When I was enthusiastic about the school my plan was to ask all the students to record a message to Nathan and say Happy Birthday. Instead with my voice only just about coping with the demands on it, and me feeling very pissed off with the lack of information. I am just pleased to have survived the day so sorry Nathan not the celebration I had planned.
On arrival I spotted a dog outside the school and thought it might be the missing Ashu dog, and felt quite tearful when I realised it was not. I knew going home might disrupt me. But it is knowing I could have had longer that has really upset me, especially as I could have made more of Nathan's 26th birthday had I known. I thought my head might apologise again and explain why everyone else at school was told but not me. But no. Instead she informed me I have a student for two weeks, which is fine, but again no warning and when I asked when she was coming, I was told she started today. It was all I could do to stop myself from saying Oh so she knew when term started! But stopped myself mid sentence.
Luckily the kids rescued the day, especially 2A, several of them were able to read not well but enough to show a sense of a word and it really helped them. I get the feeling that they have been practising over the holiday with their parents. Sadly no sign of anyone reading in 2B, so will have to try and support them with this even more than I was, but hopefully it will come.
The little ones did not even have to be told to get in a circle when they came round so while there was a little bit of hitting each other, nothing terrible so we could get on with the work. What colour is this etc. My colleagues and I might have agreed over the resources we use, but he has made me think I can try and push their use of language a bit more, so this term I will try and embed more sentences with them.
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