Happy Lovers Day

It is weird to be experiencing Valentine's Day in the summer's heat! Today we took the years 7 & 8 to Anzac Bay, a beach just off of Waihi. It was gorgeous. The teachers had planned to the coast guard, ambulance team, and fire dept. to be at the bay. The kids rotated through each station to learn about what each team does. Then they had a fake "emergency" situation set up. There was supposed to be a boat "stuck out at sea" that needed rescuing and the people then needed medical attention. I was asked to be one of the three actors that would do this. So the three of us headed out to see in the boat. We were there quite awhile when we noticed no one was coming to our rescue. Well, apparently, there was a real emergency situation so they had to leave! We were out there for an hour before someone finally came to "rescue" us so the kids to see the rescue demonstration! Bet nobody else was rescued at sea on their Valentine's Day! But everything is going great at school. I teach tomorrow for the first time on my own! My teacher will be gone for an hour, so it is just me!! Wish me luck!