Rested and raring to go

What a difference a holiday makes! Just four days away and I am completely rested and ready for the new term.

I admit this feeling will probably last until precisely 9.15 on my first morning, but for now it seems time well spent.

I have timed it so I have two days to complete all the work needed before the start of term, which I think will be more than enough.

The most important work I have is a full English test with word meanings, phonemes etc and after completing 10 pages I am left with the question, why are they making us fill out this pointless form?

I am not ashamed that I have enlisted the help of my mum (who is English co-ordinator at a different primary school) as her knowledge has really helped me out.

But just to back up my point of how pathetic these questions are, after more than 20 years of teaching experience, she has not used about 75 per cent of what I am having to research. 

What's more is she hasn't even heard of most of the terms.

I wish the time could be used more effectively to learn English that I am actually going to use, but if my course wants me to do this form, I will do this form.