Thursday 1st

School Swimming Gala:

Friday 2nd

Junior Prom ... (What does "prom" stand for?)

Saturday 3rd

Party at "The Big House" tonight! Mike's band played ... excellent .. particularly the Thai song!

Sunday 4th

Shep has sent me the following:

If you're ever in a pub quiz...

Things you should know
~Rubber bands last longer when refrigerated.
~Peanuts are one of the ingredients of dynamite.
~There are 293 ways to make change for a dollar.
~The average person's left hand does 56% of the typing.
~A shark is the only fish that can blink with both eyes.
~There are more chickens than people in the world.
~Two-thirds of the world's eggplant is grown in New Jersey.
~The longest one-syllable word in the English language is "screeched."
~On a Canadian two dollar bill, the flag flying over the Parliament
building is an American flag.
~All of the clocks in the movie "Pulp Fiction" are stuck on 4:20.
~No word in the English language rhymes with month, orange, silver or
purple.
~"Dreamt" is the only English word that ends in the letters "mt."
~Almonds are a member of the peach family.
~Winston Churchill was born in a ladies' room during a dance.
~Maine is the only state whose name is just one syllable.
~There are only four words in the English language which end in "-dous":
tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous.
~Los Angeles's full name is "El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina de los
Angeles de Porciuncula"
~A cat has 32 muscles in each ear.
~An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.
~Tigers have striped skin, not just striped fur.
~In most advertisements, the time displayed on a watch is 10:10.
~Al Capone's business card said he was a used furniture dealer.
~The characters Bert and Ernie on Sesame Street were named after Bert the
cop and Ernie the taxi driver in Frank Capra's "Its A Wonderful Life."
~A dragonfly has a life span of 24 hours.
~A goldfish has a memory span of three seconds.
~A dime has 118 ridges around the edge.
~It's impossible to sneeze with your eyes open. (DON'T try this @ home!)
~The giant squid has the largest eyes in the world.
~In England, the Speaker of the House is not allowed to speak.
~The microwave was invented after a researcher walked by a radar tube and a
chocolate bar melted in his pocket.
~Mr. Rogers is an ordained minister.
~The average person falls asleep in seven minutes.
~There are 336 dimples on a regulation golf ball.
~"Stewardesses" is the longest word that is typed with only the left hand.

Monday 5th

Second game of tennis .. Tranter vs Lomas ... close!

Cooking Thai meal at my house for Julie and Alan. They are my guinnea pigs ... and very brave people.

Tueasday 6th

Full staff barbecue ... and that means all the staff ... teachers, office workers... maids... drivers... gardeners.. technicians .. cast of thousands!

Wednesday 7th

Another end of year party...

Thursday 8th

Farewell to departing staff party

Friday 9th

Begin journey home ... 12 hour flight :-(

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