A Bit O' Green Apples

Did you partake of the 'GREEN' on St. Paddy's Day?


I wore a bit o' green myself and cooked up a tasty and lean corned beef brisket with cabbage, potatoes and carrots . . . YUM!


Well, we are looking at White today! White in the form of unseasonable snow. The crashing of breaking limbs woke me at 5:13 this AM but it wasn't until I looked out the window that I realized what the noise was. We were being visited by a blanket of heavy soft snow. After confirming school closures -- Just why did it take so long for that decision to be made? -- I settled in for a day free of Aesop and associated obligations.  


At almost 11 AM the snow is still sitting there but it looks like it has mostly stopped falling from the sky. I am always a bit melancholic when the lovely white stuff melts and I am trying to avoid that inevitable event by writing to my blog. I could be cleaning closets and drawers or . . . No, nuh-uh, maybe later.


I hope EAST has a good turnout for the meeting/CPD opportunity Thursday, March 23rd. Nancy Sheehan, EEA Uniserv Consultant will be giving us a refresher course on our rights as guest teachers under the contract and with our membership in the local, state and national education associations. This promises to be a valuable little class for our guest teachers because few of us are really aware of what our rights are and some of our guest teachers don't give them a thought until they are in hot water, so-to-speak. 


We will also have the pleasure of hearing about overseas teaching opportunities. Hideki Kokubu, Westgate USA, Inc. is scheduled to share, in the first 20 minutes, details of what his company has to offer qualified educators interested in teaching in Japan. This sounds like a great way to see and experience a beautiful country, its culture and people; if you have ever hankered to get away for awhile don't miss this EAST meeting.


Still on the subject of the EAST meeting. I picked up a few drawing prizes. I promised a special prize drawing for guest teachers who bring a newbie (a guest teacher who is new to EAST meetings) to this meeting but, the 'newbie' guest teacher gets to enter a special prize drawing too! And, if you are a 'newbie' yourself you can enter both drawings! Crazy, huh? Not bringing a 'newbie'? We have a few prizes for you to try for too.