Four students missing from this morning’s assembly? Three students missing for the whole day? Why were they missing? Had they decided that my throw away comment: See you Tuesday was to be taken seriously? Who knows? Anyway, they missed a cracking assembly from the first grade, about what profession/job you could do when you grow up. The thing that puzzles me the most is, the teacher. Why, when children do a mime of a teacher is it always with one hand on their hip and the other hand is wagging a finger? I don’t do it? Do I?
In the maths lesson we went through the homework from last week. I don’t know if I was rusty from a long weekend, playing on my Wii (did I mention that I got a Wii on Friday? If I didn’t, I should probably mention it. My absolutely, fantastic, wonderful students got me a Wii. Which I then proceeded to play with all weekend – except for when I was writing exams), or if my brain was going through Monday-morning-itis but I actually blanked on the first question. Totally and utterly couldn’t do it. Fortunately, my amazingly-wonderful-Wii-giving students came to my rescue. Hurray! They understand it enough to teach me. That counts as a success.We than studied looked at Surveys and decided if they were random/not random or fair/biased. I managed to squeeze in another story about my dad and his ability to not share his Chinese food: Of course you can have some son. Which would you like first? Some of these very tasty albino worms, or maybe a chew on this sweet-and-sour crispy battered dog? Ah, my dad. The master manipulator.
The writing assignment for the week is: A Memory. In two weeks time it will be the last assembly of the school year, and (more importantly for the sixth grade) the sixth grade’s last assembly at BAI. Some of the students have been here for over seven years, some for a year. However, in that time they should have a memory of the school. It can be a good one or a bad one. A happy one or a sad one. The writing assignemnt is to tell that memory. Next week we will then shorten the memory (summarise it), and the students will read it out at assembly. We are also going to sing Rihanna’s Umbrella. After a week of learning the lines, I can say that everyone knows them! I can say that, but it would be a lie. Let’s go with, 75% of the class know the whole song. The rest of the lesson turned into reminiscing about the fun time in Kindergarten.
Recess. I forgot my swaps! Did I mention? On Friday Professor Rene gave me my birthday present, which included a FIFA World Cup Sticker Book and ten packets of stickers. Have I mentioned how lucky I am to have great friends and students? But, on Friday I was wearing a different jacket, and the stickers I want to swap are in the other jacket!
English was a Grammar lesson, adjectives. Some students have a strange idea about what a vivid adjective is.
Something New: Santos Laguna! 7-1. Into the finals.
Favourite Moment Of The Day (FMOTD): A Double Windsor knot gets gasps of amazement.
The boys, on Monday, have to wear a tie as part of their uniform. This tie is a clip-on tie. It is wrapped around a piece of plastic that clips over the collar button. Sometimes (often) these ties come undone from their plastic clip, and then there comes the task of trying to get the tie back on to the clip. This is something I cannot do. However, I can tie a tie. There was a moment today when all nine boys were stood in front of me, learning to tie a tie. Just a simple knot. It was incredibly difficult, they felt. So, in a moment of showing them what is actually incredibly difficult, I tied a Double Windsor knot. As everyone knows, a Double Windsor knot is the fattest knot you can get with a tie. This knot was very much appreciated by everyone – or maybe they were just laughing at the silliness of it.
Attendance: Three absent.
Homework:
- Maths: Reteaching 11-5 Nos: 2 – 6 Practice 11-5 Nos: 3 – 10
- Grammar: Workbook page: 88
- Writing Assignment (for Friday): A Memory of your school years at BAI.
- Reading: This is not an option. You should be reading 20 minutes every night.