I had my children's singing class today, all by myself! The other teacher had to take a test for his school, so it was just me and ~20 young kids all ready to sing. We started the class off by reviewing "Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes," which they totally remembered and sang at the top of their lungs. Then we sang, Twinkle Twinkle Little Star in Kreyol and we aced it. We learned it so well that we sang it in rounds. This concept was difficult for me to explain in Kreyol, but with a lot of effort, a lot of acting, and giving a lot of examples, I was able to do it. The kids sang the song (in Kreyol) in 2 rounds and did an excellent job! Then we sang it in English in one big group. For the last 30 minutes of class, we learned "You are my Sunshine." I translated it into Kreyol and it goes like this:
Ou se soley mwen (You are my sunshine)
Sèl soley an mwen (My only sunshine)
Ou fe mwen kontan (You make me happy)
Le syèl la gri (When skies are grey)
Ou pa janm konnen (You'll never know dear)
Konbyen mwen renmen ou (How much I love you)
Silvouplè pa pran solèy mwen (Please don't take my sunshine away)
They did an excellent job! Just after we practiced a few times, I heard rolls of thunder and the sky darkened. After the past week's storms and a HoaS staff meeting which helped us determine when to stop classes, I told the kids that we would end for the day so they could get home safely. I'm glad I did that, because as I started on my way home (10 minutes after I sent the kids home), I was caught in the rain! It actually felt really nice, but I got home just in time because then the wind picked up and the rain came POURING down!
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