Finally I’ve caught up on enough sleep to be able to write this! Last Friday year six didn’t get collected at the end of the day, instead they were here for the long haul- until 9am Saturday. Never before has a night seemed to stretch so endlessly ahead of Mrs Jesse, Miss Dore and myself!

Mrs Dore and Miss Jesse set about prepping dinner while the class had a snack and a mini disco. Then we took full advantage of the nice weather and the children played outside until dinner! We played several games of hide and seek and had a giant pillow fight on the field to work up an appetite. Dinner was served, Mrs Jesse and Miss Dore had cooked a phenomenal spaghetti bolognese with garlic bread, it didn’t last long! We polished this off with chocolate brownie and set up our beds. After a film the children snuggled down to sleep. HA, HA, HA, not a chance! They giggled and told jokes and spooky stories. By 11:30 the boys room was quiet and the majority of the girls were also asleep. At around midnight… silence. 5:15 signaled morning to a few, who were whisked off to Year Two to play lego and give the others chance to sleep in until… 6am. We played cards and board games, had some breakfast and then the children played outside or made mothers day cards until their parents saved us at 9am.

In all seriousness the children were amazing and a pleasure to be around. There were no arguments, even when people were tired, which is a testament to the strength of their friendships and their consideration for each other.