Hooray, Hooray, it's a holi-holiday...

[deleted203]

Anyone else as excited (and faintly intoxicated) as me that we've broken up for the summer?

I intend to sleep for the next week if possible!

[bigTillyMint]

Still got another day!

[SummerHoliDidi]

We broke up on Friday. I got very excited

I had a lovely day at the beach with dd2 yesterday (dd1 was at school for a 'gifted' summer school), then today, thunder and lightning with the possibility of flash floods. So much for summer then.

[shellyf]

One more day to go!!

[QueenofLouisiana]

We finished today- the schools just over the county border finished on Friday. I'm going back in tomorrow to sort out the cupboard of doom!

[RemusLupinsBiggestGroupie]

We finished early today and I came home and had a nap. I remember the days when we'd finish early and go out for cocktails - too old and knackered now.

[ReadytoOrderSir]

I'm spending tomorrow ferrying stuff from old school to new school. Had a lovely send off today (lots of tears!) and can't wait to get started on sorting out my new classroom. :-)

[2kidsintow]

I've spent a few hours of Mon and Tues in my classroom tweaking a few things I wanted to improve for next year (hello Pinterest, goodbye life!).
I'm done now though - I need to finalise my plan for the first week back, but may do that with my partner teacher on the (solitary) training day in Sept.

We are officially becoming a new school on the first day back and expect much of the training day to be taken up with that though.

[LuvMyBoyz]

I'm doing the same as Queen and going back in to fight the encroaching disorder. To be fair, I haven't had a sort out in the office for a good few years and surely everything is electronic and I can just chuck all the paper stuff away?

[Sparklingbrook]

Not a teacher but just wanted to share my nice story. DS2 last day of term today. He got in the car after school and we were chatting. Then he stopped talking. I looked over and he was sobbing. Big tears, and just inconsolable. When I asked what was wrong he just bawled and finally said 'it's because I am leaving Mr X's class'.

The shocking bit of this story is that he's 11. Mr X is brilliant teacher. I felt like crying myself.

[Sparklingbrook]

Sorry for hijack.

[bigTillyMint]

Awww, Sparkling

DS caused mass hysteria last year at the Leavers Assembly when he broke down doing his reading. Surprised everyone, including me as he is usually a big gobby, cocky, too-cool-for-schooler!

[LuvMyBoyz]

Such a sweet story, Sparklingbrook.

[Sparklingbrook]

DS is like that Tilly, but he really was distraught.

Luckily for DS it's a Middle School and his Year 7 classroom is next door to Mr X's Year 6 one next year, so DS will still see him.

[aamia]

I think today is the best day of the year - first day of the summer holidays, with all that time to look forward to! Have spent the whole day with DS and the dog, playing games and having fun. Bliss!

[Sparklingbrook]

I was a bit about the Back to School advert Morrisons have on.

[katydid02]

Me too - I don't need reminding that the holidays are too short!
Standing by for incoming.....