Date for Entry: (Thursday 06 March 2025)
Actual Date of Online Entry: (Friday 01 August 2025)
[T2, W:09 – WD:41,
(Td:2)*].
Dear Diary,
This morning, I
was struggling to wake up on the couch. I could hear Daddy turn on his phone.
It didn't feel like a shirt-and-pants day. I opted for a casual day today. I
decided to wear a fancy yellow-spotted black shirt with track pants. I told
Daddy that the only thing I felt was missing now was my cross chain to complete
the outfit. It was missting for over four weeks now and was missing it.
The bus route
was not as bad as yesterday. Thankfully, one driver decided to wait for me. He
was cussing a lot at the person on the phone. We waited many times for people
to get on the bus. The nice lady on the microphone was speaking during the
Anglican school assembly. The hall was filled with children for an assembly. I
heard Jess' voice on a microphone calling out the results at the Carnival Show
last week. I didn't stay to hear the rest.
Instead, I
wanted to sit at my desk. To make up for the late assembly, I decided to sit
and complete the detailed entry of yesterday's journal. It was finished on
time. Somehow, she did not return to the classroom, and we had 2L. The children
were alone when I peeked in. She came to me three minutes before the third
period to ask to see my timetable. She left, and Miss Carthy had already run
out the door, boasting about wanting to leave.
I went to get
the pies. "Maria" and I met outside Mr Richard's place. She mentioned
having an exam and that the children were giving her a sidelong look. When it
was time to pay, we took out aloo pies and gave him the money. I heard her
laughing and saying behind me, "Ah shouldah just take Mr Ali's money
instead." We all laughed. Anyway, praise God, they have the pepper today.
After fetching
the pies, I decided to get the clear masking tape from the art building to
check on my files. I met Miss outside, chatting with Mr Marcelle before
entering the classroom. She had 1L for those two periods. The children
expressed how they disliked switching from Theatre Arts to Visual Arts. I
started working on the files once the same students helped me find the tape
from the tables. The work began and finished four minutes into recess. I took
the files to the office once to insert the treasury tags. I had fewer than
fifty tags in the box. Thankfully, I got some more.
Candice, Miss
Ali, and a guy went out for lunch during the fifth and sixth periods. Mr
Charles came in to get some copies and approached me about it, which was nice.
He asked if I was going to print the exam papers. When I said yes, he said he
would come to me. I was about to respond with a joke. I don't think I was
interested in seeing the files. Mrs Solomon was sitting in the corner, chatting
with Miss Baccha. I went to Indera after printing the departmental files.
After knocking
and entering, I told her, "I have some instruments for you." We
laughed when I said they weren’t musical instruments. When I explained about
the files, she found the January 2025 leave forms for me. She said she had
already sorted them by department. That was true, but when opening them, some
teachers were grouped. I managed to get a box of paper clips to clip the
teachers' forms before cropping and updating them into their files. She saw
what I did and placed them into the second drawer of the four-drawer filing
cabinet in her office. I went to print another batch of the departmental files
so she wouldn't have to keep putting the paper clips in and out.
On my way out,
Rhea asked if the machine was working again. I told her yes. When she decided
to run it, time was short, and I had to go to my meeting with Mel. I left the
extra signs I made for Mr Eustace on the desk. Just before leaving, he
requested eight copies. I went straight to the other building. Mel and I
started working immediately. We marked all the paintings and mixed media from
the shelves and the table by the stove. I had the rubric in my hand and told
Miss what to write. We worked until the end of school.
At school’s end,
we were both exhausted and soaked from the heat. I entered the office from
inside and saw Patty and Mrs Santana chatting in the 'lobby' area. I still
managed to get some copies done while waiting. Instead of making two trips, I
gathered everything in my tray and went to the staffroom. Only "GG"
was there. She said Mel went to the grocery store, and Eddie would be late.
The journey was
longer as they had to make two stops. Daddy was home when I arrived. I ate and
did around three paintings. That evening, in the Christian Education Committee
chat, it was frustrating that they kept asking for more changes to the
advertisement. This was the sixth attempt to redo it. I also saw Miss Karen
asking for either me or Mr Benjamin to find scripture verses related to our
Easter display items. I took a few minutes to do this. They were privately
messaged to Karen for review.
After completing
those tasks, the rest of the night was dedicated to working on the Marksheet
for Mel to record her grades, instead of using a blank sheet for scrap. At
9:42, the document was finalised and sent to Miss. She had no issues. Another
Visual Arts teacher had sent her an Excel file for marking. It was nice to see
the same approach used as in the digital markbook I created, although it seemed
some parts of the criteria were missing. I told Miss I needed to review it.
Given the time, I could do other work. Instead, I made a poor choice and turned
on the television, remaining there until 2 AM.
LINK(S):
- Visual Arts (SBA) Mark Sheet.
Daryl
Zion M. Ali
(7:42 am – 5:26 pm)
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