Cherries & birthdays

Well they're nowhere near ripe yet, but showing promise outside red & pink classrooms; plums in the yard swelling. Hot & very sweaty cloudy; rainy season here?

My bike needs fixing - spoke, axles, and chain so I drove, which took 15 minutes longer. Spent last night at my school's new location imagining the rooms from a teaching perspective. Compared to our previous venues, squeezing large pegs into tiny holes; but needs must and a healthy paring of resources due. The actual teaching space worries me, especially if we do (we will) attract more YLs and need floor space. Our old school has that in abundance, but we must move before we all go mad!

Birthday day today - for the month - which is a nice idea, sharing the glory and not bigging-up one particular kid at a time.

A student teacher (do they all have to make their own naff anime character apron's as a project or something?) introduces herself during the show - a full school event in the hall, birthday mums (rarely a dad) clutching phones as cameras, often video cameras in the other hand too! She wisely plays piano to familiar tune. Instant success! Welcome Rina Sensei.

Is it the parents?

Slow kick about with one irritating lad hoofing it far end of the yard every chance; dopey tw*t. Takumi showing promise. Didn't feel too bad landing the football on the recently bullying lad with Mohawk; wasn't so cocky after his bubble burst. Now I know how Paul Scholes feels?! Other MUFC news is that Giggs takes a back seat to a certain Luis van Gaal.

Main activity this morning seems to be collecting very small plums off the tree in the yard.

Proper drum practice in hall but I have surprise x2 middle classes today & not the Black Cat repeat I was expecting. Bit of a panic. Theme "Ten in the Bed" but Fski's rabble not really much fun.  

Hid after lunch & planned/remembered ideas for rest of month & June, almost. Felt guilty hiding but can't think with kids dangling off every limb, & don't get paid preparation time. Fair, I think.

More with less 2nd time round + useful Choriso help. She's instinctive & kid-focused. "Hello" song milked, a lot more, & "Ten in the Bed" avoided violence.

With my other work cap on, speaking examiners sorted for Cambridge FCE everywhere :) 

Family news = my step-father has been given his marching orders; well done mum so proud & so helpless far away...standing around watching mums apparently happy wondering which ones are in the same situation as you were through my childhood...