Weather: High of 80 degrees with mostly sunny and clear skies!
Breakfast = fresh fruit + yogurt + hard boiled egg + water w/ electrolytes
Lunch = fruit + sandwich + water
Supper = Sandwich + nut mix + water w/ electrolytes + cheesecake
Today I got up and started updating my blog. I wanted to try and get it done before I had to leave for church. This didn't happen since when I tried to upload it, nothing saved so I had to retype it. Oh well, I'm getting it taken care of tonight! I then got ready quick, ate breakfast, and walked to the bus stop where I met Anne to go to Jubilee for final time.
We took the bus and then two different trains to get there.
Once we arrived, we met two other ladies for a coffee and then headed to church. Church went from 10 until a little after 12. There was then a lunch afterwards for the volunteers so Anne stayed, but I headed back to the mall/ station where I was supposed to meet Carol. She was taking a lot longer then I thought and she wasn't getting my texts so I decided just to go. I didn't want to waste one of my last days by not going to the beach.
Finally, as the bus I was on was leaving I saw her. I headed to the beach, quick changed, and then waited at the bus stop but I didn't see her then. So, I decided just to spend the day by myself tanning (sun baking). It was awesome and so relaxing.
I finally left Bondi Beach around 5:30 to head home. I took a bus, then 2 trains, and another bus to get home. Funny enough, I ran into Carol at the train station closest to us. It was really funny!
I finally got home around 6:45, showered and then started in on my last assignment for capstone. It's due Monday at noon but I wanted to get it done now because I have to give my computer back tomorrow. I was almost finished anyway.
Jeanette got home around 8 and we talked for a bit. I also had some dessert as a break. I then finished my homework, updated all of my blogs, got ready for bed, and finally went to bed around 11:30. My last week starts tomorrow! I can't believe how fast it's gone! :)
*0 Sundays left
*2 days of school left!
*4 days until I come home! :)
Sunday, December 3, 2017
12-2-2017
Weather: High of 78 degrees with high chance of rain for most of the day.
Breakfast = fresh fruit + yogurt + 1 slice peanut butter toast + water w/ electrolytes because I've been getting some terrible cramps in my right leg behind my knee in the middle of the night when I'm sleeping so hopefully this helps with that problems!
Lunch = sandwich + fruit + water
Supper = chicken + steamed veggies + water + ice cream
Today Paul, Jeanette, Carol (the girl Jeanette met at the bus stop one day and helped her get to school), and I left for the Blue Mountains around 8:20 on the bus. We then got a train to Central station and left from there around 9:15. We were supposed to arrive around 11:25, but the train was so slow and delayed on the tracks so we didn't arrive until 12:15ish.
We then had to wait forever to get a bus so we decided to walk, but then Carol wanted to buy a raincoat so we did that. By then we decided we'd wait for the bus but then the drivers got a little break due to it being over lunch. This whole week has been filled with waiting so I don't know what's going on!
Finally we got a bus, and as we were getting out of the bathroom it started to pour. We waited it out before heading down to the Three Sisters Point. As we were walking back up though, it started to pour again so we got soaked. Carol was glad she had bought her raincoat!
We then left that spot and headed to scenic world. Here you could pay to go on the cable car, rail car, or do the walk. Well it was raining still and we didn't want to pay for something that gave you basically the same view as just standing on the balcony, so we looked around the shop and headed back into town.
Once we were back, we got the train to Leura which was the first stop heading back to Sydney. Here they had some cute little shops and candy stores that we looked around in for a little over an hour.
Then, due to the rain the train wasn't due back for another 20 minutes so back to the shops we went in the pouring rain. This wasn't a nice warm spring rain either, it was a chilly up in the 'mountains'.
Finally, we got the train and started on our way back.
We got back to Sydney around 6:30, caught another train, a bus, and then walked the rest of the way home. It had been an interesting day but I'm glad I got to see the Blue Mountains before going home.
*0 Saturdays left!
*2 days of school left!
*5 days until I come home!
Breakfast = fresh fruit + yogurt + 1 slice peanut butter toast + water w/ electrolytes because I've been getting some terrible cramps in my right leg behind my knee in the middle of the night when I'm sleeping so hopefully this helps with that problems!
Lunch = sandwich + fruit + water
Supper = chicken + steamed veggies + water + ice cream
Today Paul, Jeanette, Carol (the girl Jeanette met at the bus stop one day and helped her get to school), and I left for the Blue Mountains around 8:20 on the bus. We then got a train to Central station and left from there around 9:15. We were supposed to arrive around 11:25, but the train was so slow and delayed on the tracks so we didn't arrive until 12:15ish.
We then had to wait forever to get a bus so we decided to walk, but then Carol wanted to buy a raincoat so we did that. By then we decided we'd wait for the bus but then the drivers got a little break due to it being over lunch. This whole week has been filled with waiting so I don't know what's going on!
Finally we got a bus, and as we were getting out of the bathroom it started to pour. We waited it out before heading down to the Three Sisters Point. As we were walking back up though, it started to pour again so we got soaked. Carol was glad she had bought her raincoat!
We then left that spot and headed to scenic world. Here you could pay to go on the cable car, rail car, or do the walk. Well it was raining still and we didn't want to pay for something that gave you basically the same view as just standing on the balcony, so we looked around the shop and headed back into town.
Once we were back, we got the train to Leura which was the first stop heading back to Sydney. Here they had some cute little shops and candy stores that we looked around in for a little over an hour.
Then, due to the rain the train wasn't due back for another 20 minutes so back to the shops we went in the pouring rain. This wasn't a nice warm spring rain either, it was a chilly up in the 'mountains'.
Finally, we got the train and started on our way back.
We got back to Sydney around 6:30, caught another train, a bus, and then walked the rest of the way home. It had been an interesting day but I'm glad I got to see the Blue Mountains before going home.
*0 Saturdays left!
*2 days of school left!
*5 days until I come home!
The Blue Mountains. It was quite breathtaking!
Part of the Three Sisters Point!
Looking the other way from the previous picture.
Carol and me!
12-1-2017
Weather: High of 84 degrees with mostly sunny skies throughout the day!
Breakfast = fresh fruit + yogurt + 1 slice peanut butter toast + milk
Lunch = salad + fruit + water
Supper = drinks + steak + mashed potatoes + fries
Schedule:
8:35 - Roll Call/ Silent Reading
8:45 - Cleaning up the classroom
9:25 - Library
10:00 - Writing some more on our stories from drama
10:40 - Recess
11:00 - More cleaning up the classroom/ awards and gifts 'party'
11:40 - Finished up the plays
12:20 - Music
1:00 - Lunch
1:55 - Language
2:35 - Language
3:15 - Home time
Today I got up, got ready, ate breakfast, and walked to the bus stop. I then got to school around 8 and talked to my teacher about the day. I didn't really have to plan anything so that was good.
The day then went on, not really like normal because we had so much to get done so it got placed in random spots that would work. We got it all done though so that was good.
We were done with the student around 12:20 and then I went and met with my supervisor (Mr. Hamper) to go over my final evaluation and meet one last time. Yay! :)
After this then, I ate my lunch quick.
I then caught a bus and walked the rest of the way to Jeanette's work so I could drop off some of my stuff because I was heading to the beach. The kids had gotten me some gifts for the end of term which was really sweet of them, but I then had a lot to carry.
I then got directions on how to get to Coogee Beach from that area and off I went.
On the bus I ended up meeting a lady, who was probably in her 60s, from Hawaii. She was here on vacation for about 10 days. We visited and she showed my how to get to the beach from the bus stop which was really nice. I love meeting people and it's even better when they are from the US! :)
Once I got to the beach, I changed into my swimsuit (swimmers) and laid in the sun to tan (sun bake). This was so nice to be able to relax and soak up some sun before I got home!
I left the beach around 6ish and caught a bus into Newtown where I would then switch buses to go home. I ended up meeting a friend at the bus stop who asked if I wanted to come get a few drinks and then go watch a band play. I decided on going, and it ended up being pretty fun.
I left around 10:30, caught the bus and walked home. Don't worry, I called Luke to talk on the phone while I walked home because it was late, dark, and I was alone so this is always a good solution!
Once I got home, I talked to Jeanette for a bit and went straight to bed. We have and early morning tomorrow!
*Next Friday I'll be flying out!
*Only 2 more days of school left!
*6 days until I come home!
Breakfast = fresh fruit + yogurt + 1 slice peanut butter toast + milk
Lunch = salad + fruit + water
Supper = drinks + steak + mashed potatoes + fries
Schedule:
8:35 - Roll Call/ Silent Reading
8:45 - Cleaning up the classroom
9:25 - Library
10:00 - Writing some more on our stories from drama
10:40 - Recess
11:00 - More cleaning up the classroom/ awards and gifts 'party'
11:40 - Finished up the plays
12:20 - Music
1:00 - Lunch
1:55 - Language
2:35 - Language
3:15 - Home time
Today I got up, got ready, ate breakfast, and walked to the bus stop. I then got to school around 8 and talked to my teacher about the day. I didn't really have to plan anything so that was good.
The day then went on, not really like normal because we had so much to get done so it got placed in random spots that would work. We got it all done though so that was good.
We were done with the student around 12:20 and then I went and met with my supervisor (Mr. Hamper) to go over my final evaluation and meet one last time. Yay! :)
After this then, I ate my lunch quick.
I then caught a bus and walked the rest of the way to Jeanette's work so I could drop off some of my stuff because I was heading to the beach. The kids had gotten me some gifts for the end of term which was really sweet of them, but I then had a lot to carry.
I then got directions on how to get to Coogee Beach from that area and off I went.
On the bus I ended up meeting a lady, who was probably in her 60s, from Hawaii. She was here on vacation for about 10 days. We visited and she showed my how to get to the beach from the bus stop which was really nice. I love meeting people and it's even better when they are from the US! :)
Once I got to the beach, I changed into my swimsuit (swimmers) and laid in the sun to tan (sun bake). This was so nice to be able to relax and soak up some sun before I got home!
I left the beach around 6ish and caught a bus into Newtown where I would then switch buses to go home. I ended up meeting a friend at the bus stop who asked if I wanted to come get a few drinks and then go watch a band play. I decided on going, and it ended up being pretty fun.
I left around 10:30, caught the bus and walked home. Don't worry, I called Luke to talk on the phone while I walked home because it was late, dark, and I was alone so this is always a good solution!
Once I got home, I talked to Jeanette for a bit and went straight to bed. We have and early morning tomorrow!
*Next Friday I'll be flying out!
*Only 2 more days of school left!
*6 days until I come home!
Coogee Beach! Also, it was super windy today so the sand was blowing all over so that wasn't too fun, but it was still nice to be able to go and relax. *I'm still cleaning sand out of my hair and ears (on Sunday)!
11-30-2017
Weather: High of 80 degrees with mostly sunny skies.
