My Day as a Year 7 by Mrs Jarrett – Part 4
As we headed out of Science, I was mightily relieved it was lunchtime. But, no – Patrick informed me Year 7 have lunch at 1:30pm on a Tuesday. Would I last?
We headed back to the Common Room to drop our bags off. Patrick said he was going to head off for a spot of ‘it’ before lunch, so I took the opportunity to take a comfort break, refill my water bottle and head back to the office to tell my colleagues about my morning.
I headed back to the Dining Hall at 1:30pm, but no sign of Patrick. I could wait no longer, so I filled my plate with a healthy portion of salad, and resisted the pancakes in favour of some fresh fruit. In the absence of Patrick, I sat with Alex, Eddie and Leon, who told me about the differences between Blue Coat and their prep schools. According to Alex, the teachers here are nicer than at his last school. I couldn’t resist asking which school he came from, but of course I couldn’t possibly share that little nugget! All agreed that they don’t much care for homework, although Eddie conceded that homework at Blue Coat is more interesting than in his previous school. He wasn’t at the same school as Alex! Eddie and Leon, who both tucked into a plate of cottage pie with green beans, cleared their plates. Patrick joined us a little while later, with a healthy-sized portion of pasta and pancakes, which was polished off very swiftly. Our Assistant Bursar will be pleased to hear there was absolutely no waste; in fact, we should count ourselves fortunate that the glaze remained on the bowls!
As it turned out, Patrick didn’t play ‘it’ after all; he decided to go and play a spot of House Chess – and he won his match for Rich! Luke and Aman joined the group and we had a good chat about Premier League football. Luke is convinced Mourinho will be gone by Christmas and he is unlikely to secure another position with a UK club – let’s wait and see. Carbo-loaded, Patrick is now off to play football, while I head back to the office, to have a rest. We reconvene at 2:10pm.
Ooh, I’m late……