Christmas and end of year...

...a lethal combination. can you imagine how busy the end of year is normally in a school and then put that together with Christmas and you get some idea how busy things are. Combine that with two massive documents: The Annual Report to the School Community and the Annual Action Plan and you get a further idea. On top of that put the work associated with the hand back, the cleaning of the house, packing, posting boxes, goodbye meals and articles for magazines and you might now understand why I would gladly have got on that plane about a month ago. Of course the other man's grass is greener but it still has to be cut!

Yesterday we had our Christmas pageant followed by goodbye speeches. The school gave me presents of booklets with photos, accounts of the year and good wishes. I admitted that I was not surprised as one of the little preppies came up to me on yard duty last week and said:

"I finished my page for your surprise today!"

The P&F gave me a lovely hat (see photo) for yard duty in Ireland. many kind words were said and I thanked everyone for the enormous welcome I received from both the school and the community. I then invited 136 backpackers to visit me in Ireland sometime in the near future! We finished with the whole school doing the 'Tommy K' Dance. I have left a lot of saw Doctor's fans after me! Lovely community, lovely school and lovely kids.

Stayed late to finish the Annual Action Plan and chip away at the Annual Report to the School community. Shoved my head in the door at the end of year disco also. late home but loads done.