This Just In From California

Good afternoon,

Mrs Earl has just received this email from Our Lady of the Assumption school in Carmichael, CA that she has just shared with all of the staff...

Dear Friends,
Please know that our school, Our Lady of the Assumption in Carmichael, CA is
praying for your school community. We will be watching for updates on your
website and hope all will be back to normal as soon as possible.

God bless,
Pauline Gilmour and the
Seventh Grade
OLA School

Isn't it amazing how the internet can bring people together.

Thank you for your prayers, and God Bless You,

Mr Grant

Lend A Hand...

...if you can.


I'm dragging Matthew out with a shovel to join the UC Student Volunteer Army tomorrow.

Once we've bought some shovels!

Mr Grant

School's Out Till Monday...

...at the earliest.

Jo has notified us that we are to stay away from school until at least next Monday (and I suspect longer - the city is going to need a lot of port-a-loos, so OLA may have to wait our turn).

Just dug a couple of holes in the back yard...Kelsey is grossed out to the max!

Keep safe,

Mr Grant

I was just looking at Monday's post. Oh how quickly things can change...

Shake Up Tuesday

Oh my, that was rather...umm...

I am pleased to report that everyone in Room 2 was fine during this afternoon's drama.

Apart from Joseph, who is lying on the floor behind my desk.


Mary is also down, but she at least isn't damaged.

As it happened, most of the children had just gone outside after enjoying lunch and a DVD inside...


...the half a dozen or so who were still inside with me dived under the tables just like they should have done before I even realized that this was a little more than an aftershock! In short, they were brilliant.

We then calmly assembled on the courts to watch some liquefaction first hand.









It was kinda fascinating - it didn't start coming out of the ground until a couple of minutes afterwards.

As for tomorrow - stay at home! As for the rest of the week...watch this space, 'cause at the moment I just don't know. I suspect that we'll have the rest of the week off while we're waiting for a structural check. But that's just me.

I'll let you know as soon as I know.

In the mean time, keep safe, and God bless,

Mr Grant

Summertime Monday

Good afternoon,

And a lovely afternoon it is too. Boy we're lucky to have a pool!



These photos were taken as the children were back in the pool after running through the triathlon course.


During our R.E. lesson earlier in the day, we were discussing...


After a quick walk outside...


...we came back and discussed it some more.



Ain't technology grand!

Bye for now,

Mr Grant

Room 2 Newsletter for Term 1, Week 4

Good afternoon,

Here is the Room 2 Newsletter for Term 1, Week 4.

Use the usual password to open it...

Have a great weekend,

Mr Grant