Breakfast = fresh fruit + yogurt + 1 slice peanut butter toast + milk
Lunch = salad + fresh fruit + water
Supper = salad + chicken + steamed veggies + mint ice cream + water
Schedule:
8:35 - Roll Call/ Silent Reading
8:45 - Presenting their plays
9:25 - Presenting their plays
10:00 - Language
10:40 - Recess
11:00 - Language
11:40 - Math; worked on long division again
12:20 - Early lunch
1:00 - Year 6 farewell assembly
1:55 - Carry over of assembly
2:35 - Carry over of assembly
3:15 - Home time
Today I woke up feeling not the greatest. I had a slight headache, my head felt like it was going to explode because my sinuses were tight, and I had a sore throat. This week had been exhausting so I knew I just needed to get more sleep. I got ready, ate some breakfast, and went to the bus stop anyway. I had made it this long without missing a day so I didn't want to start now. I got to the school a little after 8 and got the board and my materials ready for the day.
Once the students came in, they got settled and I took the roll quick before we had to make our way to the theatre room. This process was difficult because I sounded like I was losing my voice due to my sore throat.
Finally we made our way to the theatre room and they started their performances. They did so good, but the first two groups went way over time so we only got through four groups in a little over an hour. Hopefully we can get this room again, otherwise there is going to be tears.
After this, the day went on like normal until 1. Normally we have sport on Thursdays, but we were finished with sport last week so today we got ready and headed down to the hall where we would be watching the year 6 farewell assembly until the end of the day. During this assembly, there were instruments, singing, dancing, and a big play put on by all the year 6 students. It was really good, long, but good.
After school then, I started making my cards that I was going to give to the students at our little awards/gifts party on Friday. I then checked Pinterest to see what little food treat I could make for them.
After getting through about half of the cards, I caught a bus and then walked the rest of the way to Jeanette's work where I was going to help her decorated the office area for Christmas. This was a lot of fun and it looks very festive now!
After this, we then went to the store so I could pick up some supplies to make a 'smore starter kit for the kids. I found a little thing on Pinterest that showed this and it then said 'I wish I had 'smore time with you'. I thought this was perfect because not only was it cute, 'smores aren't a big thing here so it was like the Australian version of a 'smore kit! Jeanette also had to get a few things for supper so this worked out well.
We then caught a train, a bus, and then walked the rest of the way home. We ate quick and then I went straight to bed. Gotta try and beat this cold somehow. Yay for Friday tomorrow! :)
*Only 1 Thursday left
*Only 3 days of school left
*7 days until I come home! :)
Breakfast = fresh fruit + yogurt + 1 slice peanut butter toast + milk
Lunch = salad + fresh fruit + water
Supper = salad + chicken + steamed veggies + mint ice cream + water
Schedule:
8:35 - Roll Call/ Silent Reading
8:45 - Presenting their plays
9:25 - Presenting their plays
10:00 - Language
10:40 - Recess
11:00 - Language
11:40 - Math; worked on long division again
12:20 - Early lunch
1:00 - Year 6 farewell assembly
1:55 - Carry over of assembly
2:35 - Carry over of assembly
3:15 - Home time
Today I woke up feeling not the greatest. I had a slight headache, my head felt like it was going to explode because my sinuses were tight, and I had a sore throat. This week had been exhausting so I knew I just needed to get more sleep. I got ready, ate some breakfast, and went to the bus stop anyway. I had made it this long without missing a day so I didn't want to start now. I got to the school a little after 8 and got the board and my materials ready for the day.
Once the students came in, they got settled and I took the roll quick before we had to make our way to the theatre room. This process was difficult because I sounded like I was losing my voice due to my sore throat.
Finally we made our way to the theatre room and they started their performances. They did so good, but the first two groups went way over time so we only got through four groups in a little over an hour. Hopefully we can get this room again, otherwise there is going to be tears.
After this, the day went on like normal until 1. Normally we have sport on Thursdays, but we were finished with sport last week so today we got ready and headed down to the hall where we would be watching the year 6 farewell assembly until the end of the day. During this assembly, there were instruments, singing, dancing, and a big play put on by all the year 6 students. It was really good, long, but good.
After school then, I started making my cards that I was going to give to the students at our little awards/gifts party on Friday. I then checked Pinterest to see what little food treat I could make for them.
After getting through about half of the cards, I caught a bus and then walked the rest of the way to Jeanette's work where I was going to help her decorated the office area for Christmas. This was a lot of fun and it looks very festive now!
After this, we then went to the store so I could pick up some supplies to make a 'smore starter kit for the kids. I found a little thing on Pinterest that showed this and it then said 'I wish I had 'smore time with you'. I thought this was perfect because not only was it cute, 'smores aren't a big thing here so it was like the Australian version of a 'smore kit! Jeanette also had to get a few things for supper so this worked out well.
We then caught a train, a bus, and then walked the rest of the way home. We ate quick and then I went straight to bed. Gotta try and beat this cold somehow. Yay for Friday tomorrow! :)
*Only 1 Thursday left
*Only 3 days of school left
*7 days until I come home! :)
Saturday, December 2, 2017
11-29-2017
Weather: High of 80 degrees. Mostly sunny with a chance of showers in the morning.
Breakfast = fresh fruit + yogurt + water
Lunch = salad + banana + water
Supper = a beer + some fries at the Opera House (I was still full from lunch)
Schedule:
8:35 - Roll Call/ Silent Reading
8:45 - Topic; practicing plays
9:25 - Language
10:00 - Language
10:40 - Recess
11:00 - Math; multiplication
11:40 - Hatchet; writing about where they think Brain (the main character) would be 10 years later
12:20 - Writing carry over
1:00 - Lunch
1:55 - Math; long division
2:35 - Class party put on by the parents
3:15 - Home Time
*There was a meeting at 4-4:30 that I went to that talked about what the plan was for next week dealing with speech day/night and picnic day.
Today I got up, got ready, ate breakfast, and got to the school around 8. I then got materials and the board ready, talked to Mr. Engelbert about the day's plan and what we were going to day.
The day then carried on like normal until the class party. During this time, the parents brought in popcorn and fresh fruit as snacks for the kids. Some students then showered their presentation about some activities they had done this year. Next, the parents gave Mr. Engelbert and I some gifts. I was giving two packets of Australian picture books, some magnets and a sign to put in my future classroom, and a packet of solar system erasers. This was so awesome and I am so grateful for these. The party was really fun, but the students got popcorn all over and were being crazy. Students need structure, but at this age they should be able to be flexible and take on whatever comes in to their day scheduled or not.
After school then, I corrected some work and got the board ready for the next day before the meeting. After the meeting then, I got my stuff packed up and headed to the bus stop, then the train station, and got a train to Circular Quay where I was going to meet a friend from Spain who I had meet in Queenstown, New Zealand! We were supposed to meet around 5:20, but she asked if we could meet around 6 because she wasn't going to make it on time. I said this was perfect because I had been wanting to walk around the botanical gardens so this was great. I walked around the gardens until about 6 and then I met my friend, we went and got our tickets for the orchestra and the headed to the Opera Bar to get a drink and catch up while we waited.
After awhile then, we walked to a fish and chips place so I could get some fries. I wasn't super hungry so the fries were perfect.
While we were walked back though, I was walked and eating and a stupid seagull came down and stole my half eaten fry out of my fingers. I couldn't believe it! They have no fear and they are so annoying.
We then got back to by the Opera House and chatted until around 8 when the performance was going to start.
We then took our seats. There was three songs performed. The orchestra played for all three but for the first one a lady sang (opera), a man sang for the second (opera), and the same lady but different man sang for the last (more opera). This lasted from 8-10:15ish. My friend and I both agreed that it was good, but we weren't much for opera singing.
After the performance then, we walked together to the train station, said our goodbyes, then she left to walk back to her hostel, and I got a train to go home.
I got home around 11:30, talked to Jeanette, then went straight to bed. For those of you wondering, no I haven't died, I've just been super busy and tired but I'm working on updating it so don't worry and I'm sorry for the delay.
*1 Wednesday left!
*4 days of school left!
*8 days until I come home! :)
Breakfast = fresh fruit + yogurt + water
Lunch = salad + banana + water
Supper = a beer + some fries at the Opera House (I was still full from lunch)
Schedule:
8:35 - Roll Call/ Silent Reading
8:45 - Topic; practicing plays
9:25 - Language
10:00 - Language
10:40 - Recess
11:00 - Math; multiplication
11:40 - Hatchet; writing about where they think Brain (the main character) would be 10 years later
12:20 - Writing carry over
1:00 - Lunch
1:55 - Math; long division
2:35 - Class party put on by the parents
3:15 - Home Time
*There was a meeting at 4-4:30 that I went to that talked about what the plan was for next week dealing with speech day/night and picnic day.
Today I got up, got ready, ate breakfast, and got to the school around 8. I then got materials and the board ready, talked to Mr. Engelbert about the day's plan and what we were going to day.
The day then carried on like normal until the class party. During this time, the parents brought in popcorn and fresh fruit as snacks for the kids. Some students then showered their presentation about some activities they had done this year. Next, the parents gave Mr. Engelbert and I some gifts. I was giving two packets of Australian picture books, some magnets and a sign to put in my future classroom, and a packet of solar system erasers. This was so awesome and I am so grateful for these. The party was really fun, but the students got popcorn all over and were being crazy. Students need structure, but at this age they should be able to be flexible and take on whatever comes in to their day scheduled or not.
After school then, I corrected some work and got the board ready for the next day before the meeting. After the meeting then, I got my stuff packed up and headed to the bus stop, then the train station, and got a train to Circular Quay where I was going to meet a friend from Spain who I had meet in Queenstown, New Zealand! We were supposed to meet around 5:20, but she asked if we could meet around 6 because she wasn't going to make it on time. I said this was perfect because I had been wanting to walk around the botanical gardens so this was great. I walked around the gardens until about 6 and then I met my friend, we went and got our tickets for the orchestra and the headed to the Opera Bar to get a drink and catch up while we waited.
After awhile then, we walked to a fish and chips place so I could get some fries. I wasn't super hungry so the fries were perfect.
While we were walked back though, I was walked and eating and a stupid seagull came down and stole my half eaten fry out of my fingers. I couldn't believe it! They have no fear and they are so annoying.
We then got back to by the Opera House and chatted until around 8 when the performance was going to start.
We then took our seats. There was three songs performed. The orchestra played for all three but for the first one a lady sang (opera), a man sang for the second (opera), and the same lady but different man sang for the last (more opera). This lasted from 8-10:15ish. My friend and I both agreed that it was good, but we weren't much for opera singing.
After the performance then, we walked together to the train station, said our goodbyes, then she left to walk back to her hostel, and I got a train to go home.
I got home around 11:30, talked to Jeanette, then went straight to bed. For those of you wondering, no I haven't died, I've just been super busy and tired but I'm working on updating it so don't worry and I'm sorry for the delay.
*1 Wednesday left!
*4 days of school left!
*8 days until I come home! :)
Walking through the Botanical Gardens!
Succulent Garden!
View of the bridge and Opera House.
View from our seats!
Opera House at night!
My friend (Berta) and I.
Tuesday, November 28, 2017
11-28-2017
Weather: High of 80 degrees with mostly overcast skies. Chance of showers, but it didn't actually happen!
