Well back to class on Monday, when I decided to continue with the Easter egg hunt with every class, so I went out and bought a very large amount of lollipops. It worked well enough until we combined P5A and P6A. All hell broke loose. Well it didn't but it wasn't quite under control and the activity has now been banned. I made sure of the fact that my class P6A knew exactly how unimpressed with them I was. Perhaps they didn't understand what I was saying, but they got the idea. I resorted to my favourite type or stress relief, which is without a doubt playing the piano.
Lunch yesterday was a scrumptious affair in the glorious March sunshine. We had a picnic on the school playground thingy. We had fresh pineapple, ice-cream, pineapple "beer", bread, playing cards. Oh it was delightful! I was playing with my kindergarten class after lesson and with some P1 boys after dinner - my inner child escapes!
The weather hasn’t been quite as nice since. I’ve stuck to staying inside and this morning I took my umbrella with me to open car doors for the children. It kept them dry as well as myself, child welfare, that was the whole reason. I had a lovely P4 class yesterday based on comparative and superlatives. It involved lining them up in various orders, and yelling loud, louder, loudest! They didn’t know good, better, best or bad, worse, worst but trust them to know beautiful, more beautiful and most beautiful. It is definitely the nation’s favourite adjective. The teacher of that year has just approached me asking me to stick to the textbook so as to reinforce the grammar points she is teaching them. I’ve been trying to do that, but from what I can gather, it just bores them, because they are basically doing the same thing again. It’s difficult to keep their interest, so they don’t learn anything. It’s the only year where we can’t deviate from what they suggest we teach. This could be a struggle. I’m also on a mission to stop P6B bullying Leo in my lessons.
I hit the canteen on my own yesterday as Will and Izzie were off out for a meal, only as I was emptying my leftovers into the slop bucket Izzie comes running over yelling “I’ve been looking for you everywhere!” Will wanted to try lots of dishes but didn’t want to order them all in case they looked greedy. The solution? An extra person = less greedy! Bless.
I read 'There Was an Old Lady Who Ate a Fly' to my class today, with actions of course. They loved it so much they made me do it again. I think the ‘wriggled and wriggled and tickled inside her’ went down well. They also keep asking me for lollipops. Scandalous.
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