Friday, December 24, 2004

Last day at school

Yesterday was my last day at school! I felt a mixture of relief at finally finishing and a touch of sadness at moving on from many friends. Many of the pupils said nice things to me, and were sad that I was going. Thanks for that! The job has been much more rewarding this term as I have been able to teach more and the control has been less of an issue. It is still nice to be appreciated.
We had a form "party" where the girls danced on the tables along with some of the boys. Two of the lads were very effective bouncers, which could have caused problems as they were trying to stop the Head from coming in!
Once all the detritus had been cleared up all the staff trooped down to Vida for "the drink". The moment I had been dreading arrived ... "the speech". Ann said some nice things about me and left out the embarrassing stories (thanks Ann!). My speech was short; so much so that I forgot to salute my colleagues who carry on doing a very difficult job. There you go, I have done it here!
I was delighted by the leaving presents of various classical CD's. It will take me hours to listen to them all. The birdsong CD is particularly excellent as it will remind me of many a long hour spent birding in this country.
If any of you do read this, then thanks for your support over the last few years. I will not forget my time at Collegiate. I have had some terrible times as I have learnt how to be a teacher. Overshadowing all that will be the the good times - the jokes and sense of community that is to me the best part of the school.

My last day as a form tutor. Posted by Hello

The view from Lancaster castle past the cathedral to the Williamson memorial. Posted by Hello

Boys outside Lancaster's 13th Century Castle Posted by Hello

Nothing better to do?

Nothing better to do on the evening of the 2nd of January??
Well you can follow the departure of the bryans on the below link.
This site enables you to see all the departures from Heathrow. It tells you when the flight is open,then boarding ,taxing ,and finally it's departure.
Our flight is CX254 to Hongkong at 21.55 , not the CX at 21.00
May it give you hours of fun viewing. Well it's got to be better than the crummy line up on T.V this year,eh..
http://www.baa.com/main/airports/heathrow/flight_information/flight_departures_frame.html
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