Wet monkeys and platform tickets

Just add water

This morning's songs of the day rushed through with one eye on the clock...this the class that is the least engaged. Connection? This the class that grabs me the most, dangles the worst (off me) BUT in a moment of desperation to stretch the clock out, registration happens "in English"  a welcome first! not sure the teacher planned it to happen that way - more likely wanted to use up time!

Colourful results

Not sure why yet, but my mates given a picture of a monkey drawn onto cartridge paper (each one - must have taken ages (why not photocopy the buggers?). Our mission of the morning to add felt-tip pictures into the monkey frame, and to then lightly sweep our images with a wet paint brush. Actually a very nice effect - add to memory bank - this would make a lovely ABC project stand out.

Analog ticket machine

My patience in this class wafer thin as the 90 minutes after lunch is an undirected free for all, with the teacher doing her best to look busy & leaving the room frequently. Only so many rammings I can take, and annoyed with myself for getting angry with kids who are a) bored b) excited to be around me. This time after lunches really needs to be structured a lot more usefully.
Is that my job?

Practicing buying train tickets

Our afternoon highlight is practicing for the train trip we are going to make next Tuesday. In the big hall we practice using the right coins, pressing the right buttons on the ticket machine, using the ticket barrier, standing behind the yellow line - and most importantly NOT stampeding onto the train when it pulls up as well as giving up a seat to an oldie. Only one kid knew this already :(
But, not many kids use the train regularly - so a trip on the train is going to be a BIG deal!

Jim, please do something fun with 40 kids in the big hall. Now.
Erm. OK, let's try British Bulldog. Profound failure except that it was a great success, very noisy and out of control...It's Friday, right?