Breakfast = I was still full from supper last night so I skipped it this moring
Lunch = salad + banana + blueberry and yogurt energy bar + water
Supper = fish + salad + left over pizza + steamed veggies + mint chocolate ice cream bar + water
Schedule:
8:35 - Roll call/ silent reading
8:45 - Math; proper, improper, and mixed fractions
9:25 - Math carry over
10:00 - Topic; working on plays
10:40 - Recess
11:00 - P.E.
11:40 - Language
12:20 - Language
1:00 - Lunch (bootcamp)
1:55 - Drama
2:35 - Drama carry over
3:15 - Home time
Today I woke up, got ready, and walked to the bus stop. I then got to school right around 8, got the board ready, and printed off the materials I needed for the day. Mr. Engelbert was a little late so I was beginning to worry he wouldn't be in, but he finally came so that was good!
I then started the day off with going over my expectations again. We went over them at the beginning of the term, but they have been crazy because it's the last week of school so yes they are excited but I just wanted to remind them that there is still things to learn, I am here to learn from them, and I don't want any attitude when asked to do work. This helped a lot then when we moved into our math lesson so that was good. They are still really chatty, but what's new! I get it, I'm kind of over the term as well but I still show up and but in the work so they need to do the same.
The day then carried on like normal. After school then, I worked a bit on lessons for tomorrow before I had to meet Jeanette at Central Station around 4:20.
From Central then, we made our way to Croydon to go to an awards night for Fraya (the Chinese girl that stays with Jeanette on weekends because she has tutoring on weekends so doesn't stay at her boarding school). This went from 5-7. We then caught a train and a bus home.
Once we got home, I took a shower while Jeanette made supper. We then ate, just the two of us again. We aren't sure where Takuya was.
After supper then, we watched some of the ARIA (an Australian music awards show). I then updated my blog, got ready for bed, and went to bed around 10. Happy hump day tomorrow! :)
*Only 1 more Tuesday left!
*Only 5 more days of school left!
*9 days until I go home! Single digit numbers now, people! :)
Breakfast = I was still full from supper last night so I skipped it this moring
Lunch = salad + banana + blueberry and yogurt energy bar + water
Supper = fish + salad + left over pizza + steamed veggies + mint chocolate ice cream bar + water
Schedule:
8:35 - Roll call/ silent reading
8:45 - Math; proper, improper, and mixed fractions
9:25 - Math carry over
10:00 - Topic; working on plays
10:40 - Recess
11:00 - P.E.
11:40 - Language
12:20 - Language
1:00 - Lunch (bootcamp)
1:55 - Drama
2:35 - Drama carry over
3:15 - Home time
Today I woke up, got ready, and walked to the bus stop. I then got to school right around 8, got the board ready, and printed off the materials I needed for the day. Mr. Engelbert was a little late so I was beginning to worry he wouldn't be in, but he finally came so that was good!
I then started the day off with going over my expectations again. We went over them at the beginning of the term, but they have been crazy because it's the last week of school so yes they are excited but I just wanted to remind them that there is still things to learn, I am here to learn from them, and I don't want any attitude when asked to do work. This helped a lot then when we moved into our math lesson so that was good. They are still really chatty, but what's new! I get it, I'm kind of over the term as well but I still show up and but in the work so they need to do the same.
The day then carried on like normal. After school then, I worked a bit on lessons for tomorrow before I had to meet Jeanette at Central Station around 4:20.
From Central then, we made our way to Croydon to go to an awards night for Fraya (the Chinese girl that stays with Jeanette on weekends because she has tutoring on weekends so doesn't stay at her boarding school). This went from 5-7. We then caught a train and a bus home.
Once we got home, I took a shower while Jeanette made supper. We then ate, just the two of us again. We aren't sure where Takuya was.
After supper then, we watched some of the ARIA (an Australian music awards show). I then updated my blog, got ready for bed, and went to bed around 10. Happy hump day tomorrow! :)
*Only 1 more Tuesday left!
*Only 5 more days of school left!
*9 days until I go home! Single digit numbers now, people! :)
Monday, November 27, 2017
11-27-2017
Weather: high of 82 degrees with some showers in the morning.
Breakfast = fresh fruit + yogurt + water
Lunch = salad + cherries + blueberry/ yogurt energy bar + water
Supper = beef + rice + salad + steamed veggies + mint chocolate chip ice cream + water
Schedule:
8:35 - roll call/ silent reading
8:45 - Topic; working on their plays
9:25 - Topic carry over
10:00 - Language
10:40 - Recess
11:00 - Language
11:40 - Math; review on precentage
12:20 - Grammar
1:00 - Lunch (game club)
1:55 - Spelling Unit
2:35 - Music
3:15 - Home time
Today I got up, got ready, ate breakfast, and walked to the bus stop. I got to school a little before 8 so I sat in the hall and waited for Mr. Engelbert to get there since the teacher next door wasn't there either.
The day then went on like normal with working on plays, learning more about percent, a grammar lesson, and a spelling lesson. Because it is the last week of school the students have been a bit crazy and giving some attitude. Tomorrow I plan to go over some expectations with them to say that just because it's the last week, they still have to listen and do the work.
After school then, I got the board ready and headed home. I then FaceTimed Luke really quick and then started right in on homework and lesson plans. I hope to get all caught up so if there's a nice day during the week, I can go to the beach instead of doing work! :)
I worked on homework until supper was ready around 7 pm. Then after, I finished up my lesson for tomorrow, updated my blog, got ready for bed, and then read for a bit before I went to bed around 10.
*Only 1 more Monday left!
*Only 6 days of school left!
* 10 days until I come home! :)
Breakfast = fresh fruit + yogurt + water
Lunch = salad + cherries + blueberry/ yogurt energy bar + water
Supper = beef + rice + salad + steamed veggies + mint chocolate chip ice cream + water
Schedule:
8:35 - roll call/ silent reading
8:45 - Topic; working on their plays
9:25 - Topic carry over
10:00 - Language
10:40 - Recess
11:00 - Language
11:40 - Math; review on precentage
12:20 - Grammar
1:00 - Lunch (game club)
1:55 - Spelling Unit
2:35 - Music
3:15 - Home time
Today I got up, got ready, ate breakfast, and walked to the bus stop. I got to school a little before 8 so I sat in the hall and waited for Mr. Engelbert to get there since the teacher next door wasn't there either.
The day then went on like normal with working on plays, learning more about percent, a grammar lesson, and a spelling lesson. Because it is the last week of school the students have been a bit crazy and giving some attitude. Tomorrow I plan to go over some expectations with them to say that just because it's the last week, they still have to listen and do the work.
After school then, I got the board ready and headed home. I then FaceTimed Luke really quick and then started right in on homework and lesson plans. I hope to get all caught up so if there's a nice day during the week, I can go to the beach instead of doing work! :)
I worked on homework until supper was ready around 7 pm. Then after, I finished up my lesson for tomorrow, updated my blog, got ready for bed, and then read for a bit before I went to bed around 10.
*Only 1 more Monday left!
*Only 6 days of school left!
* 10 days until I come home! :)
Sunday, November 26, 2017
11-26-2017
Weather: High of 82 with clear, and sunny skies!
Breakfast = fresh fruit + yogurt + 1 slice peanut butter toast + milk
Lunch = burger + fries + water
Supper = I was still full from lunch so I only had a blueberry and yogurt energy bar
Today I got up around 7:30, got ready, and meet Anne at the bus stop to catch the 8:33 bus stop. We then also caught a train and went to Bondi Junction. We then met up with another one of her friends for a coffee before church. Once we were finished with our coffees (hot chocolate for me) we walked to the church because it was such a nice day.
Church was at 10 and we got done around 12. We then headed to Bronte Beach, ate lunch, and chatted with some friends. After awhile then we went to Bondi for a bit before we had to head to Central where we were then going to meet the bus to go to Hillsong (another church). This service started at 5 and we got done and left around 7. This was after getting the free coffee I got for it being my first time and also checking out the resource shop. I really enjoyed Hillsong and want to try to go to one in the States as well! :)
I then got home around 8, unpacked my bags and cleaned up my room a bit, showered, and then updated my blog. I then got ready for bed and went to bed around 10. Let the new and final week of student teaching start tomorrow!
*Only 1 Sunday left!
*Only 7 days of school left!
*11 days until I come home! :)
Breakfast = fresh fruit + yogurt + 1 slice peanut butter toast + milk
Lunch = burger + fries + water
Supper = I was still full from lunch so I only had a blueberry and yogurt energy bar
Today I got up around 7:30, got ready, and meet Anne at the bus stop to catch the 8:33 bus stop. We then also caught a train and went to Bondi Junction. We then met up with another one of her friends for a coffee before church. Once we were finished with our coffees (hot chocolate for me) we walked to the church because it was such a nice day.
Church was at 10 and we got done around 12. We then headed to Bronte Beach, ate lunch, and chatted with some friends. After awhile then we went to Bondi for a bit before we had to head to Central where we were then going to meet the bus to go to Hillsong (another church). This service started at 5 and we got done and left around 7. This was after getting the free coffee I got for it being my first time and also checking out the resource shop. I really enjoyed Hillsong and want to try to go to one in the States as well! :)
I then got home around 8, unpacked my bags and cleaned up my room a bit, showered, and then updated my blog. I then got ready for bed and went to bed around 10. Let the new and final week of student teaching start tomorrow!
*Only 1 Sunday left!
*Only 7 days of school left!
*11 days until I come home! :)
Bronte Beach!
Finally got to Bondi Beach, along with most of Sydney today by the looks of it!
Hillsong was amazing to go to tonight!
Hillsong is known for their music and it was almost like being at a concert during their praise and worship time! So good! :)
11-25-2017
Weather: High of 82 degrees with clear, sunny skies.
Breakfast = fresh fruit + yogurt + milk
Lunch = sandwich + fruit (I had a pretty late lunch because I actually got to sleep in and have a later breakfast!)
Supper = pork and onion pizza + water
Today I got up around 10. I finally got to sleep in, and after a long week it was really nice. I then got up, got ready, and walked to the post office to pick up my package my mom had sent. She accidentally sent it to the wrong address so that's why it took so long to get here and we never got a card of it because they weren't sure what house it should go to. I finally got it though and inside were about two dozen cookies! :)
After that, I FaceTimed my my parents and sister back home. We talked for a little over an hour. Then I went for a walk/ run that lasted for about an hour and twenty minutes. It was so hot out that I didn't run much, but it was still really nice to get outside.
Once I got back then, I showered and then I FaceTimed Luke for awhile. I had to wait for him to get home from being with family, so that's why I had gone for my walk and didn't talk to him earlier.
Luke and I talked for about an hour. After we got done talking then it was already almost 4 pm and I was meeting Jeanette in the city around 7 so I didn't think there would be time for me to go to the beach. So, I worked on some homework and planning so that was good. I then left a little after 6 to catch the 6:17 bus, but while I was walking I saw it go by at 6:15, so I then decided to walk to the station because the next bus wasn't until 20 minutes and I could walk the mile in less then that, plus I got more exercise in then for the day!
I got to Circular Quay right around 7pm and waited for Jeanette to meet me there. We then went to the Opera House to look around and see everything. We also got information for upcoming shows and such and I hope to go to the orchestra on Wednesday! It was a lot of fun and really cool to see.
