On Monday, the children were hard at work practicing their song for the celebration.
They also were working on another song - Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes! They knew it in Creole, but this time they learned it in English!
The older children were doing work in their notebooks. They were working on translating short sentences from Creole to English, and from English to Creole! They have learned so much!
On Monday, we also had a busy day at the TOHH office! We had twins, Nathalie and Nathacha come by to write letters for their sponsor. Aren't they just the cutest?!
On Tuesday, the children worked on subtraction! They glued hands to paper, but did not glue the fingers. They could bend the fingers to do their subtraction facts. This was a fun activity for everyone, and even the smallest of children were understanding!
Wednesday was our last day of summer camp. The kids all came and enjoyed fun last-day activities! First, they did a compliment game! Each child's name was put into a bag. Then each child picked another child out of the bag and wrote a compliment on their paper. The kids had so much fun doing this, and they were all trying to guess who wrote their compliment!
The kids also played balloon tag! This was definitely one of the kids' favourite activities! They each tied a balloon to their leg, and had to run around popping other people's balloons!
On Thursday, we spent the day preparing for our end-of-summer-camp celebration at Tree of Hope Haiti! It was a huge team effort! Our kitchen staff worked so hard preparing a delicious meal for everyone, and several of the kids helped set up tables, chairs, tablecloths, and flowers!
The party was a huge success! The children showed their parents what they have been learning this summer. To the right, you can see Donaldoni reading the date and weather in English!
Didi, Angello, and Emmanuel showed everyone how they could answer "Good Morning," "How are you," "What is your name," and "How old are you" in English!
The children also performed their song, "Lean on Me" for the guests! They did such an amazing job! Check out the video of this on Facebook!
After that, Cassandra spoke with the guests about how much she loved working with the children in the summer program! Gama also spoke about the summer program and plans for the upcoming school year!
You may have seen a preview of the TOHH tree our kids have been working on. It was finished and displayed at the party! It came out so beautiful! Check it out!
On Friday, the kids had one last movie night - they watched Shark Tale!
They thought this movie was just the funniest, especially when they saw dancing fish!
This weekend, Cassandra left to return to America after staying with us for the summer to run our summer camp program. We are so thankful for everything she has done, and we can't wait for the next time she comes back!
This week, we also wrapped up our backpack drive! Over 80 backpacks we donated to us to distribute to our children here in the mountains - how amazing is that?! Thank you so much to everyone was donated! The children will be so grateful to receive these, and be prepared for the upcoming school year.
Our vehicle also arrived in the Miami shipping yard this week! We want to say a huge thank you to Gama's cousin Ticker, Robert Heald (who drove the vehicle to Florida from Massachusetts), and Angela's dad Dean Boudreau (who packed the vehicle)! It was definitely a team effort! We are praying for a safe boat voyage and release out of customs in Haiti.
What a successful week!! Stay updated with all we are doing here at Tree of Hope Haiti through social media! Have a blessed week!
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