I realized it has been a while since my last post. So....
We have a new contract. The NTA (Nunavut Teacher's Association) voted 95% in favout to accept a contract with a retroactive 6.5% pay raise due immediately and over the remaining 2 -1/2 years a further 5%. Nice!
We had our first polar bears in town. Locals drove off the mom and young juvenile. I was sorely tempted to look, but value my life a bit too much for that! They were at the new teacher's housing site...not a recommendation for returning next year, LOL! Right into a waiting polar bear's hungry jaws?
My weight loss journey struggles daily but continues. I have now lost 82-1/2 pounds and have reached all but my last four goals. Yay for me!!!!
I have switched housing units and am in a double now, which is working out very well for the cat and I. Tigger is very content and that makes me content.
We got a look at the new high school, due to open as soon as all of the phones and intercom systems are in place. That could be who knows when, but the building and classrooms are gorgeous!!! Very exciting!
Classes are into the second term and are going very well. Tim is still very happy with my work, although I am somewhat less confident as I still struggle to meet the needs of the kidsover such a wide range.
Plans are made for leaving during our Porfessional Development week, and I will be spending the time at Timiskaming District Secondary School under the direction of my old Math teacher, Matthew Allen. It will be a great chance to see what others are doing with the same material and how they address behaviour and learning issues on restricted budgets. I'll stay with Katie and all, so it will be a great chance to visit family too.
Northern lights continue to dellight me when it is not blizzarding, which is happening frequently, although sadly mostly on weekends. Oh well. I got a day off school with my cold, as I lost my voice completely. Hard to teach when none of us know sign language (at least not the kind allowed in school, LOL!).
Anyhow, off to tidy up and get the morning coffee ready.
Love to all!
Skinny Minnie aka Terri
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