The second half of the session is Math time. Addition and place value were introduced in September. If snack time is social time then lunch has been known to reduce to a verbal sprawl of mayhem. Everyone talks at once, we listen to music, tell jokes, share the same piece of news a dozen times. In other words, it's a typical elementary school lunchroom.
Afternoons are a mix of things.
Twice a week, Jake and Danny head up to grade two and grade four respectively. Recently Keith, who attends grade three in the afternoons, started going up to class by himself. Like proud parents, we watch him cruising through the playground towards the path that leads him up to his classroom. He pauses to watch the soccer game going on, lets out a shrill of excitement to the players and eventually gets on his way again. They have also tackled the playground with survey questions and have found out the latest about favorite movies and most common pets.