Monday school

• 8:15~8:35       Reading books
• 8:50~9:35      Math, multiply     First we do some questions. Then we make a tick.
• 9:40~10:25    Music, singing    We sing a song, but there's people who don't sing! So the teacher always gets angry.
• 10:25~10:50   Playtime
• 10:55~12:30  Art, 12 years after we do "paintings". First you draw a face about 12 years after. Then  you do the painting.
• 12:35~12:50   Ready for lunch.
• 12:55~1:10     Lunch.
• 1:25~1:50      Cleaning the school.
• 2:05~2:50      Sports, Pool. First we do the warming up. Then we get in to the pool. If  its hot its very nice, but if its cold , the water is freezing.
• 2:55~3:05      Ready for home time. 
• 3:10               Home time   Good bye!

                 Mr.T's ideal Monday schedule (age 12)

The Gift of the Magi, and other short stories

Q: Which story did you like best and why?

A: I like "Soapy's Winter Home". Because it's funny and sad.



Mutsumi

ABC waiting time

I found my smart Monday evening girls amusing themselves cleverly - spelling their names and other words they 'know' on our large carpet mats. Good for them! I despair of how little advantage is taken of the resources we have available for children & parents in the school.

• We used to leave a PC for free use - never touched.
• We left our games out on a shelf - thrown around, bent out of shape & broken
• BBC TV, Discovery Channel etc left on for free - volume muted
• Streamed BBC & Virgin radio (as was) into the school - asked to turn it off

Erm. As a school I think we have to be an oasis of English, and any opportunity to get more exposure likely to be welcomed. I think. "Silly daddy", Eleanor likes to say.Maybe she's right.

Anyway, I was delighted to see my super polite and hard-working crew challenging each other to spell stuff, including new words from their Story Tree readers, set for homework last week. Who cares if they had to double-check?! Excellent application & lateral thinking.