School Trip

On Friday Hannah class went for a school trip and I took a half-day off work to join them.   The trip was to The Peak to look at the city as part of a unit they are doing on the urban landscape.

The day started badly for us as we got up a bit late and Hannah didn't eat her breakfast, which I think set the tone for the whole day.

The parents met up in Hannah's classroom where I was struck by this useful sign.  The professionals at school do things differently from us parents!

Then we took a bus to the Peak Tram in Central

Once on the peak the class drew sketches of the city before having a snack.

It was a lovely day but Hannah didn't want to draw.

Hannah was very unlucky that her snack had been crushed - so she had not much more than biscuit dust to keep her going until lunch, which was also later than usual.   So she began to suffer from low blood sugar.

This is Hannah's teachers, Ms Copp1ns and Ms Chu.

The class did a route march around Lugard Road to a picnic spot at Hatton Road play-ground.  This was tough going for Hannah and she had difficulty understanding why I couldn't carry her like I usually do.

After lunch the kids had a chance to play together before we completed the circuit back to the Peak Tram.    This was a good chance for me to see Hannah interacting with her classmates, who seem like a really sweet group of kids.

But I was disappointed to see that on this particular day Hannah sometimes seemed to struggle to join the other girls in their activities and also initiated a couple of confrontations with boys which ended in small tantrums.   So I have to admit I was quite relieved when, as the trip progressed, a few of the other kids also got tired and whiny.

Class Photos at the Peak Tram

The nice photo:

and the silly photo:

Video:  Class Trip

It was a lovely trip and a lovely day but I finished the day somewhat anxious and disappointed about Hannah's behavior.   Then she surprised me again by being absolutely delightful for rest of the weekend.