Yesterday Christ the King turned 51 and the school celebrated its birthday with a mass and activities for the students. The day, referred to as Founders Day, began with a mass where the priest spoke about the importance of students of not only being academically intelligent but also socially intelligent. He stressed that students need to know how to treat their fellow peers, teachers, friends, and family. Without social intelligence, academic intelligence does not matter becuase you will not know how to use it. He also talked about the importance of being one family united by love and peace.
Following mass, the students took part in games of soccer, basketball, and volleyball which was accompanied by music, food, and refreshments. It was a great opportunity to be thankful for the founders of the school while also reflecting on the current term.
Today in math, I continued teaching long division which seems to be a hard concept for some students to grasp. Therefore we have taken baby steps and slowly the students have been comprehending it. In grammar class, we began discussing the future tense. Apparently according to British English when you speak first person with the future tense you use the word shall (i.e. I shall run tomorrow or We shall go to the store). However when you use the second or third person for the future tense you use the word will (i.e. You will clean your room or They will be travelling this weekend). I was unaware of these uses of the future tense which shows that I am learning alongside my students.
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