Snow day and Gakkyuheisa (closed classes)

Last night it snowed!!!

yay!!! It is somewhat rare in this part of Gunma for it to snow and stick around. 

But this morning when the sun rose, it was gorgeous outside.

Because it doesn't usually snow here, everyone was in a panic about school and work. Yesterday, before it started everyone, was gossiping about the coming snow. My husband even came home from work so he wouldn't get stuck there over night. 

Good thing because in the morning he had to rush to change to snow tires.

And my daughters' school?

We had an extra two hours in the morning to play before they had to be at school.

Everone gets an email about the snow day, each school deciding how to handle it. They also broadcast it on the citywide PA system. I never can understand what it says though.

  When I worked in the town nearby's middle school, they just canceled classes completely on snow days. The students have to bike though. My girls still had school. No fun.

Now that everything has become melty and less fun though, my oldest daughter's classes are canceled. 学級閉鎖 From Wednesday through Friday. Why the 5 day weekend? 50 percent of her class has the flu! 

Every year man!

Don't let it come this way.... 

My younger daughter still has to go... even though there are 8 people in her class sick with the flu........