Yesterday was Children's Day, and instead of regular classes we held Children's Day events at the local park. There were three rounds; one in the morning, and two in the afternoon, so that we didn't have to deal with a huge number of kids all in one go. By the time we got to the last group we all knew the drill pretty well, but we were also all very tired.
We started each round off by gathering all the kids together at the park's gate, before herding them to a more central location. There, Keiko (one of the Chinese teachers, who also happens to be a great dancer) led them all in a group dance before we split them into groups to teach separately. We taught them the English names of the animals that the Beijing Olympic mascots represent, and the names of a few Olympic events, before finishing up with some games. A good time was had by all.
Afterwards, we all went to have dinner with Helen - she used to be the head teacher at our school, but tomorrow she leaves for her home province. I'm not sure why - she's sick of teaching little kids, or she has a better job waiting there, something like that. At any rate, dinner was fun! We had hot pot, which is a great way to serve a dozen-odd people with one meal.
That is all.
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