One of the things I'm encouraging my 40 children to do is to come and chat to me about how things are going with them at school, at home or wherever.
I was very happy yesterday when one of my girls in Grade 5 stayed behind after the session and came over to tell me her exciting news. Despite the language barriers she managed to communicate to me that she's learnt this week to bend over backwards like a crab and to do the splits. She then proceded to demonstrate her newfound skill. Respect.