Holidays!

Finally, 6 weeks stretch out in front of me with the prospect of no teaching. Notice I didn't say no work. I have a task list the size of a small shakespearian play to do:

1) Finish phase 1 moodle for French - vocab and vocab games
2) Make links with New Zealand ready for our "uplifting deep learning" day
3) Get to grips with a new KS3 Maths Scheme of work
4) Get to grips with a Maths intervention programme
5) Work out how to support Level 1 literacy (and below!)
6) Have 11 days in Crete!

And they say us teachers have too any holidays!

Here's to Creativity

I spent the whole of the day today taking photos, helping with animation, and listening to audio as the first 14 Year 7's underwent their creative day. Despite spending the weekend preparing cover work for my normal classes for the 2 days of the project, I feel suddenly energised!

Not one raised voice, normally hyperactive attention seeking learners painstakingly moving tiny bits of paper or discussing the merits of 1 second of audio. Some very mischievous photos of both staff and students.

Sometimes it is all worth it. Right, same again tomorrow!