June 2010
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Tuesday 22nd June- Frontignan, France
…to go to school to have my fourth-to-last day as an assistante d’anglais only to find out that it is in fact my third-to-last day because France will be on strike on Thursday. I also had one of my schools cancel classes for next Tuesday, so Friday is my last day with them. Ever.
The countdown is on!
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Friday 18th June- Frontignan, France
…to grade my last set of tests. This bunch seemed a bit more onto it than the last, only one wrong answer stuck out for me and that was because it was just so cute.
Question: Fill the gaps.
“A photo of Charlie’s family is ____ ____ ____.”
Correct answer: “A photo of Charlie’s family is above the bed”
Kid’s...
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Tuesday 15th June- Montpellier/Frontignan, France
…to have a nice quiet day at school. All the kiddington’s were scowling over their tests and so were too busy to make their usual racket. I also discovered that my CAF money has arrived! This takes a huge amount of worry and stress off my shoulders, especially seeing as I was down to my last €20 with my trip to Italy only three weeks...
Monday 14th June- Montpellier, France
…to sort out out my lesson plans for my last two weeks of teaching. This week I’ll be doing my last round of ‘evaluations’. I wrote a charming wee tale about a cat with wings for my CM1’s first reading comprehension tests. I’m sure it’ll be a challenge for some, but here’s hoping it doesn’t all end in...
Friday 11th June- Frontignan, France
…to have a pretty crappy day. It was raining. Children of Southern France don’t see a lot of rain, so when it does occur, they end up almost foaming at the mouth with excitement. Try doing 9 till 5 with that.
The only good thing that happened today was that I discovered that my CAF file has been processed and that I can expect a generous sum of...
Tuesday 8th June- Frontignan, France
…to spend the day at school and come to the realisation that I only have ten more working days left in France. Then I will no longer be a teacher but just another unemployed university graduate. Yay?
Monday 7th June- Montpellier, France
…to go to the CAF office and continue my struggle against French bureaucracy. I am entitled to a reasonably large sum of money (which I am depending on for my upcoming trip to Italy) and they are not being forthcoming. Finally being allowed to speak to a teller person literally took all afternoon. All afternoon waiting in various queues to spend five...
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