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This blog entry was written by our darling teachers, Sunitha (Preschool), Neha (2nd Standard) and Divya (1st Standard). They picked this picture to post. Please keep in mind that there is no capitalization in Hindi or Telegu:

"my childran is very good. inrainbow school i love pree school and all students and i love leighanne and kalpana. teachers names neha khan adi laxmi sunitha divya vijaya medam school antys names sabera bee nagamma."

This means: "My students are very good. I love teaching preschool, and all the students. (this was written by Sunitha) I love Leigh Anne and Kalpana. Teachers' names: Neha Khan, Adi Laxmi, Sunitha, Divya, Vijaya. (this was written by Neha) School Aunties (teacher aides) names: Sabera Bee, Nagamma. "(this was by Divya)

GOOD JOB, TEACHERS! Not bad at all. Then they sent an e-mail to their exhange teacher in the United States, my life-long friend Mary Helen. She teaches high school in Atlanta, Georgia. It was their first e-mail, and they were beyond thrilled.

The next entry will be "Whack-a-Mole" on the series of challenges from JUST this week: water shortage, school lunch jeopardized, school land disputes, and incorporating our new government teacher. Ahhh...

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