Well the iPhone has been launched in the U.S. and early reports suggest that it will live up to the pre-release hype. A few minor issues seemed to have arisen, but overall the response and reviews seems to be mostly positive.
Of course all this means little to us Mac fans down under, as we have no idea when or even if we will see it down here. If the iTunes Store is anything to go by, I certainly won't be holding my breath for one.
So I made it through to the end of the school term and what a final week it was. On the Monday we had our Religious Education Review and we were all very nervous as the reviewers observed our lessons, asked us questions and interviewed children, parents, board members and even our priest. However it all came out good.
Tuesday saw us hosting approx 30 children from Our Lady of the Snows School in Methven as well as about 10 teachers/parents/helpers. It was a great day had by all as we showcased our Pacific heritage and the children all got along really well. I'm sure it will be day they all remember and I know the St James' children are looking forward to the return visit which I think will included a trip to a dairy farm. The day ended wonderfully with the OLS children joining our children in a Samoan sasa.
Wednesday was relatively normal, however on Thursday I had a job interview at CPIT for a position as Macintosh Systems Administrator. The interview involved approx 15 mins of proving that I can find my way around a Mac, followed by a 3-person panel interview which lasted about 50 mins. I felt it went quite well but you never can tell with these things and they said to allow 14 days before I should hear anything. Back at school that afternoon I received a phone call from Michelle at the agency to tell me I was their preferred choice and just needed the referees reports to confirm that I was OK! Man what great news that was! I was like a kid at Christmas!
Friday dawns wet and windy which doesn't bode well for the Mission On launch that our school was hosting that day. However before the Minister of Health, Pete Hodgson arrives I get the phone call from CPIT to formally offer me the position, which after calling back later in the day to discuss what the package entailed I happily accepted. So with that out of the way I got on with the Mission On launch which included a school welcome for the guests, a range of activities for the kids including a Hip Hop Dance workshop, a cooking demo, skipping and other games based around health promoting activities and eating. All in all it went off very successfully considering we had to move all the activities inside the classrooms. The kids finished off the term on a high note and got to take home lots of healthy recipes and cool gear like skipping ropes and t-shirts.
So now we have the school holidays - 2 weeks off - and I need to finish off all my assessments for end of term and clear out my classroom, ready for the new teacher. School has been really good about letting me go, the fact that I've effectively been on a term by term contract means that I could leave without having to give too much notice anyway, but I know it will be a pain to have to find a replacement at such short notice.
What a difference a week makes!
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