Date for Entry: (Monday 23 October 2023)
Actual Date of Online Entry: (Saturday 04 November 2023)
[T1, W:08 – D:34, (Td:3)*].
Dear Diary,
This morning was
tough to wake up. Got to school on time. It was nice that “Arthur” was the
driver this morning. Ride #6. None was in the office as yet. Mr Pierre and I
had the same colours today also. As he walked into the office he stopped and
checked what he was wearing and then he told me we were matching as I usually
tell him.
As soon as my
pie was finished, I went up to Block K to give Miss Gittens and copy from Miss
Roberts. I also gave her a copy of the Music Appreciation project for the Form
1s. She was sweeping up the classroom before the students came in. I held the
scoop for her to send the dust in. When she was done and the children came in,
I went over to wait for roll call for 1M to complete with Miss Leiba. She came
out and allowed me to take over.
As soon as I
entered the classroom, the students were very vocal about the homework which
was to transcribe the listening exercise. A lot of them did not know what to
do. When I took a look around some of the homework attempts were impressively
accurate. I told them that it was alright if they did not get through because
it was only an experiment.
I drew four
staves on the board, revised the notes from semibreve to quaver with value and
got into correcting that transcription homework. The children understood what
to do after the first of four was corrected. We moved on immediately to the
other three. We went on components of notes. The full note was given. The
worksheet to go with it was given after the long note.
I ran off to 1F
in the classroom opposite and delivered the same lesson. I was glad that more
questions were coming from the transcription exercise. They were less to handle
with noise today. Nicely their notes were done faster. I was glad to have a
seat sometime and hand out the same worksheet to the students while they write.
I was scared when I couldn’t find my phone. Went back to 1M when Mrs
Noon-Charles had her class and it was not there. I ended up finding it back in
1F under all of my books on the teacher’s desk.
At recess, I sat
by my desk and plans were being arranged to have school closed early at 11 AM. I
knew that my class with 1L this evening during the seventh and eighth periods
would be stolen because of this but I believe that they were in good standing
and no harm would come. I sat there in the cold office from the rain and
wondered how Mrs Neaves’ funeral was going. Plenty of dark thunderous clouds
bust noise into the sky. I got Isekel to help me print the Form 1s and Form 2s
exams for this week.
While stapling
some later that evening, “Maria” came to let me know that they were ready to go
in the car. I pushed the papers into my drawer threw everything I had to carry
home with me neatly into my books bag and walked out with her to the parking
lot.
Some of my
coloured Form 1 folders were used to separate the documents. I was grateful
that the books in my bookbag did not get soaked when I got home. Didn’t like
how Isekel had to be kept back in the office. All of those teachers rushed out
of the compound immediately. That was amazing.
Daryl
Zion M. Ali
(7:47
am – 1:41 pm)
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