I remembered my keys

After last nights c*** up I picked up my keys at work and felt much relieved. The day in class was pretty straight forward, worked with one group of kids, and got a lot of tidying and prep work done. I have an overload of MYP planning to do and sadly the inventory from Jordan although giving a great view of what isn't there doesn't help a lot with what is.. with regard to materials.

However i have asked for updates so now I just need to wait and see what comes back.

At this afternoons meeting we had another of the oh by the way we didn't tell you but if you have class at this time you need to go here moments.. Yes its Maths Day well actually i don't think it is Maths day as i am sure that Maths day was LAST month BUT maybe its a Colombian thing .. the outcome is I lose another grade 6 class to an unannounced event! Its so late in the year now I really have reached the point where I just cannot take it seriously anymore. So much so i am intending to request that I have a technology day. OK I wont do it here but I am considering it for next year though I will give plenty of notice. I feel it might be an idea to add in some of the problem solving exercises I used to give to the Air Cadets when I was in the RAF the basis for the tasks are pretty standard. And I know the kids enjoyed them on the nights we did them so once a year as part of the technology day might be interesting since my remit is critical thinking and problem solving.

Its actually quite scary, because i am researching MYP again to set up for next years lesson planning I keep finding things I haven't done this year but I Must do next year. Its fair to say I have payed lip service to MYP this year but in doing so I have learned a lot about what i feel will be the best way to move forward. I can see a few late nights ahead of me over the summer as I try to balance the need for paperwork against the need for a paperless office approach.

Finally I will be away Friday Saturday and Sunday visiting the coffee region of Colombia it is an opportunity I couldn't really not take advantage of. It does mean limited updates on those days unless I can find easy access to a hotel PC, or my Palm (The preferred option) allowing me to update where ever I am.

More tomorrow night after Maths day... Chao