Aaaagghhhhh! Alarm's gone off. A bit fuzzy from the late night yesterday at the disco. They must've played the music at full volume! Still, the students seemed to have enjoyed it as much as the staff. The unfortunate ones had to go and look for straying waifs halfway through the evening. Got everyone rounded up for bed, eventually. Lights out duty went off fairly smoothly, apart from the odd excursions to other people's rooms early on. Managed to nip that in the bud quick smart with the help of some cooperative group leaders! Must drag myself out of bed and go and have a shower.

Feeling a lot better after that wash. A bit early for breakfast. Might go and do some photocopying for today. Saves queuing later this morning. Glad I got most of my planning done yesterday afternoon, though, so as I don't have to rush around this morning.

Some of the students were a bit sleepy-eyed at breakfast. Tried to pep them up with offers of nutritious fruit and yogurt but they stuck to the toast and pastries. They were more subdued than normal. I suppose their metabolism hasn't kicked in yet. Might have to change my lesson a bit to raise the energy level. Wonder if anyone in the staffroom has any good ideas?

Daily staff meeting. Usual thing about registers, absences and bringing books back so that everyone can use them. Got some great ideas from the DOS. Can't wait to try them out. Won't involve changing the lesson too much either.

Students loved the lesson. Pity it's not always like this! Thankful for the break now to recharge the batteries for the next class. Hope the students in this class are just as enthusiastic. My pair teacher said they were quite tired this morning, and moaned a bit about doing any work. Will have to apply this morning's tactics to this group.

Lesson wasn't too bad. Funny how different classes can be even though they're roughly the same mix. Think they enjoyed the excursion preparation part. Lots of running round and shouting. Hope it didn't disturb the class next door.

Had quite a nice lunch. Did the meal duty first. A couple of students tried to push in but I sent them to the back of the queue. They looked a bit sheepish! Again, tried to get students to eat the veg rather than chips but not much luck there. Did a bit of quick planning for tomorrow but will have to finish off later this afternoon. Got to go and get ready for the volleyball. Activity Manager said that it was one of the more popular ones so will have to be really organised.