Warwick Castle

A bit of a magical day today - Warwick Castle trip with Year 7! After a bit of rain when we arrived it was a perfect summer day with all the pretty grassy slopes, gardens and trees glowing green in the sunshine. The kids were great, and I was surprised to find myself really enjoying it, after having prepared myself for the worst possible scenarios. A bit of sadness too, though, to be so near the goodbyes. But tired now. Bedtime.

And after June, July...

Absolutely perfect holiday weather - unfortunately coinciding with the last two weeks of school! I'm tired, which makes little things resemble rather big Failures. Most of the time work has gone quite well - at least it's felt good and I've enjoyed it - but the students are unsettled by the heat and all the end of term disruptions, and I'm a bit at a loss of what to do about it. Ride it out, I suppose. And for now, sleep.
The summer plans have suddenly taken an unexpected and exciting turn. I'm still going to Sweden in the beginning of August, but will come back soon after to prepare for a tour of Henry V!!! Make-up, a bit of costumes... It ends up in Georgia, which is completely uncharted territory in my head's geography department. Hopefully not for long:)