Last night my wife made me sandwiches for lunch. she doesn't often do this so i got quite excited. This morning I Forgot to take my lunch with me which for some reason made feel really unsettled and upset.
0845
I've arrived late because I had to buy lunch and there was bad traffic; because of this I've missed door holding so I head straight for the staff room and Chat with yr4 teacher about whether i've found a routine yet… i havn't really.
Having been really taken by a teacher last week saying that they needed encouragement, I go to the games teacher to tell her how much i enjoy her lessons. I think she appreciates this.
On the way back there are some children in the corridors changing classes. We talk about maths.
0900
Staff room: coffee and blog
0930
Caught the end of the games lesson with the 2boys and went into the playground.
Lots of games playing 'it'; I wonder if having my hands in my pockets gives me unapproachable body language but it doesn't seem to stop children.
Year 4 invited me into their french lesson which was alot of fun: Bingo, toy dictation microphones and pronouncation activities. I try to tell the teacher how great i think she is but it seems to fall flat - perhaps she was in too much of a rush (this is ironic to me because it genuinely was the best french lesson I've been in!)
Really dont seem to have my game head on today. Head for the staffroom again, for a sandwich and a cup of tea.
I had a pre lunch sandwich still feeling a little not in the game today. But went out at lunch time and made good use of my new "schoolswork cards" which i have to say went down very well. …especially given that a lot of the children knew some pretty neat card tricks ( i think there may have been a lunchtime magic club in the past).
I was invited to play stuck in the mud and quite alot of fun doing that. I had heard there might be a cake stall but i think it was too wet to run it.
Afterlunch i hung out in the staff room with the Head and some TAs and had a good chat. The Head suggested that it was fine to run round with the children - another TA emphasised that there was nothing more important than playing with the children on their environment.
1400
I wandered the corridor a bit and find some children at the libary. One of them had never heard the story of King Wensleslas so I read them that, which was lovely. I then joined the class for the remaiinder of the afternoon for their lessons.
1515
Wednesday is staff-meeting day and since today's topic was more grammar and then marking policies I decided not to attend.
I was going to leave early but then noticed Eco club out in the school garden, i felt sorry for them in the rain so i went to go and give some moral support. Eco club seems mainly to consist of adults doing all the weeding whilst childre wave spades around in a dangerous fashion, wildly stabbing the soil when they feel like it - however it is muddy and it smells of nature and seemed like a whole lot of fun!
I also got some rhubarb to take home :-)
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