Last week of term!

I can't believe there is now only 4 working days for us before the Christmas hols. This half term has gone sooo quickly!
Sorry that it has taken us a while to update the blog but we have been having problems with our internet connection- very frustrating. But a kind friend has lent us his laptop for the day :-)
The last week was a great week despite the fact that I have come down with a cold/flu type thing :-(
Last weekend we had a bit of a sad weekend saying goodbye to the grade 12's but we had a great celebration with a dorm party/talent night. Some of the pupils sang/performed for them and even some of the teachers!The primaries and I decorated the hall :-)

On the Sunday we had a leavers service and awards etc and met some of their parents before the left to go home. Was a verrrry emotional evening in the dorm for the rest of the girls who were so sad to say goodbye.

This weekend has also been great. Fridays our are days off and this week we decided to catch a lift with the school trip going to Ndola for a cricket match. We were offered a lift and we could then be dropped off at a shopping mall type thing and then picked up afterward! Ndola is about 2 hours away so it was a long trip there. When we got there we dropped off the cricketers at 'Simba international school' where the matches took place. The headteacher then gave the driver instructions to the shopping mall which was about 5 mins away. BUT...unfortuantely the driver had is own ideas on directions and even though we had actually seen and driven past the mall he still insisted it was in the opposite direction. So we had to sit patiently until he finally admitted after about 20 mins of dirt tracks etc that we were lost. lol.Thankfully Jona had remembered the route back and an hour later (also after a mini break down!!) we found the shopping mall and only had time for a quick trolley dash! Was frustrating at the time but a memory we shall remember with laughter!
And we managed to catch the end of the girls playing cricket which was good :-)

This weekend was the last one before we break up for Christmas so we were getting a bit christmasey in the dorm. I discovered that there was an old christmas tree stashed away in one of the cupboards which had been sent over a few years ago so the girls and I decided to put it up! Quite funny when its baking hot outside!!

So altogether its been a brilliant few weeks! Hope all is well at home!
Jona and Kerry x