Mixed up
school week, since I have my boys for only 3 periods a day we have to struggle
to get all the curriculum covered. This week we had two days of meeting during
class and another half a day today. They are doing more International Baccalaureate® (IB) Primary Years
Program training. This
is the second year for PYP at our school and they are trying to get certified.
We have another session on Thursday morning (our Saturday) from 8-10. Our
speaker is Hala Fadda from London.
There are
big turquoise birds (Indian Rollers), green parrots and lemon and lime trees in
the school yard. It is a tropical place, just missing the water. The water we
use here is desalinated water so it not very hard. Traffic here isn’t bad, less
congested than Halifax for sure. They have so many roundabouts, many more than
traffic lights. The person inside the circle has the right of way, so it’s the
place to be.
This evening
a group from school went to a Turkish restaurant for a huge meal. We had
salads, a plate with an assortment of spreads for bread, grilled fish and
sweets. It was very good. The noise level was very high as is all Arabic
gatherings. I have learned from
occasions such as this that I can’t expect total silence in a classroom.
The spreads which went with the bread.
