Rheenendal Primary School

This morning at Rheenendal Primary School, our group had the oppurtunity to interact and teach the children. First, we went to the 5 year old and under classes and they were in a different building. This building was actually finished being built by our Knoxville rotary club. Isasbel and Jayanni went to one classroom and Mrs. Gregor, Morgan, and I went to another. In my classroom we split the kids into three stations and had Legos at one table with me, finger puppets and animal flash cards with Mrs. Gregor, and coloring with Morgan. In the other classroom, Isabel and Jayanni sang songs and played with blocks, colors, animals, finger puppets, and counting. The children were amazingly behaved and listened to their teachers very well. By the looks on all of their faces, they all liked seeing new faces and I think they enjoyed having visitors come to play with them. As we left the little kids, we all gave them high fives and hugs. Jesse, the learning specialist and Mr. America toured us around the computer room and then led us to our new classrooms which were made up of 2nd and 3rd graders. Mrs. Gregor, Isabel, and I went to the 2nd graders and used the animal flash cards, sang a few songs, read a book, and colored with them. Morgan and Jayanni read books and played Simon says with the 3rd graders. Over all the kids could not understand English except for the simple hello and goodbye but it is the smile and compassion that matters for them to know that we actually care about them. I am so glad we got to see this school today and hopefully our interact club will continue to provide money to support this school in the future.