Another good week - I'm beginning to like this feeling. :-) I was busy at school this week - I am trying to get a whole bunch of assessment done for the end of the year. Sam (my TA) has been busy helping me do the assessment as well - I don't know how I would do this without her. Right now, many of the children are doing grade one stuff - I have divided the class up into three groups: 13 who are doing grade one work, 7 who are struggling a little and 3 who are struggling a lot. We only have three weeks left and, although that might sound like a long time, it really isn't with all that I have to do between now and then. I also have parent/teacher interviews this coming week - I have to make myself available every day from 3:15pm - 6:15pm - I don't mind doing that as that's what I used to do in Canada, but over there, I got a day off in lieu, but here you get no days off. On Thursday, Chantelle and I met up with Bronwyn (the grade two teacher I did the contract position for last year - Chantelle was her student teacher). We met at a little cafe on the beach - I got an iced chocolate (thought I would try something new, but basically it was a chocolate milk with whipped cream on top). We all had a great visit, though - Bronwyn reminded me that if I do not have a job in September next year, that she is taking four weeks off again and I could have that contract if I wanted to. We still don't know what we are doing, but at least it's good to know that I have something to fall back on.
Dad's week was a bit more exciting than mine. On Monday, he bought some insulation and installed this in the attic. On Tuesday, he bought some dirt to be spread around the perimeter of the house. On Wednesday, he put three bookcases together. On Thursday, he did Meals on Wheels and SES and on Friday, he worked at the Family History Centre. On Saturday and Sunday afternoons, Dad drove the SES four wheel drive jeep which towed a Santa's sleigh (trailer) owned by the local Lions' Club. Each year, the Lions' Club sells Christmas cakes and puddings and they ask other volunteer organizations to tow the sleigh and sell the cakes (those organizations involved then split the proceeds of the sales). These sales will be continuing throughout December, but since we are not going to be here for the rest of the days the SES will be selling these cakes, Dad volunteered his services for both days this weekend.
Yesterday (after having a very short Skype with Terri-Ann's boys and a very long Skype with Terri-Ann - lovely), Dad and I drove to the beach - what a lovely way to spend a Saturday. :-) This time we took a picnic lunch so that we could stay longer than we did last weekend. We had put on our sunscreen before we came down (yes, we learned our lesson from last week) and set up our chairs and stools under a tree and began reading our books. After a while, we went in for our first swim; then, lunch; then, more reading; then, another swim; then, more reading. We had to leave around 2:30pm so that Dad could get ready to go do his SES driving - we had a really wonderful day at the beach, though - we might just have to do it again next weekend. :-)
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