Island Adventures

Well this time of year has finally come again and I had my first day of school yesterday. After a busy week preparing, I was able to teach my class of 11 for the first time! It's amazing the backgrounds that these kids have and the experiences they have had throughout the past few years. I have an extremely diverse class: 1 from Ireland, 1 from Argentina, 1 from Germany, 1 from France, 1 from South Africa, 2 from England, 2 from Canada, 1 from Grand Cayman, and only 1 from the states. Of these 11 students, only 4 are girls. We'll have to stick together throughout the year.

The first day went well. I gave a math pretest for the first unit and had 95% of my class score an "A" or above, so there will be a definite need for enrichment. It's amazing the amount of work they can finish in a whole day too. I'm definitely working with students who will need that extra challenge this year.

The students are expected to wear their uniforms each day and can't go outside if they don't have their hat. This helps prevent some of the sunburns since the heat is so bad. Fortunately for me, teachers can wear whatever they want as long as it adheres to the school dress code.

I'm trying to get back into the routine of things. I was extremely exhausted yesterday afternoon but trucked through it and didn't take my nap. I was in bed by 9 p.m. and up this morning by 5:30 a.m. This might be the new norm for me since I'm able to get more work done in the morning. We'll see how that goes.