After that, we walked to the pizza shop and had some supper.
We then walked to Martin Place, the Queen Victoria Building, and Town Hall to see all the trees and lights put up for the upcoming Christmas season. It was really pretty and a lot of fun!
We finally got a train and bus and got home around 11:30. I then quickly got ready for bed and went to bed, I'm meeting Anne in the morning for church so another earlyish morning.
*Only 1 more Saturday left!
*Only 7 days of school left!
* 12 days until I come home! :)
Breakfast = fresh fruit + yogurt + milk
Lunch = sandwich + fruit (I had a pretty late lunch because I actually got to sleep in and have a later breakfast!)
Supper = pork and onion pizza + water
Today I got up around 10. I finally got to sleep in, and after a long week it was really nice. I then got up, got ready, and walked to the post office to pick up my package my mom had sent. She accidentally sent it to the wrong address so that's why it took so long to get here and we never got a card of it because they weren't sure what house it should go to. I finally got it though and inside were about two dozen cookies! :)
After that, I FaceTimed my my parents and sister back home. We talked for a little over an hour. Then I went for a walk/ run that lasted for about an hour and twenty minutes. It was so hot out that I didn't run much, but it was still really nice to get outside.
Once I got back then, I showered and then I FaceTimed Luke for awhile. I had to wait for him to get home from being with family, so that's why I had gone for my walk and didn't talk to him earlier.
Luke and I talked for about an hour. After we got done talking then it was already almost 4 pm and I was meeting Jeanette in the city around 7 so I didn't think there would be time for me to go to the beach. So, I worked on some homework and planning so that was good. I then left a little after 6 to catch the 6:17 bus, but while I was walking I saw it go by at 6:15, so I then decided to walk to the station because the next bus wasn't until 20 minutes and I could walk the mile in less then that, plus I got more exercise in then for the day!
I got to Circular Quay right around 7pm and waited for Jeanette to meet me there. We then went to the Opera House to look around and see everything. We also got information for upcoming shows and such and I hope to go to the orchestra on Wednesday! It was a lot of fun and really cool to see.
After that, we walked to the pizza shop and had some supper.
We then walked to Martin Place, the Queen Victoria Building, and Town Hall to see all the trees and lights put up for the upcoming Christmas season. It was really pretty and a lot of fun!
We finally got a train and bus and got home around 11:30. I then quickly got ready for bed and went to bed, I'm meeting Anne in the morning for church so another earlyish morning.
*Only 1 more Saturday left!
*Only 7 days of school left!
* 12 days until I come home! :)
The tree at Circular Quay
Got to see Crocodile Dundee! This was a real guy, just dressed up and standing by the Harbour all day!
The same tree at Circular Quay only, at night!
The beautiful Queen Victoria Building. This was were that huge tree was that we saw a couple days ago!
All the lights were so pretty!
Town Hall all lit up! :)
Friday, November 24, 2017
11-24-2017
Weather: High of 80 degrees with clear and sunny skies.
Breakfast = fresh fruit + yogurt + 1 slice peanut butter toast + hard boiled egg + milk
Lunch = sandwich + banana + dried apricots + water
Supper = sandwich + sweet potato fries + water + ice cream
Schedule:
8:35 - Roll Call/ Silent Reading
8:45 - Digital Citizenship
9:25 - Library
10:00 - Math lesson on percentage
10:40 - Recess (I let students stay in to work on their plays if they wanted)
11:00 - Spelling test/ finish Hatchet/ work on plays
11:40 - Work on plays
12:20 - Music
1:00 - Lunch
1:55 - Language
2:35 - Language
3:15 - Home Time
Today I got up a little earlier, got ready, ate breakfast, then called to FaceTime my family (everyone who was at my Grandma and Papa Harder's place) on Thanksgiving their time. When I called they had just finished up eating lunch so I got passed around the table to talk to everyone for a quick bit before I had to leave and catch the bus. This was really great and I'm glad it worked out to talk to them.
Once I got to school, I printed off the materials I would need for the day, got the board ready, and put up the pictures my mom had sent me of the table and family.
Students then started coming in around 8:35, the read quietly, I took roll, and then we quickly went over the picture and some more information on what my family was doing at home. I had taught a lesson on Thanksgiving on Thursday but this just gave them some more information and made it a little more personal by me sharing stuff about my family.
Then the day started and went on like normal.
At 12:20 the student went to music and I was able to go back to the room, get some things read for Monday, and then head out because we don't see them Friday afternoons. I wish was the case when I start teaching back home but sadly I don't think I'll get that lucky.
After leaving, I went to Paddy's market where I had gone last week. I exchanged a shirt and found the last of my Christmas gifts I needed to find for people! Yay.
After Paddy's, I went to the DFO (Direct Factory Outlet) to look around and see if they had any good deals for Black Friday. The traffic there was terrible so I only had about 45 minutes before I had to leave because I was meeting Anne in Bondi Junction around 6 to go to church at 7. I ended up being a bit late, but luckily we had plenty of time.
Church started at 7 and it didn't get done until 9:30! Stacey Campbell, who is from Canada, spoke and it was a really great message. I highly recommend looking her up!
Then after church, by the time we caught a train and a bus it was around 11:30 when we got home. I talked to Jeanette then for a bit, got ready for bed, and went to sleep quickly after that. This week was exhausting but it flew by. Now on to have a great week and finish up with my last full week of teaching next week! :)
*Only 1 Friday left
*Only 7 days of school left!
*13 days until I come home!
Breakfast = fresh fruit + yogurt + 1 slice peanut butter toast + hard boiled egg + milk
Lunch = sandwich + banana + dried apricots + water
Supper = sandwich + sweet potato fries + water + ice cream
Schedule:
8:35 - Roll Call/ Silent Reading
8:45 - Digital Citizenship
9:25 - Library
10:00 - Math lesson on percentage
10:40 - Recess (I let students stay in to work on their plays if they wanted)
11:00 - Spelling test/ finish Hatchet/ work on plays
11:40 - Work on plays
12:20 - Music
1:00 - Lunch
1:55 - Language
2:35 - Language
3:15 - Home Time
Today I got up a little earlier, got ready, ate breakfast, then called to FaceTime my family (everyone who was at my Grandma and Papa Harder's place) on Thanksgiving their time. When I called they had just finished up eating lunch so I got passed around the table to talk to everyone for a quick bit before I had to leave and catch the bus. This was really great and I'm glad it worked out to talk to them.
Once I got to school, I printed off the materials I would need for the day, got the board ready, and put up the pictures my mom had sent me of the table and family.
Students then started coming in around 8:35, the read quietly, I took roll, and then we quickly went over the picture and some more information on what my family was doing at home. I had taught a lesson on Thanksgiving on Thursday but this just gave them some more information and made it a little more personal by me sharing stuff about my family.
Then the day started and went on like normal.
At 12:20 the student went to music and I was able to go back to the room, get some things read for Monday, and then head out because we don't see them Friday afternoons. I wish was the case when I start teaching back home but sadly I don't think I'll get that lucky.
After leaving, I went to Paddy's market where I had gone last week. I exchanged a shirt and found the last of my Christmas gifts I needed to find for people! Yay.
After Paddy's, I went to the DFO (Direct Factory Outlet) to look around and see if they had any good deals for Black Friday. The traffic there was terrible so I only had about 45 minutes before I had to leave because I was meeting Anne in Bondi Junction around 6 to go to church at 7. I ended up being a bit late, but luckily we had plenty of time.
Church started at 7 and it didn't get done until 9:30! Stacey Campbell, who is from Canada, spoke and it was a really great message. I highly recommend looking her up!
Then after church, by the time we caught a train and a bus it was around 11:30 when we got home. I talked to Jeanette then for a bit, got ready for bed, and went to sleep quickly after that. This week was exhausting but it flew by. Now on to have a great week and finish up with my last full week of teaching next week! :)
*Only 1 Friday left
*Only 7 days of school left!
*13 days until I come home!
Pictures from home. My family celebrating Thanksgiving. This was my first Thanksgiving not at home, but thankfully I'll be home for Christmas! :)
Thursday, November 23, 2017
11-23-2017 Happy Thanksgiving
Weather: High of 74 degrees with mostly sunny and clear skies.
Breakfast = fresh fruit + yogurt + 1 slice peanut butter toast + milk
Lunch = salad + banana + gluten free blueberry muffin
Supper = we went to the hotel where Louis works and the staff knows Jeanette and Paul really well so we were literally treated like royalty. The chef brought out about 5 starters while we were waiting for our meals. I had ordered another starter of lamb with beetroot sauce and it was really good. Paul had also ordered a bottle of white wine. After that we ordered a chocolate tart and a lime tart for all of us to share which was really nice. It was just enough so I wasn't stuffed. The manager also brought out 3 shots of coffee flavored patron for Takuya, Louis, and me. It smelt terrible but the after taste actually wasn't too bad.
Schedule:
8:35 - Roll Call/ Silent Reading
8:45 - Finished up drama from yesterday/ Read Chapter 18 from Hatchet, only one chapter left!
9:25 - Topic, working on writing their plays
10:00 - Language
10:40 - Recess (Some students stayed in to work on their plays)
11:00 - Language
11:40 - Lesson on Thanksgiving (Mr. Hamper, my supervisor, came in to observe my lesson)
12:20 - Lunch and met with Mr. Hamper to go over my lesson and how it went
1:00 - Sport
1:55 - Sport
2:35 - Sport
3:15 - Home Time
Today I got up, got ready, ate breakfast, and walked to the bus stop. I then got to the school around 8 and got things ready for the day.
The day then went on as normal and I was able to do a lesson on Thanksgiving! The students really enjoyed it and it was fun to be able to share some of my background with them.
We then had our last day of sport (rock climbing all afternoon).
Once we got back to the school, I got the board ready for tomorrow, corrected some work, finished one of the books I borrowed from the library. Then I walked to Darling Harbour because this is where we were all meeting to have supper because Louis is moving out this weekend so it was like a 'goodbye' supper and it just so happened to land on Thanksgiving so that was really nice. Before supper I looked around the shops and got a few more gifts for people back home!
Around 6:45 we met and had supper. We got all the food above, plus both Takuya and Louis had tenderloin, and Paul and Jeanette ordered some more bread and shared some curry. All of this food and the bill was only around $125! The staff, chef, and managers love Jeanette and Paul and since Louis works there he got a good discount too so it was really great food and it was a lot of fun as well!
After supper then, we got the light rail and then a bus home. We finally got home around 10:30, I got ready for bed, and went to bed shortly after. I was exhausted but it had been a great day!
Happy Friday tomorrow! :)
*Only 2 Thursdays left!
*Only 8 days of school left!
*14 days until I come home!
Breakfast = fresh fruit + yogurt + 1 slice peanut butter toast + milk
Lunch = salad + banana + gluten free blueberry muffin
Supper = we went to the hotel where Louis works and the staff knows Jeanette and Paul really well so we were literally treated like royalty. The chef brought out about 5 starters while we were waiting for our meals. I had ordered another starter of lamb with beetroot sauce and it was really good. Paul had also ordered a bottle of white wine. After that we ordered a chocolate tart and a lime tart for all of us to share which was really nice. It was just enough so I wasn't stuffed. The manager also brought out 3 shots of coffee flavored patron for Takuya, Louis, and me. It smelt terrible but the after taste actually wasn't too bad.
