food with me chicken teriyaki from Sushi Boy (across from Pondok Indah Mall at Ranch Market).

Ms Janie told me that they are doing artwork for Harmony Day the following Friday- in 2 weeks- is when I am back at Kemang. And she told me to wear orange as it is the symbol of Harmony they celebrate in Australia. I was so glade that Ms Janie told me because I want to be involve of what the Kemang school is doing. Unlike the first day I went to Kemang; no one from Pejaten had contacted Kemang to ask if anything special was going on there, with the uniform dresscode. This was when chinese new years just ended last week and at Kemang they all wore red or chinese based outfits. As I came in a Mexican skirt...it was embarrassing because I have chinese outfits that I could have wore.

On Friday ms Janie told me that we were going to make "love hearts" with Foundation. They loved it and let's just say there was a lot of paint and a lot of confusion. Ms Janie told the kids to draw hearts and paint them different colors and then do certim patterns inside them. All the kids were lost as I ran around trying to help them and stay by one stundent who needed special help. I tried to stand by near the student but the others asked for help so I thought he is doing fine at the moment so I went to help. It was fine with the class but some of the students were staring at the boy who needed special help, and I didn't think that was nice to stare at them when they yelled for some reason or acted up. So I told the others to mind their own business and watch what ms Janie of what she was teaching. The kids had fun as they painted their hearts.

Later we had P4 class, with the smallest bunch of kids with ms Janelle's daughter. I was pleased that I get to teach some of the teachers', from high school, children. I can tell which kids belong to which teacher, it's kinda funny because they just acted like their parents, and I mean that in a good way. Like, last year when I taught year 4 with ms jill's twin daughters and (one of) mr harry's son. I could tell right a ways with ms jill's twin girls that they were happy and laughed a lot and that they like to help others. As with mr Harry's son, he looked like a mini version of his father, and he talked in more complex words then the other students; just like mr harry. With ms Janelle's daughter, I recognized her from the soccer games I use to do, she is very sweet and very determined person, who wants to keep painting the roof pink and nothing else.

I asked ms Janie if I could take photos of the kids and post them on my blog and she said that's fine but I have blur their faces. I just wanted to make sure that if it was okay to take photos of them.

With the P4's we got them draw a house as they traced around one kid, who was laying on the floor. so each kid took a turn and traced around him and drew a house. And then ms Janie gave me the task of me directing with the paints so then each kid can have a turn, when she sent them to me on the other side of the room. I was happy that ms Janie gave me this opportunity and a chance to prove myself that responsible enough. It was fun for the kids and that ms Janelle's daughter was not going to move no matter what as she wanted to stay and pant the roof pink.

I am so glad that I am able to stay at Kemang and help out ms Janie and ms ratih.

THANK YOU,

AGAIN FOR THIS GREAT EXPERICNCE!!!!