It finally feels like spring has sprung! It was only -1 Celsius this morning, but did not get up to over 10, as we did not have much sun today. There were some ominous clouds hanging over the escarpment near to us, but it hardly snowed. Snow is good though, as that means it's warmer out. The students seemed to think that due to it snowing they wouldn't have to go out for recess. Not in my books! I make them go out, as I've seen the benefits of the 10 minutes they get to spend outside.
Above is a message I received from a student after ice skating last week. I had to immortalize it! Also, me, being impartial during class president elections. And yes, I must have a foot fetish, as I always enjoy taking pics of my feet in various places and shoes.
There is a new bowling alley here! For those of you who know me well, know I love to bowl! Some of us gathered ranks and went for an extremely enjoyable evening out. What fun we had, just to be social and also get exercise. I have to thank Gurjit for organizing the whole thing for us. I got to meet some new people too, which also always adds to anyone's life experience. Plus, I got to bowl! I was like an eager child, asking constantly, "Why aren't we bowling yet? What's happening?" I chose my ball before everyone had gotten their shoe rentals! They gave us these booties to wear in our shoes. I have two thoughts on this. It saves on the spray they put in the shoes to sterilize (fumigate?),which may not be found here. But also, more trash! Regardless of my thoughts on the shoes (which were quite stylish, in my eyes) it was a fun excursion for all.
Report cards are out! I will have to host parent teacher meetings the end of this week. I don't mind so much, because I have discovered any parent enjoys talking about their child for any disclosed amount of time. I know this too, through the old joys of being a dog owner. People who never had a dog could never understand. It's difficult when you don't really have a lot of great things to say, but these things need to be known to any parent. I think especially considering most of my parents don't get to spend as much time with their children as I do. I am happy that this year none of the students have called me 'Mom', but I can only assume that I am a major figure in their life. After all, I see them eight hours a day, 5 days a week. I dissolve disputes, mete out discipline, and make sure they are dressed properly for the weather. Geez, actually, I do sound like a parent!
I am very much looking forward to my trip to Bali. I've got the flight and hotel booked. This is going to be good. I am looking forward to shedding my winter clothes for a week. From the huge down jacket right down to the underlinings I have to wear. The luxury of it all! It was strange, because I was looking for my health insurance information and in the process discovered the flight I had booked last year for Christmas vacation. It reminds me of Gobi, who I had to have put down and was the cause for me missing that vacation, and then on to Farley, who also has been put down, but then back to my students. We recently held two elections in the class. The first was for the Star Name I said I'd purchase in Farley's name. The polls are in, and Starley won.
I have not yet purchased the star though. I will, but it seems I've become a cheap person! I'm getting paranoid about my move this summer, having to be social this summer as well, plus, I'd like to visit a friend I met in Vietnam who lives in England on my way home. I guess I'll just have to sit back and wait for everything to unfold. Unfortunately, patience has never been one of my virtues. I suppose I'd better work on that, perhaps then I'll stop waking at 3 am in a cold sweat from some dream I can't immediately recall. Geesh!
I actually have another funny story to tell about one of my students today. We have grammar every Tuesday and today I made the students try to write full, complete and correct sentences. My joker student saw that I corrected two mistakes he ALWAYS makes, such as never capitalizing the "i" in a sentence if it refers to yourself and not capitalizing the beginning word of a sentence. I told him of these mistakes, he took his notebook away and then placed it in front of me again and said, "Ms. M, you need to have your eyes checked!" Who does this kid hang out with?