Schedule:
8:35 - Roll Call/ Silent Reading
8:45 - Finished up drama from yesterday/ Read Chapter 18 from Hatchet, only one chapter left!
9:25 - Topic, working on writing their plays
10:00 - Language
10:40 - Recess (Some students stayed in to work on their plays)
11:00 - Language
11:40 - Lesson on Thanksgiving (Mr. Hamper, my supervisor, came in to observe my lesson)
12:20 - Lunch and met with Mr. Hamper to go over my lesson and how it went
1:00 - Sport
1:55 - Sport
2:35 - Sport
3:15 - Home Time
Today I got up, got ready, ate breakfast, and walked to the bus stop. I then got to the school around 8 and got things ready for the day.
The day then went on as normal and I was able to do a lesson on Thanksgiving! The students really enjoyed it and it was fun to be able to share some of my background with them.
We then had our last day of sport (rock climbing all afternoon).
Once we got back to the school, I got the board ready for tomorrow, corrected some work, finished one of the books I borrowed from the library. Then I walked to Darling Harbour because this is where we were all meeting to have supper because Louis is moving out this weekend so it was like a 'goodbye' supper and it just so happened to land on Thanksgiving so that was really nice. Before supper I looked around the shops and got a few more gifts for people back home!
Around 6:45 we met and had supper. We got all the food above, plus both Takuya and Louis had tenderloin, and Paul and Jeanette ordered some more bread and shared some curry. All of this food and the bill was only around $125! The staff, chef, and managers love Jeanette and Paul and since Louis works there he got a good discount too so it was really great food and it was a lot of fun as well!
After supper then, we got the light rail and then a bus home. We finally got home around 10:30, I got ready for bed, and went to bed shortly after. I was exhausted but it had been a great day!
Happy Friday tomorrow! :)
*Only 2 Thursdays left!
*Only 8 days of school left!
*14 days until I come home!
My lamb dish! It was delicious!
Our view from the balcony right outside of where we were sitting.
My 'family' away from home!
Such an amazing view! :)
Wednesday, November 22, 2017
11-22-2017
Weather: High of 72 degrees with showers in the morning and clear, sunny skies in the afternoon.
Breakfast = fresh fruit + yogurt + 1 slice peanut butter toast + milk
Lunch = salad + banana + water
Supper = salad + chocolate chip muffin + water
Schedule:
8:35 - Roll call/ Silent read
8:45 - Assembly
9:25 - Language
10:00 - Language
10:40 - Recess
11:00 - Math; lesson on decimals
11:40 - Math carry over
12:20 - Drama
1:00 - Lunch
1:55 - Topic; Read Hatchet and worked more on their plays
2:35 - Topic carry over
3:15 - Home Time
Today I got up, got ready, ate breakfast, and walked to the bus stop. I walked to a different one today because it was raining and this other bus stop had a little enclosure 'thing' around it so I didn't have to wait out in the rain.
I got to school around 8 and got the board ready, printed off materials, and looked over my lessons again for the day. We then went to assembly and I didn't see them again until 11.
The day then went on like normal. The principal also came in and told them the new leaders for next year. This was the results from the voting they did after their speech day last week. There were a lot of emotions, some happy and some sad, but at least they know the results now. Having said this though, he came in right in the middle of my lesson and then after hearing the news and with all the emotions the drama lesson was a bit out of control, but oh well. This happens and for the most part it still went alright.
At the end of the day then, I got the board ready and corrected some papers before I went to a staff meeting. At this meeting, she talked about the data received from the survey students, parents, and staff took about the school. This meeting lasted for about 25 minutes and it didn't really seem like it had a purpose so it wasn't the best.
After the meeting, I finished correcting some work and then finished my book before I had to leave to catch a bus and train to go meet Jeanette. We were meeting at Town Hall so we could go look at the different Christmas decorations and shops.
We met around 5:45 and looked around for a bit. We then caught a train around 7:30, then a bus and got home around 8:30.
Once we got home I updated my blog, got ready for bed, read for a bit, and went to sleep around 9:30. I'm exhausted, but tomorrow is Thursday! Yay! :)
*Only 2 Wednesdays left
*Only 9 days of school left!
*Only 15 days until I come home!
Breakfast = fresh fruit + yogurt + 1 slice peanut butter toast + milk
Lunch = salad + banana + water
Supper = salad + chocolate chip muffin + water
Schedule:
8:35 - Roll call/ Silent read
8:45 - Assembly
9:25 - Language
10:00 - Language
10:40 - Recess
11:00 - Math; lesson on decimals
11:40 - Math carry over
12:20 - Drama
1:00 - Lunch
1:55 - Topic; Read Hatchet and worked more on their plays
2:35 - Topic carry over
3:15 - Home Time
Today I got up, got ready, ate breakfast, and walked to the bus stop. I walked to a different one today because it was raining and this other bus stop had a little enclosure 'thing' around it so I didn't have to wait out in the rain.
I got to school around 8 and got the board ready, printed off materials, and looked over my lessons again for the day. We then went to assembly and I didn't see them again until 11.
The day then went on like normal. The principal also came in and told them the new leaders for next year. This was the results from the voting they did after their speech day last week. There were a lot of emotions, some happy and some sad, but at least they know the results now. Having said this though, he came in right in the middle of my lesson and then after hearing the news and with all the emotions the drama lesson was a bit out of control, but oh well. This happens and for the most part it still went alright.
At the end of the day then, I got the board ready and corrected some papers before I went to a staff meeting. At this meeting, she talked about the data received from the survey students, parents, and staff took about the school. This meeting lasted for about 25 minutes and it didn't really seem like it had a purpose so it wasn't the best.
After the meeting, I finished correcting some work and then finished my book before I had to leave to catch a bus and train to go meet Jeanette. We were meeting at Town Hall so we could go look at the different Christmas decorations and shops.
We met around 5:45 and looked around for a bit. We then caught a train around 7:30, then a bus and got home around 8:30.
Once we got home I updated my blog, got ready for bed, read for a bit, and went to sleep around 9:30. I'm exhausted, but tomorrow is Thursday! Yay! :)
*Only 2 Wednesdays left
*Only 9 days of school left!
*Only 15 days until I come home!
This tree is in the Queen Victoria Building, and when I took this we were on the 3rd floor so it went all the way from the ground floor to the top of the ceiling on the 3rd floor! It was huge!
These are kind of hard to see, but when we were walking home we saw a bunch of 'birds' in the sky. All of those black dots in the sky are bats! There were tons of them. I've never seen that many! It was cool yet creepy at the same time!
Tuesday, November 21, 2017
11-21-2017
Weather: High of 73 degrees with clear and sunny skies.
Breakfast = fresh fruit + yogurt + 1 slice peanut butter toast + milk
Lunch = salad + water
Supper = salad + curry and rice + steamed veggies + mint chocolate chip drumstick + water
Schedule:
8:35 - Roll Call/ Silent Reading
8:45 - Topic; Read Hatchet and started on writing their plays for the end of term presentations
9:25 - Topic continued
10:00 - Math; lesson on fractions
10:40 - Recess
11:00 - P.E.
11:40 - Language
12:20 - Language
1:00 - Lunch (game club because the main teacher for bootcamp was gone)
1:55 - Writing; started with Over summer holiday break I want/plan to...)
2:35 - Grammar and read Hatchet while they did their work
3:15 - Home Time
Today I got up, got ready, ate breakfast, and called the school back home to show my interest in the para position that opened up. I then walked to the bus stop and got to school around 8 am.
The day carried on as normal and my lessons have been going really well. The students started writing their plays that we will present next week. These plays will include a shipwreck, getting to the island, plants and animals, finding food and water, building a shelter, and the natural disaster they ran into. I am super excited to see how these go and the students seem to be really into it as well.
After school then, I got the board ready and walked to the bus stop. I then went home, changed, then went for a 3.5 mile run in 35 minutes! Once I got back, I did a quick 15 minute ab workout, showered, and started working on some homework until supper was ready.
We were going to go to a movie tonight, but Lewis didn't want to go and it was a little last minute so I told Jeanette maybe we should wait for another time.
She then came home and we had supper around 7:30.
After supper then, I got ready for bed and read some out of my book until 10.
Happy Hump Day tomorrow!
*Only 2 Tuesdays left!
*Only 10 more days of school left!
*16 days until I come home!
Breakfast = fresh fruit + yogurt + 1 slice peanut butter toast + milk
Lunch = salad + water
Supper = salad + curry and rice + steamed veggies + mint chocolate chip drumstick + water
Schedule:
8:35 - Roll Call/ Silent Reading
8:45 - Topic; Read Hatchet and started on writing their plays for the end of term presentations
9:25 - Topic continued
10:00 - Math; lesson on fractions
10:40 - Recess
11:00 - P.E.
11:40 - Language
12:20 - Language
1:00 - Lunch (game club because the main teacher for bootcamp was gone)
1:55 - Writing; started with Over summer holiday break I want/plan to...)
2:35 - Grammar and read Hatchet while they did their work
3:15 - Home Time
Today I got up, got ready, ate breakfast, and called the school back home to show my interest in the para position that opened up. I then walked to the bus stop and got to school around 8 am.
The day carried on as normal and my lessons have been going really well. The students started writing their plays that we will present next week. These plays will include a shipwreck, getting to the island, plants and animals, finding food and water, building a shelter, and the natural disaster they ran into. I am super excited to see how these go and the students seem to be really into it as well.
After school then, I got the board ready and walked to the bus stop. I then went home, changed, then went for a 3.5 mile run in 35 minutes! Once I got back, I did a quick 15 minute ab workout, showered, and started working on some homework until supper was ready.
We were going to go to a movie tonight, but Lewis didn't want to go and it was a little last minute so I told Jeanette maybe we should wait for another time.
She then came home and we had supper around 7:30.
After supper then, I got ready for bed and read some out of my book until 10.
Happy Hump Day tomorrow!
*Only 2 Tuesdays left!
*Only 10 more days of school left!
*16 days until I come home!
Monday, November 20, 2017
11-20-2017
Weather: High of 73 degrees with chance on rain in the morning but mostly sunny and clear skies after that.
Breakfast = fresh fruit + yogurt + 1 slice peanut butter toast + milk
Lunch = salad + banana + nectarine + water
Supper = lamb + salad + steamed veggies + mint chocolate ice cream bar + water
Schedule:
8:35 - Roll Call/ Silent Reading
8:45 - Topic; peer corrected their papers, made corrections, then sent them to me via google docs so I could grade them
9:25 - Carry over from topic lesson
10:00 - Language
10:40 - Recess
11:00 - Language
11:40 - Math lesson on area of rectangle, triangle, and parallelogram
12:20 - Math carry over
1:00 - Lunch (Mr. Engelbert and I had lunch with the 'game club')
1:55 - went over the homework and spelling words for this week
2:35 - Music
3:15 - Music
Today I got up, got ready, ate breakfast, and walked to the bus stop. The bus was really late so I ended up taking the L23 which has limited stops so I still got to school on time.
