Do you know that you can take personal days? Check out your collective agreement for details.
This is item 12 in your collective agreement. (page 26 in the blue book)
12. PRIVATE BUSINESS/GENERAL/PERSONAL LEAVES OF ABSENCE
12.1 Leaves for personal reasons to a maximum of three (3) calendar days per school year shall be granted to teachers on contract as of September 30, as follows:
12.1.1 one (1) day without loss of pay (code 50)
12.1.2 two (2) days at the cost of the substitute, whether a substitute is required or not (code 51)
12.2 No more than two (2) days may be taken consecutively. Personal days may be taken in half-day increments. (both code 50 and 51)
12.3 Teachers shall be able to roll over and accumulate their one (1) unused paid personal leave day (code 50) for one year. The leave day from the previous year must be used before any further roll over may occur.