Tsunan speaking tests

Back at Tsunan today. Still haven't got the insurance sorted out with Tokamachi High School so I was on the bus again. I called Helen before I left but got confused with the time given by my clock, which was five minutes slower than my watch, so I had a shorter conversation than intended before rushing out for the bus. I texted her on teh bus to apologise and promise to ring again tomorrow.

Nothing different about Tsunan except that from teh office window I can see quite a bit of snow building up on the mountains. Mana-sensei was saying that in her part of Nagano it was snowing this morning, so perhaps we'll get it soon in Niigata. I had a fax on my desk, two weeks late, from Tokuma-sensei thanking me for doing two lessons solo when she was ill. She now considers me to be a 'reliable ALT', which is a massive improvement from a few months ago (re: the whole not-sleeping-properly-turning-up-late-and-yawning thing).

Tsunan are having their speaking tests today, so I've been briefed on how to run teh tests and grade the students. They will also have listening tests so later today I have to record some dialogues for those tests.

I also found out that Albirex are definitely playing a Japan Masters team this weekend to raise money for the Earthquake fund. I'm tempted to go so I'll check seven-eleven tonight and send a mail out to see if anyone else wants to come.