Tuesday 2/14: Happy Valentine’s Day!

In my classes today we sang “Skidamarink” (and with the younger kids we also re-sang “BINGO”) and just reviewed everything we’ve worked on lately.

At school today the teachers decided to have a strike on Friday to protest the huge cuts in the “RASED” program, which helps students with difficulties. The government is cutting a lot of the counselors and a lot of funding, which is going to make it very difficult for the students who need the extra help. So, all the teachers are going on strike and the school is closed on Friday (because there won’t be any teachers there to teach!). Which means—I only have one more day of teaching! Sweeeet!

Tonight we made crêpes in the conversation class! Mmmm! Everyone brought a filling (and someone brought the batter and an electric griddle) and we talked and ate. Alison was dropped off at my house right before the class, so she came too!

Photo: Two people are missing, but here's my conversation class!

Catherine was at her city council meeting tonight, so we had dinner without her. We were planning to watch the Tuesday night TV show (the foster family one), but apparently the “season” is finished. Whatever that means. So, no more of that until after I’m long gone from here! Go figure… I don’t understand TV shows. Finally I actually follow one and they get rid of it! Lame.

So, Alison and I watched a really long French historical drama called “La Princess de Montpensier.” It was ok. At least we learned something about the Catholic-Protestant wars that went on in France in the 16^th century!