Goodbye to Standards 4 and 5

Simon Says in Standard 5

This morning we said our goodbyes to Standards 4 and 5 at Christ King School. The highlight of each class was showing the movie that Montana had put together on Green Eggs and Ham. The words aren't as clear as the previous "movies", but given the circumstances...too many days between our visits, our forgetting the pages of words as well as most of the students not having the words, either...we thought it came out pretty well. Of course, the kids loved it & huddled around, several deep to watch it over and over. Montana's inset additions added a lot of interest.

Here is the URL to watch "Green Eggs and Ham":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3NAkWi1gf8

Simon Says in Standard 4

If we had stayed any longer, we would have had to come up with some new material. All the kids were able to anticipate all the activities so that the games were becoming a little stale. The children gave us pictures that they had made and the principal gave us each a very nice letter of thanks.

Our final three days will be at the newer school and the kids are younger, so they are still a bit hesitant to participate, making them easier to handle.

Jeff returned for lunch. He called as Stephen and Sheeba were picking us up at Christ King School. He was finally back in Chennai. His 3:00am wake-up call at the hotel in Thanjavur never came as the desk clerk was asleep on a sofa in the reception area. Fortunately Jeff had set his phone alarm as well. Then the auto rickshaw didn't come to take him to the train station, so he ended up riding on the motorbike of the assistant to the auto rickshaw place. After he was on the train, he discovered that he was going the wrong direction, so got off at the next train station, then finally got on the right train, arriving in Chennai only an hour late. He should still be able to make his flight out of Chennai this afternoon, if all else goes well.

We knew we were getting low on digital storage space; Stephen offered to get more for us. He was back within minutes with 3 more flash drives--2 for Montana; one for LuRue. We are learning that movies and loads of photos take up a lot of space.

Montana and LuRue walked to the ATM next to SEAM for another withdrawal of cash. We have invited Stephen, Sheeba, and Roshan to dinner. Looks like tomorrow night will be the only night that will work.











At SEAM tonight, the electricity was not on, so we went to the roof terrace to do crafts. Surprisingly, it stayed light longer than we expected. Swathi hennaed LuRue's hand...a completely different design from Montana's. She does each one freehand and as an original design.


A young man walked home with us and stayed for dinner. Sheeba told us his story after he left. He ran away from an abusive home when he was 8. When he was 12, his mother brought him to SEAM, where he lived while he finished high school. Global Volunteers helped him through college & he has just received a degree in software engineering. He comes to SEAM when he can, in order to interact with the children. Stephen & Sheeba are like family to him,

Thirteen days' worth of bindis - gift from Sheeba

Even before LuRue knew his story, she was grateful to him. He always had a big smile on his face and kept laughing at the bindi she wore today.Finally the truth came out...the bindis are meant to be worn one each day,,,not all at once! Stephen & Sheeba were just too nice to say anything. Now LuRue and Montana understand all the wide-eyed looks and comments she received from the students today,

Correct method

As worn by LuRue...professional dancer style