Educate 40 Vulnerable Tanzanian Children This Year

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What an amazing spring it has been around the school.  The laughter and learning going on in the classrooms makes being a part of Ikirwa such a joy.  “Success is no accident.  It is hard work, perseverance, learning, studying, sacrifice and most of all, love of what you are doing and learning to do.”   Everyday, the children are working on their studies, either inside the classroom or out on the lawn.  The students in every class are actively participating in their learning through discussions, movements and cooperative learning.  

The younger students in the baby classes are practicing their letters, sounds and phonics through songs and movements.  Hearing them sing and watching them dance pulls at our heartstrings.  It is a joy to watch them develop language and literacy skills.  They are all using their voices to practice phonemic awareness, rhyming and many other phonics skills that will set them up for success as they head into the primary classes.

The primary classes (1-2) are practicing sight words, blends and writing.  They have been practicing decoding and spelling sound relationships.  We have been focusing a lot on reading, but also transferring that to their writing.  Many of them are still using phonetic spelling, but the more they practice the more they have mastered.  Math is always a fun time of the day and many of them can easily count up to 50. The support of all the teachers makes it possible for success.

Classes 3-7 have been focused on reading comprehension, writing, and mastering higher level math concepts.  The Regional Exams were last month and the students performed beautifully on them.  They are home for a few weeks and will be back again focused on achieving greater success.  They feel that what they sacrifice now in school makes it all worth it for their future.  

The positive learning environment that makes up our school encourages the students to be more motivated and have higher learning goals.  We are blessed to have a worldwide community of donors who support our goal of academic success in a language rich environment.  

Stay in touch and most importantly ahsante sana for your continued support and thoughtfulness.

Rose Hogan

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