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Current Mood: angry

Two days back and I’m exhausted! Sometimes I think I’m getting too old for this game…. five year olds are soooooo full of energy! No, I actually think I’ll still be doing this job when I’m a pensioner as I’d miss the littlies too much otherwise. They certainly keep me young….
Yesterday was a nice ease back into work with no children around. We spent most of the day chatting, eating and a somewhat leisurely prep of the classroom. My teaching assistant had been to New York and Toronto for Easter, so had lots of photos and tales to share. And today she was happy to talk to the children about some of the differences she’d spotted, particularly in New York. One thing that the children were particularly fascinated by was the photo of a yellow school bus. They were amazed to hear that children as young as they are, are put on the buses on their own and taken to school! Another talking point was how Mrs Johnson’s postcard had got all the way from New York to our classroom. Lots of ideas …..most popular being a postman on his bike!

This term our home corner has been turned into a vets, much to the excitement of the children. There’s nothing small children love more than pets! So the vets is always very popular. We have a very unusual animal in the surgery at the moment……an orphaned panda! I had to stretch the realms of credibility hugely for this one! Reason being I was anxious to include the little ‘newborn’ panda toy I’d bought at Christmas. He yawns, gurgles and snores while opening and closing his eyes. And if you rub his tummy his limbs will move up and down. So I’ve explained to the children that a panda is not the normal sort of animal to be found at a vets in the UK but that we’re ‘just pretending’!