Date for Entry: (Friday 12 April 2023)
Actual Date of Online Entry: (Saturday 13 May 2023)
[T3, W:04 – D:20, (Td:02)*].
Dear Diary,
I saw Sadie in
the maxi this morning. ‘Musician’ was the driver and the sky was very cloudy. I
hoped it did not break down on me while walking in. I had breakfast in the
kitchen with Miss Didier and she told me that she ran away to have breakfast
before everyone piled her up with work to do. I had 1L and because I was
running late, the Religious Education period this morning bought me some time.
They were noisy to finish in the music room. No sign of Miss Roberts again all
morning.
Coming back to
the office, I saw Miss Lawson and I gave a slip of scrap paper for her to write
out the classes she taught. She wanted to use the mark book that made. We spoke
a little and were then joined by Miss Trail at the drive-in. Miss Gittens came
out of the office and told me that she was in a meeting and that the meeting
for VAPA was about to start.
We both walked
up to Miss Jones’ Theatre Arts classroom. It was very hot and she told me that
the air-conditioning was not working. We spoke for some short minutes while
waiting for Miss Gittens. As soon as our opening prayer finished, we had to
move to a concrete bench in the corridor because three gentlemen came to do a
diagnostic on the air-conditioning in Miss Jones’ room. I went to get my table
from the office for us to use.
The meeting went
on through recess and all of the fifth period. Mr Bain came into the compound
at the end and while we were talking to Miss Mary, Miss Gittens asked about
anything for the Mother’s Day celebration. We both didn’t know anything about
it. She asked him to ‘rope’ me in to help them. I got my stuff back into the
office and met back sir with Mr Pierre, they learned that I’m a steelpan musician.
Mr Bain told me that there was a song that he had planned. I had to go back and
get my books and pan sticks from the office.
We went to the
music room and I realised the song would take a longer time for me to do. It
was called “Tennessee Whiskey.” We tried the djembe and I
helped him figure out the rhythm used from the song. It was short and easy to
learn and when he tried singing the song while I played the rhythm, we both
liked it a lot. I gave him my notebook to write out the lyrics and he worked on
the rest.
We walked down
to the library and many of the female teachers were gathering around. They were
already being served food. I helped other male teachers serve. Mr Martin and I
handled the ice cream and I lent them my tray for the serving. Abigail was the
first performer. Mr Bain’s performance was the last part of the little
function. Everyone seemed happier to see the two of us performing. I had a good
lot of conversations with Mr Martin and Mr Raymond.
Mr Martin and I
stayed back after everyone left to clean up the library and the food table that
we prepared everything during the little celebration. I knew that I was very
late for my class with 1F. I went to wash out my tray and the empty ice cream
bucket. I got dishwashing soap to clean them out properly. I got my things from
the office and had the children start to fill out the attendance, while I went
to get my bags from the music room. Miss Roberts asked if I taught the Form 3 lesson.
She looked to get vexed when I said no.
I hurried back
to 1F and delivered the lesson. It was 1:19 that I began teaching. We did not
get to do the listening exercise that I did with 1L earlier this week. I feel
that I have to make a recording of the exercise and let them try it from Google
Classroom.
Link(s):
- “Tennessee Whiskey” – YouTube Recording.
Daryl
Zion M. Ali
(7:58
am – 3:57 pm)
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