So, what can I say about the last academic year? Well, in short, it’s been hard work. I’ve had responsibility for the Year 6 maths results – which I can safely say were the best the school has ever had (the only ones they’ve ever had, admittedly) – and a Year 5 class which I […]
In case you weren’t aware, that thing that sometimes appears in the sky can get a bit hot. Right now, it is difficult to cope with. It’s not representative as it may have been in direct sunlight, but the weather station we have hit 42 degrees today… I’d probably take 12/13 off that. I spent […]
I tried out yesterday’s maths puzzle with my Year 6 group this morning. It was quite interesting. I didn’t know I could divide three digit numbers by 7 quite so easily for a start! They were genuinely impressed when I could work out their starting number. I honestly didn’t think they would be. The explanation […]
I’ve spent the day and evening immersed in tests. Thrilling. Spending most of the day in silence isn’t something I’m used to being a teacher – a lot of my normal day is spent discussing all kinds of things and asking questions, of course! Over the past two days I’ve administered six different assessments. The […]
I’ve already published two blogs today about the Australian Grand Prix Qualifying and Race. They have taken up most of my words! That was the start of my day. After that, I had a short nap and began working. Like other days recently, I have been preparing maths assessments. I completed Year 5’s papers today […]
Well, the Australian Grand Prix Qualifying was a bit of a let down. Torrential rain first delayed it, then eventually stopped it after the first 20 minute session. There will be more about this in a separate post I began writing a long while ago. After this, I had a short nap upstairs again. The […]