On a Tuesday afternoon Mummy or Pa come to help with our Library time. All of the classes come in turn by turn to return any books they borrowed, choose another and to read to one of the helpers. 
Helpers can come in a little early if they want to and have lunch with us. Pa is always hungry so he came in today.
Now Ro stays for lunch so he was there too. He doesn’t sit still for long.
We walked to Liberty’s party yesterday, it was a lot of fun. We danced, played pass the parcel and had a treasure hunt for our party bags. Liberty’s mum made a lovely cake decorated with butterflies.
I have finished learning the first twenty nine letters of the Hindi alphabet (only another 24 to go!) and we have started to join the letter up together to make words. I feel great that I can also read the words now! For example Chak – taste and caiee – many.
Hooray!
On Thursdays my favourite lesson is Music. I really like the music teacher. Mummy is going to ask her if she can help me learn the National Anthem as I still find it quite tricky!
8.50 – 9.10 Assembly / Social Skills
9.10 – 9.55 Math
9.55-10.40 P.E. (This photo is of me in my P.E. kit. Pa was making me do funny poses.)
10.40 – 11.00 Recess (or break)
11.00 – 11.45 Konkani (local language spoken in Goa)
11.45 – 12. 30 Cursive writing
12.30 – 1.15 Lunch (we all have to sit down together to eat we have a table for each class)
1.15 – 2.00 English
2.00 – 2.45 Music
2.45 – 2.55 Social Skills
2.55 – 3.00 Prayer Time
Ro has been swimming with one disc float for a while. In the last few days he has been swimming without any floats. He is very excited about this and jumps in all the time so I have to keep my eyes peeled all the time – I have already saved him once for real! Well twice actually. 
Note from Mummy : Pa taught Ro to swim in two weeks – have we found a replacement for Gloria?? Not sure he would meet all the health and safety requirements..
I thought you might like to see exactly where we are. Goa is part of India. If you look at the map we are near a fort called Fort Aguada just up a bit from Panjim. Panjim is the capital of Goa. We don’t live exactly near the beach we live on a hill and the jungle is behind us. That is why we see snakes as they live in the jungle.
I have copied with Mummy’s help my timetable for Wednesday (tomorrow) in case you would like to know. I have decided that Monday’s are my favourite days as we have art in the afternoon. In fact, as I am typing these words (hmmm Mummy is typing while I tell her what to write) I am doing my art project as well!
8.50 – 9.10 Assembly / Social Skills
9.10 – 9.55 Math
9.55-10.40 Geography
10.40 – 11.00 Recess (or break)
11.00 – 11.45 Computers
11.45 – 12. 30 English
12.30 – 1.15 Lunch (we all have to sit down together to eat we have a table for each class)
1.15 – 2.00 Hindi
2.00 – 2.45 P.E.
2.45 – 2.55 Social Skills
2.55 – 3.00 Prayer Time
Tuesdays look like this:
8.00 – 8.50 Yoga
8.50 – 9.10 Assembly / Social Skills
9.10 – 9.55 Math
9.55-10.40 Cursive writing
10.40 – 11.00 Recess (or break)
11.00 – 11.45 English
11.45 – 12. 30 Science
12.30 – 1.15 Lunch (we all have to sit down together to eat we have a table for each class)
1.15 – 2.00 Library (change library books and read to adult) I am reading Witches by Roald Dahl, it is really exciting!
2.00 – 2.45 Reading
2.45 – 2.55 Social Skills
2.55 – 3.00 Prayer Time
Monday looks like this:
8.50 – 9.10 Assembly / Social Skills
9.10 – 9.55 Math
9.55-10.40 English
10.40 – 11.00 Recess (or break)
11.00 – 11.45 Hindi
11.45 – 12. 30 EVS Environmental Studies
12.30 – 1.15 Lunch (we all have to sit down together to eat we have a table for each class)
1.15 – 2.00 Art
2.45 – 2.55 Social Skills
2.55 – 3.00 Prayer Time
At my school we are practicing for a dance performance to celebrate Diwali on the last day of term, Friday 21st October. We have to practice for two hours every Saturday morning. I am in a group with my class (Std I) and Std II. I am really enjoying it and look forward to doing it again next Saturday.
On Saturday and Sundays I go for Hindi lessons to my school teacher’s house. Her name is Miss Smita. She is very kind and likes animals just as I do. Do you? In her garden she has cats, dogs, chickens, chicks and a cockerel. It is a friendly feeling to hear and see them around when I am learning. We are learning consonants at the moment from k varg to the t varg. K -sai – Kabuthar (pigeon) and t – sai – (tamatar).
anishasindia 