Early Dismissal

During the months of June and September all of the schools in the Comunidad de Madrid get out at 1pm. This means that the end is near and that I'll have a lot more free time during the afternoons- not only because of the earlier dismissal but also because my private classes are all coming to an end this week. The afternoon schedule has changed and everyone is gearing up for and anxiously awaiting summer vacation here (although I know it's already started in the States). I also found out that the term actually ends June 11th even though the kids are in school till the 24th. Grades are sent home with the kids on the last or second to last day of school, so in order to have them done in time the term technically ends June 11th. I have no idea how none of the kids have caught onto this, but lucky for the teachers they think all the work they do after that is still graded/counts otherwise it would be even harder to control them than it already is. Alas, we have finally arrived in the last month of work!

I also find it ironic that today, the first time they're let out early because of the heat, it's actually sweater weather and feels like fall- sunny but in the 50s and windy!