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Angus MacRury

Tuesday 20 December 2005

 

Monday 12th December

Today is spent making up last minute stuff for the School Christmas play on Thursday. This includes a PowerPoint of all the song works and a cast list. Christine keeps me right and we manage to get it all done.

The rehearsal goes really well and the Staff breathe a collective sigh of relief that everyone finally knows their words and that the Sheep didn't strangle the donkey.

I update the website prior to going to Glasgow to have it all totally revamped.

Tuesday 13th December

I am in class today. Before this I meet with a parent about the improved progress of her child. The meeting is very positive and the pupil is doing well again. In class we delve into problem solving and complete our poetry writing for the session. I speak with Alan Borthwick and Dorothy at Yester on the phone. I manage to clear my in tray in the afternoon. We find out the school is short listed for a BT Schools award, we will find out on the 16th January if we are successful.

 

 

Wednesday 14th December

Today I am in Glasgow at LTS revamping the school website. Richard Wilson is with me. The day is very productive and I come away with lots of ideas about how the school website will improve. www.take2theweb.com will host our new site

We will for the first time be able to upload videos, articles PowerPoint’s and images produced by the children. This will only happen when the school is upgraded to more than the current ISDN line. This is promised in the New Year. Richard and myself have a good talk on the way to Glasgow and on the way back, about all matters Educational. Alan Borthwick is meeting with our NQT in the School today.

 

Thursday 15th December

I meet with a parent. The meeting goes well and matters are resolved satisfactorily.

“Tonight is the night”-said Rod Stewart (especially for Maureen Tremmel) but before that I have to make an unplanned visit to ERI with Marion. The baby is breech and as a result she has to have a scan. Everything is OK but we are given a date for the birth as it looks as if the baby is not for turning.

I go to West Barns on the way to school to pick up lighting for the show. Thanks David. I spend the rest of the afternoon getting the Stage, lighting, sound, music and PowerPoint ready for the performance.

At 7pm the hall is packed. Ruth Munro has come to watch. “Mr Humbug sees the light” is a success. All the staff are exhausted, but it is over. After the play we have a Christmas Fayre and Wine, coffee, tea with Mince Pies. We finish with a raffle. The events raise about £500.

 

Friday

Today we have our end of term service in Innerwick Church. The children sing carols and read short thoughts about Christmas. Four pupils play on the Violin. Anne Lithgow gives the Christmas Story from the perspective of a mouse. The bus leaves three pupils in school ,so I do a drop off of the pupils. I go home at 2pm as tonight we are going out and I need to make myself beautiful.

 

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