Kia ora Nora

My two week break is almost over. On Monday, I’ll be joining my year 2s again. I have planned for them to make a wrist watch this coming week so, they can practice telling time. Also, I will be teaching them some French (just have to stay one chapter/step ahead of the students). I have a French song that I will be teaching them in the morning this week. I am mostl excited for the writing unit I have planned for the class. They will be penpals with a Canadian school. Just telling them that they would be writing to students in Canada made them very excited and curious about Canada.  Unfortunately, I found out yesterday that I have  acute bronchitis. I was having severaly painful headaches, feeling exhausted and weak. The doctor gave me antibiotics to help clear up the bronchitis  and paracetamol for my headaches. Drinking lots of liquids and considering buying a cheap humidifier for my room to speed up my recovery. I can’t really afford to be sick right now. Four weeks til...

It is exactly 1 month and 4 weeks till I land back home. I'm really excited to be almost complete my teaching training. I have two more assignments left to submit and 4 weeks of placement to go! Currently, I am half way through a two week break from placement. Which is wonderful, time for planning lessons and finishing my assignments. I am not enjoying teaching year 2. I definitely, am not feeling the magic and connection that I have with teens. I don't like having to give specific instructions to the year 2 students about EVERYTHING! Typical Day in Year 2 "You take your piece of paper with your flower on it and you cut it out like this." Ms. N "I don't have scissors?" Tommy "Tommy, you can share with a friend." Ms. N "I'm bad at cutting Ms." Sammy "That's okay, give it your best try!" Ms. N *Sammy comes up to me with his flower cut in half* "No, worries Sammy we will tape that up and it will be good as...