Back in action..

Well it has been a while readers. When I last left, it was Song Kran in April and I was preparing to be homeward bound. Well I've been home and back and then some. Home was great, and even better to see some familiar faces. But as it is never a dull moment in Thailand lots have been going on since I've been back. School started middle of May and brought with it new teachers, new students and new schedule. We are expecting more teachers middle of May which is exciting and we have a new teachers aid Sam from Tazmania and also a new Chinese teacher, SiSi.

June 4th was the first school-related "no classes" day so far this year. It was "teacher day" (wai kru). The gist of this day is that there are no classes and most of the teachers sit on a stage and all the student present their flower/fruit/vegetable arrangements to the teachers on stage. Now let me remind you the school is M1-M6 each class having many classes within the grade. For example: M1/1, M1/2, M1/3, M1/4.. and so on until about M1/10 or so. For each grade. So two people from each class come to present. This is a whoole day event. Morning: M1, M2, M3. Afternoon: M4, M5, M6. After the presentation of flowers, then awards are given. Luckily Brett and I were placed in the back row on stage so it was easy to "disappear" from time to time stage left. We stayed for most of the morning and not much of the afternoon. I did manage to take pictures though so check those out of the website.

Classes this year so far are good. I'm teaching M1/1 & M1/2 in Reading and Writing; M4 in fundamental and traveling around suphanburi (which as far as knowing the town I don't), M5 and M6. I actually enjoy teaching the older students as I thought I might not. But we are reading Matilda in my M5 and M6 classes, which is always interesting. That's all for now, more later.