School has opened......hurrah! How good it was to see the kids making their way up the road to the school as I drove in this morning!! It was a pleasure to see all of the blue pant/skirts, white shirts and plaid jumpers in various parts of the school yard, as the kids waited for the school bell to ring. There was lots of chatter as they got caught up on each other's news. Not everyone showed up today, which we anticipated but more than 1/2 were there. As is the usual Monday routine, we started with devotional time and announcements in the chapel. There were many cheers and clapping of hands as Clovis announced the program for the week. Who wouldn't be happy to know that classes would be intermingled with social time and little prizes being handed out along the way. He had a little panic when he had troubel getting the DVD machine going, but finally all was ready for the VOH cinema, in the chapel.





The soccer championship did not get started as the fellows did not bring their sports clothes. However that did not stop a few diehards who started their practicing today.

The day closed for the students with the distribution of some packages of the rice meals for them to take home. This, after they enjoyed their meal of rice and beans in the dining room. All in all a good day for the first day back!





Clovis was quite pleased and he was complimented for the fashion in which he organized everything!.

It did not appear to me that any of the children had problems with entering the classrooms and Clovis felt the same way as he went about checking up on things during the AM.

There was certainly lots of chatter on the radio today and various reports from different areas of PAP regarding the start up at other schools. Not surprisingly there is still lots of confusion and uncertainty as many schools were just not ready to begin again. Some parents kept their kids at home, wanting to see how things went before sending them off. It was rather distressing to hear that some schools were asking the parents to come with the school fees that covered the last three months. How they could to that is beyone me..especially when they are having a hard enough time as it is, getting things together to send them back now and take care of everything else at the same time. I am sure eventually everything will get sorted out..at least it is a start. To wait until every place was ready, for sure would have meant that the school year would have been lost.


As for the universities it seems they are still sorting out their programs. Two of our students who thought they would be returning this week have now learned that is not the case. Courses are being held but for kids in other years than they are. However, I think it is at least giving them hope that they too will start again some day.

bon nwit.....domi byen (good night and sleep well)

Debbie

I stopped in at Little Children of Jesus on my way home to deliver some medications to them and to let Gladys know my schedule for the next several weeks. She was busy trying to get school issues worked out for several of the kids that she has that can attend school. The rest of the work goes along as usual.