Back in School Again...

I'm glad it's Saturday, and I'm able to chill and do nothing except catch up on laundry and emails! School has started, students came, teacher is tired! It's been a good week though, and for the first time in Malaysia, I'm feeling relatively calm for this time of year! I'm teaching grade 4 again this year, which I'm very happy about.. since I can just pull out stuff that I used last year and am familiar with all the curriculum, ect.. It makes life so much easier!! Here are a few pics of my classroom... I still have a big room, with only 18 kids this year instead of 25. (Still got to keep the big space - lucky me ;))

The front of my room...

The back of my room...

The Perhentians.. one last holiday...

Well, I managed to squeeze in one more "getaway" before school started!
After working 3 weeks of ESL camp, getting all the new staff settled in, I needed a break! Well, a friend of mine (Tracey) really wanted to go to the east coast of Malaysia - the Perhentian islands. I jumped at the opportunity, knowing that my friend Jasmane moving here from the UK would also be up for the trip before the crazinss of school started! So, the 7 of us (Tracey, her kids, Jasmane, her son, and I) set off at 5:30am on Sunday to drive across the country to the other coast. We parked at the ferry, and were on the beach by 1pm that afternoon!

It was an amazing 3 days and 3 nights... nothing to do but swim, tan, sleep, eat and read... so relaxing! We saw incredible marine life, including reef sharks and huge turtles (easily the size of a person!)The snorkeling was truly amazing.

So now, it's almost that time of year again, when everything gears up for the beginning of school. We have staff meetings next week, and then August 12 is when the kids return. It's been a great summer - not quite ready for work mode yet.. but then again, who is?!