Long Time No Post

Well I have been so busy with my kids at work that I have had no time to post. I know, I know, Just excuses you say, but that's my story and I'm sticking to it!

Last week there was an overnight camp at school. Would my class like to take part? Would I like to sleep in a tent at the end of a busy day? Would I like to continue working through the next day? Yes, of course, why not! Who would like to join me in this interesting experience? Oops they dissappear like a morning mist. Not really, makes my colleagues sound mean and they really did have other things arranged. However, that still leaves me with more students than I can safely look after so, after consultation, it was decided that it would be better that a few experienced the camp than none, so I invited just as many as would be safe. The evening was fun, live music, a lovely supper, a DVD to watch and, of course, a tent to get ready.

The only problem......... a severe weather warning!!!!!! Now shall we sleep in the tent or stay in school? Mmmmm what a dilemma. Are we wimps...? Not us!

No rain as we went to bed. Perhaps it won't rain after all. Is that rain I hear? A bit of rain never hurt anyone. We won't melt!

To cut a long story minimally shorter....it did rain....and thundered.....and lighteninged (is that a word).....but the children were superb... not frightened at all! R sat up and said 'I don't like thunder' but then lay down and went right back to sleep.

We would probably have lasted all night if it were not for the fact that we discovered that tents don't keep torrential rain out!!! The sleeping bags got wetter and wetter until one of them was actually wetter than water!!!!!!!!!

At this stage we decided to decamp. What a lovely word that is.

Back into school at 4.30. a.m. that is. The children managed to get back to sleep.. good somebody could!


and then all we had to do was get through Friday with the class.. zzzzzzzzzzzzz



So that was last week and now for the highlight of this one.

Up to London on Tuesday for a trip on the Eye and also a cruise on the Thames.


Most of the children loved the experience, some didnt like heights and couldn't tell us until we were up as high as we could be. At least it didnt make them agitated, just quieter and quieter and then paler and paler. The trip was amazing... I am not fond of heights myself but the views were fabulous. We could not have picked a better day as far as the weather goes. No heat haze, no rain just a lovely clear day. Half an hour later we were back on the ground and off to the boat. A forty minute mini cruise to see the sights and then back to the coach for our return trip.

What a lovely day.


As for today, well we shopped for our picnic, made our picnic, ate our picnic and then had a water fight!! and now for a lovely five weeks off. What I want to know is ....why doesnt everybody want to be teacher??