Once I got to school, I got the board ready and printed off resources for my lessons. Mr. Engelbert came in later than normal and he then told me he had fallen off his bike (motorcycle) on his way in this morning. He was alright, but his hip and ankle were pretty bruised and scraped up under his jeans and shoes. The whole day then, you could tell he was pretty sore so I hope it's better tomorrow. He now stated that when there is a chance of rain he will be riding the bus to work because I think the road was too slippery and his wheels don't have very good traction.
Then the day started and I was the teacher for the whole day (and everyday for the next 2 weeks as well). I think my lessons went pretty well and I am feeling more confident and it's becoming easier to teach which is great. I must be learning something! :)
We were done around 2:35 today because at the end of the day they go to music so I quickly got the board ready for tomorrow and headed to the bus stop.
I waited for quite awhile, but I finally got home around 4. I then called Luke quick to see how the rest of his weekend had gone and what his plans were for the upcoming week (I forget it's Thanksgiving because they don't celebrate it here). I then did a 45 minute workout and a 15 minute ab workout. Then I 'showered' in the tub (hopefully that's fixed this week) and started on some homework while I waited for supper to be ready.
We then ate around 7:15 and talked about the day and upcoming week. It was only Takuya, Jeanette, and me for supper since Paul went home and Lewis is ALWAYS working.
After supper then, I went back to homework, updated my blog for today and yesterday, read some out of Withering-by-Sea, got ready for bed, and went to bed around 10:30. I can't believe how fast today went! :)
*Only 2 more Mondays left!
*Only 11 days of school left!
* Only 17 days until I go home!
Breakfast = fresh fruit + yogurt + 1 slice peanut butter toast + milk
Lunch = salad + banana + nectarine + water
Supper = lamb + salad + steamed veggies + mint chocolate ice cream bar + water
Schedule:
8:35 - Roll Call/ Silent Reading
8:45 - Topic; peer corrected their papers, made corrections, then sent them to me via google docs so I could grade them
9:25 - Carry over from topic lesson
10:00 - Language
10:40 - Recess
11:00 - Language
11:40 - Math lesson on area of rectangle, triangle, and parallelogram
12:20 - Math carry over
1:00 - Lunch (Mr. Engelbert and I had lunch with the 'game club')
1:55 - went over the homework and spelling words for this week
2:35 - Music
3:15 - Music
Today I got up, got ready, ate breakfast, and walked to the bus stop. The bus was really late so I ended up taking the L23 which has limited stops so I still got to school on time.
Once I got to school, I got the board ready and printed off resources for my lessons. Mr. Engelbert came in later than normal and he then told me he had fallen off his bike (motorcycle) on his way in this morning. He was alright, but his hip and ankle were pretty bruised and scraped up under his jeans and shoes. The whole day then, you could tell he was pretty sore so I hope it's better tomorrow. He now stated that when there is a chance of rain he will be riding the bus to work because I think the road was too slippery and his wheels don't have very good traction.
Then the day started and I was the teacher for the whole day (and everyday for the next 2 weeks as well). I think my lessons went pretty well and I am feeling more confident and it's becoming easier to teach which is great. I must be learning something! :)
We were done around 2:35 today because at the end of the day they go to music so I quickly got the board ready for tomorrow and headed to the bus stop.
I waited for quite awhile, but I finally got home around 4. I then called Luke quick to see how the rest of his weekend had gone and what his plans were for the upcoming week (I forget it's Thanksgiving because they don't celebrate it here). I then did a 45 minute workout and a 15 minute ab workout. Then I 'showered' in the tub (hopefully that's fixed this week) and started on some homework while I waited for supper to be ready.
We then ate around 7:15 and talked about the day and upcoming week. It was only Takuya, Jeanette, and me for supper since Paul went home and Lewis is ALWAYS working.
After supper then, I went back to homework, updated my blog for today and yesterday, read some out of Withering-by-Sea, got ready for bed, and went to bed around 10:30. I can't believe how fast today went! :)
*Only 2 more Mondays left!
*Only 11 days of school left!
* Only 17 days until I go home!
11-19-2017
Weather: High of 74 degrees. Sunny and clear skies.
Breakfast = fresh fruit + yogurt + 1 slice peanut butter toast + milk
Lunch = half a peanut butter sandwich + rice cakes + banana
Supper = sandwich with tomatoes, lettuce, ham, peppers, and butter + water
Today I woke up, got ready for the day, talked to my parents and Luke. I tried to do some lesson planning which I got some done but not a whole lot.
After talking to them, I then packed a bag and got ready to go to Cronulla Beach. It was such a nice day and finally on the weekend so I wanted to go and enjoy it.
I took a bus and then 2 trains to get there. I only had about and hour and a half there before I had to leave to catch the train for church. Even though I wasn't there for very long I was still able to get some sun and a tan so that was good! :)
I then packed up and changed for church. I then had to wait 20 minutes for the next train to leave so that was a bit annoying.
I finally got to church around 6:30. It started at 6, but the first is praise and worship (singing) so I guess that's better than missing the sermon part.
The service went until around 8. Anne and I waited around for a bit and talked to people afterwards so we didn't leave Jubilee until around 8:45.
We then got a ride to the train station by one of Anne's friends. Then we caught a train to Central, and due to track work we decided to catch a bus for the remainder of the trip. We had to wait for the bus for quite awhile so I didn't get home until 10:30.
Once I got home, I ate a banana quick because I was quite hungry. I then got read for bed quick and went right to bed. I was exhausted and I have a big week ahead.
*Only 2 Sundays left!
*Only 12 days of school left!
*18 days until I come home!
Breakfast = fresh fruit + yogurt + 1 slice peanut butter toast + milk
Lunch = half a peanut butter sandwich + rice cakes + banana
Supper = sandwich with tomatoes, lettuce, ham, peppers, and butter + water
Today I woke up, got ready for the day, talked to my parents and Luke. I tried to do some lesson planning which I got some done but not a whole lot.
After talking to them, I then packed a bag and got ready to go to Cronulla Beach. It was such a nice day and finally on the weekend so I wanted to go and enjoy it.
I took a bus and then 2 trains to get there. I only had about and hour and a half there before I had to leave to catch the train for church. Even though I wasn't there for very long I was still able to get some sun and a tan so that was good! :)
I then packed up and changed for church. I then had to wait 20 minutes for the next train to leave so that was a bit annoying.
I finally got to church around 6:30. It started at 6, but the first is praise and worship (singing) so I guess that's better than missing the sermon part.
The service went until around 8. Anne and I waited around for a bit and talked to people afterwards so we didn't leave Jubilee until around 8:45.
We then got a ride to the train station by one of Anne's friends. Then we caught a train to Central, and due to track work we decided to catch a bus for the remainder of the trip. We had to wait for the bus for quite awhile so I didn't get home until 10:30.
Once I got home, I ate a banana quick because I was quite hungry. I then got read for bed quick and went right to bed. I was exhausted and I have a big week ahead.
*Only 2 Sundays left!
*Only 12 days of school left!
*18 days until I come home!
Sun-baking on Cronulla Beach!
Saturday, November 18, 2017
11-18-2017
Weather: High of 70 degrees with overcast skies and chance of rain for most of the day.
Breakfast = fresh fruit + yogurt + milk + 1 slice peanut butter toast
Lunch = falafel salad + water + chocolate covered raisins
Supper = lamb + steamed veggies + salad + mint ice cream sandwich + water
Today I got up around 8, started my light colored load of laundry since I did the darks on Thursday. I then got ready for the day, ate breakfast, then packed a bag to take when Jeanette and I went out.
We then left for Marrickville because I wanted to go to the second hand shops and she wanted to go to the health food shop. We got there around 11 and left around 3. Needless to say, we both really like to shop :)
After Marrickville we then went into the city. We had planned to go see a bunch of things today, but because it was already after 3 we decided to just eat and then look at the Christmas decorations around the shops.
Once we got to the city, Jeanette dropped our bags off at her work so we wouldn't have to carry them around for the remainder of the day. Then we went to the huge food court in one of the malls and had lunch (yes around 4). After this, we wondered around the shops and I was able to get some more Christmas shopping done so that was good!
Finally around 6:00 we headed to the train station. We took a train and a bus home, and arrived back home around 7. Jeanette then started on supper and I unpacked my bags and talked to Luke quick.
We ate (Jeanette, Paul, Takuya, Fraya(a Chinese girl that's been coming on the weekends because she is in boarding school but she goes to a tutor on the weekends so she needed a place to stay. Jeanette and Paul are also her guardians here because when she came she was only 15 so she needed guardians because she was a minor. Now she is 17 and in 12th grade so she is almost done with school and plans to go to college here as well), and I). Then after supper, I vacuumed my room, updated my blog, tried to do some homework, got ready for bed, and read for a bit. I went to bed around 11.
*Only 2 Saturdays left!
*Only 12 days of school left!
*19 days until I come home! :)
Breakfast = fresh fruit + yogurt + milk + 1 slice peanut butter toast
Lunch = falafel salad + water + chocolate covered raisins
Supper = lamb + steamed veggies + salad + mint ice cream sandwich + water
Today I got up around 8, started my light colored load of laundry since I did the darks on Thursday. I then got ready for the day, ate breakfast, then packed a bag to take when Jeanette and I went out.
We then left for Marrickville because I wanted to go to the second hand shops and she wanted to go to the health food shop. We got there around 11 and left around 3. Needless to say, we both really like to shop :)
After Marrickville we then went into the city. We had planned to go see a bunch of things today, but because it was already after 3 we decided to just eat and then look at the Christmas decorations around the shops.
Once we got to the city, Jeanette dropped our bags off at her work so we wouldn't have to carry them around for the remainder of the day. Then we went to the huge food court in one of the malls and had lunch (yes around 4). After this, we wondered around the shops and I was able to get some more Christmas shopping done so that was good!
Finally around 6:00 we headed to the train station. We took a train and a bus home, and arrived back home around 7. Jeanette then started on supper and I unpacked my bags and talked to Luke quick.
We ate (Jeanette, Paul, Takuya, Fraya(a Chinese girl that's been coming on the weekends because she is in boarding school but she goes to a tutor on the weekends so she needed a place to stay. Jeanette and Paul are also her guardians here because when she came she was only 15 so she needed guardians because she was a minor. Now she is 17 and in 12th grade so she is almost done with school and plans to go to college here as well), and I). Then after supper, I vacuumed my room, updated my blog, tried to do some homework, got ready for bed, and read for a bit. I went to bed around 11.
*Only 2 Saturdays left!
*Only 12 days of school left!
*19 days until I come home! :)
Friday, November 17, 2017
11-17-2017
Weather: High of 72 degrees with chance of rain throughout the day.
