We finished the first week of school – boy did it seem like a long week. Of course many of the staff have been working since the 19th without a break getting ready for school. The students came back very enthusiastic. We have the largest enrollment in school history – from what we were told – 253 students. It varies greatly from class to class. One class may have 12 students while another has 25. We feel much more comfortable at the start of this year knowing the routine and of course knowing the staff and many of the students.
I am teaching one class this year, a high school technology class with 9 students. It is a mixture with 9th through 12th grade students. In addition I have one school service student, a young lady, who took my class last year and will be working a lot on the school web site. Pat is working mainly with the 3rd through 6th grade students. Her schedule is a little different than last year in that she is in the classroom a little more.
The teachers hosted a “Back to School” night on Thursday evening for the students. We had soccer, volleyball, table tennis, board games, swimming and basketball along with a dance. Tony (the headmaster) and I took on two of the high school basketball players in a game of two on two. Our minds were sharp and we knew what we wanted to do, but unfortunately our bodies didn’t cooperate. We ended up on the short end in a couple of games. Everyone had a fun time with all of the activities.
On Friday evening 3 of us couples and a single teacher went down to San Stefano to “The Bourne Ultimatum” and supper at a little restaurant “Café Noir”. We really enjoyed the movie; it had us on the edge of our seats throughout. Café Noir is an interesting little restaurant. The food is good but sometimes it is a little inconsistent with the delivery of the meals. They will bring it out in shifts so no one is ever eating at the same time. One couple was served than a little while later another was and finally when they were done eating, the 3rd couple got their dinner.
Here are a couple of pictures—one is of the canteen (where students and staff can purchase food items during the school day) and the other is of our front porch.
