Much to my amazement, school is still fun but the honeymoon phase is clearly over. The kids are getting quite chatty but they are still relatively easy to get back on track and respond well to what I've given them to do. I am finding two classes much more difficult then others. My grade 8 class has history with me and are falling into old patterns. I struggle to keep them focused. I've been handing out a fair number of DTs over the last few days. The other class that is annoying me is my smallest class I teach. They are grade 7s who have academic issues (one girl doesn't even speak english!) and they hate Language Arts. They are really hard to keep working and interested. The worst thing is that they are mean to each other. They are really picking on one girl but she is exceptionally obnoxious. I find her annoying and I only see her 50 minutes a day. I can't imagine spending all day with her. I find myself correcting behaviour and refereeing the pettiness that they are very hard to teach. I'll keep on working on them.
Other things going on in my life include:
1. Teaching sunday school. This was great fun. I actually got applause at the end. Teaching adults rocks.
2. Another teacher and I have decided to work out together. We have a fitness centre at work and so we've decided to make use of it. We are supposed to start tomorrow.
3. I've been losing weight and am now down 27 pounds. I'm pretty happy about that and am hoping to do some serious school clothes shopping when I'm in Vegas.
4 I've managed to have someone give me a quote on my grading but at the same time Mum and Dad found someone at the church who has a construction company and he would come give me a qoute as well. So now I'm back in limbo. I'm waiting for my second quote. I'll have to have something in place early next week though as we don't have much longer until it snows again.
5. I have all my required permissions and sub booked for Vegas. Getting very excited!
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Now I have to start this little post by saying that I am truly very happy for you when you say that school is going well. You'll have to beat the daylights out of the bad kids still but I'm glad it isn't something you dread on a daily basis.
That said, I have a bone to pick with you. I emailed you months ago. Are you ducking me? Are you avoiding me because you owe me money? Because you do owe me money. You gonna bring said money to LV?
As you are well aware I need this money because the US dollar is tanking while the Canadian dollar is soaring. Why is the Canadian dollar worth like 99 cents now? Why did I pay US tuition with Canadian dollars when the Canadian dollar was at record lows (63 cents)?
So give me my money!
It hasn't been a month. It as been a week. Sonia and I are never at home, sigh. We can't get together to plan how to do this. I'll try to phone you tonight maybe...
Did you say lots of shopping?!? Hope it doesn't all happen while I'm in our boring CE classes... Getting excited as well :)
Nicole
This is so cute.
sorry i lurked off of matthews page.
I love the layout.
You're one adorable woman.
xox. Jenn.
p.s ours is jamjen.livejournal.com
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