visited my other school today! it's more of a hike than the other one, but there's a bus i can take too if i'm too lazy to walk some days ;)
my schedule is exactly what i wanted: i work tuesdays & thursdays 8h30 - 4h30 with a 2 hour break for lunch/to get to the other school. it's about a 30 minute walk from one school to the other, and i think i can eat at either school. maybe i'll switch off each day? the first school is prettier & near the center, but i haven't met any teachers there. the second school, which i visited today, was quite the trip - a long walk from the office & then i met with the directrice & all 4 of the teachers i'll be working with. i'm in 4 different levels there: CM2, CM1, CP, CE1. don't ask me what exactly that means...i just know the ages range from 7 to 11. there was a bit of trouble with the teachers, i guess they think i literally start teaching on tuesday & don't get a day for observation? hopefully that's worked out...considering i understood about 50% of the convos because they talked so fast, i have little idea what they expect of me. sooo i'll have a lesson prepared for tuesday just in case but hopefully i can just chill in the class & listen. i think this would be especially great for classroom management, to see how the teacher handles the kids & use the same methods.
also got a bank account today! so overall it was a busy & pretty exhausting day. so much listening to french! it's definitely hard when people speak quickly, but it gets even harder by 3pm when all you've done is listen to superfast french since 11am! i did manage to go to les halles, a big market that's open every morning. i picked up some olive oil, or "huile d'olive", aux herbes de provence. great for salads, meats & fish (& dipping delicious baguettes in). & olives as well!
à plus tard!
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