A message from Miss Dorrian

Date: 2nd Apr 2020 @ 3:52pm

Hello everybody, Miss Dorrian here! I hope you are all doing well and keeping busy through this tough and unexpected time. I must start by saying, I am so sorry for not saying goodbye to you all before I left, some of you might remember that I had to leave very quickly, well that’s because I had a plane to catch! Can anyone guess where I might be?

That’s right, IRELAND!  

Can you remember what I taught you about St Patrick’s Day and that Ireland is where I am from? Well I had to quickly get a flight back home to be with my family just like how you are all with your families and relatives right now. It is very important to be with people you love and to stay safe during times like this.

I hope you are all getting on ok with your packs that were sent home, just do a little bit each day, there is no need to rush through the packs, make sure to have fun and relax each day too. The main thing is that you are all happy, safe and healthy!

I have been quite busy since arriving back home. I am currently living with my sister, her husband and their two boys. My sister and her husband both work for the HSE (it’s the same as the NHS for you), so I am home schooling my two nephews every day! They do math and English every day just like you, but they do it all through Irish. Irish is the language that some people speak in Ireland, it’s the language of our Country. So, imagine how difficult math is for some people, well they must do it all through Irish which makes it 10 times harder!! (especially for me since I'm out of practice speaking Irish).

After teaching my nephews I do my own schoolwork, I'm in the middle of writing a big assignment for university to help me become a good teacher just like all the teachers in your school. After all my work is done for the day, I like to take a break and go for a walk with my dog- his name is Rocky and he’s a cheeky little pug! We are so lucky to have such nice weather, so make the most of it and go outside as much as you can even to play a little bit of football, fresh air is so important!

I’m so lucky to be living beside the beach and such nice scenery, it makes going for a walk that little bit easier. During the week I went for a nice walk with my two nephews on the beach and I took rocky up the hill beside my house, have a look at some of the pictures!

I’ll be in touch with Miss Parr to hear all your lovely stories of what you get up to over this time. That’s it for this week! Stay safe, and I hope to see you again very soon. Big Hugs!!!

Love,

Miss Dorrian