It is Wednesday and lockdown continues (in my humble opinion, correctly so). It is the first day for me as a teacher, at home with my son, homeschooling. It is great when he turns around at 09:00 and tells you he has finished his work set (English and mathematics). He did start at 08:00 and … Continue reading
Category Archives: Covid-19
School’s Out – Day 12
Who knows the story of the Gruffalo? I am sure so many of us would now like to be a mouse, or at least, have the freedom… ‘A mouse took a stroll through the deep dark wood.’ Many are taking a stroll or a run, ride or other acceptable mode of exercise. The freedom is … Continue reading
School’s Out – Day 11
The end of the Easter break is now past and the children (well some) are now back at school. The weather to be fair has been super which I hope for many has helped with us all being in lockdown and hopefully adhering to the guidance to stay home. Spare a thought though for those … Continue reading
End of a Working Easter
It’s Saturday and the end of the two week Easter break. But if a different Easter break though as there has been no going away, travelling and the trip to Center Parcs was cancelled. At the end of the day, it is right to stay home and save lives. Another three weeks (minimum) lockdown has … Continue reading
Good Friday – A Week into the Easter Break
The first week of the Easter break is now complete; although it hasn’t really been a break for anyone, I suspect. The weather has been fantastic but another suspicion, sadly is, some will have been out and seemed to have missed that there is a globL pandemic taking tale at the moment and people are … Continue reading
Easter or not, it’s Tuesday!
Happy Easter holiday to all the teachers out there. It is Tuesday and it’s not Easter as you know it. Usually by now we would be away at Center Parcs, camping or in the garden marking books. Bit odd really that we are craving to be in school to take care of children, unpaid. ThT … Continue reading
School’s Out – Day 10
Two weeks of school being closed and now it is closed, for Easter. We clap the NHS and rightly so. There was a knock on the door tonight as a nurse arrived to pick up some headbands that Kate made to protect their ears. You have probably seen them – simple design where the mask … Continue reading
School’s Out – Day 9
Another gathering on the doorstep at 20:00 tonight to give applause to the Key workers in the NHS. It was a pretty moving experience last week for the first time doing it and it was moving again today. I’m classes as a key worker, as a teacher, but I certainly don’t feel like I’m putting … Continue reading
School’s Out – Day 8
8 days in today. 7 children of Key Workers. The attitude is good of Team here and the parents appreciative, despite the fact we should be more appreciative of them. I’ve managed to leave the house everyday, going to work as a teacher with others. It has to be very hard for those truly isolated … Continue reading
School’s Out – Day 7
Day 7 of no school for the masses. It really is strange how you can be busy whilst not being busy. You can spend the day doing so much but seemingly so little. It is only day seven! Staff in various key worker roles continue to rise to the challenge. They turn up and deliver; … Continue reading
Denham Kite 