Last summer fayre done and it was a beauty. The “friends” of the school had it perfectly organised and it felt like the whole town was there. Fabulous community time 😊

Did my last Sports Day this week. So many lasts coming up in the next few weeks, but it still doesn’t feel real. #Retirement

This is still the first week after half term right?

AliensonTheYounger scored his first ice hockey hat-trick, AlienSonTheElder came fourth in a 5K, @missvlbishop.bsky.social did her first non-Parkrun 5K race, and AlienGrandson wore the medals. A good AlienFamily sporting day! Oh, and Spurs stayed up so AlienBrother isn’t sulking!

How is it only Thursday?

As opposed to blowing it up while it’s full?

@news.sky.com Why are you giving legitimacy to this nonsense. He didn’t “reveal what it was meant to show”. Your language matters. He posted. He realised he messed up. He lied.

Stop giving him a free pass #SkyNews . He doesn’t “reveal what it was meant to show”, he lies to try and make it look better. And fails.

Fab evening seeing #OperationMincemeat again. Such talented performers.

Somebody make this make sense …

Well who’d have thought it - the warmest day since the coldest part of the year. Pet peeve of ‘news’ stories. When we have hottest day in December, that will be a story.

It is a truth universally acknowledged that if I see a beautiful hardback copy of Pride and Prejudice I have to buy it.

Lovely sunny day at Holkham Hall and then a very long walk along the beach starting at Wells-Next-the-Sea. @mrkerry.bsky.social I know you’ll appreciate these!

Did KS2 assembly today on yesterday’s anniversary of the Slave Trade Act 1807. Year 3 child at the end: Does that mean that white people were … the baddies?

Project Hail Mary: brilliant!

Somebody needs to explain to me in words of one syllable why this man, who continually lowers the bar on decency, is still in power and worshipped by so many.

Last ever parents’ evening done. #RetirementCountdown

Things that annoy me beyond a rational level of irritation #271 … “It’s the warmest day of the year so far”. Shocker - the weather gets warmer as we come out of winter.

18 month old AlienGrandson is currently running round the house in vest, socks and a tiara. It’s a look.

Well I’m not that bothered about how the rest of my day went (it was fine) because I got tickets to see Leslie Odom Jr in Hamilton. The benefits of AlienHusband being retired and able to sit glued to the computer!

Drop a crush from your youth

Me: Let’s visit the farm shop. Also me: There’s absolutely no way I’m paying £5.50 for a jar of jam or chutney. Me 2 minutes later: Oh, 2 for £10.00. Ok then. #HolidaySpendingDoesntCount

Not sure about this potential substitution…

Fantastic tour of the conservation work at #ChatsworthHouse today. We had a really knowledgeable and entertaining guide. The shop did alright out of us too because I clearly needed more Pride and Prejudice merch, and AlienGrandson needed more books and toys 🤷‍♀️

Love it when a hotel plays their part. Part 2 of AlienHusband’s ‘big birthday’ treats after Les Mis last weekend. #PeakDistrict

Half term life … Finished a parental SAR (although I know full well it’ll be criticised for being incomplete. It’s not.) Now to read reports.

Somebody is going to have to explain to me how the 15+ hours I have spent on a SAR for a parent is doing anybody any good. I have so much else I need to be doing, and the parent already has all the information.

Doh! Forgot to turn my alarm off!

Gold!!!!!

I was already not going to see the new “Wuthering Heights” film, and these costumes have confirmed it. I mean, really? @psalisbury.bsky.social just hunker down and pretend it’s not happening.

Whooop whooop 🥇👏👏👏👏👏

My palms are sweaty going into watching the final of the snow board cross. Come on Huw and Charlotte! #WinterOlympics

Great day out. #LesMis and dinner for AlienHusband’s impending big birthday.

I’m no figure skating expert but it wasn’t just the falls, Ilia Malinin was lacklustre and dull tonight.

The way some parents treat schools, and headteachers* in particular, is just disgusting. They should be ashamed of themselves. *not about me, about a colleague.

If anyone knows where I put the book I want to read next, let me know.

So calm and eloquent. So awful that he had to say all this. Sky presenter on Trump's racist post news.sky.com/video/share-...

Steak dinner and Hamilton. Perfect birthday-eve Friday night 😊

RIP. Such a joy to watch.

Doing the weekly shopping list is such a boring chore.

Very strange staff meeting today. The first since I announced my retirement. Knowing that any decisions we made could potentially be overturned in a few months time.

Why do I have so many American body builder posts appearing? I’m not interested!

That was an interesting week … announced my retirement! The end of my career draws near. 37 years, 35 in the same school, one term short of 19 years as HT. It’s been a blast.

This picture has broken me tonight. He’s 5 years old. Where’s the humanity?

Jess was the best friend of one of my nieces. If you know something is wrong - be persistent. Jess's Rule to be promoted in all GP surgeries in England www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

🚨By-elections to be called automatically when MPs defect to another party - lets get this to the 100,000 signatures needed petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...

Jess was the best friend of one of my nieces. If you know something is wrong - be persistent. Jess's Rule to be promoted in all GP surgeries in England www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Really stretching the grey matter tonight seeing Prof Brian Cox live. Can’t pretend I understand every single word, but it’s fascinating nonetheless.

My overly-expensive soup maker was such a good buy.

Not a fan of spending Sundays on policies and website compliance. I want to spend my time doing things that will actually help the children and move the school forward.