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Re: Finally my reply! Part 1

cherylstgeorge
cherylstgeorge
Re: Finally my reply! Part 1
Dec 12 2010, 5:52 PM EST | Post edited: Dec 12 2010, 5:52 PM EST
Hi,
I'm sorry it has taken me so long to write. What a school year! I started on Aug 23rd- entered my new classroom [Our school, went under a two year, $43 million renov.-see CityHonorsSchool.org] only to find +500 boxes to unpack!
I've worked 10 Saturdays,& stay most days til 6PM. Some Fri.-you can find me there til 10. [Thank God for iTunes & the Beatles!] I've most of my items unpacked, but now, w/ 3 preps- I teach 5 classes & 1 duty [new this year for us ☹]-I've my work cut out for me. [All of us feel overwhelmed w/ both the move, this new duty and all the new technology just thrown at us-even the yearbook is on a new software program for both production & sales!]
This move has really been 4 school years in the making-Spring of 2008, we had to pack up all of our stuff & move into another bldg. for the Fall of 2008 where we found ourselves unpacking at this temporary site. Then in the spring 2010, we packed up yet again, and this past summer/fall 2010, we did our final unpacking! PHEW!
I've also been the yearbook & newspaper adviser for the last 7 yrs.
This year, I am running 3 different fundraisers to support these time consuming & money losing activities! I tried to resign from the extracurricular positions-but the admin. did not help recruit another replacement. [Swell of them!] What was I to do-tell our kids no yearbook? Next year, the school will definitely need to find a replacement!
Next yr, I will be teaching 2 classes of IB Art HL, 1 Graphic Design, & 2 Studio in Art.
So, hopefully, you now understand why I have not communicated to you sooner.

I am new to this threading- I wrote this up on a word doc. I have over 7,000 characters -so I will cut and paste, prob. in 3 parts.
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