It's almost the Holiday!

It has been a while since my last post because it is crazy busy over here. We just finished quarter 1 for Middle School and had parent teacher conferences.
Now, the elementary is finishing up their trimester, they are on a different schedule than the middle school and this week are parent teacher conferences with them!
And of course I am coaching Middle School soccer and volleyball. We leave in 2 weeks for Islamabad.  What am I not coaching!
Also our Grade 4 Assembly is next Tuesday, so I am even helping on my free period to practice with the kids.
The MSA accreditation team is coming here next week as they will be evaluating the whole school, every single detail. Teachers will be interviewed, they will come to our classes and observe. They are also coming to the Grade 4 Assembly which is why all the teachers are being perfectionists right now. A little over the top. Kids make mistakes. They are going to make mistakes but yes we want it to be the best we can.





In 3 weeks we have Christmas concerts and in just under 4 weeks we have Christmas holidays! Boy am I excited! Sri Lanka here I come!

Breathe Kim! Breathe!

I have recently bought a bike to travel around Lahore. It is a great way to see the city and get groceries.

I also recently went to a cancer fundraiser....it was at the Polo Grounds. We had students volunteering. We brought other schools to watch, gave free lunches, had amazing performances and a helium balloon send off into the sky in memory of those who are fighting against cancer.
There was a tent pegging activity where riders on horses galloped down the field with sticks, stabbing the tent pegs as they rode past. Apparently the Mongols used to raid villages and their horses used to pull the tent pegs out of the ground so that the tents would fall...This is still used for performances. It is very cool.

We also watched a polo match from children who are part of the Polo Club. They were quite impressive for their age.

I also heard the Pakistani national anthem for the first time as well. There were so many school boys and girls that wanted their picture taken so I took many pictures of them as the activities progressed. This was a very neat event and I was so glad that I was a part of the volunteer team. I have a tshirt that says  'Ride Off Cancer'

I am planning on running in a 10km race December 9 in Islamabad. Julia and I have been running around our park training. Are goal is to do it in under 65 minutes. We are both non runners so it has been a challenge but at least we are out staying fit with our busy schedules!

That is all for now!