I hope they appreciate them

I spent most of my evening getting my end of term gifts for adults and children ready.  I'm not flush with cash so I have had for think outside the box a bit.  I made a little pack for the children of a pencil with a rubber and some bubbles with a label that says "you blew me away this year".  First thing GO says is "I hope they appreciate them!"  Truth is they probably won't but it's the thought that counts.

2 days people!

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Three years at uni

I knew this week would be a tad bitty.  It's transition week and I have nothing to transition to.  I had a "normal" Monday with my class, they then spent Tues and Weds with their new teacher and Thurs with a "supply".  I was teaching 5 and 6 Weds, covering appraisals in the afternoons and Year 1 all day Thurs (which I was really looking forward to).   

It was Tuesday morning that I realised I had no job for the morning. The head apologised and gave me some admin jobs, I was determined to make them last all morning.  I took small piles of paper to the bins and when the site manager offered to help I snapped "No!  Then they'll give me others jobs!"  Just as got myself into a nice little I bumped into the year 5 teacher who had a lot of admin to catch up on.  The head said give it to C she can do it while you go swimming.  The year 5 teacher heard the following "you do it C can go swimming with your class". Which is how an hour later I found myself on the side of a pool while 26 children had a "fun" lesson.  The each swam two widths and then spent half an hour dropping and picking up weights.  Had we been in the playground and I asked them to pick up sticks they wouldn't have lasted five minutes but I'm water it was the most fun they'd had all year. They swam a couple more widths and then got out and changed.  It felt lime the longest hour, it was so langweilich.

My sortout job

Reminiscing

One of the first gigs we went to as a couple was Rodrigo y Gabriella in The Hammersmith Apollo.  When GO found out they were touring again and would be in Manchester we booked tickets.  

4 more get ups

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I met the band

The support act last night was a lovely duo from Galway Ireland, they had lovely voices and were so talented.  

They played a few songs before telling us who they were, but they spoke so fast we couldn't quite catch their name.  I thought they were called "Little Hours", GO was convinced they were the "Little Arrows".  We'll google it later I said, we enjoyed the music. 

They finished their set and we waited for Rod and Gabby, chatting and taking way too many selfies.  When someone came to chat to the sound engineer we were stood next to.  I looked up and saw one of the singers, "great set" I said "I loved your music, you have one new fan here."  I stood back to see the second guy behind my, again I congratulated him on the set.  "Oh, before you go what is your name?  We can't decide."  And the winner is.....

Me and the Little Hours

I must be tired

Just saw this post on a teacher wellbeing group;

And I read it as any unicorn reps?  Took me a lot longer than it should have to work out what she meant.

                      **shame faced **

Teachers just wanna have fun

We should have an 80's disco I announced as the always green treat.  My belief is that for those children who have managed to get through six weeks of school without putting a foot out of line their treat needs to be amazing.  As always in need no encouragement to dress up.  

5 now

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6 Get ups

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