White Sunday

It is a day when the children do not have to do chores and they get to be the center of attention.  They get new white clothes and run the church service.  Rather than me telling you about White Sunday from an outsiders perspective.  I had my students journal about White Sunday.  Here are a few of there writings.

(I did not correct the grammar)

“On this day, the kids will all wear white.  The kids will sing songs, do skits, and dances.  Everything will be all white and spiritually.  When is the white Sunday?  White Sunday is will next week Sunday.

            There will be happy faces and wow! The boys and girls will all look beautiful! They look like angles. Parent’s wil be proud and glad to see their children perform Bible stories and sing church music that will uplift their hearts.

            My mom will tell me “Go wear your beautiful white dress and don’t be cheecky to perform in front of many people”  My mom will encourage me and help me to have a happy spirit and to be grateful to God. I love White Sunday and I know it will be a fun day, and will be my happiest day.”

-Gloria

“I really like White Sunday because it gives me joy and a better spiritual soul.  Also it makes my family happy and proud.  I like to see the smiles on their faces. What I don’t like about White Sunday is that when we get to do our White Sunday performance. I get embarrassed because I’m the biggest and the tallest in the class. With all that being said, I asked the question are we having turkey for White Sunday? My dad goes, “yep, you guessed it’ Yes!yes! yes!! My favorite part of White Sunday, FOOD, especially turkey.  We get to have rice, chicken, corn beef, stuffing, pilikaki, palusami, ulu, pua’a, maile, I’a, isumu, loi and ma’a! just kidding! Just trying to see if you’re catching along. We only had rice, chicken, and turkey. After all of that fuzz, I get to sit on the chair and watch Broadway Housewives, Face Off, and Drop Dead Diva. Man is White Sunday part of my life. It takes me to places where my imagination flies. Yes, I do go to church thank you, for those who don’t believe I go to church.”

-Andrew

Sara and I went to church with Amber this morning to see the White Sunday performances.  The children were adorable all dressed up.  The morning service was the children’s department and the evening service will be the youth department.  There was one little girl probably three years old who really got into the songs.  She stood up front praising God through singing and dancing.  She didn’t care what anyone thought.  She had her eyes closed and was in her own little world.

More classroom improvements!  A few weeks ago the principal came to me and asked if I would use a SmartBoard if he installed one in my room.  Of course I said yes.  I was skeptical of whether or not I would get it, but it is here!  I am still figuring out how to use all the functions.  If anyone out there has any cool tips of lessons that utilize the SmartBoard please let me know.  The students think that it means we are going to watch movies everyday.  Each day since it’s been installed they come in and ask “are we watching a movie today” and each day I say “no, this isn’t a movie theater it’s a classroom.” Apparently many of the students had SmartBoards in elementary school and all they were used for was movies (great use of the limited education budget right there).  They will learn that it has other uses.  They will also learn that even when we do watch a movie it will tie into a lesson and they will have assignments to go along with it.