We brought the students back to school on Friday and tried to teach them with normal classes for one day after four solid days of exams. The result was as you might expect, a load of exhausted students who had a hard time paying attention.
Despite this, we pushed through three classes today. My students were really looking forward to going home and getting some rest. They were also looking forward to their sports clubs – they cancel sports club practice just before and during exams, and so now they’ll be staying at school late at night and on the weekends to practice hard.
I got home a little earlier than usual, and Kuniko made it back soon after me. She had a good field trip – they had made pottery, had a picnic, and at the end they had eaten chocolate ice cream. By the time she got back, she wasn’t so hungry. We postponed our nabe feast until tomorrow, and instead we went shopping over at Ito Yokado and I bought some sushi and some Chinese sesame pork.
It was a pretty mellow evening, especially for a Friday, and we were in bed relatively early. I think we’ll need the energy for this weekend.
