Hi Kayla, I've worked for presentations that we'll do later next week. So I'll write about that when we get there. This evening was the pre-party of the England trip I'm going to be part of in two weeks. It'll mean I won't be in International Class at that time, and miss out that week. But it'll be filled with other experiences, and maybe I can pass it on the ones of IC that are interested in visiting England. We'll see.
The preparations had taken a lot of time, but it was worthwile. Almost everyone showed up, we had some tea and toast with gingermarmelade, the files were ready, the list with who's sleeping with whom in which guest family was given to the students, a couple of power points as appetizer and above all, students talking to each other and happy to see each other again. A good start for a busy week.
After the pre-party I rushed to secondary school to parental contact with teachers. I managed to speak to 5 of the 6 teachers I had made an appointment with. We talked about the positive evolution of my boys in their school year. We talked about the risks of getting into a less favourable group of friends who use their hands instead of words during a discussion at the play ground (1st of secondary, always a huge change in a child's life). And we talked about the boredom of regular schooling for highly gifted pupils (5th grade, = all new teachers because of difference in training). I think I've made good progress, and look forward to the results of my conversation with the math's teacher. He is going to talk to my boy, and adapt some of his lessons to his needs. This teacher also teaches 6th grade, and has his preparations at hand, so it won't be too hard I hope, to make mathematics challenging again.
I'm starting to feel very tired. We had a lousy month of February, with definitely lack of sunshine, and my solar charged batteries of life are getting exhausted...
