As the school year winds down everything seems to get busy. I have started doing some supply teaching at DUCKs including covering William and Oliver's class! Even when I haven't been asked to do supply I have been in school for all sorts of other end of term activities.
Oliver and William had another sports day this term. They had to go round various staions completing activities and stamping their sheets.
Oliver and William also completed their 10 week gymnastic class which they seemed to enjoy. The instructors were excellent and it was great watching the improvements made by the boys over the 10 weeks. They had a presentation in the last lesson and are keen to continue next term.
An important end to the year at Dulwich is speech day. Each year has one and students are presented with certificates. The head of senior school came to present the DUCKs students their certificates.
The children behaved fantastically, entertaining us with songs, waiting their turn quietly and the applauding the others collecting their certificates. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said of the parents! As soon as the children started performing they were up out of their seats, some on their seats videoing, photographing, calling out and waving to their children so that all Sam could get at first was the photo below! Meeta and I had to actually ask the people in front to sit down so we could see our children! Not only were these parents setting an awful example to the students, groups of mother's at the back seemed to think it was some sort of mother's meeting where they could stand with their back to the front, yak away to their friends then, when they spotted their little darling take a quick snap and get back to their conversation!
As a celebration of the end of the year, the class mums in reception organise an end of term party for all of the students. We had games and lots of delicious food including sorbet and ice cream made by a local 5* hotel! Unfortunately the rain meant it had to be an indoor picnic and the water fight was postponed (to the disapointment of the children and relief of the parents!).
On the last day I had planned to make a cake in the shape of a Toucan, unfortunately our oven broke (again!) and I had to use a neighbours oven and only had time to bake a square cake. I quickly iced each child's name on it which appeared to go down better than a Toucan would have!
We presented Miss Nesil and Miss Yuki with their end of year gifts and a few tears were shed over teachers and friends who are leaving.
Oliver and William had another sports day this term. They had to go round various staions completing activities and stamping their sheets.
Oliver and William also completed their 10 week gymnastic class which they seemed to enjoy. The instructors were excellent and it was great watching the improvements made by the boys over the 10 weeks. They had a presentation in the last lesson and are keen to continue next term.
An important end to the year at Dulwich is speech day. Each year has one and students are presented with certificates. The head of senior school came to present the DUCKs students their certificates.
The children behaved fantastically, entertaining us with songs, waiting their turn quietly and the applauding the others collecting their certificates. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said of the parents! As soon as the children started performing they were up out of their seats, some on their seats videoing, photographing, calling out and waving to their children so that all Sam could get at first was the photo below! Meeta and I had to actually ask the people in front to sit down so we could see our children! Not only were these parents setting an awful example to the students, groups of mother's at the back seemed to think it was some sort of mother's meeting where they could stand with their back to the front, yak away to their friends then, when they spotted their little darling take a quick snap and get back to their conversation!
As a celebration of the end of the year, the class mums in reception organise an end of term party for all of the students. We had games and lots of delicious food including sorbet and ice cream made by a local 5* hotel! Unfortunately the rain meant it had to be an indoor picnic and the water fight was postponed (to the disapointment of the children and relief of the parents!).
On the last day I had planned to make a cake in the shape of a Toucan, unfortunately our oven broke (again!) and I had to use a neighbours oven and only had time to bake a square cake. I quickly iced each child's name on it which appeared to go down better than a Toucan would have!
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