Bill and Ted carried on working on screening in the car port at the girls dorm for a sitting area. It took a long time to gather up the tools needed for the job as they are scattered to the various sites. Screws were brought from home (Robertson, naturally) so those were found. By lunch time they had a system worked out.
The ladies spent the morning in the various classrooms.Melissa was working with Reception (Kindergarten) and gave some feed back to the teacher. Tamara worked with the grade one class, while Jean was in Foundations (Special Ed) and had to do some first aid on a serious cut to one boy's finger after he fell on a shard of glass. Later in the afternoon, everyone was helping with 'Prep Time' which is like homework being done at school. Math and English are the main subjects, though some were doing physics. One boy I was helping said to me 'I want to learn to use the bigger words' and his effort to understand what I was explaining was obvious.
Doug spent some time in the computer lab, and took another crack at getting the chrome books to print to the new printer. It came clear that this was not going to work, so I gave it up (darn computers). I did a few troubleshooting jobs as they came up so it felt a little like being at my own desk, only without the phone ringing. Almost heaven...
The early afternoon the team went to see the Lifesong farms. The first farm has the strawberry jam plant, which is kept spotless and is inspected by the health ministry. They are growing blackberries, and high bush blue berries. Across the street are rows of different oranges and raspberries and peach trees, which are not doing well. They are testing different plants to see what yield each crop will give, and the staff are knowledgable about nitrogen binding in the soil and pH values. A bit farther away is the strawberry farm, where they have two varieties growing. They had some trouble with them growing this year, and the yield is down, so they may try a different type when they plant again in October/November. The farm staff understand that their purpose is to generate income to support the school, and some of their children are at the school, so they are extra motivated.
The evening was time off, and the cribbage board made its first appearance. Friday we are running the assembly so we practiced a song, decided who was doing prayers and reading the bible verse, and prepared the laptop with photos from previous visits to the school and some shots of Canada, all assembled by Ted.
Lifesong Farms - Supporting the School
Strawberry Jam Production
The final product
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