Balmoral Primary & Intermediate

Today I spent my time between two teachers after a tour of the school from two boys in 6th grade. The school is set up so that students and teachers spend a great deal of time outside. The weather never gets really cold here so students are able to be outside. There are no special classes for students in grades K-5. Their classroom teacher is responsible for teaching all of them. So if you happen to get a teacher who is gifted in music then that's what you will learn a lot about. As you can imagine not all teachers feel comfortable in art. In grades 6 & 7, the students rotate from metal, wood, and food tech...but still no art. They stay with the same teacher all day and if the teacher likes to do art they get to do it about once a week.

I was lucky to see a grade 1 and grade 7 teacher do some art lessons with their students today. They happen to be teachers who love the arts and so they take the time to integrate as often as possible. I have to admit I feel pretty lucky I just get to do art.

As the week goes on I am thinking about you all back home. I didn't realize how much I would miss home, but being in the local schools makes me realize how lucky we are at Sheldon. We have an amazing group of kids, teachers and staff. I hope the weather is warm and can hold up that way for when I get back. Keep your fingers crossed with all this Swine Flu that I don't get stuck here for some crazy reason....