Breakfast = fresh fruit + yogurt + 1 slice peanut butter toast + milk
Lunch = Salad + nectarine + banana + 1 slice pizza + water + some sweets left over from our meeting at recess time
Supper = beef + steamed veggies + water + mint chocolate ice cream bar
Schedule:
8:35 - Roll Call/ Silent Read/ Work on reports
8:45 - Mr. Smith who usually does Digital Citizenship was gone so we continued working on our reports/ symbols
9:25 - Library
10:00 - Worked more on reports/ symbols
10:40 - Recess (we had our Friday meeting during this time in the staff room)
11:00 - Spelling Test/ Extra Golden Time
11:40 - Golden Time
12:20 - Music
1:00 - Lunch
1:55 - Language
2:35 - Language
3:15 Home Time
Today I got up, got ready, had breakfast, and walked to the bus stop. I then got to school around 7:45. I don't know why the bus was so fast today, but I didn't mind.
Once I got to school, I waited outside the door because I didn't have a key and the teacher next door wasn't in yet. While waiting I updated my blog from Thursday.
Mr. Engelbert came about 5 minutes later and let me in. I then got the board ready and finished updating my blog.
Fridays are really relaxed and they have a lot of other stuff going on outside the classroom so I was able to clean up my files on my computer, read emails, and help the students with their reports whenever they needed. It was a nice 'break' even though I was still teaching.
At library, I borrowed 4 books for the next week. All of them were books students had recommended and I thought this would be a great way to not only connect with my students, but find out what kind of books 5th graders like to read. The four books I checked out are, 1. Withering-by-Sea by: Judith Rossell, 2 and 3. The first and second book in the Lost World Circus series by: Justin D'Ath, and 4. the first book in The Land of Stories series by: Chris Colfer. I'm excited to read them and talk about them with my students.
We were done around 12:20 with the students for the day and then Mr. Engelbert and I went over the plan for next week. Because I am teaching full time, he let me plan the schedule which was nice to be able to plan everything from the beginning. I then finished up some work, ate lunch, and headed to the Broadway Shopping Center. I've been looking for a 2018 planner for quite awhile and all the ones I find are too expensive so i wanted to check out target and kmart to see if they had any. I also looked around the stores for awhile too.
I finally found a planner at kmart for $5. It was exactly what I was looking for and it was super cheap so that was great. I also got found my Christmas dress and H&M for $5. Bargain shopping at its finest!
After this, I got on a bus and went to Paddy's Market in Market City. Here I found some Christmas gifts for my family.
I was only there for about an hour so I plan on going back some other time to find more goodies for gifts. It's pretty reasonable prices as well so that's always nice.
After the market, I got a train and then a bus back home. I finally got back around 6:30, showered in the tub again, and started Withering-by-Sea while I waited for supper.
We ate supper and then afterwards, I watched a show with Jeanette. I then watched a little bit of a Harry Potter movie that was on, got ready for bed, and fell asleep. It had been an exhausting week, but only 3 more to go before I come home! :)
*Only 3 Fridays left!
*Only 12 days of school left!
*Only 20 days left before I come home!
Breakfast = fresh fruit + yogurt + 1 slice peanut butter toast + milk
Lunch = Salad + nectarine + banana + 1 slice pizza + water + some sweets left over from our meeting at recess time
Supper = beef + steamed veggies + water + mint chocolate ice cream bar
Schedule:
8:35 - Roll Call/ Silent Read/ Work on reports
8:45 - Mr. Smith who usually does Digital Citizenship was gone so we continued working on our reports/ symbols
9:25 - Library
10:00 - Worked more on reports/ symbols
10:40 - Recess (we had our Friday meeting during this time in the staff room)
11:00 - Spelling Test/ Extra Golden Time
11:40 - Golden Time
12:20 - Music
1:00 - Lunch
1:55 - Language
2:35 - Language
3:15 Home Time
Today I got up, got ready, had breakfast, and walked to the bus stop. I then got to school around 7:45. I don't know why the bus was so fast today, but I didn't mind.
Once I got to school, I waited outside the door because I didn't have a key and the teacher next door wasn't in yet. While waiting I updated my blog from Thursday.
Mr. Engelbert came about 5 minutes later and let me in. I then got the board ready and finished updating my blog.
Fridays are really relaxed and they have a lot of other stuff going on outside the classroom so I was able to clean up my files on my computer, read emails, and help the students with their reports whenever they needed. It was a nice 'break' even though I was still teaching.
At library, I borrowed 4 books for the next week. All of them were books students had recommended and I thought this would be a great way to not only connect with my students, but find out what kind of books 5th graders like to read. The four books I checked out are, 1. Withering-by-Sea by: Judith Rossell, 2 and 3. The first and second book in the Lost World Circus series by: Justin D'Ath, and 4. the first book in The Land of Stories series by: Chris Colfer. I'm excited to read them and talk about them with my students.
We were done around 12:20 with the students for the day and then Mr. Engelbert and I went over the plan for next week. Because I am teaching full time, he let me plan the schedule which was nice to be able to plan everything from the beginning. I then finished up some work, ate lunch, and headed to the Broadway Shopping Center. I've been looking for a 2018 planner for quite awhile and all the ones I find are too expensive so i wanted to check out target and kmart to see if they had any. I also looked around the stores for awhile too.
I finally found a planner at kmart for $5. It was exactly what I was looking for and it was super cheap so that was great. I also got found my Christmas dress and H&M for $5. Bargain shopping at its finest!
After this, I got on a bus and went to Paddy's Market in Market City. Here I found some Christmas gifts for my family.
I was only there for about an hour so I plan on going back some other time to find more goodies for gifts. It's pretty reasonable prices as well so that's always nice.
After the market, I got a train and then a bus back home. I finally got back around 6:30, showered in the tub again, and started Withering-by-Sea while I waited for supper.
We ate supper and then afterwards, I watched a show with Jeanette. I then watched a little bit of a Harry Potter movie that was on, got ready for bed, and fell asleep. It had been an exhausting week, but only 3 more to go before I come home! :)
*Only 3 Fridays left!
*Only 12 days of school left!
*Only 20 days left before I come home!
Thursday, November 16, 2017
11-16-2017
Weather: High of 74 degrees with some showers forming in the afternoon and evening.
Breakfast = fresh fruit + yogurt + 1 slice peanut butter toast + milk
Lunch = salad + banana + orange + water + dried apples for 'dessert'
Supper = salad + beef 'bits' + fish + steamed veggies + lemonade + mint chocolate ice cream bar
Schedule:
8:35 - Roll Call/ Silent Reading/ Working on reports
9:00 - Math (Mr. Engelbert and I took the enrichment kids and did a lesson about percent with them)
9:25 - Carry over of math
10:00 - Language
10:40 - Recess
11:00 - Language
11:40 - Topic (I taught them about symbols and why they are important. Then they started an activity where they will be picking different symbols for their islands. For example; island bird, island fish, island animal, island flag, island seal, etc.)
12:20 - Lunch (We have lunch early since we have sport today)
1:00 - Sport (All the gym teachers are gone this week for a conference, so Mr. Engelbert had to help with a different sport and a substitute helped me take our group to rock climbing)
1:55 - Sport
2:35 - Sport
3:15 - Home Time
Today I woke up, got ready, ate breakfast, and walked to the bus stop. I got to school around 8 and got the board ready since I hadn't done it the night before.
Once students started to come in, they were either to read quietly if they had finished their reports or grab a computer and get started on that right away.
Then the day started. Thursdays are pretty easy because we have sport all afternoon so that's nice. The day carried on like normal.
Once we got back from sport then, I got the board ready for tomorrow and headed to the bus stop. I was then stopped on the way by two ladies who approached me and asked if I had time to listen to a '5 minute speech'. I said yes (5 minutes was fine and I thought that maybe they were part of a university and this was an assignment so I thought it would be fine). It turns out they were part of a church and wanted to talk to me all about God and the 'bride'. I do believe in God and go to church often, but once they came to the part about the 'bride', I wasn't so sure. They also stated that their church is the only church I the world who believe in the bride, so right there some red flags went off. Also, this speech lasted way longer then 5 minutes and I had a bus to catch so I was getting a little annoyed because what they were talking about I didn't believe and therefore was losing interest. The main lady talking also just read from her book and the newspaper she had so I felt like it wasn't very personal if she had to read it word-by-word.
I am always getting pulled into these types of things so from now on I'm just going to be blunt that I don't have time or keep walking because if I wanted to hear about that stuff I would seek it out on my own.
I finally got on a bus and just went home instead of going to the gym. I was tired and didn't want to spend that extra time.
Once I got home then, I ordered some gifts off Amazon, had a quick snack, then did a 45 minutes workout and 15 minute ab workout off my app. I then showered in the tub (we have a shower head hookup so it wasn't too bad), got cleaned up, and read some before supper.
We finally had supper. Lewis was at work so it was Jeanette, Takuya, and me.
After supper then, I got ready for bed and read (and finished) my book. I had borrowed Harry Potter and the Cursed Child from the school library so I wanted to finish that before library tomorrow. So, I read a little under 200 pages, finished it, and then went to bed around 11.
Tomorrow is Friday! Yay :)
*Only 3 Thursdays left!
*Only 13 days of school left!
*21 days until I come home! :)
Breakfast = fresh fruit + yogurt + 1 slice peanut butter toast + milk
Lunch = salad + banana + orange + water + dried apples for 'dessert'
Supper = salad + beef 'bits' + fish + steamed veggies + lemonade + mint chocolate ice cream bar
Schedule:
8:35 - Roll Call/ Silent Reading/ Working on reports
9:00 - Math (Mr. Engelbert and I took the enrichment kids and did a lesson about percent with them)
9:25 - Carry over of math
10:00 - Language
10:40 - Recess
11:00 - Language
11:40 - Topic (I taught them about symbols and why they are important. Then they started an activity where they will be picking different symbols for their islands. For example; island bird, island fish, island animal, island flag, island seal, etc.)
12:20 - Lunch (We have lunch early since we have sport today)
1:00 - Sport (All the gym teachers are gone this week for a conference, so Mr. Engelbert had to help with a different sport and a substitute helped me take our group to rock climbing)
1:55 - Sport
2:35 - Sport
3:15 - Home Time
Today I woke up, got ready, ate breakfast, and walked to the bus stop. I got to school around 8 and got the board ready since I hadn't done it the night before.
Once students started to come in, they were either to read quietly if they had finished their reports or grab a computer and get started on that right away.
Then the day started. Thursdays are pretty easy because we have sport all afternoon so that's nice. The day carried on like normal.
Once we got back from sport then, I got the board ready for tomorrow and headed to the bus stop. I was then stopped on the way by two ladies who approached me and asked if I had time to listen to a '5 minute speech'. I said yes (5 minutes was fine and I thought that maybe they were part of a university and this was an assignment so I thought it would be fine). It turns out they were part of a church and wanted to talk to me all about God and the 'bride'. I do believe in God and go to church often, but once they came to the part about the 'bride', I wasn't so sure. They also stated that their church is the only church I the world who believe in the bride, so right there some red flags went off. Also, this speech lasted way longer then 5 minutes and I had a bus to catch so I was getting a little annoyed because what they were talking about I didn't believe and therefore was losing interest. The main lady talking also just read from her book and the newspaper she had so I felt like it wasn't very personal if she had to read it word-by-word.
I am always getting pulled into these types of things so from now on I'm just going to be blunt that I don't have time or keep walking because if I wanted to hear about that stuff I would seek it out on my own.
