WE WON!

As many of you Facebook followers would know, we ended up winning the Ultimate School Excursion Competition. It was crazy! We were so excited to find out and I could not hear a word the radio announcers were saying because my class was going crazy, the class across the hall were trying to come into my room and it was just insane! Funny thing was (I didn't hear this til I listened to the playback later) was that the radio announcers were joking that I shouldn't take my class coz it didn't seem like I could control them. He he.

Have a listen to the craziness here:



The excursion went off so smoothly. I got another staff member to come along, as well as 5 awesome parents. We walked to the show since it was so close to school. I just love being right on the edge of the Adelaide CBD. The walk was a bit more taxing than I thought though, and I noticed my usually quick power walk, had become a waddle! I felt so heavy that day. I was determined to be on my feet all day, walk around with the different groups we'd arranged etc so I could give myself a test run for what it'll be like in Japan. I was exhausted at the end of the day, but wasn't overly sore the next day. My hormones however, went crazy the following day. I had so many different emotions I was feeling and was a bit of a mess really! More on that will come.
For now, I'll just post a couple of photos from our day at the show...

some of 8MW with one of the strange 'flowerpot' people

the famous show ducks. They change outfits regularly throughout the day and
are guided by the dogs. I'm still not sure whether I thought this was cute or just plain cruel...

The first photo of the day. Just before I let the kids loose...

Pig Diving. Zoom in to see it better...I wasn't sure what Pig diving was until Pete showed me a clip on Youtube. It actually made me cry because the pig on the clip got to the edge of the platform and was baulking but had no where to turn back. I was really upset as the pig was scared. I was crying watching the clip. Thinking it was a bit of the pregnancy hormones kicking in, but I'm still not sure whether I like the concept. Though, this particular Pig Diving event was good because the pig just went right to the edge, had a sniff, then jumped into the pool. Pigs are so cute!

Trying the scones from the CWA stall at the show. The
scones were delish, especially with the home-made plum jam.
These women sure know how to make people happy.
Look how big I am in this pic. It just looks fat though from this angle!

Competition - please vote

I love listening to the radio on the way to work. My favourite show features 3 lovely people who have actually had a fair bit to do with Pulteney (the school where I work). Monday morning they announced a competition where teachers register and if voted for the most, win an 'Ultimate excursion' to the Royal Adelaide Show. When i mentioned this to my class they were pumped and I registered the same morning. Anyway, funny thing was, that evening I got a text message from a guy from the station asking if he could me and my class the next morning. I was getting all excited until my practical husband pointed out ' Ah, Mel. You surely have to get permission to get your kids a day off school.' Smart boy that one! I then rang my boss at home and he cracked up when I told him that Pete had to remind me not to get too excited and forget basic protocol.
Permission was granted and I arranged for an interview.
Click on the link below to have a listen to me and my gorgeous class of year 8's.



Also, I'm pretty sure that voting for this competition is open to ANYONE. You can vote for me (on behalf of my class) as many times as you like. I'm thinking that after all the voting I do for my lovely friends in various competitions, they wont mind returning the love (hint hint).

Go to this link and enter #1 where it asks for who you're voting for!

VOTE FOR MEL!

Guess what I set for homework for the next week.... :-)