Day 2: 100°F (38°C)
Ok. I have to admit. I laughed out loud my first time seeing a stream of students in their uniforms. All I could think of was that I was walking through a Harry Potter movie and these kids were going to pull out their wands and yell "Expelliarmus!" I got control of myself pretty quickly, and by the end of the day, I had started to not notice their uniforms so much. Today was the official start of school for both the kids and me. I didn't have any students scheduled today so participated in Roll Call at the beginning of the day and spent the rest of the day tracking down a laptop that I can use and getting my school user name and password so that I can log onto it. I also connected with some staff in the HSIE faculty and found two other teachers that are going to be teaching the coastal management classes as well. We're going to collaborate and help each other out with lessons. It was a hot, hot day. It topped out at about 38C which is about 100F. Our faculty rooms seem to be a bit cooler than the classrooms and outside temp, though not all of them have AC. I'm not sure why that is... The classrooms themselves don't have AC, so tomorrow - my first day with students - will be hot. It is supposed to get even warmer out tomorrow. The kids' first day went well. Tom spent half the day in their school office trying to figure out their registration. Alta is in a Year 2 class with about 22 students. Olin is in a 3/4 split with 31 students. That isn't ideal, but what do you do? Their school is broken up into 5 different houses. They are in the house for all students with last names that start with LMN and O. The house has a name, but the Prefect that was showing the new kids and parents around was hard to understand so Tom couldn't understand what it was. (I wonder if they have wands at their school :) I'm going to keep this post short as I'm beat and need to do some school work. Walk to Work Mileage Tally: 18 miles (28 km) I'm becoming a bit supporter of just plain old fashioned 'walking.' Heres a fun read if anyone wants to follow it. A Hobbit's Guide to Walking.
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Anna
1/30/2017 00:16:25
Hi Myla!
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Myla Liljemark
1/30/2017 01:27:30
Hi Anna! Great to hear from you! i'm so glad you are following along. Yes. The schools are very different. We are learning as we go :) Swedish schools have some pretty good reputations!
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Val Larimore
1/30/2017 06:30:01
Mila your postings of life in Australia are amazing! Thank you for keeping us all up to date on your adventures! It is a lot of extra work but what a great way to track your adventure and keep us all intrigued! The kids are beautiful! Love from Val
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Myla Liljemark
1/31/2017 22:24:58
I'm glad you are liking it Val! I might miss a day here and there, but I'm trying to keep on top of updates. Glad you are following along!
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Linda Feletar
1/30/2017 13:29:15
Hi Myla,
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Myla Liljemark
1/31/2017 22:28:43
Hi Linda,
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