Author Archives: Pam Fanjoy

I was in preparing for the school year yesterday. As a part of my assignment, I am teaching French Immersion Art to the grade 7s and 8s. As a skill building lesson to talk about and (hopefully) build creativity, I made ink blots on rice paper for each of the kids to expand upon theContinue reading “Sexy Ink”

As a Core French teacher, I try to do things that will engage the kids and help keep their interest in class. One year, I was teaching primary kids (which is not something that I have done for a while – grades 7 and 8 are where I have spent most of my career) andContinue reading “My skin was crawling … too!”

You know how when you become a parent, your parent watches very closely for either “I told you so” or “It serves you right” moments when their adorable grandchildren give you exactly what you deserve and they had to wait decades for it to happen? When it does happen, I imagine that it must beContinue reading “I told you so!”

OH. MY. GOD.!!Luke cracks me up!! Sometimes you just need a man in the house and today that was …ME!!!! Last night at 11:00 pm, he yelled from his bedroom into mine that he had bed bugs! WTF. Bed bugs? There is NO WAY our house has bed bugs. I asked if there were aContinue reading ““Man” of the House”

I would never profess to be a techno wizard. However, I am proficient in the programs and formats that I need to use for my work and personal life. That being said, when something goes wrong with the computer and I’m not completely sure what the problem is, I am not the person that youContinue reading “Photo Shoot (Me if anyone sees it)”

You know that you do not have the most healthy relationship with a particular coworker when you hear their voice coming down the hall first thing in the morning and you HIDE! I arrive early in the morning so that I can set up and organize for the day. This morning, I happened to beContinue reading “Hide and (please don’t) seek!”

It has been a long first week back to school and it is only the end of the second day! Holy cow – how can time pass so incredibly slowly! I came home from work, did some stuff around the house then put my pyjamas on just to be comfortable – even though it isContinue reading “Hi/high?”

I was at work today in my non-air conditioned classroom. It was the third of three Professional Development days, prescribed by the Board. This was the most useful of the three as we were given the day to co-plan with colleagues, set up classrooms and get materials ready for next week. My school was builtContinue reading “R.I.P. RIP(ped Jeans)”

As a teacher, I am not, and have never been, a fan of regular staff meetings. To gather a group of people in a room who are already busy and have tons of work to do only to assign them make work projects and ice breaker games drives me INSANE! Yet another reason I knowContinue reading “Are we not adults?”

Dear Neighbor, This is what I think of your NO POOP ZONE. **I know I am smart, but do you really think I can read?? Also …. my Mom picked it up, so ….. 😝 Love Clark