It was a bit of a shock to the system to be eating my breakfast looking out at the night sky. That's because I was on my way to a full day's teaching. On the up side, by the time I was in the car and driving into town the dawn was breaking and I was able to enjoy the subtle shades of grey and lavender with an occasional tinge of pink. I was a little aprehensive about today's class as it was the first time I had taught the reception children and due to our new single entry system some of them are not even 4 years old.
Previously the younger children would start in January but then would have the disadvantage of only 2 terms in the reception class. The British system is very inflexible and apart from children with specific special needs I have never heard of a child staying back a year though each year there are several older children who would have benefitted from learning in a more play based environment. That's my opinion anyway.
Anyway we had a good day though I did struggle to learn yet another 28 names. Most of the children started the day by calling me the name of our school administrator but I think they know who I am now.
It had got a bit warmer again but was overcast for the whole day. I stopped on my homeward journey to take a few pictures.
It's half-term now so a whole 10 days before I am back at work. Hooray.
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