Talent Show

One more thing to report that happened while I was gone:

Sophie found a tick on her stomach and pulled it off. This was her first tick here in Africa. There are lots of ticks especially because there are cows and we have dogs that get ticks a lot.

Also, the school has a talent show every year. They open auditions by grade. Last year they chose 2 acts from each grade. This year, they are only choosing one act per grade. Auditions for 1st gr happened while I was gone. Vivian entered a watercolor painting and won the audition for first grade! The principal has asked that Vivian bring in a small collection of her artwork and we display it for the talent show. I was shocked and thrilled. She is a brilliant artist, but I had no hand in this at all. Also, she was chosen by a group of her peers.No adults were involved in the decision.

Sophie and her best friend Inbar also prepared a song for their 3rd grade auditions. They sang Jordin Sparks One Step at a Time. They came in 2nd place to an African boy who can dance just like Michael Jackson.  The French teacher, in charge of Student Council, said that their act was very good, and they will have a chance to perform it sometime, if not at the Talent Show. The only thing I did was to download the backtrack. My husband printed off the lyrics for them and they memorized them on their own. I coached them just a small bit.

I am pleased and proud at both girls' self-motivation and am glad the school encourages these types of events, outside the normal curriculum of reading, writing and arithmetic.