JustPickOneUK

 Well it's that time again. Another academic year over. The last day of the school year. A time for reflection, for relief, for yourself. This year has been a hard one for me. My role changed from being the lunch lady to becoming a TA. That changed my life dramatically and I have felt so many differing emotions that I have no idea how I actually feel about the last day. My last day with the children in an educational capacity. I will cease to be "Mrs Oliver" and become "my son's Mum" again.  I've been working in Reception and in Year 3. Both challenging year groups with very different levels of ability and need requirements. But at the end of it all they are all just kids learning to do something new. Learning what the teachers want to tell them, to read, write, make music, cut and stick. Learn about our planet, about themselves, socialisation skills and that p.e. is their favourite lesson.  Whether they are 4, 8 or 11 years old all of the kids need a tr...

 World Book Day is an annual global event where books are celebrated, showcased and children go to school dressed as book characters. The teachers usually join in too. This year my year group of teachers decided to dress up as Roald Dahl characters. Easy enough you'd think, but most of them are unusual colours or have a strangely specific about item which requires more thought or time than I was prepared for.   I settled on Miss Trunchbull from Matilda in the end. I went to Sainsbury's and found a dress which would actually be nice to wear during a regular week. Not my usual style but when I put it on my husband said he was surprised but liked it a lot. I put on a wide belt, a green tie, my hiking boots, put my hair in a bun and declared me done.  I didn't match the Quentin Blake pictures properly but with the right attitude and saying who I was then all of my colleagues and some of the children figured it out and that was enough for me.   Here's a few bits...