I finally got on a bus and just went home instead of going to the gym. I was tired and didn't want to spend that extra time.
Once I got home then, I ordered some gifts off Amazon, had a quick snack, then did a 45 minutes workout and 15 minute ab workout off my app. I then showered in the tub (we have a shower head hookup so it wasn't too bad), got cleaned up, and read some before supper.
We finally had supper. Lewis was at work so it was Jeanette, Takuya, and me.
After supper then, I got ready for bed and read (and finished) my book. I had borrowed Harry Potter and the Cursed Child from the school library so I wanted to finish that before library tomorrow. So, I read a little under 200 pages, finished it, and then went to bed around 11.
Tomorrow is Friday! Yay :)
*Only 3 Thursdays left!
*Only 13 days of school left!
*21 days until I come home! :)
Wednesday, November 15, 2017
11-15-2017
Weather: high of 74 degrees with sunny skies. May be a bit windy throughout the day.
Breakfast = fresh fruit + yogurt + 1 slice peanut butter toast + milk
Lunch = salad + banana + peach + water
Supper = salad + steamed veggies + chicken + mint ice cream sandwich + water
Schedule:
8:35 - Roll Call/ Silent Reading
8:45 - Speeches (the 5th grade students who wanted to run for something all stand up in front of the other 5th graders, 4th graders, and 6th graders. After their speeches then, all of the 4,5, and 6th grade students along with the teachers will vote on who the next leaders for these positions will be for next year)
9:25- Speeches continued
10:00 - Language
10:40 - Recess
11:00 - Math/ voting for leaders
11:40 - Drama
12:20 - Drama
1:00 - Lunch
1:55 - Transition buddies (this is where the 5th graders meet up with the transition, grade between preschool and kindergarten, students to show them around the school)
2:35 - Transition buddies went a little longer than planned so when we got back, I read a chapter from Hatchet to them.
3:15 - Home Time
Today I got up, got ready, ate breakfast, and walked to the bus stop. I then got to school a couple minutes after 8, got the board ready, and looked over my lesson for the day.
The day started with the 5th grade speeches that took about an hour. Everyone did really good and had done a good job at preparing.
Then the day went on as normal until transition buddies time. We were then going to learn about symbols of a state or country and start drawing their island symbol, but we didn't have a lot of time before they had to pack up, so we just read a chapter from Hatchet which was a good way to end the day I thought.
After school then, we had gymnastics that I hung around and helped with.
I then took the bus to the gym, ran 3 miles and did a 15 minute ab workout. I then showered and made it to the bus stop by 6:58, to which I waited about 30 minutes for the next bus to show up :/ so I didn't get home until about 7:45.
Jeanette and I ate supper then. Takuya was out and Lewis was working so it was just the two of us.
After supper then, I got ready for bed and read for 30 minutes from my book. I went to bed around 9:45. I was exhausted.
*Only 3 Wednesdays left!
*Only 14 days of school left!
*22 days until I come home! :)
Today was also the day that Australia got their votes back on whether same sex marriage should be legalized. A ballot was sent out and the people had to send back their votes. This wasn't compulsory, but about 79% of the country's population returned their ballots with their votes. Of that 79%, about 62% voted yes. Now this bill has to go to parliament and that process before it is passes. The whole school was mostly in favor of this. I was surprised that it hasn't been passed already. But when I first came here there were 'Yes' signs in a lot of the windows so it's been going on for quite awhile.
Breakfast = fresh fruit + yogurt + 1 slice peanut butter toast + milk
Lunch = salad + banana + peach + water
Supper = salad + steamed veggies + chicken + mint ice cream sandwich + water
Schedule:
8:35 - Roll Call/ Silent Reading
8:45 - Speeches (the 5th grade students who wanted to run for something all stand up in front of the other 5th graders, 4th graders, and 6th graders. After their speeches then, all of the 4,5, and 6th grade students along with the teachers will vote on who the next leaders for these positions will be for next year)
9:25- Speeches continued
10:00 - Language
10:40 - Recess
11:00 - Math/ voting for leaders
11:40 - Drama
12:20 - Drama
1:00 - Lunch
1:55 - Transition buddies (this is where the 5th graders meet up with the transition, grade between preschool and kindergarten, students to show them around the school)
2:35 - Transition buddies went a little longer than planned so when we got back, I read a chapter from Hatchet to them.
3:15 - Home Time
Today I got up, got ready, ate breakfast, and walked to the bus stop. I then got to school a couple minutes after 8, got the board ready, and looked over my lesson for the day.
The day started with the 5th grade speeches that took about an hour. Everyone did really good and had done a good job at preparing.
Then the day went on as normal until transition buddies time. We were then going to learn about symbols of a state or country and start drawing their island symbol, but we didn't have a lot of time before they had to pack up, so we just read a chapter from Hatchet which was a good way to end the day I thought.
After school then, we had gymnastics that I hung around and helped with.
I then took the bus to the gym, ran 3 miles and did a 15 minute ab workout. I then showered and made it to the bus stop by 6:58, to which I waited about 30 minutes for the next bus to show up :/ so I didn't get home until about 7:45.
Jeanette and I ate supper then. Takuya was out and Lewis was working so it was just the two of us.
After supper then, I got ready for bed and read for 30 minutes from my book. I went to bed around 9:45. I was exhausted.
*Only 3 Wednesdays left!
*Only 14 days of school left!
*22 days until I come home! :)
Today was also the day that Australia got their votes back on whether same sex marriage should be legalized. A ballot was sent out and the people had to send back their votes. This wasn't compulsory, but about 79% of the country's population returned their ballots with their votes. Of that 79%, about 62% voted yes. Now this bill has to go to parliament and that process before it is passes. The whole school was mostly in favor of this. I was surprised that it hasn't been passed already. But when I first came here there were 'Yes' signs in a lot of the windows so it's been going on for quite awhile.
Tuesday, November 14, 2017
11-14-2017
Weather: High of 72 degrees with mostly sunny skies.
Breakfast = fresh fruit + yogurt + a 'nut energy bar' because we ran out of bread + milk
Lunch = salad + banana + orange + water
Supper = sushi + banana + popcorn
Schedule:
8:35 - Roll Call/ Silent Reading
8:45 - Casey's Math lesson on Prisms and Pyramids
9:25 - Carry over of math lesson
10:00 - Topic: worked more on their papers
10:40 - Recess
11:00 - P.E.
11:40 - Language
12:20 - Langauge
1:00 - Lunch
1:55 - Worked more on their papers for topic
2:35 - Continued working on their papers, and if they finished they started on a Grammar unit
3:15 - Home Time
Today I got up, got ready, ate breakfast, and walked to the bus stop. I got to school around 8 and got the last minute things ready for the day.
I was teaching all the lessons in the morning and they went really well. For topic, I was able to explain my expectations for the paper more and give them better examples which cleared up some lingering questions they still had. For math, I also did a K-W-L charts with them and we used the little whiteboards to draw a pyramid and prism. By doing this, the students stay more engaged and it makes the lesson more fun as well.
Finally after lunch, they worked more on their papers and most of them are either done or really close to finish. I told them this was the last class time they would have to work on their paper, so if they didn't get it done it would be part of their homework for the week to get done by Friday.
After school then, I corrected the math work they had done. I then packed up my stuff and headed to the gym.
At the gym, I decided to go for a swim and I swam a total of 810 yards! I love swimming and it is a great form of exercise as well so that was good. I then quickly showered to get ready to meet Jeanette and head to a movie.
After my shower, I realized I forgot my hair brush. I had enough time so I quickly went home. Jeanette then texted me and said that it was too expensive where we were going to go, so we decided to go to the same place we went last week. This worked out well because I knew better where I was going and also, the movie wasn't until 6:30 so I had plenty of time to get home.
I then meet Jeanette around 6:25. The movie 'started' at 6:30 but there is about 20 minutes of ads so we went and I got sushi for supper.
We finally got to the movie and found our spots. We went to "Murder on the Orient Express" and it was really good. So far, all the movies I have seen here have been really good. I also like going in the middle of the week because it's a nice break in everything that's going on.
After the movie, we got the train back to our suburb. We then went to the grocery store quick because we had some time to waste before the bus came. I personally would've rather walked home, but Jeanette seemed really timed so I didn't say anything.
We got home around 10. I quickly got ready for bed. I didn't read or anything I just went to bed. With all the exercise and school I've been pretty tired, but this way I sleep really well! :)
Happy Hump Day Tomorrow :)
*Only 3 more Tuesdays left!
*15 more days of school
*23 days until I come home! :)
Breakfast = fresh fruit + yogurt + a 'nut energy bar' because we ran out of bread + milk
Lunch = salad + banana + orange + water
Supper = sushi + banana + popcorn
Schedule:
8:35 - Roll Call/ Silent Reading
8:45 - Casey's Math lesson on Prisms and Pyramids
9:25 - Carry over of math lesson
10:00 - Topic: worked more on their papers
10:40 - Recess
11:00 - P.E.
11:40 - Language
12:20 - Langauge
1:00 - Lunch
1:55 - Worked more on their papers for topic
2:35 - Continued working on their papers, and if they finished they started on a Grammar unit
3:15 - Home Time
Today I got up, got ready, ate breakfast, and walked to the bus stop. I got to school around 8 and got the last minute things ready for the day.
I was teaching all the lessons in the morning and they went really well. For topic, I was able to explain my expectations for the paper more and give them better examples which cleared up some lingering questions they still had. For math, I also did a K-W-L charts with them and we used the little whiteboards to draw a pyramid and prism. By doing this, the students stay more engaged and it makes the lesson more fun as well.
Finally after lunch, they worked more on their papers and most of them are either done or really close to finish. I told them this was the last class time they would have to work on their paper, so if they didn't get it done it would be part of their homework for the week to get done by Friday.
After school then, I corrected the math work they had done. I then packed up my stuff and headed to the gym.
At the gym, I decided to go for a swim and I swam a total of 810 yards! I love swimming and it is a great form of exercise as well so that was good. I then quickly showered to get ready to meet Jeanette and head to a movie.
After my shower, I realized I forgot my hair brush. I had enough time so I quickly went home. Jeanette then texted me and said that it was too expensive where we were going to go, so we decided to go to the same place we went last week. This worked out well because I knew better where I was going and also, the movie wasn't until 6:30 so I had plenty of time to get home.
I then meet Jeanette around 6:25. The movie 'started' at 6:30 but there is about 20 minutes of ads so we went and I got sushi for supper.
We finally got to the movie and found our spots. We went to "Murder on the Orient Express" and it was really good. So far, all the movies I have seen here have been really good. I also like going in the middle of the week because it's a nice break in everything that's going on.
After the movie, we got the train back to our suburb. We then went to the grocery store quick because we had some time to waste before the bus came. I personally would've rather walked home, but Jeanette seemed really timed so I didn't say anything.
We got home around 10. I quickly got ready for bed. I didn't read or anything I just went to bed. With all the exercise and school I've been pretty tired, but this way I sleep really well! :)
Happy Hump Day Tomorrow :)
*Only 3 more Tuesdays left!
*15 more days of school
*23 days until I come home! :)
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