Champas, Tests, and a Soon Approaching Battle

Last Thursday our school hosted a cultural night called Champas! I love it!

For me it was a Honduran blend of WWU's Barn Party and MGA's (my high school) Fall Fair. The secondary classes set up booths that represented Honduras' states and sold traditional food. I broke down and bought food from a couple booths and walked away stuffed for only 40 lempiras (2 dollars)!

The picture on the left shows me with some of my 5th grade girls all dolled up for the night; Kora, Celeste, Amy, Linda, (me), and Daniela.

Each grade wore old Honduran costumes and danced! Oh my word, my 5th graders looked so adorable as they twirled all over the cancha. I snapped pictures continuously, cheering and feeling very much like a proud parent. Haha! Even my crazy 4th graders ( shown in the picture below) looked like angels.

We had Parent Teacher Conferences again on Friday. I think my class does so well because their parents are so involved! One mother asked if I could tutor her daughter two days a week: I'm really looking forward to the one-on-one interaction!

This week the teachers are all preparing for Partial exams. Next week is test week--even the little kids have tests! Have I mentioned how much I hate calculating grades?

I witnessed a rat in our house. Bethani attempted to hide his presence from the rest of us(apparently she thought we'd over-react??), but the secret's out. I sailed through the kitchen last week just in time to see him scamper down the windowsill. I was not as discreet in my disdain.

This means war.