This week K got a note home from school regarding the staffing problem they have at her grade. They are supposed to be divided up into three groups with three teachers and two assistant teachers.
Here is the short version of the note:
”Teacher A has been working 50% for the last two weeks due to illness. She is now on a 100% leave until Christmas.
Teacher B has been away since August, but has now started working 50% again.
Teacher C has been on a 100% leave due illness since November 10th. She is now back working 50% until she is due in labour in February.
Teacher D (temp) is working 100% until March when she starts in a new job.
Assistant teachers A and B are on sick leave this week.”
What on earth is going on? Do they have the worst possible working environment at this school since they are getting sick all the time? Why can’t the school hire in more teachers so that our kids get the education they are entitled to?
Friday, December 16, 2005
Maine Coon
A fortnight ago Elin had her aunt visiting. She was bringing her cat along for a cat show close by. It was a cat of the Maine Coon breed, and the biggest cat I have ever seen. It was like a dog, and in many ways it behaved the same. The cat scored high at the show and I believe Elins aunt was satisfied with the results.
Myself being a “dog person” I never seem to connect with cats. I find that they just walk around doing their own stuff hardly without noticing people around them. Or maybe it is just me they don’t notice?
Maine Coon
Myself being a “dog person” I never seem to connect with cats. I find that they just walk around doing their own stuff hardly without noticing people around them. Or maybe it is just me they don’t notice?
Maine Coon
Lanzarote again
Let me elaborate on why we ended up on Lanzarote. My parents have for many years wanted to go on a vacation with us, but our schedules have never matched up. This time it looked possible. K and I actually had confirmed tickets for Bangkok that week, but my parents did not want to travel so far so we settled for Lanzarote. Actually we bought last minute trips just two days before we left.
It obviously was a bit off season for younger people to travel to Lanzarote. The plane was filled with retired people. Most of them actually looked as if they had been retired for at least 20 years.
Upon landing we were told that our hotel was in Puerto Del Carmen.
We were reasonably lucky and ended up side by side at the same hotel – Bitacora. The apartments were ok with a combined kitchen/living room, bath and a bedroom.
Puerto Del Carmen is a typical tourist place - just like any other place you would find around the Mediterranean. There is a Neptune's Bar and a souvenir shop at every corner. The rest of the island is volcanic and hence completely arid and dry.
We spend most of the day at the beach or exploring the few things we could find in our surroundings. The ocean water was pretty cold and one could not stay in long before one had to get out again. The pool at the hotel was freezing as well so it was empty most of the time.
One day K and I went to the Rancho Texas Park. Usually I try to avoid zoo like parks as I hate animals being looked up, but we had to find something to get the days to pass. We were lucky since there were maybe 50 people in the park all together and we could walk on paths and watch shows almost as if we were alone.
The highlights on Lanzarote is the volcanic ground. How interesting is that? Have you seen a rock you have seen them all!!?! And water boiling when thrown into deep gaps in the ground – well…
This was my first time to the Canary Islands and probably my last (except for work). There are so many better places in the world to visit.
It obviously was a bit off season for younger people to travel to Lanzarote. The plane was filled with retired people. Most of them actually looked as if they had been retired for at least 20 years.
Upon landing we were told that our hotel was in Puerto Del Carmen.
We were reasonably lucky and ended up side by side at the same hotel – Bitacora. The apartments were ok with a combined kitchen/living room, bath and a bedroom.
Puerto Del Carmen is a typical tourist place - just like any other place you would find around the Mediterranean. There is a Neptune's Bar and a souvenir shop at every corner. The rest of the island is volcanic and hence completely arid and dry.
We spend most of the day at the beach or exploring the few things we could find in our surroundings. The ocean water was pretty cold and one could not stay in long before one had to get out again. The pool at the hotel was freezing as well so it was empty most of the time.
One day K and I went to the Rancho Texas Park. Usually I try to avoid zoo like parks as I hate animals being looked up, but we had to find something to get the days to pass. We were lucky since there were maybe 50 people in the park all together and we could walk on paths and watch shows almost as if we were alone.
The highlights on Lanzarote is the volcanic ground. How interesting is that? Have you seen a rock you have seen them all!!?! And water boiling when thrown into deep gaps in the ground – well…
This was my first time to the Canary Islands and probably my last (except for work). There are so many better places in the world to visit.
Thursday, December 01, 2005
Bye, Bye Freedom
Last Sunday my two years of freedom ended. I started working 100% position again. SAS would not grant me any more 50% so it is back to normal life again. It has been two great years!
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