I was devastated not to get time off to watch the torch come through Aylesbury.
My home town. The place I grew up and came back to. The Olympic Torch.
And I've been a huge Olympics fan since the LA Games.
But there was a blanket ban on staff time off (excepting illness or family emergency of course, and I respect my job far too much to fake it).
But wouldn't you know, I got a better deal in the end.
Class 2 - my class next year - had the live streaming. They tried to get it to work in the Hall, but something always goes wrong down there - on Cine Night, during Music Assembly, during play rehearsals. Sigh. Anyway, the sainted Mrs I, who doesn't throw her hands up and say things are broken - managed it in her classroom. So we piled all our children into hers.
And then the rest of the school
Even with TAs doing end-of-term jobs I still think we had 1 adult to 8 children!
Anyway, instead of watching the torch walk, stroll, run or dance past once, I saw the best part of 2 hours of it. And got to chopse about Mars to the teacher who I will be working with in September. I rarely get to talk to her because she is KS2 and therefore has different break and lunchtimes. I was really encouraged by the questions she asked. Also Mrs B (works with a girl with Downs Syndrome) says she is very appreciative of the knowledge LSAs bring with them.
Anyway, I will remember the day the Torch came fondly, as it was the birthday of my Great Nephews.
And I saw the Torch come through my own town.