First Day on the Job

So, today was my very first day of work. (No labour day holiday here.) The students don't start till Wednesday and Thursday, so I won't have any classes until then. Today was actually kind of boring as the morning was spent in a teacher conference type thing about how to improve attendance levels. How fun. Then this afternoon was slightly more exciting where I found out that I am basically the 'head' drama teacher, and as such I am in charge of creating a curriculum to follow for myself, and for the other drama teachers to follow as well. Not overwhelming in the slightest, seeing as how it's only my second year teaching. I got bombarded with so much new information today that my brain is still trying to process a lot of it, and I've actually probably forgotten most of it already. I think I have something stupid like 15 different classes, and I might even have to teach CAPP! But I think she said probably not, so I really hope not. It's a 'home room' type class though, and a lot of teachers have home rooms, so it's not out of the ordinary apparently. The school is also bigger than I thought. Today I went in several different buildings and sections that Adam and I did not discover last week. Also, I heard from several other teachers there that this is quite a challenging school and they were asking, 'so, you think you're up for a challenge, coming to Rossmore, eh?' Great. Thank goodness I got to come home to relax after, instead of a hostel or something.

Adam has not found a job yet. Though I'm told he's almost done his resume.

As for other things... I read through the shower instructions, and I'm sorry to say, they are mostly to do with how to turn it on and what to do when it doesn't work. There are no instructions on how to wash yourself. But don't worry, Clay, I'm sure you're doing just fine, I don't hear Caran complain of any smells usually. The shower is different here though. You have to flip a breaker on before you start, then there is a pressure dial and a temperature dial, which you set before you hit the 'start/stop' button. Weird. Nothing like a facet handle or anything. And, our sink is actually the first one I have seen so far that has the cold and hot water tap combined into one.