Finally

The strike continued for a week and a half. Finally yesterday a deal was struck between the leaders of the TUF and the government to give the workers an additional 0.625% now in addition to the 3.5% given in May, with the rest to be added next year.

I am so glad that school will be in session come Monday. Today I went to work at Belle Vue, and the teachers all showed up, but only a few students. Monday things should go back to normal.

Unfortunately, because of the strike, MST (Minimum Standards Test) will be canceled this year. So the prep work we've been doing for Grades 2 and 4 is going to waste. The first part was supposed to be this coming Monday, so at least the students won't be going into it after almost two weeks out of school, but the teachers and I are disappointed they're canceling instead of just postponing it.

Personally, I've been trying to take advantage of the time away from school by getting other projects worked on (like the Barrier Analysis survey) and spending good recreational time away from my home, but I've really been missing being around the kids at work. I know things will be hectic as all get out next week, but it'll be good to get back into my routine.