We are a well-established school so there are only two of them but I understand that four is more common. They have meetings all day for three days, including the P8 team for the Exhibition (that’s Michael and me) as well as a group of six of our students in a separate meeting. We only have 30 mins with them. I’m not worried by the event as we have done enormous planning for this 11 week Unit of Inquiry. Michael is an experienced Exhibition teacher and I feel that my practice is better than it’s ever been as well.

After school I had a short meeting with two others as members of the School Philosophy self-study group. Our job was to report back as school reps on our self-appraisal by all school staff on matters of school philosophy. As a result of our conversation I’m guessing that there may be something in their recommendations about the need for PD in further integrating maths in the Units. They also hinted that maybe it might be good to have further sessions for new staff after the initial term of familiarisation meetings were over.

The kids’ art continues to take shape before our eyes. While not all of it was planned adequately, it shows great enthusiasm. We’ve rolled a wide sheet of coloured plastic down the corridor which gives them plenty of working space, but we do have to face the issues of bright paint splattering onto the carpet.

Wednesday 14th May is the big day for the Assembly for parents and other invited guests. Each of the 12 groups presents 2 or 3 minutes on their topic and we do a song or two as well, hopefully including We Are The World.

After the Exhibition we start on the next unit called Waves, on sound and light. This is a science unit, which will be a lot of fun and a relief from the pressure of the last few weeks.