GAN TAMAR

This week so far has finally shown me what a normal Gan schedule is like. Yesterday the kids arrived, we did morning tifilot, and then they had a music class. It was pretty cute to hear the Israeli kids singing "Doh Rey Mi Fa So La Ti Doh", and pretty hilarious to watch the teacher do a pantomime of the three little bears. However, there was one minor catastrophe. During music, one girl who really likes me a clings to me a lot, put her head down on my lap, and that's when I saw them: the lice. I FREAKED OUT. I got up from my seat planning on calling my mom, but then the teacher said someone was at the gate for me. It ended up being our staff, Ariel, and she could not have arrived at a better moment. She checked my head (and she checked again another 2 times yesterday. And my friend Misha checked me today), and then helped me tell the Ganenet what had happened. The Ganenet proceeded to tell me that it's common and many of the kids have lice. EW. So now I plan on wearing my hair in a braid every day and having someone check my head every day as well. After the lice and a snack, all of the Ganim in Yerucham went to a play. Lice girl tried to sit next to me at the play, but I had to very nicely get away from her. I avoided a 6 year old. All of my friends who work in other Ganim were freaking out as well. After the play we had lunch, and then played for a while before it was time to go home. Last night after a delicious dinner of macaroni and cheese (the oven baked kind) and salad, I watched the movie Doubt. I love Meryl Streep, but the movie was ehhh.

This morning after doing some stuff in the classroom, the kids were split into 2 groups. One group played outside while the other did this 6 year old level Jazzersize-type activity. It was adorable. Then, after lunch, a blind girl came to tell the class the story of Purim, because tomorrow is Rosh Chodesh Adar.

Please pray for me that I don't get lice. I've never had them in my whole life and I REALLY don't want them now.

:)

-Sarah