Goodness. I'm glad I read the article but the end just completely broke me. Ooof.
God, this. SO didn't see the end coming. That was just heartbreaking.
DJ, I wish you a whole ocean of job-ma, mate.
Daniel - glad you werne't hurt, sad that some fuckhead squashed your lovely car.
So yesterday we had no school, because they found 5 kids with Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease despite how vigilant we are about getting them to wash their hands every five minutes.
If one more kid is found to have it we get a week off school!!!!
...er, not that I'm wishing nasty viral infections upon any of the kids I teach. Um. But I'm sure there must be someone in the school who's been naughty, and who could take one for the team. And although I understand that there have been known to be fatalities, I also understand that it's not difficult to madicate - and we're RIGHT next to a hospital, and these parents can definitely afford to treat their kids.
C'mon, virus! Give us a week off school!
Ahem.
It was particularly nice to have yesterday off because Thursday had been our opening night, and so I got to have a (comparative) lie-in Friday morning - didn't have to be in school until 8.30. We still went to school, but it was a nice day of catching up and admin and finishing reports and assessment and stuff. And we had pizza in the staff room for lunch. Yay!