Monday:The staff arrive in the area of the school early in the morning, just to ensure they were actually on time for once! Breakfast was enjoyed by all. Strong coffee for Mr Ludlow to wake him up and to give him the energy to go through his speech once again. Yes! He is planning to thank the school for having us in SPANISH or maybe it will be Spanglish (a new, not widely recognise language). Whilst Mr Ludlow recites a few sentences in Spanglish, the rest of the staff, who by this stage are wearing the latest fashion item (a pair of cotton wool ear plugs) tucked into a healthy breakfast of tomato toast. Ah! That is except for... you guessed it, Mr two donuts Evans. Where did that low carb diet go?
Arriving at the Spanish school was exciting for all, including the teachers who listened attentively as smiling children greeted each other and recounted the weekends events. As the children went to their classes for registration Mr Ludlow Practised his speech, yet again! Only the 350th time. Well if it takes this long to learn three sentences he should be fluent by the year 2080. He has decided not to apply for the job as translator for the European Community. On second thoughts he would probably make more sense.
Will Mr Ludlow ever get that speech correct?
Enter the gym. After a lovely welcome speech given by the headteacher the children divided into groups for some joint activities prepared by some Spanish trainee teachers. Whoops! Mr Ludlow thought they were Year 6 pupils. Is he just getting old? The children work cooperatively on a carousel of tasks, which included; building a human wall, musical chairs (well we think! or maybe it was a lesson in furniture arrangement), sporting activies and quizes. Group 1 were the champions captained by Ellie, Katie and Jayden.
Later, a fun filled PE session was followed by a delicious lunch from a selection of pasta, pork chops, huge beans, salad and fruit for dessert. Mr Evans declared it was the best and healthiest meal he had had all week (surprise surprise!!)
The afternoon was punctuated by a huge outdoor feast of Spanish food (calm down Mr Evans you´ve just eaten!).
